Big Comedy Presents Best of the Fest

Big Comedy Presents Raymond and Mr Timpkins, Katie Tracey and Patrick Monahan with host Brendan Riley live at this years Southport Comedy Festival

Join us for a fantastic night of live comedy with a triple headline show featuring stars from TV and the cream of the comedy circuit.

The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue award winning, highly original masters of prop and pun comedy. Excellent, fast-moving, clever, constantly changing, hilarious, musical nonsense. Winner UK Comedy Award Comedian of the Year as voted by fellow comedians.

“This is comedy that reminds us why we go out to see live shows.” The Scotsman

Patrick Monahan Show me the funny’, ‘Splash’ (ITV) and ‘Celebrity squares’ (ITV) and more recently on The One Show (BBC), Fake Reaction (ITV), Pointless celebrity special (BBC) and Asian Network (BBC).

“Rip roaringly funny” One4Review

Katie Tracey Liverpool’s own fast rising star is regarded as one of the best female comedians in the Northwest, Funny Women Awards runner up, support act to Arthur Smith.

"Affable, cheeky and fun, but most importantly bloody funny." Blackpool Comedy Club

Hosted by Brendan Riley

“One of the brighter names from the North West…a great compere.” Guardian

Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue

Together since 1992, the Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue are a prop/music driven double act.

Their highly original performance approach has made them regulars in Universities and comedy clubs around the country, including appearances at Edinburgh Festival where they appeared in The Best of the Fringe, Glastonbury, Phoenix and Reading Festivals.

They have appeared on The Warehouse (Carlton TV), Lenny Beige’s Variety Pack (BBC Choice) and hugely popular Dutch comedy show Raymann is Latt (Men At Work Production).

They have crisscrossed the planet in a bid to make money and amuse. From the Falkland Islands to Oman, South Africa to East Cheam, they’ve been there and enjoyed it all.

Musical puns, cheeky japes and slick sandal-based choreography abound to a backing track of increasing intensity, transporting even the meekest of reluctant comedy-goers to quivering, giggling seat-wetters.

“If you only see one act at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, then make sure it’s ‘The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue’. Frank Skinner, Absolute Radio

Katie Tracey

Actress, writer and stand-up comic Katie Tracey has been honing her comedy skills and talents on the UK comedy scene for only a short time, but her stage presence has not gone un-noticed as she is already widely regarded as one of the best female comedians in the North West.

Raised in Liverpool, Katie travels to various comedy nights to entertain a range of audiences, impressing them with her cheeky humour, affable manner and her shining ability to make friends with the audience. Not only is Katie a funny lady on stage, she is also an actor and blessed with great script writing talents, which have seen her write and perform at sold-out plays at The Liverpool Actor’s Studio.

In Katie’s first year of stand up in 2012, she was runner-up in the prestigious Funny Women Awards at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre and has been tour support for TV and Radio regular Arthur Smith.

Katie is a comedy natural. Guaranteed to get any audience on-side in moments with her brash insights and disarming charisma, the hilarity comes in effortless torrents from this scouse comic expert!

Her style is observational and identifiable, with a little bit of a dark side. Katie has also acted in local theatre and has written and performed in her own comedy Ladies Day.

Patrick Monahan

Irish Iranian comedian Patrick Monahan blends a high energy comedy style with hilarious and engaging topical and observational material. Known for working a room, Patrick is adored by his audiences with whom he makes an effortless connection.

Patrick tours nationally & internationally, playing countries across Europe, The Middle East, America & Australia. He has also performed at many major festivals across the Uk, including 16 years at the Edinburgh International festival.

TV appearances include, winner of ITV’s ‘Show me the funny’, ‘Splash’ (ITV) and ‘Celebrity squares’ (ITV) and more recently on The One Show (BBC), Fake Reaction (ITV), Pointless celebrity special (BBC) and Asian Network (BBC).

“Possesses the rare ability to be hilarious without being outrageous”  Three Weeks  ★★★★★

“Terrific comic” The Scotsman ✭✭✭✭

Brendan Riley

There's nothing bland or predictable about this stand-up comic. Brendan's Liverpudlian accent and lively blend of anecdotes, gags and inspired improvisation brings a refreshing blast of cheerful North Western humour.

Brendan has toured all over the UK and abroad in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Dubai and many overseas performances for the Ministry of Defence including a tour of Afghanistan in 2014. Brendan has also performed in Europe for TED Talent working for Sensatori Resorts