Ray Peacock & Silky
Coming to Hilarity Bites in Bishop Auckland on March 16th 2012:
Ray Peacock
A prolific writer and comic performer, Ray Peacock is one of the most popular comperes, headline performers and TV warm-up acts on the circuit.
As a solo stand-up performer, Ray has performed on BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News, while as an actor, Ray’s TV credits include No Heroics (ITV2), Doctor Who (BBC One), Skins (E4), Doctors (BBC One), Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV1), The 11 O’clock Show (Channel 4), Skin Deep (Channel 4) and Les Dawson’s Finest Hour (Channel 4).
A regular at the Edinburgh Festival over the past decade, Ray has toured with the likes of Reginald D. Hunter, Russell Howard and Russell Kane and is the brains behind some of the best comedy podcasts in the UK.
“Clearly immensely talented... demands to be seen” - Sunday Times
“Crude, loud and bladder-poppingly funny...” - Evening Standard
“Immaculately funny” - Timeout
Silky
Liverpudlian-in-exile Silky has been a full time comedian since 1997. He did his first gig in 1994, and his fourth gig (the final of the 1995 BBC New Comedy Awards alongside Lee Mack, Daniel Kitson and Julian Barratt) was shown on BBC1’s Stand-Up Show. Other awards he has failed to win include the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (prize-winning runner-up 2000), the Liverpool Echo Arts and Entertainment Award (the only person to be nominated twice: always the sodding bridesmaid).
Silky has performed internationally, including gigs in China, the Philippines, the Gulf, Singapore, the US, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and all over Europe, including at the Glastonbury Festival, where no-one lobbed bottles of wee, much to his relief. He performed at the 2004 God’s Kitchen Global Gathering, the 2005 Big Bang at Santa Pod, and in the houseband for the Kilkenny Festival.
“...a very, very funny fella... just brilliant” - John Bishop
“One of the comedy circuit’s most popular headliners... on the cusp of superstardom” - Yorkshire Life
“Among the best of the circuit... born funny” - City Life
“Always brilliant” - Metro
MC Tony Jameson
"Tony Jameson delivered both an imaginatively amusing and well received performance..." - Three Weeks
"With his hyperactive brain and whimsical imagination, he is sure to keep the laughs coming..." - GiggleBeats
"Fast rising talent..." - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
To buy tickets for this, or any of the shows coming up at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, please telephone the Town Hall on 01388 602610. Alternatively, you can call in to the Town Hall, in Bishop Auckland Market Place, during normal opening hours
Tickets for this show are £8 each in advance or £10 on the door, with doors opening at 7:30pm and the show starting at 8pm.
| Month | Date | Book | Venue | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1st |  | Thornaby Pat's Club | Michael Redmond, Ian Smith & MC Ray Bradshaw | more details |
| March | 2nd | | Darlington Arts Centre | Pappy's, Eric Lampaert & MC Ian Smith | more details |
| March | 14th | | Darlington Arts Centre | Hilarity Bitesize | more details |
| March | 16th | Bishop Auckland Town Hall | Ray Peacock, Silky & MC Tony Jameson | more details | |
| April | 5th | | Thornaby Pat's Club | Jonathan Mayor, Danny Deegan & MC Tony Jameson | more details |
| May | 3rd | | Thornaby Pat's Club | Carl Donnelly, Mike Milligan & MC Andrew Ryan | more details |
| May | 11th | | Darlington Arts Centre | Andrew Maxwell: The Lights Are On | more details |
| May | 20th | | Darlington Inside Out | Alex Horne: Seven Years In The Bathroom | more details |
| June | 7th | | Thornaby Pat's Club | Seymour Mace, Michael J Dolan & MC Ray Bradshaw | more details |
