Stephen Carlin @ Tennent's Laughter Lounge

Chosen as one of Stewart Lee’s ‘Ten Best Stand-Up Comedians Ever’, Stephen Carlin has gained critical acclaim and a growing fan base with his original, insightful material and accomplished delivery. He’s featured on BBC’s Comedy Underground and Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy Experience, and has toured with Stewart Lee, Stephen Merchant and Tom Stade. Also a veteran comedy writer, Stephen has written for many BBC Shows including the Now Show and the Newsquiz.

“This is laconic laced with Red Bull, material so thoughtful you would put your house on (him) reinventing the knock knock joke... announcing the arrival of a new comedy original.” - Herald

“One of the most inventive stand-ups on the Fringe..... knowingly cynical and hilarious ... delightfully deadpan Scot" - Chortle

“A cult favourite among fans of the sharper end of stand-up” - Guardian

“One of the most distinctive, and funniest… comedians in Britain” - Chortle

"This capacity crowd [was] falling at Carlin's feet.” - Gigglebeats

“A great comic mind at work” - London is Funny

“A fierce Invention at Play” - The List

Your host for the evening is Tennent’s Laughter Lounge resident compere Paddy Linton. Paddy mixes storytelling from his working class upbringing with observations about Glasgow’s leafier suburbs. His impressive stand-up skills have fast become highly in demand at some of the best comedy shows in the country.

"He went up and smashed it... it was genuinely exciting watching him from the back and it made me remember why I love this." - Darren Connell

“Instantly likeable and effortlessly funny.” – Comedy Dundee

Opening act TBA

**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY**

· Doors to the bar open at 5pm, doors to the comedy room open at 7pm, the show starts at 7:30pm. No late admission.

· This is NOT a standing event. All audience members must be seated while the performance is underway, unless getting up to leave the room.

· You may have to share a table. You may not be able to sit together if the remaining chairs available are spread out. If it is important to you to sit with people you know, we recommend arriving as early as possible.

· If you are arranging on behalf of a large group of people, please make sure everyone is aware talking is not permitted during performances. Hen parties and stag dos, this is probably not the event for you.

· Please don’t talk or heckle during the performances; it is very distracting for both the performer and other audience members. Some performers (usually the host) may invite audience interaction, but otherwise please let the comedians do the talking. Heckling does not ‘help the show’. Think of it like cinema rules: laughter, cheers, applause are all great, but talking or yelling out is not. And another cinema rule…

· Please put your phone on silent. Photos are fine but please no video or flash photography.

· These shows are for people aged 18 and over. You may be asked to show ID if you do not look of age.

· Tennent’s Laughter Lounge does not necessarily agree or disagree with the opinions and viewpoints expressed by the comedians. Acts are booked based on their ability to make people laugh, beyond that we respect freedom of expression. If you disagree or are offended by what you hear, you are free to express this by not laughing, by leaving, or by respectfully raising your objections with the act after the show or via social media. You may not interrupt an on-going performance.

· Exceptions to rules are at the discretion of Tennent’s Laughter Lounge. Audience members who repeatedly break these rules will be asked to leave.

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