A DAY-long celebration of all things Jollyboat takes place this weekend, as fans of the musical comedy duo meet up for the first ever ‘Jollycon’.
The usual Edinburgh preview season has just about wrapped up in Liverpool, with a whole host of practice runs at indie venues across the city before the acts make their way up to the Fringe. For right or wrong I’ve been rather unadventurous with my time and stuck to what I know this year; as […]
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Heading up to the Edinburgh Festival? If you find yourself getting homesick, check out eleven of the best Liverpool talents who you’ll find all over the show at a range of free and ticketed venues around the city. Anyone interesting we’ve missed? Leave a comment and let us know. JOLLYBOAT: NOT SEEN ON TV […]
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The Shiny New Festival is currently showcasing a variety of Liverpool talent about to make its way up to the Edinburgh Fringe, hosting several hour-long shows each evening to give a flavour of the city’s talent. On Tuesday night I popped in to catch three new short plays – Bump, The Brief Afterlife of Reginald […]
The Shiny New Festival was established last year, and returns next week to celebrate the best of Liverpool’s talent about to decamp to the Edinburgh Fringe. The likes of our pals Jollyboat (pictured), Sam Avery, and the Legion of Doom, plus ninja magician David Alnwick and up-and-coming stand up Alastair Clark will be honing […]
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Musical comedy brothers Jollyboat (above, in Cheerios bath) are celebrating the launch of their new YouTube channel with a promise to upload a new song every week. Tommy and Ed Croft, best known for their pirate-themed pop parodies, set up the Jol…
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They kissed a gull and they liked it! They really really really wanna give a big ARRR! Yes, of all the musical pirate comedy acts out there, Jollyboat has to be our very favourite. And they???re back, back, back with a run of Liverpool shows next …
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It’s fun and games this week at Studio Liverpool, with an Edinburgh Festival comedy preview and the return of an old(ish) favourite. On Wednesday (July 27), comedy trio Making Faces will be trying out their new show Introspectacles. Dan Curtis, Li…
It???s been a good ???un this week, with the chance to see a few new things, as well as seeing old favourites in a different way. The Spike Theatre Variety Pack fundraiser was held at the Kazimier on Thursday night, to help them in their effort to sen…
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Musical Comedy Award winners Jollyboat have had an exciting few months, and although they’ve been performing on bills all over the place, tonight’s gig was the biggest headliner in Liverpool for some time as it was a taster of the show they plan t…
Congratulations to lovely Liverpool-based duo Jollyboat, who have won the 2011 Musical Comedy Award. Described on their Twitter page as ???brothers, comedians, and most of all, pirates???, they have been performing under the Jollyboat name for a year …