Rock with Laughter

The Guardian called him ‘A comedy hero of our times.” Jimmy Carr is one of the most original and distinctive stars on television, radio and the stage.

Often referred to as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’, Jimmy has performed stand-up shows to over a million people in the UK. Having recently finished filming the tenth series of 8 Out Of 10 Cats for Channel 4 television, in January 2011 Jimmy joined forces with David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne to host 10 O’Clock Live, a brand new weekly series taking a fresh and funny look at news and current events.

Other recent television appearances include The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You and QI.

Dara O Briain is one of Britain's most in-demand performers. Host of ten series of Mock The Week, BBC 2's The Apprentice - You're Fired and one of the members of the Three Men In A Boat crew, he is easily recognised as the quick witted, good humoured Irishman.

He is equally at home on stage as on TV, with numerous comedy awards to his name and a regular at comedy festivals. In 2010 Dara performed his largest ever British tour with more than 150 dates, resulting in his best selling DVD This Is the Show recorded after 9 sell out nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Grab this opportunity to see Dara on stage, before he goes back on the road in 2012 with a brand new tour.

The Guardian says “She can make a room rock with laughter.” How apt!

With nationwide sell out tours and too many award nominations to mention, Sarah has rapidly become a household name with her consummate live performances and blossoming TV career. A headliner on Michael Macintyre’s Comedy Roadshow, she is seen in the top comedy television shows such as Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo, Loose Women and heard on radio in the series 7 Day Sunday on Radio 5 Live.

They say she’s the funniest woman in Britain ... well, we wholeheartedly agree.

The multi-talented performer and songwriter Marti Pellow will sing hit singles from his illustrious career; don’t miss this opportunity to see Marti in his only concert performance this year.

Wet Wet Wet were one of the most successful British bands of the 1980s and 1990s, spawning hit singles such as Wishing I Was Lucky, Sweet Little Mystery, Temptation, and Angel Eyes (Home and Away), and Goodnight Girl. The band found international stardom with the soundtrack to the movie Four Weddings And A Funeral, the beautiful Love Is All Around.

Since his Wet Wet Wet days, Marti has recorded seven solo albums and pursued a glittering stage career. He played the lead role of Billy Flynn in Chicago and spent two years touring the world with the production, followed by ten months playing devilish Daryl Van Horne in Witches of Eastwick. 2011 has seen Marti back on stage in the spectacular national tour of Jekyll & Hyde.

Gabrielle shot to fame in 1993 with her debut single, Dreams, which broke the record for the highest chart debut by a female artist.

A 23 year-old club singer from Brockley, South London, she didn’t possess the typical R&B belting voice and was self-conscious about a childhood injury which left her with a drooping eyelid. Turning flaws into virtues, she wore an eyepatch to give her a uniquely striking look and used her shimmery, tender voice to made every song feel deeply intimate.

Despite taking a few years off in between albums, the hits have been unstoppable. Give Me A Little More Time, If You Ever, When A Woman and Out Of Reach, a feature track from the film Bridget Jones’s Diary, to name a few. Her album Gabrielle went triple platinum, with Rise and Dreams Can Come True hitting quadruple platinum. Her collection of awards includes Brit Awards for Best Newcomer and Best Female Vocalist, MOBOs for Best Single and Best Album and a 2008 Ivor Novello for Outstanding Song Collection.

Gabrielle is currently in the studio, recording a new album and excited to be performing on stage again. Gabrielle says “I can’t wait to get back out there; it’s what I know and what I love.”

10cc are one of the all-time great bands.

They sold over 30 million albums worldwide, dominated the pop charts in the 70s and have an eclectic fan base including Axl Rose of Guns N’Roses, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, and Sophie Ellis Bextor. Notching up an astonishing 11 top 10 UK chart entries, their hits include I’m Not In Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Rubber Bullets, Donna, Art For Art’s Sake, Good Morning Judge and The Things We Do For Love. Indeed, I’m Not In Love has received in excess of 5 million plays on US radio.

The success of 10cc lies in the multi-faceted talent of the original band members. 10cc had two songwriting camps, with Gouldman and Stewart writing together as well as Godley and Creme partnering, which brought a unique style of collaboration. There was no lead singer, no lead guitarist. Instead, each song was performed according to what worked best for the music.

Now fronted by Gouldman, the band toured Australia, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium, with national TV shows in Sweden and Italy in 2010. This year, they are playing a 33-date UK headline tour, shows in Holland, Germany and Israel, a host of summer festivals across Europe and a Scandinavian tour in the autumn before playing Rock With Laughter in December.