Harry Mottram under the stage name of Harry The Spiv organised a number of Comedy Nights at the Axbridge Roxy when Juliet lived there and which were always sold out and highly popular. Several of the stand ups went on to become famous with successful careers in the industry

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CANCELLED: Axbridge Roxy Comedy was set to return on Thursday, June 4th, 2020, but due to the Covid-19 crisis it had to be abandoned. However once the restrictions are lifted for comedy and theatre etc, a new date will be planned.

On June 4th, the Axbridge Comedy Nights were to restart with Joe Williams as the host and featuring Eva Bindeman, Richard James, Julia Stenton, and Harry Mottram.

Hopefully the same line up will happen when the pandemic crisis disappears enough to allow events like this.

This was the line up:

Oversharing oddball Julia Stenton talks property, puberty and power. Unexpected, witty and engaging Julia’s vivid imagery and acerbic storytelling will take you there. Funny women semi finalist 2019 and Stand Up for Cider finalist 2020 and host of comedy @ the crafty egg

Eva Bindeman is a fresh face on the South West comedy scene bringing a warm, conversational humour to her stand up with a twist of the unexpected. Funny Women 2019 Semi finalist, SYTYF 2019 Semi finalist, and founder of Comedy @ the crafty egg, eva is a comic to look out for in 2020 and beyond.

Richard James from Devon is a member of The Comedy Avengers. ‘Quick wit and hilarious anecdotes more. In an interview with the School of Laughter he said: “Two jokes that I’ve always loved. One is by Robin Williams, ‘Two Cannibals eating a clown, one turns to the other and says ‘Does this taste funny to you?’ And for me the other is one by Matt Lucas as George Dawes when he said ‘I don’t believe in any of that star sign nonsense, but that’s me, typical Pisces.’ “

Harry Mottram is set to preview his one man show Dodgy Keeper – that acclaimed play has toured in previous years to Edinburgh, Bristol, Bath and was sold out in Axbridge. It follows the comic story of yes you’ve guessed in a dodgy goal keeper.

Joe Williams will be your compere – his breakthrough gig was at the last Axbridge comedy night when he proved a confident and witty stand-up – and welcomes you to a night of laughter in which self-isolation jokes may or may not be banned. Now, please wash your hands.

Watch out for details at
http://www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk/ and
http://www.harrymottram.co.uk/

Follow Harry on twitter as @harrythespiv also on FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, Google+ and on Instagram and God knows what else

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COMEDY – REVIEW – Pillars of Society Roadshow in Axbridge is ‘thought provoking and slightly chaotic’ 

Review Pillars of Society at The Axbridge Roxy. November 1, 2018

Replace the House of Commons with the House of Comics, and replace the establishment with a new Utopia based on kindness. Two of the lines that come from a trio of stand-ups who presented their manifesto of mirth at a reasonably packed Axbridge Roxy with their comedy roadshow The Pillars of Society.

Introduced by Christian Russell-Pollock suitably dressed in hi-vis jacket and safety helmet in a set composed of cardboard pillars and safety tape he explained that predictions of how we’d look in the future were wrong. Nobody would wear space style clothing, instead the best representatives of obese Britain were the Teletubbies.

Jon Matthews presented a more radical set of thoughts expressing his hatred of i-phones – or rather the smugness of their owners while Eliza Fraser pointed out that The Fat Controller in Thomas the Tank Engine was a classic pillar of the establishment with his top hat, tail coat and managing director role of the trains.

The show culminated with a survey and the building of a new set of cardboard pillars with some of the new found principles of the new Utopia. Entertaining, thought provoking and slightly chaotic but always engaged with the audience The Pillars of Society is a comic sideways look at society.

Harry Mottram

The trio have a FaceBook site: https://www.facebook.com/events/175703519720255/?active_tab=discussion

The Pillars of Society has been on tour this year.

For more visit www.harrymottram.co.uk

Follow Harry on twitter as @harrythespiv also on FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, Google+ and on Instagram and God knows what else

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COMEDY: Axbridge Roxy Comedy Nights this autumn postponed due to illness

The autumn programme of Axbridge Roxy Comedy Nights hosted by Harry Mottram have been put on hold due to the illness of the owners of the cinema. Juliet Maclay has asked for the planned monthly comedy nights to be postponed for the time being with possibly one of the dates being reinstated later this year. It had been planned to run the popular comedy nights every month beginning in September as they normally sell out.

However the annual pre-Edinburgh Fringe Festival comedy event will go ahead in July. It runs from Monday 9, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 July. Doors and bar open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.
£6 per ticket from the Axbridge Post Office and Chemist or call 07725 051523.

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COMEDY AT THE AXBRIDGE ROXY – Thursday, May 24th

Axbridge Roxy Comedy Night. 24th May 2018, was compered by Harry Mottram. It featured Louise Leigh, Sal Drummond, Rob Perry and Becky Bumface with an introduction from Juliet Maclay. It was a near sell out and another highly successful evening with Sal’s take on autism, Becky’s experience of teaching the facts of life to school children, Rob’s NHS First Aid talk and Louise’s talk on being a mum and stressed out parent.

For more visit www.harrymottram.co.uk

Follow Harry on twitter as @harrythespiv also on FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube and on Instagram

COMEDY AT THE AXBRIDGE ROXY – NEWS: line up for Thursday, May 24th, takes shape with five faces on the bill (plus dates for this autumn)

Tickets are still on sale at the Post Office and Chemist in the town – and if you can’t get there to buy in person call Harry on 07789 864769 to arrange your tickets.

For more visit www.harrymottram.co.uk

Follow Harry on twitter as @harrythespiv also on FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube and on Instagram

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COMEDY – BREAKING NEWS: Change of line-up at the Axbridge Comedy Night as The Dark Lord of Cornish Comedy is replaced by top comic Christian Russell Pollock

Regan McNeil has had to pull out of the comedy night at the Axbridge Roxy on Thursday March 22 due to a long awaited for hospital appointment but he will return in May. Top stand-up Christian Russell Pollock will fill his spot on the bill at the town’s funniest night of the month.

Tickets are still on sale at the Post Office and Chemist in the town – and if you can’t get there to buy in person call Harry on 07789 864769 to arrange your tickets.

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Comedy Night at the Roxy in Axbridge – with stand-ups, performance poets, crazy comic films and an evening of laughter 

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Comedy Night at the Roxy in Axbridge – with stand-ups, performance poets, crazy comic films and an evening of laughter 

Comedy Night at the Roxy in Axbridge – with stand-ups, performance poets, crazy comic films and an evening of laughter The next Axbridge Roxy Comedy Night is on Thursday 25th January 2018. Tickets on sale at the Chemist and Post Office. The last one sold out in hours so make sure you grab a ticket for the funniest night of the month in the town. More details at http://www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk/http://www.harrymottram.co.uk/?page_id=1856