Stand-up comedy night from The Comedy Store, the UK comedy club that launched the careers of Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr and others, at Scarborough Spa Theatre.
The Comedy Store comes to the Scarborough Spa Theatre on Friday 13 November, bringing a night of stand-up from their associated UK programme. If you're not familiar with the name, it's the one that's practically shorthand for the London comedy scene, and this is one of the dates they're taking it on the road.
They bill themselves as 'The Best In Stand Up', and the pedigree they lean on is a good way to get a sense of what they do. The Store describes itself as a breeding ground for new talent, and the list of names that cut their teeth there reads like a who's who of British comedy: Eddie Izzard, John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Rhod Gilbert and Sarah Millican all started out on their stage. Time Out once called it 'still the greatest and most influential comedy club on the planet', which is a bold claim, but it points to the kind of room they've built over the years.
That's the context for the night: a showcase of the club's current stable of performers, rather than a single headliner. It's the same format they run back in London, with a line-up of different comics taking turns throughout the evening. Because it's a club night and not a solo show, you get a few different styles in one sitting, and the whole thing is strictly for ages 16 and over.
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It's at the Spa Theatre in the Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HD. Doors open at 7.00pm, with the first act taking the stage at 7.30pm.
