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Wivenhoe Funny Farm
  • HazelHHazelH February 2011
    Posts: 411
    Tonights show (Thursday 24th February) features Cambridge Folk Festival and Edinburgh Fringe legend Peter Buckley Hill.

    Wivenhoe Funny Farm comedy night presents "Freaky February" - a night of more off beat and quirky comedy. Expect stand-up plus sketches, singalongs and general chaos!

    Headliner is Cambridge Folk Festival and Edinburgh Fringe legend Peter Buckley Hill
    ('A Titan' - The Scotsman
    'legendary' - Time Out
    'A wild-eyed, professorial figure, Buckley Hill is a fringe institution' - The Guardian)

    Support from Charmian Hughes ('Charming ribaldry' The Guardian
    'Obviously talented' The Telegraph)
    Also Danny Hurst (""An ubercamp perveyor of an original brand of smut and entendre...bold and witty"-Chortle.co.uk)
    plus sketches from Tim & Dave! (That's councillor Tim Young - please try not to heckle!!)
    MC Hazel Humphreys

    Pay on door £6.50 (£5 concessions) Doors open 7pm show starts 8pm

    Wivenhoe Town Cricket Club Pavillion
    Rectory Road

    Please try to book seats in advance via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk

    All the best.

    Hazel xxx
  • HazelHHazelH March 2011
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    Here's March's line-up complete with Perrier Award winning Wil Hodgson - not to be missed!


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  • JasonJason March 2011
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    Looks ace - cheers Hazel. Love the pic upload as well :)
  • HazelHHazelH March 2011
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    It's so cool that it works! Nice one Jason :-)
  • CarolynCarolyn March 2011
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    I've known Peter BH for 25 years, what a shameI missed him. Only moved to this part of the world on 17 Feb.
  • JasonJason March 2011
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    Ah, welcome, Carolyn. I'm rather new to Wivenhoe as well. We're getting quite a decent mix of very knowledgeable folk, and newcomers around here. Cheers for joining :)
  • HazelHHazelH March 2011
    Posts: 411
    Hiya Carolyn. PBH headlined the spoken word tent at Wivenhoe May Fair when I ran it in 2009, and he seemed to really enjoy the Funny Farm gig too so I'm sure he'll be back in Wiv at some point.

    If you enjoy a bit of comedy then the Funny Farm is an ace night out and I can book a table for you either via the website www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk or if you email funnyfarmwiv@hotmail.com

    Welcome to Wivenhoe!

    Hazel x
  • HazelHHazelH March 2011
    Posts: 411

    Just a reminder that the Funny Farm is on this Thursday with headliner Wil Hodgson. Looking forward to it. To book seats go to www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk Have had a lot of bookings for this, but still should be seats left, but it is wisest to book.

    Hazel x

  • JasonJason March 2011
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    Beat me to the bump!

    Good luck...
  • MarikaMarika April 2011
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    Neil Mcfarlane has a new fan...!
  • HazelHHazelH April 2011
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    Isn't he scrummie? (I shouldn't say that :-) )

    Here's April's poster. Book early like Marika to avoid disappointment!

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  • HazelHHazelH May 2011
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    Next Funny Farm on Thursday 26th May features the best new local talent joking it out for Colchester New Comedian of the Year - plus support from naughty Australian comic Pam Ford and a headline set from the excellent Scott Capurro.

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  • HazelHHazelH May 2011
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    Still got a few seats left - so best to book to avoid them being taken. Scott Capurro's normally playing theatres and art centres (as well as appearing in films like Mrs Doubtfire and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) - so it's quite a coup for him to come back to the Funny Farm. :-)
  • HazelHHazelH May 2011
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    And as part of Colchester New Comedian of the Year this will be featuring local act Chris Singleton, familiar to some who visit The Greyhound - as well as a bevy of new comics from Colchester - competing for the trophy before the pro acts come on. We've been running this new act competition since 2008 (started out as New Essex New Comedian of the Year, but that was too much of a mouthful) and the finalists never fail to go on to better things.

    www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk
  • MarikaMarika May 2011
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    Hazel, I tried to respond to your message in the Keeper of the Panto's Wardrobe thread but the system hangs each time I click the Post Comment button - it was clean, honest...!

