If the January blues are getting to you and you need a good laugh, head down to Quay Arts tomorrow night.
Quay Comedy Club will be welcoming Andrew Lawrence, Mark Allen and one surprise act onto the stage.
Andrew Lawrence is said to be dark and demonic, whilst Mark Allen, a regular on the comedy circuit, also writes sitcoms, radio plays, comedy sketches and stage plays.
Both have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and have received many rave reviews over the years.
Tickets are priced at £10 / £9 and still available from the Box Office on 822490.
Thanks to forum member, DarkKnight for posting up this joke below and putting a smile on our faces. Whilst we’re at it congratulations should also be extended to FarmersBoy for creating the most popular thread on the forum. 44,984 views since its creation back in April 2007.
Following the success of the first Open Mic Comedy night at Quay Arts back in October last year, we’re pleased to hear that future events are planned, with the next one taking place a week on Friday.
Island comedian Richard Quigley has confirmed the lineup for the night to include Andrew French (guitar and quips), Scott Anderson, Hannah George, Jane Hill (novelist and funny woman - pictured), Jeff Lane (psychologist and funny man) and of course, himself.
The first night was a right old laugh (so we hear) we they have more nights planned in the future which we’ll bring you details of nearer the time, so there is still the chance for newcomers to perform.
As we’ve said before, it wouldn’t be a true ‘open mic’ unless you were able to get up there yourself, so if you reckon you can tell a good good joke or easily make people laugh, get in touch with Richard to book your slot on quiggers(at)onwight(dot)net.
We all know that January can be a dark month on the Island, so if you need cheering up then how about booking tickets for January’s comedy night at Quay Arts?
This month’s Comedy Club features funny men Andrew Lawrence, Mark Allen and one surprise act!
Andrew Lawrence’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe was in 2001, when he wrote, directed and appeared in the sketch show Skin Pickings and he hasn’t looked back since. His dark thoughts, gruff voice and soaring songs make him an immediately engaging act - his demonic, teen-with-a-guitar persona makes you think he would probably be killing for fun if he weren’t performing comedy! It also whisked him to second place in the Final of ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ in August 2003 and winner of the BBC New Comedy Competition 2004. (more…)
Thursday is the last day of term for most schools on the Island, so why not let the kiddies stay up late and take them down to the Ventnor Winter Gardens.
If you book your tickets in advance, your kids could find themselves taking home a wonderful goody bag from one of Father Christmas’ favourite helpers, Lesley from The Ventnorian. (more…)
Tickets for the best festival of the year are now available to buy.
We’ll be bringing you details of the lineup as soon as we get it. In the meantime, make sure you get your tickets pronto. The early birds sold out in double quick time.
Bestival 2008 Ticket prices: Adult Weekend Tickets - £130 Adult Tickets are for anyone aged 16 or over on 05/09/2008. Ticket holders aged 16 and 17 must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*
Age 13 to 15 Child Weekend Tickets - £65 Age 13 to 15 Child Tickets are for anyone aged 13 to 15 on 05/09/2008. Child ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*
Age 12 & Under Child Weekend Tickets – FREE
Age 12 & Under Child Tickets are for anyone aged 12 and under on 05/09/2008. Child Ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*.
Please Note: All Children aged 12 and under will need to obtain a (free) ticket this year. No exceptions.
*NB: One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18.
Campervan Tickets - £50 (per vehicle)
Campervan tickets are only available from Ticketline. Your Campervan must be specially adapted for people to stay in (which does not include transit vans with a mattress in the back or 4×4s with the seats folded down). If your vehicle is longer than 7 metres you will need to purchase two Campervan Tickets. Cars will not be allowed into the Campervan area at any time so consequentially Caravans, Trailer Tents etc are not permitted. Head over to the Practical Info section of this site for more info on Campervans.
All Tickets:
- include camping.
- will incur a booking fee.
- are non-transferable and cannot be re-sold.
Ticket available now from:
Ticketline - Online / 08700 667753 (inc campervan tickets)
Lastminute - Online
If you were unfortunate enough to miss the wonderful Peter Pan panto last week at the Ventnor Winter Gardens, but need your dose of panto before the end of the year, fear not.
From the title we’re sure you can work out that this is going to be a mash up of various panto stories, but what’s really special is that Quay Arts have a great offer on the tickets.
Buy two tickets and get the third one free, that way you can take your little darling and their best friend too.
If you’re a fan of variety shows, then don’t forget to put this one in your diary.
We all know that the Winter Gardens will be a hive of activity this coming Thursday, as the Ventnor West residents, with polling cards in hand will be making their way in droves down to the gardens.
This year, a bumper variety show is being organised for Ventnor and there is something very special for the kiddies too.
There are some great ‘variety show’ acts lined up for the performance such as the Jubilee Tappers, Christa’s Belles, the Wight Satin Ladies Barbershop singers, as well as a sing-along led by Ernie Jackson, Rosemary Hill and Marlene Cass.
During the interval there’ll be a disco of Christmas rock ‘n’ roll favourites, but topping the bill this year will be none other than Mr David Randini bringing you his very special brand of Christmas magic.
Unfortunately, Barry Castagnola has had to pull out of this months Quay Comedy Club, but fear not, for now, you’ll get three for the price of two. Patrick Monahan is still taking part and will not be joined by Hils Barker and Tiernan Douieb.
Hils Barker is an exciting and thought-provoking stand-up with a satirical and very silly edge. She was a finalist in two major stand-up newcomer competitions; Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? (2001) and Avalon’s Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award (2002), as well as appearing in the BBC New Talent Showcases (BBC Choice, 2002). (more…)
This month’s funny men performing at the Quay Arts Comedy Club include Barry Castagnola and Patrick Monahan plus one surprise act!
