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14 Feb
Comedy Cavern

Stand up comedian, singer, songwriter and winner of the Time Out Comedy Award, Richard Morton is now a regular on Channel 5. You can see him on The Comedy Store Show and on the retro quiz show WowFab Groovy. He's also had his own half hour special Richard Morton Live At The Comedy Store. Guest appearances on other Channel 5 shows include The Jack Docherty Chat Show, Tibs & Fibs, Night Fever and Live & Dangerous.

ITV appearances include Jack Dee's Saturday Night, Funny Business (both Granada), Good Stuff (Carlton) and The Richard Morton Christmas Special (Tyne Tees Yorkshire).

BBC TV appearances include Gag Tag, The Stand Up Show as well as an acting role in the BAFTA nominated Our Friends In The North. Richard also had several acting roles in Channel 4's Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives series.

A regular on BBC radio, he?ll be featured on the new series of Stand Up 2 and Four At The Store. Hes a frequent contributor to Loose Ends and The Locker Room and played alongside Caroline Quentin in Cross Questioned. He has also appeared on Radio 1s Comedy Network, Loose Talk and Radio 4s classic Just A Minute.

Comedy Cavern

If you're looking for stand-up comics, great visual gags, good compering and a night of solid entertainment to start the week off with a good laugh, this is the place tp come. We feature nationally known comedians like Hattie Hayridge, Junior Simpson, Daniel Kitson and many others. 
For the record, the Comedy Cavern was opened in September 1998 and kicked off with a great evening of comedy and has flourished ever since. Competition was tough at the outset, but the quality of the acts, and consistency won out, and the Comedy Cavern is now the only weekly comedy club in Bath. The intimate space in which to work appeals to acts who have travelled from all over the UK (and abroad) to work here.The reputation of the club has grown with punters and with performers steadily over the years. We have seen Rob Newman perform a one and a half hour show, Robert Llewellyn (of Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge) perform his one hour show and have been visited by Milton Jones(The very world of Milton Jones BBC R4),Steve Merchant(co-writer of 'The Office' BBC 2), Ross Noble, Donna McPhail, Adam Bloom, Men In Coats, Daniel Kitson, Jimmy Carr, Brendan Burns and Phil Nichol.

Please note that the early bird tickets for the comedy only apply to students who buy a ticket in advance.

All Comedy shows start at 8pm, but you are advised to get there early (7ish) as it can get busy later. 

Hello to all internet surfers and comedy fans...!!!

The last year has been another good one for the Comedy Cavern having been chosen to host the South West heat of the 'So You Think You're Funny' competition for the sixth consecutive year. This is the most prestigious new act competition in the and previous finalists include Peter Kay, Johnny Vegas, Lee Mack and Ardal O'Hanlon. We continue to nurture a unique atmosphere in this small basement bar which is simply second to none and have been hosts to a wide range of acts as always in the past twelve months...Arthur Smith (who popped in for a drink and ended up performing a set), Rufus Hound (now a regular presenter of Top of the Pops), Andy Parsons (a regular guest on 'Mock the Week, BBC 2) and of course local rising star Russell Howard.

Many now established acts have appeared as newcomers at the Cavern, including Jimmy Carr and Ross Noble. In the past year we have featured several new acts to look out for in the future...these include Electric Forecast, Andrew Lawrence and Sarah Millican, amongst others. I have expanded my own operations considerably in the past year and am now responsible for booking comedy into Bahrain and Germany as well as many UK comedy clubs. When I first worked as the comedy booker for the Comedy Cavern it was one of only three clubs I programmed comedy shows for....now there are eighty two.

I continue to work furiously around the UK comedy circuit and have been lucky enough to work with Anne Robinson and Noel Edmonds on my travels as a TV warm up act...I always mention the Cavern to other comics and 'celebs' alike so look out for Noel popping on any time now to take in a show.