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Sketch Pistols

Sun 28th March 2010

Tickets

£5 General Admission

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Very special showcase of the best comedy talent in the North West.

Set-up by Manchester-based television production company Channel K, Sketch Pistols provides established as well as up-and-coming comedy acts an opportunity to perform in front of an audience made up of industry professionals with the hope of inspiring future projects for the small-screen. Band on the Wall is the perfect venue for this new night, having been one of the original homes for Manchester comedians such as John Thomson, Caroline Aherne and Steve Coogan.  

Sketch Pistols Line-Up:

PETER SLATER - Channel 4's Slaterwood
SEYMOUR MACE - BBC 3's Ideal
CHRIS HANNON - BBC 3's Lunch Monkeys
JESS HALL - BBC 3 Lunch Monkeys/Hollyoaks
GARY MORRIS - Slaughterhouse Live
LADY GARDEN - 'one of the funniest, clever and sexy new sketch groups around' Time Out 
LEE FENWICK - 'Fenwick could well be the next Steve Coogan or Rob Brydon, such is his brilliantly nuanced characterisation.' Chortle
MANY MORE 

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This seated concert begins at 8pm.

  • Event type(s):
  • Club night

Venue: Band on the Wall

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