Elections are over and our new exec is as follows:
President
Jess Lomath
Treasurer
Alex Cobb
Secretary
Chris Hitchin
Social Secretary
Hugo Campbell
Live Events
Sam Cobb
Publicity
Jim Ashworth
Webmaster
Andy Smart
Congrats to all and thanks to those who came! 
Weeks of preparation paid off and we successfully hosted a heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Awards on campus on Monday 27th February! A lovely audience, 11 student performers and the fantastic Joe Lycett as compère meant it was a good night all around and we were very impressed by the standard of comedy we witnessed. Congratulations must go to the winner Jack Campbell of De Montfort University.
A couple of our own from Warwick put in fantastic performances – Chris Purcell and Comedy Soc Webmaster Michael Kehinde. All though there could only be one winner, there’s a good chance (especially given the impressive level of talent we saw on show) that one or two more could be put through to the semi-finals once all the heats have been completed; furthermore there will be a “people’s choice” put through. If you missed out this year, check out Chortle on Youtube to see 3 minute extracts of the acts.
The evening was very much a success and we hope to host a heat again next year!
Some of Comedy Soc with Joe Lycett
Compere on stage
P.S. If you happen to be interested in how the Awards were started by our predecessors running Warwick Comedy in the early 2000s, read this blog post.
Want to join us for a trip to see the Invisible Dot show at the Arts Centre on Thursday 8th March? The tour showcases the best upcoming alternative comedy talent emerging from Edinburgh and the London circuit. It’s only £9 student price and starts at 7.45pm. If you want to come, let us know asap by the end of the week so we can buy tickets!
JONNY SWEET
Highly acclaimed comic Jonny Sweet brings his award winning show to Warwick Arts Centre with what he hopes will be a rip-roaring lecture about the recently decommissioned naval brigate the HMS Nottingham.
“A delightfully silly and inventive hour” – The Observer
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner. Writer and performer of his own Radio 4 series Hard To Tell and star of Channel 4’s Chickens with The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird and Joe Thomas.
SHEEPS
“Sheeps are something very exciting indeed” – **** Independent
“All hail the comedians you could never clone. William Andrews’ mix of stand-up, sketches and (let’s call it) performance art bursts with ideas.” **** The Times
Some of the best student comedians in the midlands compete for a place in the grand final and the chance to be crowned ‘Chortle Student Comedian of the Year’ Previous winners include Joe Lycett ( Epic Win, BBC One), Lloyd Langford (former Warwick Student and regular panellist on Ask Rhod Gilbert, BBC One) and 2008 runner up Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners, Channel 4).
We are lucky enough to be hosting one of the 12 heats of this national competition! For more information see www.chortle.co.uk/student ; or read on to find out more about the top circuit compere who will be rounding off the night… All for only £3 for students and £5 for everyone else
Copper Rooms 2, University of Warwick
Doors: 7.30pm, Show: 8pm
£5 (£3 students)
Tickets available here http://www.warwicksu.com/
Acts performing:
David Murphy
Thomas Goffe
Jordan Gough
Lovdev Barpaga
Matt Holmes
Chris Purcell
Alex Kealy
Opemipo Kehinde
Jack Campbell
Daniel Nicholas
Richard Gadd
Mel Lawes
Joe Meloy
Compere: Joe Lycett
Joe is on familiar territory as a former winner of the Chortle student comedy award himself. Since then, along with his stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he has gone on to be a co-host on Epic Win (BBC One). Aswell as numerous guest appearances on shows such as 8 out of 10 cats (Channel 4) and Chris Addison’s Show and Tell (E4).
‘Imaginative and cheekily subversive comedy… entertainingly mischevious’ – The Guardian
‘Rising talent Joe Lycett already possesses the confidence and relaxed, homely charm on an old campaigner’ – The Times
We’re back with a vengeance this term with even more great comedy! Come join us for our first social at Reckless Comedy on Monday 16th January at 8.30pm. The line-up is excellent!
Still just £2, new VIP season tickets will be available for just £10 for entry to all eight shows this season along with other bonus goodies!
