26 October 2004

JEREMY HARDY SELLS OUT AS NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE CELEBRATES A BUMPER SEASON

After a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jeremy Hardy has sold out his date at Nottingham Playhouse on Sunday 14 November (7.30pm).  Hardy’s live show  could be called an extravaganza were it not for the fact that nothing happens.  He comes on, talks for a while and then goes off again. 

He doesn’t walk about.  He doesn’t even take the microphone out of the stand.  In fact "show" is a bit of an overstatement.  But he does say quite a lot, most of it coherent.  And he means well, which is the main thing.

Jeremy Hardy is one of the UK’s foremost stand-up comedians. He performs regularly on sell out tours throughout the British Isles and at the major international festivals.  Jeremy can currently be seen on BBC 2’s GRUMPY OLD MEN, heard on the new series of JEREMY HARDY SPEAKS TO THE NATION on BBC Radio 4 and recently made a film JEREMY HARDY VS. THE ISRAELI ARMY. Jeremy has also performed in and co-written UNNATURAL ACTS and AT HOME WITH THE HARDYS (Radio 4). He was a regular panellist on BBC 2’s LOOSE TALK and a regular guest on Radio 4’s JUST A MINUTE, AND I’M THE QUEEN OF SHEBA and I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T A CLUE.  Jeremy can also regularly be heard as an essential member of BBC Radio 4’s hugely popular THE NEWS QUIZ team. 

Jeremy Hardy’s first book WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? was published by Methuen in 1992. His second book JEREMY HARDY SPEAKS TO THE NATION was the product of the Radio 4 show of the same name. In 2004 the radio show was nominated for a prestigious Sony Radio Award for Comedy.

In 1995 Jeremy appeared in and co-wrote JACK AND JEREMY’S REAL LIVES with Jack Dee for Channel 4. In 2001 Jeremy was also a team captain alongside Graeme Garden on BBC2’s critically acclaimed series IF I RULED THE WORLD.   He has also been a regular columnist for the Saturday Guardian and The Evening Standard.

For information on all Nottingham Playhouse events please contact the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or book online at www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.

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