Barry Castagnola has firmly established himself as an accomplished comic performer.
He has been performing stand-up in the UK and internationally for over six years since blagging his way onto the stage at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. His easy-going (yet very physical) style, mixes personal anecdotes with some sharp topical and political comment, and enthuses audiences at most of the major comedy clubs in the UK. (more…)
Our favourite satirical website, which holds the wonderful tagline, News Before It Happens, NewsBiscuit, has once again produced a corker of a story about our fair Isle.
According to their correspondent, we will soon be able to start ‘reading about all the various things there are to do on the Isle of Wight without even leaving our screens’. (more…)
The Wight Zombie walk on Saturday night was brilliant fun - not just in the staggering around in a moaning way, but in the fun of picking what to wear and making-up to look … undead.
After parking the car (and wishing on the way there that the Island had traffic jams every now and then, so we could have shocked those sitting in their cars along side us), we quickly got into character, dragging our feet along and stumbling occasionally, up the road toward to meeting place near Somerfield.
There are loads of things happening this Friday night around the Island, more details on the others to follow shortly, but this gig at Liquid Lounge sounds like a great lineup for all your indie kids and comedy lovers.
As Halloween fast approaches, the invites to celebrations continue to pour in.
But there is one that really caught our eye yesterday, probably because it looks completely bonkers - and we like that kind of thing!
Apparently at around 9pm on Saturday 27th October, if you happen to be in Ryde Town Square you might just find yourself surrounded by zombies.
It appears that some of those crazy zombies have arranged a little get together for something called A Zombie March (also known as a zombie mob, zombie walk or zombie lurch). (more…)
The monthly Quay Arts Comedy Club has been so successful that Island funny man, Richard Quigley has decided to help set up a new open mic comedy night.
Established comedian Richard, is inviting new acts to join him on stage where they showcase their talent to a live audience (rather than a dead one?).
The first gig is launched on Friday 19 October with Hannah George, the Island’s ‘princess of comedy’ and Paramount TV student comedian of the year, who will be joining Richard for a slot.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a true ‘open mic’ unless you were able to get up there yourself, so if you reckon you can tell a good good joke or easily make people laugh, get in touch with Richard to book your slot on quiggers(at)onwight(dot)net. (more…)
The Wight Words Festival kicked off this week with its grand launch on Monday night at Quay Arts in Newport.
It was followed on Tuesday by performance poetry by Aisle 16 which we weren’t able to attend for obvious reasons.
Anyone who did go along and would like to share their experience with us, send us an email.
The Wight Words Festival comprises a number of events around the Island over the next 2-3 weeks, including book launches, performance poetry, theatre, musicals, storytelling, song writing and short films with a literary theme. (more…)
This year the famous fancy dress parade will take place from the Main Stage at 3pm, instead of the usual 6pm.
Given that, why not just wear your fancy dress outfits all day, or better still all weekend. We’ve been scouring the charity shops all week and have managed to pull together some suitably silly outfits.
Remember the theme this year is based upon Rob’s poem about Kings, Queens, Wenches, Pirates and Wizards.
The fancy dress shops in Newport and Shanklin have loads of relevant outfits or ‘accessories’ and although we haven’t tried Masqueryde (located in Ryde) yet, we’re sure they’re geared up for Bestival goers too.
It’s well worth making the effort, as it much more fun when you’re dressed up, as illustrated by the happy smiley lady in the photo. So, don’t forget, 3pm Saturday at the Main Stage.
If the January blues are getting to you and you need a good laugh, head down to Quay Arts tomorrow night.
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Island comedian Richard Quigley has confirmed the lineup for the night to include Andrew French (guitar and quips), Scott Anderson, Hannah George, Jane Hill (novelist and funny woman - pictured), Jeff Lane (psychologist and funny man) and of course, himself.
This month’s Comedy Club features funny men Andrew Lawrence, Mark Allen and one surprise act!
Remember absent friends and family whilst taking part in the carol service and help raise much needed money for the IW Hospice.
Thursday is the last day of term for most schools on the Island, so why not let the kiddies stay up late and take them down to the Ventnor Winter Gardens.
Tickets for the best festival of the year are now available to buy.
If you were unfortunate enough to miss the wonderful Peter Pan panto last week at the Ventnor Winter Gardens, but need your dose of panto before the end of the year, fear not.
If you’re a fan of variety shows, then don’t forget to put this one in your diary.
Hils Barker is an exciting and thought-provoking stand-up with a satirical and very silly edge. She was a finalist in two major stand-up newcomer competitions; Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? (2001) and Avalon’s Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award (2002), as well as appearing in the BBC New Talent Showcases (BBC Choice, 2002).
Our favourite satirical website, which holds the wonderful tagline, News Before It Happens, NewsBiscuit, has once again produced a corker of a story about our fair Isle.
The Wight Zombie walk on Saturday night was brilliant fun - not just in the staggering around in a moaning way, but in the fun of picking what to wear and making-up to look … undead.
There are loads of things happening this Friday night around the Island, more details on the others to follow shortly, but this gig at Liquid Lounge sounds like a great lineup for all your indie kids and comedy lovers.
But there is one that really caught our eye yesterday, probably because it looks completely bonkers - and we like that kind of thing!
Established comedian Richard, is inviting new acts to join him on stage where they showcase their talent to a live audience (rather than a dead one?). 
It was followed on Tuesday by performance poetry by Aisle 16 which we weren’t able to attend for 
This year the famous fancy dress parade will take place from the Main Stage at 3pm, instead of the usual 6pm.