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Welcome to the Chambers Management May 2009 Talent Update In this email:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimmy Carr's podcast The Writers' Room shoots to top of the itunes podcast charts Jimmy's new free podcast, The Writers' Room has proved a massive hit, rising to the top of the podcast download charts with almost no publicity. 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 This weekend, Jimmy recorded his fifth stand up DVD, Telling Jokes, at the Bloomsbury Theatre which is available to pre-order now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jimmy-Carr-Telling-Jokes-DVD/dp/B0028N6MZO Tickets for Jimmy's next tour show, 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 are on his website www.jimmycarr.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" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Millican gets nominated for Barry Award, guests on Clive Anderson's Chat Room and set to record voiceovers for newly commissioned Walk on the Wild Side for BBC1 Sarah has just returned from a hugely successful run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival where she played to packed houses, gained rave reviews and was nominated for the prestigious Barry Award - the only Brit and only woman on the list this year. Sarah will be appearing as a guest on Clive Anderson's Chat Room, Radio 2, Thursday 7th May 10pm. More info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy/ Sarah's vocal talents were heard recently in a pilot called Walk on the Wild Side, which has now been commissioned for BBC1 so Sarah will be heading back into the recording studio over the next few months to record for the hilarious show, which features a cast of comics who provide the voices of various animals over real natural history footage: More info about the pilot here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jp7ss For all the latest news on Sarah, go to: www.sarahmillican.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Lawrence, Sarah Millican and David O'Doherty to perform at Just Cat Laughs, Kilkenny Andrew and Sarah have just returned from hugely successful runs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and, at the end of this month, both will be heading to the Cat Laughs Festival in Kilkenny. This will be Andrew's second performance at the festival whilst Sarah makes her debut there. David will be in Australia until the middle of May before performing in Kilkenny. For info on the festival, click here: http://www.carlsbergcatlaughs.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall, Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr appear on Would I Lie To You? Waiting on TX dates from Lorraine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Whitehall, Andrew Lawrence, Pippa Evans, Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall, David O'Doherty 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, where David will also be performing, whilst Jimmy will resume his residency at the EICC to debut with his new tour show Rapier Wit. Before heading to the festival, Jack will be hosting a new talent series for channel 4, starting Thursday 11th June for 12 weeks, more details to follow soon! In August, he will perform his highly anticipated full length stand up show debut with Nearly Rebellious. Andrew, who has been nominated twice for the if.comedy award and recently returned from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be performing his fourth consecutive solo show, Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune! Pippa, who has recently landed a role on the new Radio 4 series, Newfangle, and can be heard on Radio 4's 4 Stands Up on 7th May will bring her second solo show to the Fringe. 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 is currently performing 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 return to BBC4 with the second series of their smash hit HBO show Finally, the second series of the Conchords' acclaimed TV show returns to UK screens this month. The series kicks off: Tuesday 12th May, BBC4, 10.05pm 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 to star opposite Brad Pitt in new Hollywood film, Moneyball Demetri's Hollywood film career continues to flourish as he has landed a leading role starring 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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