PFC TV SHOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

-- Posted by brendan on Friday, August 29 2008

If you missed our TV show as part of the Comedy Lab season on Channel 4, you can still catch it via C4's On Demand service:
http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=comedy-lab-pappys-fun-club

It'll be online for the next 7 days, ie until 4th Sept.

PFC CHANNEL 4 TV SHOW: 11:20pm, Thurs 28th Aug 08

-- Posted by brendan on Tuesday, August 26 2008

Here at Pappy's Fun Club we're excited that our new TV show will be making an appearance on UK screens shortly.

More info on the Channel 4 website

Channel 4
Thurs 28-Aug-08,11:20pm

This one-off show takes up where our last live show, 'Funergy', left off. Should be a lot of fun, so tune in!

EDINBURGH REVIEWS

-- Posted by brendan on Thursday, August 14 2008

The reviews are in! Here's what we've had so far:

THE SCOTSMAN, 14-Aug-08
"Despite a growing field of contenders, Pappy's Fun Club have almost certainly retained their title as the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe."

THE LIST, 14-Aug-08
"The sleeper hit of 2007, PFC storm back with Funergy"

THE INDEPENDENT, 14-Aug-08
"Pappy's Fun Club are back with a fairly loveable, knockabout romp."

ED FEST MAG, 11-Aug-08?
This review is very difficult to sum-up in a single quote. So here's a few:
"an hour of sketched-based hilarity ensues, gaining momentum throughout"
"The sketches were of variable quality"
"the perfect way to spend an hour"

THREE WEEKS, 12-Aug-08
"Insanely inventive, the show powers itself with manic creative energy"

THE GUARDIAN, 12-Aug-08
"2008 finds them at the height of their fun-generated powers"

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, 10-Aug-08
"a feelgood Fringe favourite"

ONE4REVIEW, 10-Aug-08?
"I savoured every single moment that I spent in the fun club and the face ache I experienced for an hour afterwards was well worth it. An absolute must see."

CHORTLE, 7-Aug-08
"Though they come across as ridiculous fools, there’s a keen sense of structure and purpose behind what they do."

METRO, 5-Aug-08
"you really should see this"

THE TIMES, 4-Aug-08 (with Ivan Brackenbury)
"Patchy, but very, very likeable."

PAPPY'S FUN CLUB: FUNERGY - EDINBURGH FRINGE

-- Posted by brendan on Sunday, July 27 2008

6:40pm, 30 Jul - 25 Aug (not 11th), Pleasance Courtyard.

We've finally arrived at the Edinburgh Fringe with our new show 'Funergy'! We've had a great time previewing the show, and we're excited to be opening the doors of the Fun Club in Edinburgh for the third year running.

We'll be taking over the Pleasance Cabaret bar with an hour of frantic fun, characters from beyond the sea, and hard-hitting political drama. Well, two out of three ain't bad. If you're up at the Festival, we hope you can join us.

6:40pm (1hr)
30 Jul - 25 Aug (not 11th)
Pleasance Courtyard - Cabaret Bar

Tickets from the Fringe or Pleasance box-offices:

Fringe box-office:
Tel +44 (0)131 226 0026
http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=989

Pleasance box-office:
Tel +44 (0)131 5566 550
http://www.pleasance.co.uk/edinburgh/listings/show/_pappy%27s_fun_club%3A_funergy/tickets

PFC IN DUBLIN FOR THE COMEDY CARNIVAL

-- Posted by brendan on Friday, July 25 2008

We're thrilled to be in Dublin this weekend for the Carlsberg Comedy Carnival in Iveagh Gardens. We'll be performing our new show, 'Funergy', as well as appearing with Dublin-based sketch group and all-round funny people Diet of Worms.

Sat 26th: Pappy's Fun Club: Funergy
6.00pm, The Shack

Sun 27th: Puffincat Club - with Diet of Worms
5.30pm, The Comedy Factory

Full details and tickets are on the official website:
http://www.carlsbergcomedy.com/comedians/Pappys_Fun_Club.shtml

FINAL FEW CHANCES TO CATCH 'FUNERGY' BEFORE EDINBURGH!

-- Posted by matthew on Saturday, July 12 2008

Our new show, Funergy, has emerged from its egg like a baby velociraptor. Very soon it'll be opening doors and tearing out people's bellies. If you'd like to join the fast growing legion of Funergy fans, then come to one of the shows we're doing in the UK and Ireland over the next few weeks. All the details are below.

