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Welcome to the Chambers Management June 2009 Talent Update In this email:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Carr's podcasts go to number ONE on Itunes and hosts 8th series of C4's 8 out of 10 Cats from Friday 5th June, 10pm Jimmy will shortly be returning to our screens to host the brand new series of 8 out of 10 Cats, the topical panel show about polls, surveys and statistics. This will be the eighth series of the hit show, and Jack Whitehall will guest on the first show, along with Johnny Vegas and the regular team captains. The series kicks off this Friday 5th June, C4, 10pm. Jimmy also continues to post new episodes of his hit free podcast, The Writers' Room which has proved a massive hit, rising to the top of the podcast download charts with no publicity except Twitter. In the shows, Jimmy and a number of top comedy writers chat about the latest news and events, offering an insight into how comedy material is developed. The episodes are available to download here: http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=jimmy+carr+writers+room ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall hosts a new 12 part series on C4: TNT Show starts Thursday 11th June, 11.05pm and stars in Big Brother's Big Quiz on E4 TONIGHT, 10pm Hugely talented newcomer Jack Whitehall has landed a 12 part series on Channel 4. He will be hosting the brand new late-night topical comedy show entitled TNT Show. Recording begins next week and will present the latest in hot top comedy talent. Jack will present the viewer with an irreverent and fast-paced take on all the latest news and events. The first show airs Thursday 11th June, C4, 11.05pm. You can also catch Jack as a team captain on Big Brother's Big Quiz, showing twice this week in the run up to the new series. Hosted by Davina McCall, the quiz show celebrates all things Big Brother whilst Jason Manford, Jamelia, Bob Mortimer and Jack captain some of the most memorable of housemates from down the years to face questions about tasks, tantrums, relationships, life after Big Brother and more. TONIGHT 2nd June, 10pm, E4, 10pm and Wednesday 3rd June, C4, 11.05pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Millican performs stand up on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Saturday 13th June 9.30pm Sarah Millican is performing her award-winning stand up on the brand new BBC1 show, Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow. She will be on the second show, which was recorded at the Manchester Apollo and transmits. Sarah has recently come back from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where she was nominated for the coveted Barry Award - the only woman and the only Brit to make the select list this year. Saturday 13th June, BBC 1, 9.30pm More info available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/23/mcintyre.shtml ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Wood to host a special Variety Night at the Hospital Club, Monday 15th June, 7pm Jason Wood will be hosting an exclusive night of entertainment featuring top names in comedy and variety for members and guests of the Hospital Club, Covent Garden: Hospital Club, 24 Endell St, WC2H 9HQ http://www.thehospitalclub.com/ This one-off show kicks off at 7pm - if you would like to attend, please e-mail Hannah: hannah@chambersmgt.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankie Boyle's autobiography available to pre-order on Amazon now Frankie's autobiography, My Shit Life So Far is now available to pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/My-Shit-Life-So-Far/dp/0007324499/ref=ed_oe_h Published by Harper Collins and due for release October 1st 2009, the book is packed with personal anecdotes as Frankie tells his story, from growing up in Glasgow through battling alcohol and drug addiction and working at his first job in a mental hospital. All told in Frankie's inimitable, acerbic style. 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Howie writes for the Guardian and bidding starts for his fascinating autobiography Josh has written a fantastic piece entitled Dial 'D' for Dreidel which is available on the Guardian website here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/29/haredi-helpline-orthodox-jewish This is Josh's third article for the Guardian. In Moving in with Grandma, Josh relates his brilliantly awkward and entirely true experiences of moving in to his Grandma's house with his heavily pregnant wife. You can read this article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/15/josh-howie-grandmother In another piece, The Divine Comedy http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/feb/19/religion-god-humour Josh takes an irreverent look at the relationship between religion and comedy - a topic that he is certainly qualified to discuss considering his personal experience of training to become a rabbi before being kicked off the programme and turning his hand to comedy. This formed a central part of his sell out 2008 Edinburgh stand up show, Chosen. Josh's fascinating autobiography is in its early stages but will detail his out of the ordinary upbringing and famous family. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Carr's fifth stand up DVD available to pre-order and new extra tour dates for 2010 due go on sale June 12th Jimmy's brand new DVD, Telling Jokes, is available to pre-order now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jimmy-Carr-Telling-Jokes-DVD/dp/B0028N6MZO New dates are still being added to the new Rapier Wit tour, which will debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. 