Internationally acclaimed stand-up CRAIG CAMPBELL - currently supporting FRANKIE BOYLE on his record breaking 120-date tour and recently seen on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC One) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three) - is to embark on his first UK tour. Exploding onto the road in spring 2011 with his trademark brand of inventive storytelling, the comic will play venues nationwide from 22nd February 2010.

CRAIG‘s a known ‘outdoor adventurer’ of comedy; stand up oddly is one of the few things he does inside. Typically dressed in his beloved ‘I love cheese’ t-shirt (synthetic and a bit wiffy) and a khaki (undercover police concealment) shorts number, sometimes substituted for leather trousers, the strapping ex-athlete commands his stages with vigor. As an instinctive entertainer, CRAIG brings his characteristic wit, talkative charm and animated manner to stories about his travels; befriending the audience with accents and boisterous reenactments.

A natural raconteur, CRAIG CAMPBELL is able to find humour in the mundane, instinctively able to entertain and amuse. A Fringe favourite, CRAIG made his debut appearing alongside TONY LAW and DAN ANTOPOLSKI as part of comedy trio The Dinks. Their debut Edinburgh show in 2003 was both a critical and box office success, leading to an invitation to perform in the Best Of Edinburgh programme in New York. Following another successful Edinburgh visit with The Dinks, CRAIG took his first solo show to the Festival. Since then, CRAIG has supported RICH HALL on his international tour and had two further successful solo shows in Edinburgh. 2008 saw CRAIG depart from his traditional stand-up, when he wrote and performed his own, innovative, one-man play, Mr Eyetwister.

Once the notorious host of Canada's legendary Ed's Night Party, and headline guest on numerous Canadian TV shows such as Jim Carrey Live, The Dennis Miller Show and Just for Laughs, CRAIG has also appeared as presenter of Sky One's hit series From Wimps to Warriors, recorded Comedy Cuts (ITV2), Mitch Benn's Musical Comedy Show (BBC Radio 4), Out To Lunch (BBC Radio 2), Comedy Shuffle (BBC Three), Comedy Blue and Edinburgh and Beyond (both for Comedy Central).
ends

What the press has said about Craig Campbell

“Bringing a tale to life like a young Billy Connolly”
Edinburgh Evening News

“That’s the essence of Campbell’s appeal; he’s 100 per cent genuine, with entertaining yarns
from his life and an obvious joie de vivre.”
Chortle

For more information, please contact Alex Beedell or Jo Cross at Avalon Press and Publicity Tel: 020 7598 7222 Email: Alex Beedell / Jo Cross / Dan Lloyd

TOUR DATES

February
Tuesday 22nd CARDIFF St Davids 029 2087 8444
Wednesday 23rd PONTARDAWE Arts Centre 01792 863 722
Thursday 24th CHELTENHAM Town Hall 0844 576 2210
Friday 25th WOLVERHAMPTON Civic, Wulfrun Hall 0870 320 7000
Saturday 26th WHITBY Hilarity Bites 0845 373 2760
Sunday 27th DARLINGTON Hilarity Bites 01325 381 238
Monday 28th MANCHESTER Comedy Store 0844 847 1728

March
Thursday 3rd MIDDLESBOROUGH Town Hall 01642 729 729
Friday 4th BARNSLEY Civic Theatre 0845 180 0363
Saturday 5th BERWICK UPON TWEED Maltings 01289 330 999
Sunday 6th OBAN Corran Halls 01631 567333
Monday 7th LEAMINGTON SPA The Assembly 01926 523 001
Tuesday 8th EDINBURGH The Stand 0131 558 7272
Wednesday 9th ABERDEEN Lemon Tree 01224 641 122
Thursday 10th FIFE Carnegie Hall 01383 602 302
Friday 11th INVERNESS Ironworks 0871 789 4173
Saturday 12th DUNOON Queens Hall 01369 702800
Sunday 13th YORK Hyena 08707 583 219
Monday 14th LIVERPOOL Comedy Central, Baby Blue 0151 702 5834
Wednesday 16th CANTERBURY Gulbenkian 01227 769 075
Thursday 17th NORWICH Arts Centre 01603 660 352
Friday 18th CAMBRIDGE Junction 01223 511 511
Saturday 19th COLCHESTER Arts Centre 01206 500 900
Tuesday 22nd PRESTON Frog and Bucket 01772 200 902
Wednesday 23rd SHEFFIELD Lescar 0114 266 8974
Thursday 24th SHEFFIELD Lescar 0114 266 8974
Friday 25th WORCESTER Huntingdon Halls 01905 611 427
Saturday 26th KENDAL Brewery Arts 01539 725133
Sunday 27th DERBY Assembly Rooms, Darwin Suite 01332 255 800
Monday 28th HARROGATE Theatre 01423 502 116
Tuesday 29th LEEDS Library 0113 244 0794
Wednesday 30th GLASGOW Comedy Festival 0141 552 2070
Thursday 31st ALDERSHOT West End Centre 01252 330 040

April
Friday 1st DIDCOT Cornerstone 01235 515 144
Saturday 2nd FOLKESTONE Quarter House 01303 858 500
Monday 4th TIVERTON New Hall 01884 250 066
Thursday 7th SOUTHEND Palace Theatre 01702 351 135
Friday 8th LONDON Leicester Square Theatre 0844 847 2475
Saturday 9th READING South Street 0118 960 6060
Monday 11th PERTH, Birnam Arts 01350 727674
Tuesday 12th FORT WILLIAM, BA Club 01397 705005
Wednesday 13th KINGUSSIE, Badenoch Centre 01463 234234
Thursday 14th BRIGHTON Komedia 0845 293 8480
Friday 15th TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre 01892 678 678
Saturday 16th HASTINGS White Rock 0870 145 1133

May
Thursday 5th BIRDPORT Electric Palace 01308 428 354
Friday 6th DARTMOUTH The Flavel 01803 839 530
Friday 13th BRISTOL Comedy Box 0117 902 0344
Saturday 14th BRISTOL Comedy Box 0117 902 0344
Thursday 26th BATH Rondo Theatre 01225 463362
Saturday 28th JERSEY Arts Centre 01534) 700444

June
Wednesday 29th CHESTER, The Laugh Inn 01244 340005
Thursday 30th SWANSEA, Comedy Festival, The Vault