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It's
that Red Nose time of year again.
You're
sure to be seeing lots of scarlet snouts on the streets of Gloucestershire
over the coming weeks - and not just because of the freezing weather!
Yes,
Comic Relief 2005 is almost upon us, and BBC Gloucestershire is
celebrating with a special concert at the Guildhall Arts Centre,
Gloucester on Thursday March 3.
Our
Comic County will feature established local comedians and musicians
alongside amateur joke-tellers recruited during the past few weeks'
auditions in Cirencester, Cheltenham and Gloucester.
These
raw recruits will be performing alongside folk musician Johnny Coppin,
Prince Charles’ Royal Harpist Jemima Philips and local funny
men Nik Hill, Nick Page and Keith Morgan.
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| Johnny
Coppin |
Guffaw
The
event will be hosted by Faye Hatcher and Simon Cartwright from BBC
Gloucestershire's Saturday Mid Morning Show. Simon
is himself an established comedy impressionist and has appeared
on a number of television shows.
The
show will be recorded and then broadcast at 7.05pm on Red Nose Day.
"We've
got a really diverse line-up for the show - comedy and music, professionals
and amateurs," said Faye. "It's an opportunity to have
a really good laugh while helping to raise much-needed funds for
a worthy cause."
Faye
said she was impressed by the standard of joke-telling during the
recent auditions, held in local shopping centres.
"We
asked adults and children of all ages to come along and tell us
their favourite joke, funny story or poem," said Faye. "We
found lots of funny people out there - although unfortunately some
of the jokes were too rude to use on the night!"
To
get a taste of what to expect from Our Comic County, check out these
audio clips featuring some of our local hopefuls:
Our
Comic County Roll of Honour
Jen
Boyle (Cirencester)
Hannah Sedwick (Meysey Hampton)
Ramzi Hijjani
Michael Harper (Cirencester)
John Price (Cirencester)
Georgia Walsh (Fairford)
Tim Calvert (Cirencester)
Pat Unlenwood (South Cerney)
Will Hibbs (South Cerney)
Tom Cofford (Cirencester)
Steven Jane
Bill Ponting (Cirencester)
Emma Neimes (Cirencester)
Amelia Whitehouse (Barnsley)
Gregg Hay (London)
Emma Bending (Poulton)
Sharon and Jack Newman (Cirencester)
Terri Walker
Philip Tench (Cheltenham)
Victoria
Mustoe (Cheltenham)
Faye Mustoe
Katy Field (Cheltenham)
Kelly Field (Cheltenham)
Zena Giles
Philip
Wynn (Cheltenham)
Olivia
and Max
| Our
Comic County |
| Date |
Thursday
March 3
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| Venue |
Guildhall
Arts Centre, Gloucester |
| Time |
7.30pm |
| Admission |
£3,
tickets available from the Guildhall Box Office in advance or
on the door on the night. |
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BBC
Gloucestershire launches its Comic Relief festivities a special event
at the Guildhall on Thursday March 3, starring the cream of local
talent.
