GEORGE LEWIS, JOHN GORDILLO AND STEVE HALL

Tuesday 8th March
The Tringe Aperitif
The Old Coach House, The Kings Arms, Tring
Tickets £10

John Gordillo

John Gordillo is a Perrier Award-nominated English director and Comedian who has directed shows by the Comedian Eddie Izzard and was the host and co-creator of The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance), a daily late-night topical comedy talk show, which played heavily with the conventions of the genre The show ran for 60 episodes until BBC Choice was rebranded as BBC Three.
In 2003 Gordillo made the final shortlist of two comics being considered by the BBC as a full-time replacement for Angus Deayton as host of Have I Got News For You, although Gordillo has never guest-hosted the show. Gordillo was screentested but the BBC offered the job to the other contender Alexander Armstrong before eventually deciding to employ neither comic and instead continue with the guest presenter format.
Gordillo returned to stand up in 2006, taking three critically successful solo shows to the Edinburgh festival in 07, 08 and 09. He has written and directed extensively for TV and live comedy, including a long partnership with US comedian Reginald D Hunter with whom, according to Gordillo’s website, he is writing and producing an independent film.
‘You may not find a more accomplished Fringe show’ – The Guardian
‘It’s the kind of show that makes you delighted to be at the Fringe’ – Times Online
‘Grown up material with delivery to match. An effortlessly fluid approach’ – Chortle.co.uk
‘Gordillo is an inspiration, a consummate performer with an amazing talent, passion and intellect. If you are after cheap, silly laughs avoid this, but if you want intelligent, moving comedy with a point, then you cannot afford to miss it’ – Chortle

Steve Hall

As a solo live performer Steve Hall has provided the support for Russell Howard on his sell-out national tours Adventures, Dingledodies and the 2009 arena tour Big Rooms And Belly Laughs.
Steve's recent work has included writing on Russell Howard's Good News series 6, 7 and 8 as well as a second series of writing for BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and taking his solo show Steve Hall’s Very Still Life to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival.
A finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award and Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award, Steve Hall made his Fringe debut in 2003 in the sell-out Edinburgh show, Three Men And A Giant. Steve returned to Edinburgh in 2008 with his first solo stand up show solo show Vice Captain Loser.
Steve Hall also makes up one third of if.comedy Award nominated sketch show We Are Klang. In 2007 Steve performed as part of We Are Klang at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, where they were nominated for a Barry Award, before returning to Edinburgh for a four night sell out run. The group has appeared on the Paramount Comedy Channel’s Edinburgh & Beyond two years running and was nominated in 2006 for the Chortle Best Sketch Show, which they then won in 2007.
As part of We Are Klang, Steve wrote and starred in the groups own sitcom series for BBC Three.
"This is stand-up as it should be: snappy and smart, occasionally nasty, and always funny"
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George Lewis

'An expert craftsman'- (Steve Bennett, Chortle)
George Lewis is a comedian/ writer/ actor from Stockport in Greater Manchester. He now lives in London.
With his 'intuitive subversive humour... geeky self-assurance' (Arts Award Voice) and 'the sheer inventive strength of his writing' (Chortle) George has won the Nando’s New Comedian of the Year Award, The Brighton Squawker Award, the Comedy Cafe New Act night, the Comedy Knights Fresh Comedian of the Year, and he beat over 700 people to win the prestigious Amused Moose Laugh Off at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
Last year George was picked for the Best of the Fest showcase at the Brighton Festival and played to one and a half thousand people at the Brighton Dome. He’s also performed on BBC Radio 4 and regularly appears at comedy clubs up and down the country.