This autumn GREG DAVIES, star of BAFTA-winning TV series and hit film The Inbetweeners, is to embark on a brand new national stand-up tour - The Back of My Mum’s Head. Beginning 3rd October, the 47-date tour will see GREG play venues nationwide until 13th December including the Hammersmith Apollo on the 17th November. Tickets are on general sale from today.
GREG’S critically acclaimed, sell-out debut solo show Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2010 and extended three times, taking the total number of dates up to a huge 115 shows. The show was subsequently released on DVD and Blu-ray™ in November 2011 by Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd entering the top 10 in the comedy DVD chart and has been nominated for Best DVD in the 2012 Chortle Awards.
Best known for his role as head of sixth form Mr. Gilbert, in The Inbetweeners (Channel 4) which he reprised last year in The Inbetweeners film (the highest grossing British comedy film of all time), GREG has performed on Live at the Apollo (BBC One), headlined Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), been a regular team captain on two series of Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC One), hosted Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two) and appeared on the The Royal Variety Performance 2011 (ITV1). Further TV appearances include Have I Got News for You (BBC One), Would I Lie To You? (BBC ONE), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Frank Skinner’s Opinionated (BBC Two), Mock The Week (BBC Two), The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) and driving through Nepal alongside RHOD GILBERT in World’s Most Dangerous Roads (BBC Two). Last year GREG was nominated for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards and The Times Breakthrough Award at the South Bank Show Awards.
GREG was also one third of Edinburgh Comedy Award 2006 and Barry Award 2007 nominated sketch group WE ARE KLANG, with fellow comedians STEVE HALL and MAREK LARWOOD. The trio have performed four critically-acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh shows and made their eponymous debut sit-com series of the same name and one off entertainment special for BBC THREE in 2010.
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What the Press Said About… Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog:
“One of the funniest stand-up comics”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“Uplifting, enjoyable and - most of all - extremely funny”
The Sun
“A hilarious but touching résumé of his life so far … a wonderfully feel good show that demands repeated viewings.”
The Sunday Telegraph ★★★★★
The Back of My Mum’s Head will run from 3rd October - 14th December 2012
For more information please contact: Debra Clavey, Hannah Wilkinson or Dan Lloyd at Tel: 020 7598 7222. Email: debrac@avalonuk.com / hannahw@avalonuk.com / danl@avalonuk.com
TOUR DATES
October
Wednesday 3rd Devon, Great Torrington, The Plough Arts Centre 01805 624624
Thursday 4th Andover, The Lights 01264 368368
Saturday 6th Chorley Little Theatre 01257 264362
Monday 8th Worcester Huntingson Arts 01482 323638
Tuesday 9th Newcastle, Northern Stage 01905 611427
Thursday 11th Brighton Comedy Festival, Brighton Dome, Concert Hall 0191 230 5151
Friday 12th Reading Comedy Festival, The Hexagon 01273 709709
Saturday 13th Exeter Northcott Theatre 0118 960 6060
Sunday 14th Cardiff St David's Hall 01392 493 493
Monday 15th Swansea Grand Theatre 029 2087 8444
Wednesday 17th Wolverhampton Civic, Wulfrun Hall 0870 3207000
Thursday 18th Stafford Gatehouse Theatre 01785 254 653
Friday 19th Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre, Butterworth Hall 024 7652 4524
Saturday 20th York Grand Opera House 0844 871 7627
Sunday 21st Nottingham Playhouse 0155 941 9419
Monday 22nd Dudley Concert Hall 01384 815577
Wednesday 24th Salisbury City Hall 01722 434434
Thursday 25th Aldershot, Princes Hall 01252 329155
Friday 26th Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 0844 576 4500
Saturday 27th Dorking Halls 01306 881717
Sunday 28th Salford Lowry 0843 208 6000
Monday 29th Glasgow Theatre Royal 0844 871 7627
Wednesday 31st Bedford Corn Exchange 01234 269519
November
Thursday 1st Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 01553 764864
Saturday 3rd Cambridge Corn Exchange 01223 357851
Sunday 4th Dartford Orchard Theatre 01322 220000
