Jimmy Mcghie ran off to join the stand up comedy circus professionally in 2009. Since then he has performed stand up all over the world and appeared on numerous television and radio programmes including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central, ABC Australia, THREE New Zealand, Absolute Radio and many more. Jimmy performs on the UK and international comedy circuit to great acclaim. He is also a highly sought after TV warm-up, working for Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal, ITV’s Loose Women, BBC Three’s Two Pints and Coming of Age and Channel 5’s The Justin Lee Collins Show.
He is “a brilliant talent” (The Scotsman) and with “an easy charm and appealing relaxed manner” (Chortle), he has performed 10 solo shows at festivals around the world including the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy festival.
He is now a top circuit act in the UK, as well as a highly sought after corporate awards host and TV warm up artist. He regularly provides the studio warm up for BBC1’s Graham Norton Show, ITV’s Loose Women and Ch4’s Deal or No Deal.
Jimmy has supported E4’s ‘The Inbetweeners’ star Simon Bird on tour, co-presented the Dave Gorman radio show on Absolute Radio and provided voice-over and character work for ITV Mobile cartoons.
You may also recognise him from his hit appearances on BBC Three’s Russell Howard’s Good News.
“Exquisitely done, with a compelling, simmering fury… impressive” Chortle
Next up TV’s Tony Burgess who doesnt visit Bournemouth very often so dont miss this one. You may recognise Tony from his role in the cult BBC3 comedy Ideal where he played DJ Troy, Moz’s crazy, vinyl obsessed brother; you may have seen his self penned BBC1 sitcom The Visit, or maybe you’ve caught him doing stand up where he’s played most established venues throughout the country.
Tony was the winner of the prestigious City Life Comedian of the Year, came runner up in So You Think You’re Funny and was nominated for best stand up and writer at the North West comedy awards.
He was also a founder member of the topical MEN at work team at the Comedy Store in Manchester, regular compere of the long established Frog and Bucket Comedy club and has supported household names like Johnny Vegas on National Theatre tours.
Tony is also a successful writer, his plays, Fire Salad and Doorway, premiered at The Royal Exchange Studio Theatre in Manchester.
He wrote on the first two series of cult BBC 3 sitcom Ideal, co-wrote a Sony Award winning Radio 4 comedy, The Nightclass, with Johnny Vegas “first rateacting….great characterisation and clever writing….”, and penned his own seven part BBC sitcom The Visit, which played to much acclaim on both BBC3 and BBC1.
Tony has also written for many big name comedians including Steve Coogan (Paul and Pauline Calf’s Cheese and Ham Sandwich), Johnny Vegas (the Sony award winning radio comedy Nightclass and Who’s Ready For Ice Cream) Lily Savage and John Bishop (John Bishop’s Britain). Tony even managed to get a writing credit on Wallace and Gromit’s The Curse of the Were Rabbit, so his kids now believe that he’s got a proper job.
“Deceptively intelligent and incredibly funny” BBC
“Wish he could have talked all night: side-splitting stuff!” Metro
“…great, well crafted gags” The Times
“A demon set and staggering stage presence…” The Big Issue
“…finds the comic and absurd in difficult situations…” The Guardian
“…The tone is warm enough so the comedy never seems bleak…”. The Sunday Times
“While making people laugh sometimes uncomfortably, the play is strong enough to chisel and nag at the conscience reminding it’s audience about people they ignore…” The Times
“Around the simple premise, writer Tony Burgess sets up a series of blink and you’ll miss ‘em one liners, managing to draw soap sized story arcs for his characters with deceptive ease…” The Times on The Visit
Hasan Al-Habib, born to Iraqis that decided Baghdad wasn’t dangerous enough and so moved to Birmingham, started stand-up at Uni and is already regarded as one of the circuit’s most exciting new comedians.
In 2019, Hasan took his stand up show “FootDarks” (the Cambridge Footlights whose names you can’t pronounce) to the Edinburgh fringe. It was critically acclaimed, with The Guardian newspaper calling it “deliciously funny”.
He has since performed at sold out club nights around the country, including at Oxford and Birmingham Glee, and has opened for various comedians, including Ken Cheng, Fern Brady, Ahir Shah, Adam Hess and Sara Barron. He will also be performing in the final of the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival, after having recently performed at Latitude Festival 2022.
Awards:
2022 Chortle Student Comedy Award – Finalist
2018 Pembroke Black Tie Smoker – Winner
Quotes
“Deliciously funny” – The Guardian
“Very good” – Paul Sinha, (ITV’s The Chase, BBC’s Just a Minute)
“F***ing brilliant” – Limmy (BBC’s Limmy’s Show)
Plus
Damion Larkin will often improvise his entire set to hilarious effect.
There are no genuine comparisons to this man. He is a versatile and creative comedian who always leaves audiences wanting more.
“Industrious in rotating his material…which is warmly and intelligently told” Chortle
“One of the country’s top new acts” BBC
(this was years ago so now he’s just one of the country’s comedians! haha)
All line ups are subject to change, but don’t worry, we’ll only replace them with someone just as funny!
If you can’t make this event then check out the other dates available on our website.
Next dates are:
Saturday 6 July
Saturday 10 August
Saturday 20 September
Doors: 7:30 pm / Start: 8:00 pm
Tickets: £20.75 in advance / £25.00 on the door
HOW TO BOOK
Call 01202 055660 or online at
or call into the Box Office in person at Bournemouth – Pavilion BH1 2BU.