The Laughienda Comedy Club brings Preston a perfect Christmas night out, featuring an incredible lineup of comics, headlined by the HILARIOUS Alun Cochrane! 🎅🎄☃️
Award-winning stand up comedian Alun Cochrane has appeared on numerous TV shows including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Russell Howard’s Good News, Mock The Week, Dave’s One Night Stand, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. He was featured as series regular ‘Sam’ in the Sky Living sitcom Trying Again, alongside Chris Addison and has appeared in Coronation Street, Boomers and Russell Howard’s Christmas film A Gert Lush Christmas.
Alun was the co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute, for which he received a 2012 Arqiva Award nomination for Best Newcomer. The show also won a Sony Award in 2011 for Best Entertainment Programme and was nominated again in 2012. He regularly features on BBC Radio 4’s The Comedy Club. Other radio credits include The Now Show, Just A Minute, Dilemma, Loose Ends, Lee Mack And Friends and Listomania. Alun wrote and starred in the Radio 4 series Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, offering listeners a room-by-room stand up tour of his home.
“A master storyteller, holding the audience before dropping an exploding but simple punchline…” - Metro
'' His ability to make the little things in life a comedy goldmine is phenomenal' - Chortle
OPENING ACT
ALLYSON JUNE SMITH
Originally from Canada, Allyson June Smith’s stand up comedy serves up a potent cocktail of sharp wit, bite and shame.
Having received multiple nominations for Best Female Stand Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards, Allyson has headlined major comedy festivals, including Winnipeg, Halifax and Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festivals.
Now settled in the city of Manchester, she performs across the UK in addition to tours of Southeast Asia and North America.
‘Simply one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever worked with’ - Jason Manford
WITH SUPPORT FROM
BEN TURNER
With 3 million plus views racked up on Facebook Reels, deliciously dark and fruity quick-fire gag merchant Ben Turner was included in the Daily Telegraph and The Poke’s funniest jokes of lockdown.
The Wirral-based Yorkshireman and award-winning writer is a World One Liner Championships and Comedy Cellar Yorkshire New Act of the Year finalist.
'One liner wizard' - Shoe Cake Comedy
ALFIE CARTER
“What a talent! With his funny bones and wondrous imagination he is unstoppable!” – Paul Foot
The evening will be hosted by The Laughięnda Comedy Club's very own JACK KELLY!
“Guaranteed laughs” - The Guardian
“One of the best nights out" - The Manc
Doors open: 7:30pm
Show starts: 8:00pm
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