Comedy Night
Join us for a night of comedy at the Laverton!
Our MC for the night is….
Lyle Barke
Lyle was selected to MC the prestigious Bound & Gagged AAA show at The Gilded Balloon for the 2023 Edinburgh Festival.
He is currently doing paid MC and 20’s for the likes of Crack Comedy, Outside The Box, The Bearcat, Gag House Comedy Clubs, Mock Tudor Comedy, & Mirth Control, and recently support for the likes of Andy Parsons and Harry Hill, and Live at the Marylebone with Tim Key.
Very likeable, sardonic, and with enough great lines to make other comics jealous…..Rhys James
A delightful host. Lyle’s golden comedy, more like…..Ivo Graham
Followed by our opening act…..
Leslie Gold
Storytelling comic with an oddly compelling New Jersey accent, relatable material and compelling stage presence. Resident MC for Laughter to the Rafters, annual charity gig at the Comedy Store with Dara O’Briain headlining
“Leslie Gold breaks new feminist ground.” – Kate Copstick, The Scotsman
“Leslie’s clearly got experienced and savvy comedy chops.” – Edinburgh Reviews
So You Think You’re Funny Semi-Finalist 2021
West End New Act One to Watch 2022
Funny Women Stage Award short list 2023
West End New Old Act of the Year finalist 2023
Callum Mackenzie
Endearing and energetic, Callum Mackenzie is an award-winning comic from the English countryside. His wholesome, wide-eyed optimism covers everything from breakfast cereal to the British high street, including an infectious love for Lidl one critic called: ‘the best supermarket bit on the circuit’.
Adam Dorr
and that’s not all our closing act is…
Alan Francis
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Since winning Channel 4’s So you Think You’re Funny at the 1991 Edinburgh Festival, Alan has been a regular on the UK and International Comedy Circuit.
He has appeared in numerous TV shows including Psychoville, Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge, Knowing Me Knowing Yule, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, Ancona and Co, Alas Smith and Jones, The BBC Stand-Up Show, the Alan Davies Show, Alexei Sayle’s Stuff, Between the Lines and Taggart.
He has acted in the West End and at The Royal Court Theatre, for The National Theatre of Scotland and at the RSC.
Last year Alan ‘s show Inside Alan Francis was broadcast on Radio 4 Extra as was his comedy drama Eking which was on Radio 4.
A brilliant Observational Stand-Up…. **** The Scotsman
Brazen, dark and clever…. **** The List.
