COMEDY @ KEIGHLEY COUGARS
Friday 28th Sept
STARTS 8:30pm


with


Tony Burgess

WINNER OF CITY LIFE NORTH WEST COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 1993
RUNNER UP OF CHANNEL 4'S SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? 1993

You may know him as Troy from cult hit TV show Ideal but award winning stand up comic and writer Tony Burgess is a prolific performer in clubs and theatres throughout the country; from the Comedy Store and Jongleurs to The Frog and Bucket in Manchester. He won the North West City Life Comedian Of The Year and came runner up in So You Think Your Funny.

In 2004 Tony Burgess was nominated for best stand up and writer at the North West Comedy awards. This led to a prolific period of writing on a wide range of shows such as the award winning BBC 3 comedy Ideal (where he also played Troy, a mad DJ who lived in Moz’s cupboard) to the play Doorway, which premiered at The Royal Exchange Studio Theatre in Manchester, to the film Wallace and Gromit and The Curse Of The Were-rabbit.

Despite being a top-draw comedian in his own right Tony has also written for wide variety of house-hold names including Lily Savage, Brian Conley, Steve Coogan (Paul and Pauline Calf’s Cheese and Ham Sandwich) and Johnny Vegas (the Sony award winning radio comedy Nightclass.)

“Always clever often hilarious.” The Scotsman


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James Cook

Birmingham based comedian James Cook is recently back on the comedy circuit full time after seven years as an NTL Award-winning commercial radio presenter. His act mixes jokes and sarcasm with a quick wit and excellent improvisation skills that make him an accomplished compere.

His act has been described as "truly original" (Danny Wallace (off of the telly)), whereas he’s been called "suave and chirpy" by the world famous Bromsgrove Advertiser, and a "sarcastic raconteur" by the Leeds Metro. for some reason, this means that he has been likened to "the future Frank Skinner" (Birmingham Metro) and "Dylan Moran’s younger brother" (The Stage). How this is possible remains a mystery.

A slightly less lazy journalist said that he "shows scant regard for the hackneyed conventions of stand-up" (The Scotsman) which, he’s been assured, is a Good Thing. His two favourite quotes are that he "destroyed my concrete belief that all comperes are lovers" (eyeonmoseley.com) and that "his quick tongue and dry sense of Humour kept me laughing" (BBC Tees).

James won a Jongleurs/Spike Milligan award for Stand-up in 2003. He's been onstage with A-ha, presented Lenny Henry with his Walk Of Fame Star and been a guest judge on the Dancing On Ice tour at the Nottingham Arena in front of 10,000 people.



















Phil Chapman

Phil began performing comedy in 2006 at a local Chinese restaurant, he was asked to leave soon into the performance, but such was the reaction of the crowd - a rapturous round of applause (in hindsight, this may have been more for the management although no one can really confirm anything) - he decided to pursue a career via more conventional means. He then found a local comedy venue running beginners nights, and after his first performance, was asked to perform in the final of the new act competition, where he placed second.



He continued performing around the North of England, where he placed second in four more competitions, including the legendary Beat the Frog World Series. Given his consistency, and undeterred by his near brushes with success, he decided to carry on performing and has now established himself as a regular in many clubs around the country, and he is renowned for his ability to win over any audience.



From his carefully crafted gags, to his engaging anecdotes, his material and stage presence ensure he is a big hit wherever he's playing, and always leaves the audience wanting more.