YOU can usually trust The Laughter Factory to come up with a decent name for its latest hilarity tour.
With its April and May outing it is setting the bar rather high, so check out the talent for the ‘Life Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This’ Tour.
AS the co-founder and occasional compere of The Laughter Factory, merry Mancunian Gail Clough usually gets it spot on choosing which comics to ‘import’ for the delectation of UAE audiences.
The witty miss is also keen to get the giggles out to as many post codes as possible, so this spring road-trip includes debuts at Arabian Ranches Golf Club and Dukes Dubai, The Palm.
Among the three mirth merchants taking to the stage from next Thursday (April 25) is Britain’s Got Talent star, Daliso Chaponda (pictured above).
He managed to make the usually stone-faced scout Simon Cowell laugh like a train during his stints on the TV show, including the 2017 final, so just imagine what he can do to us mere mortals. The former One Direction chief also told Daliso he could see him hosting his own show one day.
He became a Facebook and YouTube star, amassing over 100m views of his performances, and has since performed around the world, including Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals.
The witty miss is also keen to get the giggles out to as many post codes as possible, so this spring road-trip includes debuts at Arabian Ranches Golf Club and Dukes Dubai, The Palm.
Among the three mirth merchants taking to the stage from next Thursday (April 25) is Britain’s Got Talent star, Daliso Chaponda (pictured above).
He managed to make the usually stone-faced scout Simon Cowell laugh like a train during his stints on the TV show, including the 2017 final, so just imagine what he can do to us mere mortals. The former One Direction chief also told Daliso he could see him hosting his own show one day.
He became a Facebook and YouTube star, amassing over 100m views of his performances, and has since performed around the world, including Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals.
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Daliso also enjoyed a sell out UK tour last year and starred in his BBC Radio 4 series Citizen of Nowhere. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqC4BpOREp4&t and catch his career-making BGT debut.
Also on the bill is Dana Alexander, a busy act on both the UK and Canadian circuits with a refreshing and fearless style that's been described as a “force of nature”.
She began her career at 18 in Canada, and before long was touring nationally with Yuk Yuk's Comedy Clubs, in 2011 moving to the UK to premiere a one woman show at Edinburgh Fringe Fest.
Rave reviews and several nominations led to TV work on BBC shows such as Russell Howard's Good News while international touring has taken Dana’s “smart, irreverent and revolutionary” humour, drawn from raw life experiences, to more than 40 countries.
Continuing a tradition of occasional European comics, TLF also hosts George Zach from Greece for “a unique, hilarious perspective on life”.
Having relocated to Britain at 18 to study biochemistry he ended up in Newcastle - but having completed university decided lab life wasn’t for him. It was while playing poker for a living he did his first comedy spot in 2009 in a room above a pub on St Patrick's Day.
Also on the bill is Dana Alexander, a busy act on both the UK and Canadian circuits with a refreshing and fearless style that's been described as a “force of nature”.
She began her career at 18 in Canada, and before long was touring nationally with Yuk Yuk's Comedy Clubs, in 2011 moving to the UK to premiere a one woman show at Edinburgh Fringe Fest.
Rave reviews and several nominations led to TV work on BBC shows such as Russell Howard's Good News while international touring has taken Dana’s “smart, irreverent and revolutionary” humour, drawn from raw life experiences, to more than 40 countries.
Continuing a tradition of occasional European comics, TLF also hosts George Zach from Greece for “a unique, hilarious perspective on life”.
Having relocated to Britain at 18 to study biochemistry he ended up in Newcastle - but having completed university decided lab life wasn’t for him. It was while playing poker for a living he did his first comedy spot in 2009 in a room above a pub on St Patrick's Day.
GET ME TO THE GREEK: George brings further international flavour to this latest comedy tour
That led to Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Greek firmly establishing himself on the UK and Australian comedy circuits.
The “charismatic raconteur” has also written for and appeared on BBC shows and in 2016 was cast as the lead in a Greek language play called ‘Aphrodite's Wedding’, which enjoyed a week-long sold out run.
In a bid to take comedy to where the punters are, Gail and colleagues have been exploring fresh venues.
And this latest nine-show tour is no exception with the hat-trick of talent finding the mic at two new locations.
“We are taking live comedy into every corner of the UAE,” says the Laughter Factory co-founder.
“There isn’t going to be a spot left un-tickled. We are here to help people free their mind from the same old boring bar chat, checking their phone and taking selfies.
“We want people to come and listen to three of the funniest, wittiest people on earth. The Laughter Factory guarantees, it’s tribe will forget they even own a smart phone, for a couple of hours.”
DETAILS:
SEE the shows at the following:
Thursday April 25, 7.30pm at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai & 9pm– Móvenpick JBR, Dubai
Friday April 26, 7pm– Dukes The Palm, Dubai & 9pm– Grand Millennium Barsha Heights, Dubai
Saturday, 7pm– ON42 Media One, Dubai Media City
Tuesday, 8pm– Smartline Bin Majid Beach Resort, RAK
Wednesday, 8pm– Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi
Thursday May 2, 9pm– TRYP by Wyndham Dubai, Barsha Heights
Friday May 3, 9pm– Seafood Kitchen Jebel Ali Recreational Club, Dubai
REGULAR tickets cost AED160, but early bird tickets are available for AED140 until and including April 19.
VISIT www.thelaughterfactory.com or for party bookings and group discounts call 0508786728.
The “charismatic raconteur” has also written for and appeared on BBC shows and in 2016 was cast as the lead in a Greek language play called ‘Aphrodite's Wedding’, which enjoyed a week-long sold out run.
In a bid to take comedy to where the punters are, Gail and colleagues have been exploring fresh venues.
And this latest nine-show tour is no exception with the hat-trick of talent finding the mic at two new locations.
“We are taking live comedy into every corner of the UAE,” says the Laughter Factory co-founder.
“There isn’t going to be a spot left un-tickled. We are here to help people free their mind from the same old boring bar chat, checking their phone and taking selfies.
“We want people to come and listen to three of the funniest, wittiest people on earth. The Laughter Factory guarantees, it’s tribe will forget they even own a smart phone, for a couple of hours.”
DETAILS:
SEE the shows at the following:
Thursday April 25, 7.30pm at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai & 9pm– Móvenpick JBR, Dubai
Friday April 26, 7pm– Dukes The Palm, Dubai & 9pm– Grand Millennium Barsha Heights, Dubai
Saturday, 7pm– ON42 Media One, Dubai Media City
Tuesday, 8pm– Smartline Bin Majid Beach Resort, RAK
Wednesday, 8pm– Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi
Thursday May 2, 9pm– TRYP by Wyndham Dubai, Barsha Heights
Friday May 3, 9pm– Seafood Kitchen Jebel Ali Recreational Club, Dubai
REGULAR tickets cost AED160, but early bird tickets are available for AED140 until and including April 19.
VISIT www.thelaughterfactory.com or for party bookings and group discounts call 0508786728.
