WHILE much of the UAE’s entertainment industry takes a bit of a break along with many of us holidaying expats, The Laughter Factory kept the laughs rolling in as the barometers went bananas.
And this Dubai institution aims to give us all the giggles again from this Thursday with another touring trio of funny fellows.
This week’s incessant humidity has been no laughing matter – but those local purveyors of adult joviality, The Laughter Factory, put pay to that.
They bring the award-winning ‘Summer, WitTank’ tour to our shores from tomorrow to take our minds off the sticky evenings.
“The Laughter Factory has once again found three acts that possess all the born-with-it-or-not qualities associated with the worlds leading comics,” says mistress of mirth Gail Clough, TLF’s co-founder.
These include new to the region wrangler Pat Burstcher (pictured above) - a firm favourite at Montreal’s ’Just for Laughs Festival’ and a regular headliner on the fiercely competitive San Francisco and Seattle comedy scene.
Since 2004, the Canadian comedian has been crossing the globe with a pocket full of ideas, a brain full of questions and a heart full of love.
They bring the award-winning ‘Summer, WitTank’ tour to our shores from tomorrow to take our minds off the sticky evenings.
“The Laughter Factory has once again found three acts that possess all the born-with-it-or-not qualities associated with the worlds leading comics,” says mistress of mirth Gail Clough, TLF’s co-founder.
These include new to the region wrangler Pat Burstcher (pictured above) - a firm favourite at Montreal’s ’Just for Laughs Festival’ and a regular headliner on the fiercely competitive San Francisco and Seattle comedy scene.
Since 2004, the Canadian comedian has been crossing the globe with a pocket full of ideas, a brain full of questions and a heart full of love.
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His unique capacity for reducing the universal to the personal has earned him critical acclaim and recognition as one of the most exciting stand-ups working on the international circuit.
Sharing disbelief at the UAE late summer heat is another Gulf newcomer, Andy White.
An energetic, confident and “silly Brummie”, he combines daft voices and a mad afro to devastating comic effect.
Andy has numerous media appearances, including most notably winning BBC TV’s Weakest Link comedian’s special, the experience of which later featured in his Edinburgh show ‘It Started With A Quiz’ in 2007.
Finally, following the phenomenal success of his Edinburgh run, Marcus Birdman delivers the kind of perfectly crafted, “unmissable show” you’d expect of a comic with a CV as long as a loo roll.
Looking more like a magician than a mirth merchant in the image below, he’s been described by the BBC - a regular employer for everything from voiceovers to appearances on numerous shows - as “ the all-round package; witty, controversial, hip, topical and silly…a master of timing and physical comedy."
Sharing disbelief at the UAE late summer heat is another Gulf newcomer, Andy White.
An energetic, confident and “silly Brummie”, he combines daft voices and a mad afro to devastating comic effect.
Andy has numerous media appearances, including most notably winning BBC TV’s Weakest Link comedian’s special, the experience of which later featured in his Edinburgh show ‘It Started With A Quiz’ in 2007.
Finally, following the phenomenal success of his Edinburgh run, Marcus Birdman delivers the kind of perfectly crafted, “unmissable show” you’d expect of a comic with a CV as long as a loo roll.
Looking more like a magician than a mirth merchant in the image below, he’s been described by the BBC - a regular employer for everything from voiceovers to appearances on numerous shows - as “ the all-round package; witty, controversial, hip, topical and silly…a master of timing and physical comedy."
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Having honed his energetic, thought-provoking and absorbing craft on numerous tours, festival runs and plenty of radio and telly slots, Birdman is a big talent that many of us have witnessed but maybe haven’t come to know the name of.
After his UAE romp, there are likely to be a good few people in the UAE who’ll remember his moniker and modus operandi for a long while.
As a regional comedy extra, the following week Whose Line is it Anyway?, courtesy of premier UK improv group The Noise Next Door, is in the UAE.
Purveyors of lightning-quick wit and totally original comedic talents, they’ve been performing their own distinctive brand of off-the-cuff comedy together since meeting at university.
After his UAE romp, there are likely to be a good few people in the UAE who’ll remember his moniker and modus operandi for a long while.
As a regional comedy extra, the following week Whose Line is it Anyway?, courtesy of premier UK improv group The Noise Next Door, is in the UAE.
Purveyors of lightning-quick wit and totally original comedic talents, they’ve been performing their own distinctive brand of off-the-cuff comedy together since meeting at university.
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“Taking audience suggestions, the cheeky and charming quartet, transform them into fantastically funny scenes and songs in the blink of an eye with a perfect blend of ludicrous characters, witty one-liners, epic stories, and explosive physicality,” adds Gail.
They find Movenpick JBR, Dubai on Thursday September 26 and Abu Dhabi’s Park Rotana the next night.
DETAILS:
YOU can catch these funny folk on the road from tonight at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai from 7.30pm and at Movenpick JBR, Dubai from 9pm. On Friday they find the Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights from 9pm.
Next Wednesday sees them at Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi, from 8pm, before returning for three more Dubai shows; next Thursday at TRYP by Wyndham, Dubai from 9pm followed next night at Dukes Dubai, The Palm from 7pm and Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, from 9pm.
REGULAR tickets cost AED160 via www.thelaughterfactory.com
or via 0508786728 if looking for party and group discounts. That’s where you’ll also find tickets for Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
They find Movenpick JBR, Dubai on Thursday September 26 and Abu Dhabi’s Park Rotana the next night.
DETAILS:
YOU can catch these funny folk on the road from tonight at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai from 7.30pm and at Movenpick JBR, Dubai from 9pm. On Friday they find the Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights from 9pm.
Next Wednesday sees them at Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi, from 8pm, before returning for three more Dubai shows; next Thursday at TRYP by Wyndham, Dubai from 9pm followed next night at Dukes Dubai, The Palm from 7pm and Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, from 9pm.
REGULAR tickets cost AED160 via www.thelaughterfactory.com
or via 0508786728 if looking for party and group discounts. That’s where you’ll also find tickets for Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
