Thu 16th May 2024 at 7:00pm ends 10:00pm
Reading Biscuit Factory, Oxford Road, Broad Street, Mall, Reading, UK - Map
Stand-Up Comedy
The Stand and Deliver Comedy Club presents:
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TweetNB - this show is not included in the Reading Indie Comedy Festival pass BUT pass holders will get a discount using a promo code.
LIVE in-person standup comedy at Reading's coolest independent cinema and venue.
Full information is available here- standanddelivercomedy.com/venues-and-info/the-biscuit-factory
Doors 7pm to allow for a prompt 8pm start . Booking essential.
🕕Times and what to do when you arrive
Doors open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8 PM. Please arrive in plenty of time. Late-comers may NOT be admitted and we reserve the right to sell you seat to people on the door. Arriving on time means you can relax and enjoy socialising at the bar before the show.
When you arrive please check-in with the Stand and Deliver Staff. They will be at the entrance to the bar, wearing black S & D T-shirts.
They will check your name off the list and give you a wristband.
Once you have your wrist band please relax in the bar until our staff to call you to the screen.
Stand and Deliver Comedy and Reading Indi Comedy Fest Present: Paul F Taylor- Head in the Clouds
After a several year absence, professional odd-ball Paul F Taylor returns with a supremely silly new show. Paul has been a man that has always thrown himself to the gods of chaos. Growing up; people often accused him of having his head in the clouds.
With recently being diagnosed with ADHD; it’s little wonder that he’s not had his feet on the ground. And now Paul questions his place in this world of distractions that is seemingly not built for people like him. As a new father he’s learning the hard way, having something that demands him to keep his focus, when he can’t, isn’t easy. Yet in this very serious world, Paul makes his case that we now and again, can very much do with having our Head In The Clouds by airlifting audiences into a world of whimsy.
Paul has appeared on Harry Hill’s Nite Club on Channel 4 and also the award winning BBC Radio 4 sketch show Please Use Other Door. He was nominated for best new show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2017, and won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Award in 2013. As an actor and writer, he has starred in many comedy short films that have won critical acclaim and awards on the festival circuit as a long time collaborator with the two time BAFTA nominated director Ben Mallaby; in films such as Milk, Battlecock! and Guilt Trip and his latest film Bleep by Ben Hyland being selected my multiple BIFA and BAFTA qualifying film festivals.
Along with his wife Rebecca Shorrocks, he is one half of sketch duo Short & Curly who enjoyed mass critical success at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as being nominated for Best Character and Sketch Act in the Chortle Awards. ‘should be required viewing for all wannabe
surrealists’
★★★★ The Skinny ‘… beguiles those of us with a weakness for whimsy’
★★★★ Metro ‘…finds a way to make all his silliness mean something’
★★★★ The Wee Review ‘His approach is reminiscent of Harry Hill or Steve Martin in his funny years, although Taylor exceeds them both in frenzied delivery’
★★★★ Short Com ‘…impressive in it’s simplicity and incredibly funny’
★★★★ Broadway Baby …this is an eclectic, entertaining hour of stand-up characterised by surreal touches and capricious roaming over a range of subjects’ Scotsman ‘A welter of daft, Harry Hill-like ideas & diversions’ The Independent ‘Wildly entertaining and absolutely funny’ Chortle
Age Restrictions:
18+
Travel & Parking:
🚗Parking
We advise parking at the Broad Street Mall as after 6pm it's only £4.10 and it's right next to our venue. Full info can be found HERE.
Broad Street Mall, Broad Street Centre, Reading RG1 7QE
Google Mapp link- https://goo.gl/maps/aptnaXGWmUyqXrah6
🚶Walking from the Station
This will take around 10min. We advise walking down Station Rd, onto Broad St and towards Oxford Road.
Other Information:
Full information is available here- www.standanddelivercomedy.com/venues-and-info/reading-biscuit-factory
House rules/ etiquette
In essence, be nice, don’t be a jerk, sit back and let them entertain you!😁
🪑Seating 🪑
You will be seated next to others, in rows. A ticket guarantees you a seat but seats are not allotted. Seats are assigned on a first come first serve basis. If you wish to sit with your friends please arrive together and on time.
Accessibility
Line-up subject to change
No reallocation
Tickets are non-refundable
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We laughed from start to finish, which I don't think I've ever done at a standup show. We had a great evening out.
Review left at 4:05pm on Fri 17th May 2024