    In the end I sent you a private message!
  • HazelHHazelH May 2011
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    Have responded & will see what can be done. If there's nothing in store I know someone who makes such garments. Hazel x

    p.s. back on topic - congratulations to the winner of this year's Colchester New Comedian of the Year - David Traynier. You can see him getting his Spinal Tap sized trophy (oops!) here.

    Next show at the Funny Farm is 30th June - featuring two Edinburgh preview shows - one from Juliet Meyers, one from Liam Mullone - plus support from David Hannant and er me MCing. Full details on the website and I'll pop the poster up soon. Hazel x


  • HazelHHazelH June 2011
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  • JasonJason June 2011
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    Hurrah - I note that the date also appears one week later in the month, compared to the previous schedule? This frees me up :)
  • HazelHHazelH June 2011
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    Hurray for the calendar! :-)

    We've always mainly been the last Thursday of the month - since 2005 - although July's will be a week earlier due to Cricket Club's shindiggery (which means I can relax and enjoy the WTCC fun)
  • HazelHHazelH June 2011
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    We still have a few seats left for Thursday - which can be booked via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk
  • HazelHHazelH June 2011
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    p.s Jason - Juliet's not keen on her set being recorded due to a recent issue with her material being distributed without her knowing - but she's very happy to do an interview with you for Radio Wivenhoe during an interval. The other acts are fine with bits of their sets being used (obviously with them credited which I know goes without saying). See you Thursday! Hazel x
  • JasonJason June 2011
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    All fine, thanks for clarifying :)
  • JasonJason July 2011
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    A great night up at Rectory Road. Two very polished Edinburgh performances, and a half-decent host ;)

    Recording have been made for Radio Wivenhoe. Bloggage over here.


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  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Jason - I love this picture of the mic - can I borrow it (with credit & blog link) on the Funny Farm website.... it almost makes us look professional - apart from my dodgy applique lettering :-)
  • JasonJason July 2011
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    Please lift it. No credits or whatever required. I am happy for all of my online content to be used for whatever purpose by LOCAL folk.

    It would have looked far better with a comedian in front of the mic...
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Shame they took so long to turn up! ;-)
  • Deli_MikeDeli_Mike July 2011
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    I thought the dodgy lettering was done ironically.  Suits the ethos perfectly. ;)
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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     edit - image removed to save on bandwidth

    Have approved Jason's recording from last Funny Farm (whilst slightly cutting my inane "Where are the comedians?" waffling. Hopefully they won't be too rude for public consumption :-)
  • JasonJason July 2011
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    What I like about this thread is that it offers a geeky online completists collections of Wivenhoe Funny Farm posters. Collector's items, I tell ya.
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    I'm going to try to go all artistic next time - get the acts to send photos of themselves doing the can-can or holding babies... :-)
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Still got some seats spare - bookings can be made via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk

    p.s. Jason - did you or Radio Wiv ever use those recordings from last Funny Farm I edited & ok'd?

    Cheers,

    Hazel x
  • JasonJason July 2011
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    I don't think they have been used yet on Radio Wivenhoe - I'll pester Jerry ;)
  • BobMehewBobMehew July 2011
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    Excellent show last night - I laughed alot. Great idea to have Edinburgh previews and to see what kind of material is put on up there for the festival. I reckon they will both go down well, as long as Katie hones her act and learns the rest of the material. Cheers Hazel!
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Thanks so much Bob. Really appreciated the audience's patience with the hour shows. Catie had some cracking lines - but Kevin needs to get rid of that music! Next month we're back to the 3 support acts, headliner and ropy MC format. Guess which one I am? :-) x
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Funny Farm comedy recordings being repeated tomorrow at 12pm on Radio Wivenhoe http://radiowivenhoe.co.uk/schedule/

    Don't know when they were originally aired... wish someone had told me so I could tune in :-) x
  • HazelHHazelH July 2011
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    Here's August's poster for the collection :-)

    Removed to save space... you can view posters on Flickr
  • HazelHHazelH August 2011
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    We have some seats at tables spare for next Thursday - it's a fab line-up (apart from the dodgy MC ;-) ) - and bookings can be made via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk

    Come and give us a go before Jongleurs start trying to nick our lovely audience with promises of discounted comedy show & meal combos and free Turkish Delight.*

    *This is hopefully highly unlikely and I should point out, is just a joke. :-)
  • SimonSimon August 2011
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    It's no joking matter Hazel.

