Eleven brave comedians are getting ready to deliver their stand up comedy routines for the first time at the brand new Bootle Stands Up event!
It will take place on Thursday, 23rd May 2024 on the opening night of the 2024 Salt and Tar Comedy Weekender.
This picture shows the budding comedians taking part in Bootle Stands Up, as they are half way through a six-week comedy masterclass being led by event organiser and local comedian Brendan Riley.
Brendan said: “Here is the gang!
“We are now half way through our Big Comedy UK Bootle Stands Up comedy workshop sponsored by Dowhigh Civil Engineering raising funds for the Ykids charity in Bootle.
“Our showcase will be the opening night of this year’s Salt and Tar Comedy Weekender on Thursday 23rd May 2024.
“Tickets are just £5! Come and enjoy a great night out and support this fantastic local charity.
“Buy tickets from the Salt and Tar Bootle website www.saltandtarbootle.com
“Big Comedy UK is raising funds by raising smiles!”
Money raised at the night at the new Salt & Tar events space, at Bootle Canalside, will go towards Ykids in Bootle. The charity supports young people to believe that they can, and then do make a difference.
Brendan Riley said: “We are really pleased to see 11 local people joining us to take part in the comedy workshops ahead of the Bootle Stands Up comedy night.
“These courses are always really good fun to take part in. People learn a lot of skills such as public speaking; coping with nerves; stagecraft; confidence building, memory retention, how to write material; plus how to deal with hecklers!
“At the end of the process, they will be able to confidently stand on stage and deliver a 10-minute set of their own material on the opening night of the Salt and Tar Comedy Weekender.
“It’s a brilliant way to open the festival. Tickets are only a fiver each with proceeds going towards Ykids, so I hope people come down, have a great night and support them!”
Bootle Stands Up! will kick off four days of unmissable events as part of the 2024 Salt and Tar Comedy Weekender across the May Bank Holiday Weekend.
Gary Delaney and Brennan Reece, alongside local comic Katie Tracey will appear on the Friday, with Bingo Nights UK’s Disco Bingo taking to the stage on Saturday night, followed by Seann Walsh, Peter Rethinasamy and Hal Cruttenden on the Sunday.
During the daytime, Salt and Tar will be home to plenty of family-fun, with Comedy Bingo hosted by Brendan Riley and Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Steve Royle performing on the Saturday, and John Harding’s Magic Show and a second helping of Comedy Bingo on Sunday.
Salt and Tar Comedy Weekender in Bootle takes place 23rd-26th May 2024. For tickets and more details please visit www.seetickets.com/tour/salt-and-tar-comedy-weekender
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