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Celebrity comics make a stand
November 16, 2001
TV CELEBRITY Harry Hill is in Reading tonight with friends Stouffer the Cat and the TV showband The Caterers.
Hill, who has been called an old fashioned stand-up years ahead of his time, will be on the stage of The Hexagon at 8pm.
He has won almost every comedy award going including Best New Comedy Show, Top Channel 4 and BBC 2 Personality and Best Radio Comedy Show. Call the box office on (0118) 960 6060 for ticket availability.
Jack Dee's Hexagon shows this Sunday and next Sunday are both sold out.
* OFFENSIVE comic/magician Jerry Sadowitz will be wowing the crowds at Wycombe Town Hall on Tuesday, November 27.
He is ranked in the top five close-up magicians in the world and is taking his show around the UK.
His two videos, Card Tricks Made Easy and Total Abuse, combine his magic skills with his reputation as a highly offensive performer.
A new series of The People versus Jerry Sadowitz is currently being shown on Channel 5 on Wednesdays to coincide with his national tour.
The show starts at 8pm, tickets cost £12.50 and the box office number is (01494) 512000.
* THE Friday Night Comedy Club is back at 21 South Street in Reading next week.
Steve K Amos, Gordon Southern and Will Smith will be appearing with resident compere Drew Barr.
A Comedy Club Special is coming up on Friday, November 30, featuring Marcus Brigstocke, the star of BBC1's The Savages,
Both shows start at 8.30pm. Tickets for next week's show cost £7 while the special costs £8. Call the box office on (0118) 960 6060.
* WRITER and broadcaster Pam Ayres is inviting you to spend an evening with her at The Concert Hall on Tuesday.
Ayres is celebrating her 25th year as a professional entertainer and her early days were recently remembered when her poem I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth made the top 10 of a BBC poll of the nation's favourite poems.
The show in Reading Town Hall starts at 7.30pm. Tickets, at £11/£10 concessions, are available on (0118) 969 6060.
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