Please note that the Latitude Festival has definitely sold out, but if you're coming please come and see us at the Literary Arena. It's going to be a wild ride!

More details of all our shows can be found on the front page of this site www.pappysfunclub.co.uk

PAPPY'S FUN CLUB "OOPS UPSIDE YOUR PAPPY" TOUR 2008!
July 12: Pleasance, Islington
July 13: Pleasance, Islington
July 14: Battersea Arts Centre
July 15: Tobacco Factory, Bristol
July 16: Roisin Dubh, Galway
July 19: Latitude Festival, Literary Stage
July 22: Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
July 23: Gulbenkian Theatre Bar, Canterbury
July 24: Rondo Theatre, Bath
July 25: Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable
July 26: Dublin Comedy Carnival
July 30th- August 25th: Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival

Thanks to the if.comedy people for sponsoring these shows.

PAPPY'S FUN CLUB ON TOUR JUNE/JULY

-- Posted by matthew on Monday, June 16 2008

Please come and see us at one of our upcoming shows. All the details are on the shows page of this site. But, for those of you who hate the irritating click of the mouse, here are all the dates that you can see us do a full show:

June 17: The Boathouse, Cambridge
June 21: Three and Ten, Brighton
June 22: Three and Ten, Brighton
June 24: Laughing Horse, Soho
June 26: Old Fire Station, Oxford
July 1: Falling Down With Laughter, Belushi's Bar, Borough
July 2: Norwich Arts Centre
July 9: Knock2bag, Shepherds Bush
July 11: Greenham Arts, Newbury
July 12: Pleasance, Islington
July 13: Pleasance, Islington
July 14: Battersea Arts Centre
July 15: Tobacco Factory, Bristol
July 16: Roisin Dubh, Galway
July 19: Latitude Festival,
July 22: Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
July 23: Gulbenkian Theatre Bar, Canterbury
July 24: Rondo Theatre, Bath
July 25: Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable
July 26: Dublin Comedy Carnival

Thanks to the good people of the if.comedy awards whose funding made this tour possible.

SOHO THEATRE RUN 5th, 6th & 7th JUNE

-- Posted by matthew on Friday, June 6 2008

Opportunities abound to catch us showcasing songs, characters and sketches from our brand new show, "Funergy."

Last night we opened at the Soho Theatre in London. It was a lot of fun, and there are two more shows to catch tonight and tomorrow (6th and 7th June).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16324530171

On Sunday 8th at 8pm we'll be taking some lovely new material to London's Landor Theatre for Sit Down Sundays. Hosted by the Petrie brothers, and featuring Holly Walsh and the Howard and Armpit Experience, it promises to be a lot of fun.
http://www.sitdownsundays.co.uk/

And then we're off on a tour of the land stopping off at Oxford, York, Bristol, Cambridge, Norwich, Brighton, Newbury, Bath and lots of other places.

The full list of shows, and lots more besides, is on the front page of this site
http://www.pappysfunclub.co.uk.

PFC ON BBC RADIO 4 - MONDAY 12TH MAY, 11PM

-- Posted by brendan on Wednesday, May 7 2008

Listen in to find out the following and many more:

- how will PFC manage to raise enough money to keep the Fun Club alive?
- and many more

Find out on Monday 12th May, 11-11:13pm, on BBC Radio 4 92-94 FM.

More info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/happymondays/pip/g84r6/

PFC AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

-- Posted by brendan on Tuesday, March 25 2008

From 20th March - 13th April we're performing our most recent show (as seen in Edinburgh 2007) in the glorious city of Melbourne. If you're inclined toward antipodianity, why not come along?

We're in the Umbrella Revolution at 8.15pm (7.15pm Sundays).

Tickets and more info here:
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/2008/show/450/

PFC WINS CHORTLE BEST SKETCH ACT AWARD

-- Posted by brendan on Tuesday, March 25 2008

Big thanks to everyone who voted for us in the 2008 Chortle Awards.

PFC walked away with a lovely piece of perspex labeled Best Sketch, Character and Variety Act. Finally the trophy shelf at Pappy Towers has something more illustrious to host than the bottle of strange tasting fruit wine Tom and Ben brought back from Austria.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/features_static/awards/chortle.php