2010 Rapier Wit dates are due to go on sale June 12th - keep an eye on www.jimmycarr.com for full info. This week Jimmy will also be appearing as a guest on Richard and Judy: Thursday, Watch, 6pm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ninia Benjamin's battles it out on on BBC1's Celebrity MasterChef Wednesday June 24th, 8pm The new series of Celebrity Masterchef kicks off this month and Ninia will be returning to the kitchen once more in a special heat for 'Comeback contestants.' Following her appearance last year, Ninia will return alongside other past contestants with a second chance to impress the judges: Wednesday 24th June, BBC1, 8pm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Lawrence confirmed for Montreal Comedy Festival Andrew has been invited to perform at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, taking place in July. Andrew's brilliantly unique live performances are proving a hit with international audiences as Andrew has now secured positions at all the top international comedy festivals. So far this year, he has already performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and returned to Kilkenny Cat Laughs for the second time and, following Montreal, he will return to Edinburgh with a brand new show - his fourth consecutive solo show, two of which were nominated for the if.comedy Award. More info on the festival available here: http://www.hahaha.com/en/festival/10/ Jimmy Carr will also be performing at the Montreal Festival - his fourth appearance there to date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pippa Evans stars in new Radio 4 series, Newfangle, first episode available on iplayer now Pippa Evans is starring in a brand new sitcom on Radio 4 entitled Newfangle. Set hundreds of thousands of years ago, the radio sitcom features a cast of 'proto-human' characters. The title character, Newfangle, is despised by his mother, savaged by alpha male Alf on a daily basis and ignored by Snaggle, his favourite female, played by Pippa. To cope with his situation, he invents language, which he hopes will transform his situation, only to find that words have a way of being twisted to new and unpleasant uses. Episode 1 is available for the next week on BBC iplayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00knpvw The series, with a cast including Russell Tovey, Maureen Lipman and Hugh Bonneville continues on Mondays, 11.30am on Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00knpzk/episodes/2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall, Andrew Lawrence, Pippa Evans, Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall, David O'Doherty and Jimmy Carr heading to Edinburgh 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, where David will also be performing, whilst Jimmy will resume his residency at the EICC to debut with his new tour show Rapier Wit. In August, in between hosting TNT Show, Jack will perform his highly anticipated full length stand up show debut Nearly Rebellious. Andrew, who has been nominated twice for the if.comedy award and recently returned from Kilkenny and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be performing his fourth consecutive solo show, Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune! Following on from the if.comedy Best Newcomer nominated Pippa Evans and Other Lonely People, Pippa returns with Pippa Evans: Your Evening's Entertainment, featuring some brand new characters (and some familiar favourites). Sarah 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. David, who recently returned from a lengthy stint in Australia, won the if.comedy Main Award last year and subsequently completed his first UK tour. This summer he will perform at Pleasance Over the Road with a brand new show. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flight of the Conchords hit second series continues on BBC4 Tuesdays, BBC4, 10.30pm The second series of the Conchords' acclaimed TV show continues to critical acclaim: Tuesdays, BBC4, 10.30pm (repeated Fridays) Under the management of the optimistic but inept Murray, the musicians from New Zealand continue their quest for success with their digi-folk band in New York, with support from their one superfan, Mel. Season two features a brand new selection of songs, including You Don't Have to be a Prostitute, Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor and Epileptic Dogs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demetri Martin's new film Taking Woodstock receives standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival Ang Lee's Taking
Woodstock,
starring Demetri as Elliot Tiber premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and
received a fantastic reception with a standing ovation. The film is
set for general release on August 14th in the States and 30th October in the
Trailer available to view
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iq8z2WDbKo&feature=related Demetri has also been cast alongside Brad Pitt in the forthcoming Steven Soderbergh film Moneyball, about ballplayer-turned - Oakland Athletic General Manager Billy Beane (Pitt) and his attempt to field a competitive team on a slim payroll. Demetri will play Paul De Podesta, a Harvard grad who turned down Wall Street jobs to use his statistical skills to change baseball scouting tactics. His system, known as "Earned Run Value," allowed Beane to evaluate valuable players he could hire at low cost. The film is due for release in 2011. More info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210166/ For more on Demetri, go to www.demetrimartin.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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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