Sit down for a night of stand-up
Greg Burns
Did you hear the one about the Englishman, the Welshman and Scotsman? Nor did we. But we have high hopes that it will be told at the next comedy night in Phuket, on May 19, when stand-up comics from all three places will perform a one-night stand of stand-up comedy.
The trio are Greg Burns (no, he’s the Englishman, not the Scot), Lloyd Langford from Wales and Geoff Boyz from Scotland.
Burns has been working the UK comedy circuit for 11 years, though he is better known in the UK as a radio DJ, having spent four years at Heart 106.2FM as host of the drive-time show. He recently joined Virgin Radio as Sunday afternoon host, and also appeared in an episode of The Office, playing himself – affirmation that he is a British icon, at least for today. The Sunday Times likes him. It has described him as being “as loveable a comedian as you’re likely to find. Confident, funny and clever.”
Lloyd Langford
Lloyd Langford is a more recent arrival on te British comedy scene, having won the Chortle student comedy award in 2004 and a nomination for the Chortle best breakthrough award last year. The Guardian described him as “one of the sharpest comedic minds on the circuit”.
Geoff Boyz, from Glasgow, was one of the first British stand-ups to perform in China (no, not performing in Mandarin), and has appeared in a variety of TV panel games and stand-up shows since making his first solo appearance at the Edinburgh festival in 1996. Scotland on Sunday said of him, ” his demeanour is tense – his delivery explosive”. Bring your tin hat.
Geoff Boyz
Ticket price are B960 if bought in advance, or in B1,200 at the door of the Holiday Inn, Patong, where the show starts at 8.30pm. Tickets can be bought in advance at Khun Woody’s Sandwich Shoppes in Patong, Cherng Talay and Chalong, from Atmanjai at Friendship Beach in Rawai or, on May 18 and 19 from the Holiday Inn reception desk, between 5 and 7pm. All proceeds will be donated to the Rotary Club of Patong.
For more information see the event website or the Chortle site.
