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Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show

Tue 7 – Sat 11 Nov 23 60 minutes
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NOMINATED: Best Show – Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023
WINNER: Malcom Hardee – Comic Originality Award 2023

 

Do you like comedy? Do you like shows? What are your thoughts on excellence?

‘Ellis’s performance is touched by comedy genius. Every moment he is on stage, something funny, and then funnier, is happening.’
★★★★★ The Scotsman

If you like all three, then Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show is the excellent comedy show for you. An hour of hilarious stand-up and fun from the North West’s most punctual working-class comedian. As seen and heard on BBC Two, Channel 4, BBC Three, Comedy Central and BBC Radio 4.

 

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'A supremely well-crafted and thoughtfully paced performance…He is the master of his genre and truly a performer at the top of his game.'
one4review
'The density of gags is impressive,…there’s not many better exponents of this message-free, ego-free, knockabout comedy than Ellis in his prime. And this is that show.'
Chortle
'This maelstrom of hilariously silly joy sweeps you up...Phil leaves no funny bone untickled.'
Scotsman
'It’s a surreal and unforgettable hour which firmly cements Phil Ellis as one of the finest and funniest comedians in the UK today.'
Broadway Baby