    We've had the Sun newspaper's double decker bus parked outside the Colchester 101 offices all day today while half a dozen Page 3 girls in hot pants and skimpy tops walked around handing out 'Holidays for a £pound' and 'Alton Towers' tokens.
  • HazelHHazelH August 2011
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    We have a few seats left still so if you fancy a laugh, I'd hope we'd be able to provide it. Hazel x
  • HazelHHazelH September 2011
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    Next show is 29th September. Details on poster and website.

    Poster can be viewed here
  • HazelHHazelH September 2011
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    We still have some seats and tables spare - and some Wivenhoe based acts who did great sets at the Radio Wivenhoe Fun Day will be showing off more of their comedy skills supporting the pro acts.
  • HazelHHazelH September 2011
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    Still a few seats left, bookable via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk.

    And, as there isn't a thread about it anywhere - here's the Funny Farm's views on Firstsite, Colchester (feel free to disagree!)

    edit - have just realised that this month's Funny Farm clashes with the community neighbourhood watch meeting - hope it doesn't cause too many last minute cancellations...
  • HazelHHazelH September 2011
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    Wow thanks for a great turnout tonight (in fact it was a relief that we had some last minute pull-outs so to speak). Next month has a great line-up (poster coming soon via our resident graphic artist Tina Severe who has put together the lovely new logo you may see below you) of headliner Marian Pashley, Craig Deeley, Okse and Colchester New Comedian of the Year 2011 David Traynier - and we're being recorded for a special BBC radio show so anyone who can come and lend their laughs would be more than welcome. Booking via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk or funnyfarmwiv@hotmail.com

    Hazel x


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  • SimonSimon September 2011
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    That is most excellent news about the BBC recording your next show Hazel. You work hard at putting on these events and deserve a bit of the limelight. You can count me in for the event, and I am sure our intrepid local blogger Jason will be after a front row seat to report from on the night.

    Well done!!

    (Edited : Typo as usual)
  • HazelHHazelH October 2011
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    Everyone's welcome. :-)

    Here's the latest poster (thanks to Tina Severe)

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  • HazelHHazelH October 2011
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    We have a slight change to the line-up as Okse is replaced by Essex based act Fay and Ray Bray. Should be fun! Still some seats left. Hazel x
  • HazelHHazelH November 2011
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    Latest poster

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    More info about our fantastic headliner Stephen Carlin on http://www.thestephencarlin.com/
  • HazelHHazelH November 2011
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    There's a lot of enthusiasm about this gig. Still some seats left. Bookable via www.wivenhoefunnyfarm.co.uk
  • HazelHHazelH November 2011
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    Still a few seats remaining despite a last minute booking flurry. Come down to the Cricket Club for some pre-Christmas laughs.
  • HazelHHazelH December 2011
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    Our next show is 29th December - come and have a post Christmas laugh.

    Also - Wivenhoe Funny Farm will feature on a BBC Radio Essex programme over the festive period.

    The Essex Comedy Hour was produced by Chris Penhall for BBC Radio Essex and is described as "a portrait of the vibrant comedy scene in Essex". It’s going out on Christmas Day from 1 till 2 and January 2nd from 6pm till 7pm on BBC Essex on 95.3FM 103.5 FM and www.bbc.co.uk/essex. And of course it’s available on the i-player for a week after each broadcast.

    Starring Phil Jupitus, Joe Pasquale, Phil Cornwell, Terry Alderton and Joe Goodman and featuring Ellie Taylor from TV’s Show Me the Funny, Markus Birdman, Colchester New Comedian of the Year David Traynier, with  visits to The Three Flying Ducks Comedy Club in Leigh on Sea, and Wivenhoe Funny Farm.


    Exciting!
  • HazelHHazelH December 2011
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    If anyone's stuck for a loose end you can hear about comedy in Essex (including Wivenhoe Funny Farm) on iplayer listen again for BBC Essex on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m9wbv#synopsis

    See you at the Funny Farm on 29th December.

    Merry Christmas all (*hic*) xxx
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