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About Us
Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches
in an Hour
Fresh from Channel 4 and a critically acclaimed, sell out run
at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, "the funniest sketch troupe on the
Fringe" (The Scotsman) return to take the UK, and the record books,
by storm.
In 2007 they were nominated for the If.comedy award. In 2008 they
won Chortle Best Sketch Act, performed in
Australia and had their own shows on Channel
4 and Radio 4. Now they attempt the impossible. 200 sketches. 60 minutes.
1 World Record. Heroic attempt, or spectacular folly?
- "Whether they succeed or not, they're hilarious" -
The Guardian
- "Best in their genre" - *****, The Mirror
- "Sheer
joy" - *****, Metro
- "Blisfully funny comedy" - *****, The
List
- “Beneath the larking about there’s a painstakingly
constructed hour of quickfire gags,
recurring characters, and snappy
songs. By the end of it, the crowd
is as elated as the performers, and
that’s saying something"
- *****, Independent
on Sunday
More about Pappy's Fun Club
Pappy's Fun Club is a comedy team made up of Ben, Brendan, Matthew
and Tom. Through a string of live appearances across London, they
began to build a small cult following and so, in 2006, the team took
an hour of Fun to Edinburgh.
The following year they performed in comedy venues across the UK,
were heard on Radio 4's 28 Acts in 28 Minutes, were nominated as Chortle's
Best Newcomer, and received a string of fantastic reviews and a nomination
for the If.Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier) at the Edinburgh Festival
for their second full-length show.
In 2008 PFC starred in their own TV show for Channel
4, their own radio show for Radio 4, and
appeared as part of Comedy Shuffle on BBC3
and Comedy Cuts on ITV2. Their third Edinburgh
show, Funergy, gardenered further critical
praise, and during early 2009 they toured
the Britain and Ireland with Funergy.
In 2009 the team took their fourth Fringe show to Edinburgh: Pappy's
Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches
in an Hour, selling out a large
venue and received great reviews.
Early 2010 will see the team embark on their
largest ever tour of Great Britain and Ireland.
Press Shots
Click to enlarge. Hi-res pictures for print are available
on flickr.
Photos by Idil Sukan.
Previous press photos by Jon Appleyard are here.
Press Quotes
"Pappy’s win every gushing reviewer cliché in
the book. Rest assured that they
are more than deserving of all of
them." -
- Fest Magazine, Aug 09
"Silly and fabulous." -
- Time Out, Aug 09
"No one plies silliness as skilfully as Pappy’s
Fun Club" -
- The Times, Aug 09
"it's another big hit year for Pappys Fun Club and they are
quickly becoming the best in their
genre." -
- The Mirror, Aug 09
"Sheer joy ... irresistable" -
- The Mirror, Aug 09
"slickly constructed, blissfully funny comedy" -
- The List, Aug 09
"brilliantly stupid ... a manic, majestic
set"
- Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard (Oct 07)
"extraordinarily fresh and funny ...
glorious stuff" -
- Dominic Maxwell, The Times (Aug 07)
"A joyously upbeat hour of fast-paced
shenanigans" -
- Steve Bennett, Chortle (Aug 07)
"Clever, witty sketches with brilliant
clowning … there's real joy in their work"
- Metro (Aug 07)
“Pappy’s Fun Club are a wall of
sketch mayhem. It’s chaotic and it’s
in the best tradition of British sketch shows;
it’s completely out of control.”
- Stephen Armstrong, Radio 4's Front Row (Aug
07)
See the reviews
page for lots more.
Awards & Stuff
- Chortle Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act 2008
- Stars of "Pappy's Fun Club: Comedy Lab"
- Channel 4, 2008
- Stars of "Pappy's Fun Club: Happy Mondays"
- Radio 4, 2008
- If.Comedy Best Show Nominee 2007
- Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2007
- Comic's Choice – TimeOut
TV / Radio Credits
- ITV2 - Comedy Cuts (currently in post-production)
- Channel 4 - Comedy Lab: Pappy's Fun Club, August 2008
- Radio 4 - Pappy's Fun Club, May 2008
- Radio 4 - 28 Acts in 28 Minutes. Jan 2008
- BBC Three - Comedy Shuffle, Nov 2007
- Radio 1 - Switch with Annie Mac, Oct 2007
& Dec 2007
- Radio 2 - Weekender, Aug 2006
Contact us
Live Bookings:
TV / Radio / tours: Karushi
Management
Website:
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