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Welcome to the Chambers Management April 2009 Talent Update In this email:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Millican on Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow BBC1 Sarah is currently making her debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an all new stand up show http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/2009/show/sarah-millican-sarah-millican-s-not-nice/ Last month she recorded a spot on the brand new BBC1 series, Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow, filmed at the Manchester Apollo. The series is due to air in June, more details to follow. Sarah's vocal talents can be heard in the pilot for a hilarious new BBC1 show Walk on the Wild Side, which we expect to be commissioned for further shows this summer. The show features a cast of comics who provide the voices of various animals over real natural history footage. The full show is available to watch here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jp7ss For all the latest news on Sarah, go to: www.sarahmillican.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankie Boyle to release his autobiography Since returning from his sellout national tour, Frankie has been working on his autobiography, which is due to be released 1st October 2009 with Harper Collins. In Frankie's own words: "It's great to finally be getting a book published after the years of work I wasted on my porno version of the Bible" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall, Andrew Lawrence, Pippa Evans, Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Jimmy Carr announce Edinburgh shows We are delighted to announce that Andrew, Pippa, Sarah, Jack and Jimmy will all be taking brand new shows up to the Fringe in August. Andrew, Pippa, Sarah and Jack will all be returning to the Pleasance Courtyard whilst Jimmy will resume his residency at the EICC to debut with his new tour show Rapier Wit. After hosting Big Brother's Big Mouth and storming the Royal Albert Hall recently, Jack will make his Edinburgh highly anticipated full length show debut with Nearly Rebellious. Andrew, who has been nominated twice for the if.comedy award and is currently performing at the Melbourne International Festival http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/2009/show/andrew-lawrence-my-contemptible-life-in-a-gutter-of-abject-desolation/, will be performing his fourth consecutive solo show Soul-crushing vicissitudes of fortune! Pippa, who has recently completed a sellout run at the Soho Theatre with her if.comedy nominated 2008 Edinburgh show returns with a new show, featuring some brand new characters (and some familiar favourites). Sarah, who is also currently in Australia, returns with her second show Typical Woman, following on from last year's show Sarah Millican's Not Nice, which won her the if.comedy Best Newcomer Award. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Carr announces brand new tour and will record his fifth live DVD at Bloomsbury Theatre in May Jimmy will be recording his Joke Technician show for his fifth all new stand up DVD which will be released in November this year. Performances will take place at the Bloomsbury Theatre 1st, 2nd and 3rd May (2 shows recorded on the Saturday and Sunday). For guest tickets, e-mail Hannah: hannah@chambersmgt.com Jimmy has also announced his brand new show Rapier Wit which, as usual, will first be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August before going on a nationwide tour. Full tour dates for the Autumn will be posted on his website shortly, with tickets due to go on sale very soon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Howie, Sarah Millican, Andrew Lawrence and Pippa Evans record for new series of 4 Stands Up on Radio 4 Josh, Sarah, Andrew and Pippa will all be heard on the new series of 4 Stands Up on Radio 4, 6.30pm on the following dates: Sarah Millican: 9th April Josh Howie: 16th April Andrew Lawrence: 30th April Pippa Evans: 7th May ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall signs to 4DVD for his DVD rights and his Comedy Lab, Secret Census, set to go out later this year Jack Whitehall has signed with
4DVD, the home entertainment label from Channel 4. Liz Hadley Comedy A&R
Manager says “Jack Whitehall is one of the hottest new comedians out there
at the moment and we are very excited to be working with him. 4DVD is committed
to developing stand-up comedy and we’re focused on working with cutting edge
comedy talent - we feel Jack definitely fits into this category.” Jack recently stole the show at the Royal Albert Hall at an evening hosted by Horne and Corden to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Review of the show is available here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1165828/Funnyman-Mat-Horne-lost-laughs-leaves-1-500-taxi-comedy-gig.html Jack will also be appearing as a panellist on BBC1's new series of Would I Lie to You, as will Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle. They are all recording next week with the series to go out later this year. Jack's Comedy Lab will be going out later this year. Entitled Jack Whitehall's Secret Census, the show is studio based with guests and an audience but also features hidden camera stunts surrounding a chosen topic, to assess how different members of the general public react, leading to further comical discussion with the studio audience. More info available here: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/03/dyer_lads_mag_sitcom_leads_c4_comedy_labs.html;jsessionid=3AB2FC311612E65346C0F02D9252FDE5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jason Wood to perform a series of shows in Asia Brilliant and entertaining, singing sensation Jason Wood has recently been wowing audiences at a range of corporates, cruises and charity events and this month he will be heading off on a two week mini tour of Asia, performing in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. He performs with Lenny Beige at Piccadilly's Pigalle Club the last Wednesday of every month. More details http://www.jasonwood.info/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flight of the Conchords return to BBC4 with the second series of their smash hit show As the second series wraps up in the States, the Conchords are set to return to our BBC4 screens next month with the second series of their acclaimed HBO show. Exact TX details are to be confirmed so watch this space! A UK tour will happen but exact dates are still to be confirmed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demetri Martin stars in Taking Woodstock Demetri will shortly be seen starring in Ang Lee’s new film, Taking Woodstock which is set for release August 14th in the States and 30th October in the UK. Demetri plays Elliot Tiber, a closeted gay artist who leaves the city to return to help his parents run their motel in the summer of 1969. Whilst there, he inadvertently sets in motion the epic generation-defining concert Woodstock. Trailer available to view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iq8z2WDbKo&feature=related Meanwhile, his hit series continues on Comedy Central. In typical Demetri style, the show is a mixture of deadpan stand up, songs, sketches, flip charts and illustrations as he explores an 'Important Thing' each week. To see clips, outtakes and for more info, click here: http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/important_things/index.jhtml ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forthcoming shows To see when our acts are performing next, please visit www.chambersmgt.co.uk/shows.htm Many of our acts appear regularly on the stand-up comedy circuit within London and the rest of the UK, though Demetri Martin and Flight of the Conchords are based in New York and New Zealand respectively. We would love for you to be our guest at any of our clients' performances. These will be publicised in future mailings and will enable you to discover the talent we have on offer at Chambers Management in addition to the plethora of experience that our clients possess. ------------------------- Contact Us Subject to their availability, our acts are able to attend castings or read-throughs as necessary. Please contact us to discuss your casting requirements, learn more about our artists and to arrange a suitable date on which to view our acts live. T: 0207 796 3588 info@chambersmgt.co.uk
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