Monday 5th Aylesbury, The Waterside 0844 871 7677
Wednesday 7th Wrexham, Glyndwr University 01978 293293
Thursday 8th Leicester De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111
Friday 9th Yeovil, The Octagon Theatre 01935 422 884
Saturday 10th Truro, Hall For Cornwall 01872 262466
Sunday 11th Bristol Colston Hall 0117 922 3686
Thursday 15th Dunfermline, The Alhambra 44(0)1383 740384
Saturday 17th London, Hammersmith Apollo 0844 844 4748
Sunday 18th Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481
Monday 19th Northampton Derngate Theatre 01604 624811
Thursday 22nd Oxford New Theatre 01865 320760
Friday 23rd Birmingham Alexandra 0844 871 7627
Saturday 24th Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210
Sunday 25th Shrewsbury Theatre Severn 01743 281281
Thursday 29th Southend Cliffs Pavilion 01702 351135
December
Monday 3rd Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre 01892 530613
Tuesday 4th Basingstoke Anvil 01256 844244
Saturday 8th Dublin Vicar Street 00353 (0)1 77 55 800
Sunday 9th Belfast Ulster Hall 028 9033 4455
Thursday 13th Harrogate Royal Hall 01423 500 500
Friday 14th Blackpool North Pier 01253 623 304
PRAISE FOR FIRING CHEESEBALLS AT A DOG:
Best of the Year 2010 - “Genuinely one of the funniest shows you’ll see this year”
Time Out ★★★★★
Top 10 Comics of 2010 - “Uplifting, enjoyable and - most of all - extremely funny”
The Sun
“One of the funniest stand-up comics”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
Man of the Moment
Loaded, July 2011
“Immensely enjoyable solo show”
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
“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 ★★★★★
“Hilarious”
News of the World ★★★★★
“Rip-roaring solo show”
Sharon Lougher, Metro ★★★★★
“A genuinely warm, likeable, engaging and most importantly brilliantly funny comic”
Edinburgh Evening News
AVALON PROMOTIONS
Avalon Promotions Limited is one of the leading promoters of live comedy in the UK, bringing household names and breakthrough comedy acts to stages across the country.
2011 alone saw; RUSSELL HOWARD continue his extended arena tour Right Here, Right Now, performing to over 240,000 people, including three dates at London’s O2; AL MURRAY - THE PUB LANDLORD turn his attention to the needs of his Beautiful British public with the second extension of critically acclaimed national tour Barrel of Fun Extra: Classic Hits and New Bits; DAVE GORMAN take to the road with his hotly anticipated Powerpoint Presentation tour; CHRIS ADDISON’s new 39-date tour The Time is Now, Again; brand new tour Manscaping from Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 winner RUSSELL KANE; breakthrough BBC Three star LEE NELSON with fat legend ‘Omelette’ embark on their Well New Tour!; star of The Inbetweeners and Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 nominee GREG DAVIES continue his extended 115 date tour Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog; JENNY ECLAIR with Old Dog, New Tricks; RICHARD HERRING’s tour What is Love, Anyway?; and present some of the UK’s fastest rising talent; Edinburgh Festival Award 2010 nominee GARETH RICHARDS, Chortle Award nominated PEACOCK & GAMBLE, Chortle Student Comedian of the Year finalist CHRIS RAMSEY, star of BBC Three hit comedy Him and Her JOE WILKINSON, Radio 1 DJ TOM DEACON and Chortle Award ‘Best Headliner’ 2011 nominee CRAIG CAMPBELL.
Avalon Promotions has staged major shows and tours including; NEWMAN & BADDIEL in the first ever comedy show at Wembley Arena; FRANK SKINNER’S record-breaking performance to an audience of 6,000 at the Battersea Power Station; Jerry Springer - The Opera 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; DAVE GORMAN’S Googlewhack Adventure at the Sydney Opera House, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, on national tour and at the Village Theatre, New York; Grumpy Old Women Live, which has toured the UK three times and performed a highly successful run in Australia, LAURA SOLON winning the Perrier Award with her debut solo show; and FRANK SKINNER’S Credit Crunch Cabaret - offering recession hit audiences the chance to see acclaimed comedians for just £10.
Last year Avalon presented 21 acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it has promoted a total of seven Perrier Award/Edinburgh Comedy Award winners and 19 Perrier Award/Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees in just 23 years.