SALLY-ANNE HAYWARD
“Hayward is a bubbly stream of comedy anecdotes…a delightfully chatty act…an immensely likeable stage manner.” – Chortle
“Small time country posh life versus young lady breaking into the stand-up circuit. Fabulous.” – BBC London Live
GARY DELANEY
“a hugely impressive collection of exquisitely crafted gags by one of Britain’s grandmasters of the one-liner.” – Chortle
“Quickfire material of the very highest quality is pretty much guaranteed from the fast-thinking Delaney, a master of the deadpan one-liner”. – The Guardian
MATT RICHARDSON
“Frantic delivery… Gave a confident and well structured set” – The Stage
“Full of verve and energy …quirky asides brought sparkle to his act…undeniably well-told.” – Chortle
LOU CHAWNER
“Fantastic performance……holds the audience enraptured” – Edinburgh Evening News
STEPH LANE
“Super-sharp one liners; very dark, very laidback.” – Funny’s Funny Competition 2011
with support from Matt Dibbens, Ben Briggs and hosted by Dean Love
Know anything at all about comedy? Like alcohol? Then come down to the Dirty Duck this Thursday night at 6:30pm for a COMEDY-THEMED PUB QUIZ, hosted by our comedy expert Kate – with great prizes! Followed by excursions to various pubs, hosted by our drinking expert Alex! If you can only make the quiz, do still meet up for an hour or so. And if you can only make the pub crawl, come along and meet us on the way – we will be making our way through Leamington so if you fancy coming out for a quick drink, email or text (07749705024) to see where we’ve got to. It’ll be great to get as many members as possible together!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153144844787010
Do let us know if you plan to come so we can arrange prizes!
This Monday we’re going down to Reckless Comedy to see the brilliant MATTHEW CROSBY who is best known as one third of award winning sketch team PAPPY’S. With them he has won a Chortle Award, been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier) and performed comedy all over the world.
If you haven’t been to Reckless much this term – this is the week to come! He really is one of the best and we are lucky to be able to see him on our doorstep for only £2! Come along to Robbins’ Well at 8:30pm on Monday or please email us if you want more information.
Check out Matthew Crosby’s blog here, and below is an example of Pappy’s Fun Club doing what they do best!
Also on at Reckless this week are:
ASHLEY FRIEZE
“Engaging and Entertaining”
“A very natural comic”
ROB COLEMAN
“A cross between Stephen Wright and Emo Phillips without being derivative of either. Very funny man.” Paul James, Clown’s Pocket, Neath.
JANE HILL
“Genuine belly-laughs.” – Three Weeks
KELLY KINGHAM
“Highly professional and slick” – The Guardian
With support from: Alex Love, Alex Perry
PLEASE DON’T MISS THIS ONE YOU WILL REGRET IT
Don’t forget TOMORROW is Reckless Comedy again! 8.30pm Robbins Well, Leamington Spa – we’ll all be down there as usual so if you fancy a laugh, don’t miss it! Check ot the facebook event and drop us an email if you want to know more.
Here’s the line-up:
WILL MARSH
“An exciting writer with a future in all the big clubs” Noel Faulkner (Comedy Cafe, London)
“… Will Marsh took the room to a new level with lines that defy you not to laugh … Impeccable delivery and the highlight of the night” – BBC
ANDY ROBINSON
“Robinson is the comedy equivalent of gold dust – pure talent” – Birmingham Post
“Robinson clearly has what it takes, he’s a natural” – The List
PAUL SAVAGE
“A wonderful way with words” – BBC
With support from: STEVEN O’NEILL, STEPH LANE and CLAIRE NELSON
Our members meeting Daniel Sloss and Kai Humphries after their gig at the Venew in Leamington Spa on 11th November!
Come and see our members perform at our first student showcase of the year, held at Reckless Comedy. There will be ton of short sets from Warwick Comedy Society members, and a headline performance from Gareth Morinan who will be doing his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, and shortly be on your TV screens in the new Gervais/Merchant sitcom, Life’s Too Short. The show is this Monday at 8.30pm at Robbins Well, Leamington Spa.
Our student acts include: Tom Reddington, Hugo Campbell, Adele Cliff, Kate Cherrell, Alex Cobb, Michael Kehinde, Tom Fraine
Also featuring:
GARETH MORINAN: The Truth (Explained in Doodles)
Since starting in 2008, Gareth has established himself as one of the most creative rising stars of the comedy circuit; utilising his passions for drawing and analysis to create a live show that is unique and innovative. “Showed a strange, creative streak in his writing that’s very appealing” – Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2008
He’ll be performing his critically acclaimed 2011 Fringe show:
“An extremely enjoyable and original piece of comedy” (4 stars) – Three Weeks
“Clever, funny and original, Gareth Morinan is going places – see him now.” (4 stars) – The Skinny
JAMES McPHUN
‘If he’s this good on his first ever gig, established comics might want to start watching their backs’ – Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk