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GREG DAVIES, star of BAFTA-winning show The Inbetweeners, has extended his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated stand-up show Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog by a further 52 dates, bringing the total number of shows to 93. The sell-out tour has been extended throughout the first half of next year from the 14th January until 24th June 2011.
GREG DAVIES is soon to star in The Inbetweeners film, reprising his role as Mr. Gilbert. He performed on the most recent series of Live at the Apollo (BBC ONE), as a guest on Have I Got News for You (BBC ONE) and a regular panellist on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC ONE). This year GREG has been nominated for The Times Breakthrough Award at the South Bank Show Awards 2011.
GREG is one third of Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated sketch group WE ARE KLANG, with fellow comedians STEVE HALL and MAREK LARWOOD. The trio made their eponymous debut sit-com series of the same name for BBC THREE last summer. They have performed four critically-acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh shows. In addition to their 2006 Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, they were nominated for the prestigious Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2007.
In 2011 GREG DAVIES is set to appear on BBC TWO’s brand new improvisation comedy show Fast and Loose, as well as headlining Dave’s One Night Stand where he will be performing stand-up in his hometown. Other appearances include; 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Mock The Week (BBC TWO) and Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC TWO).
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For further information please contact Hannah Wilkinson, Debra Clavey or Dan Lloyd at Avalon Public Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 7222 Email: hannahw@avalonuk.com, debrac@avalonuk.com, danl@avalonuk.com
PRAISE FOR FIRING CHEESEBALLS AT A DOG:
Best of the Year 2010
Time Out
Top 10 Comics of 2010
The Sun
“A man destined for greatness.”
Time Out
“Uplifting, enjoyable and - most of all - extremely funny”
The Sun
“A massively impressive debut show from the massively tall comedian.”
The Times
“Davies weaves a magnificent web. Fact or fiction, he sells the whole show, frequently leaving you helpless with laughter.”
The Independent
“A hilarious but touching résumé of his life so far … a wonderfully feel good show that demands repeated viewings.”
The Sunday Telegraph
“Greg Davies doesn't look like he'll be struggling for work. Not only is he part of a cult sitcom success thanks to his role as sadistic head of sixth form Mr Gilbert in Channel 4's The Inbetweeners, but his Edinburgh fringe show has also one of this year's most talked-about. Eschewing any grand themes or narrative arcs, Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog is an hour of deliberately unconnected autobiographical stories. Davies says that he's often felt his life has been free of consequence or meaning, so he's structured his show in the same way, allowing each bizarre episode to speak for itself. It's a genius move, helping us to focus on the comic's eye for weird detail and infectious, energetic storytelling style.”
The Guardian
“His show revels in the joy of spontaneous foolishness ... boisterous, sometimes fruity, but always in a carefree spirit of enjoying the moment, assuming no consequences. In such an atmosphere, laughter thrives, and this show produces guffaws like few others.”
Mail on Sunday
“It’s an engaging, oddly touching hour.”
Daily Telegraph
“A well-developed and magnetic set.”
The List
“For all his protestations, there is actually a message here - and it’s the very simple one of savouring every moment that makes you happy, however stupid. This ultimate feelgood show is so jam-packed with such moments, you’d be a fool to miss it.”
Chortle
“Davies is one of those people who infect you with their energy… I can give no higher praise than to say that this is a show I didn’t want to end, and which I wanted to see again immediately it did.”
The Arts Desk
“This is a startlingly accomplished debut that scores big on the all important, instinctive, belly laugh-o-meter.”
The Stage
TOUR DATES
January
Friday 14th Norwich Playhouse 01603 598 598
Wednesday 19th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Thursday 20th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Friday 21st London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Saturday 22nd London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Monday 24th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Wednesday 26th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Thursday 27th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Friday 28th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
Saturday 29th London Soho Theatre 020 7478 0100
February
Thursday 3rd Didcot Cornerstone 01235 515144
March
Thursday 3rd Pocklington Arts Centre 01759 301547
Thursday 10th Chelmsford Civic Theatre 01245 606505
Friday 11th Cambridge Junction 01223 511 511
Wednesday 16th York Grand Opera House 0844 847 2322
Friday 18th Barking Broadway 020 8507 5607
Tuesday 22nd Northampton Derngate 01604 624811
Thursday 24th Aldershot West End Centre 01252 330040
Friday 25th Bournemouth Pavilion 0844 576 3000
Monday 28th Glagow Comedy Festival, The Garage 0844 395 4000
Tuesday 29th Edinburgh Festival Theatre 0131 529 6000
Wednesday 30th Barnsley Civic Theatre 01226 327 000
April
Monday 4th Brighton Theatre Royal 08448 717 650
Tuesday 5th Birmingham Alexandra 0844 847 2302
Wednesday 6th Chorley Little Theatre 01257 264362
Friday 8th Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre 0845 127 2190
Wednesday 27th Falmouth Princess Pavilion 01326 211 222
Thursday 28th Southend on Sea, Palace Theatre 01702 351135
May
Tuesday 3rd Sheffield City Hall 0114 2 789 789
Wednesday 4th Liverpool Comedy Festival, CUC 0844 873 2888
Thursday 5th Worcester Huntingdon Halls 01905 611427
Friday 6th Maidenhead Norden Farm Arts 01628 788997
Wednesday 11th Kendal Brewery Arts Centre 01539 725133
Thursday 12th Doncaster Dome 01302 370777
Monday 16th Fowey daphne de Maurier Festival 0845 094 0428
Tuesday 17th Cardiff St Davids 029 2087 8444
Wednesday 18th Stafford Gatehouse Theatre 01785 254 653
Thursday 19th Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210
Friday 20th Durham Gala Theatre 0191 332 4041
Saturday 21st Perth Festival, Perth Concert Hall 01738 621 031
Monday 30th Salisbury Arts Festival, Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320 333
June
Thursday 2nd Bath Komedia 845 293 8480
Monday 6th Canterbury Gulbenkian 01227 769075
Wednesday 8th Salford Lowry 0843 208 6000
Thursday 9th Wolverhampton Civic 0870 320 7000
Saturday 11th London Union Chapel 0871 220 0260
Monday 13th Hull Truck Theatre 01482 323638
Wednesday 15th Nottingham Playhouse 0115 941 9419
Thursday 16th Nantwich Civic Hall 01270 537359
Friday 17th Newbury Comedy Festival, Corn Exchange 01635 522733
Thursday 23rd Aberdeen Music Hall 01224 642 122
Friday 24th Aylesbury Waterside Theatre 0844 871 7627
AVALON PROMOTIONS
Avalon Promotions Limited is one of the leading promoters of live comedy in the UK. Productions include: NEWMAN & BADDIEL in the first comedy show ever to be staged at Wembley Arena; FRANK SKINNER’s record-breaking performance to an audience of 6,000 at the Battersea Power Station; Jerry Springer - The Opera at the National Theatre, at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End, on national tour and at New York’s Carnegie Hall; HARRY HILL at the Palace and Dominion Theatres in London; and Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack Adventure at the Sydney Opera House, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, on national tour and at the Village Theatre, New York (nominated for Drama Desk Award 2004).
The last 12 months has seen Avalon Promotions: present multi-award winning comics CHRIS ADDISON, JENNY ECLAIR, DAVE GORMAN, RICHARD HERRING, RUSSELL HOWARD, LEE MACK, and FRANK SKINNER on sell-out runs; produce AL MURRAY, THE PUB LANDLORD live at the O2 and RUSSELL HOWARD at Wembley Stadium; introduce some of the fastest-rising stars in comedy such as KRISTEN SCHAAL & KURT BRAUNOHLER; produce stage shows, such as Frank Skinner’s Credit Crunch Cabaret and Grumpy Old Women Live, which has toured the UK three times and performed highly successful runs in Australia and London’s West End; and present 20 acts at the Edinburgh Festival, where it has promoted a total of five Perrier Award winners and 18 Perrier Award/Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in just 21 years.
