The Southport Comedy Festival team are in the fast lane for success after renowned local car dealership Halliwell Jones BMW renewed their place as the associate sponsor for the 2023 event.
The next Festival will be in its 12th year, bringing some of the world’s finest live stand-up comedians to Victoria Park in Southport between Friday, 29th September and Sunday, 15th October, 2023.
The 2022 event saw big names including Al Murrary, Milton Jones, Jason Byrne, Jo Caulfield, Reginald D Hunter, Jeff Green, Ed Byrne and more in addition to the Southport New Comedian Of The Year Competition and fundraising comedy nights for local charities Queenscourt Hospice and Southport Flower Show. .
People are being asked to keep an eye on the Southport Comedy Festival website, their social media pages and local and regional press for big announcements and acts signed up to take part.
Director Brendan Riley said: “Southport Comedy Festival is delighted to once again partner with Halliwell Jones BMW as our main associate Sponsor for 2023.
“We very much value their partnerships along with the support of all our other sponsors, whose backing means that live comedy and the arts continues to thrive in our region.”
The entire festival will be staged once again in a giant luxury heated and seated marquee courtesy of Elite Marquees, in Victoria Park in Southport.
This multi-purpose event space which also hosts the annual Southport Flower Show is only a short distance from the town centre and promenade making it the perfect venue for such an event.
Yvonne Watton, Head of Business at Halliwell Jones Southport said: “We are delighted to be the associate sponsor of the Southport Comedy Festival for the second year running. To be able to support this great local event once again was an easy decision to make. Bren and the team delivered a fantastic festival last year and it was great to see a live comedy event thrive in the area.”
To find out more visit the Southport Comedy Festival website southportcomedyfestival.com
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