Urban Comedy Awards
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The first annual Urban Comedy Awards comes to the Hackney Empire promising "a night of side-splitting laughter and stylish glamour". Bringing you the above (apparently) is Kojo, the self-appointed Fresh Prince of Hackney, who co-hosts with American pop singer D. Woods, formerly of MTV-built group Danity Kane, who presumably will provide the glamour (her comic credentials are unknown). Kojo, the "Hackney Haystack", is much-loved on the urban comedy scene - (which tends to mean 'black comedy', indirectly pigeonholing all country dwellers as white, or at least mirthless townies) - and was a sell-out regular at the Empire before recently moving across the Atlantic. A special performance from a "top US comedian" is promised by organisers (which is just as well) as acts battle it out for the gongs.About Hackney Empire
Renowned East London entertainment venue designed by celebrated architect Frank Matcham. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin both trod the boards here in the Hackney Empire's music hall heyday but the unique domed building was reduced to being used as a bingo hall for much of the 60s and 70s. More about Hackney Empire
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London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 25th May 2012 - 11am-12noon
Hackney Central Library, 1 Reading Lane, E8 | 3 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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Hackney Central Library, 1 Reading Lane, E8 | 3 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 25th May 2012 - 8.30pm-11.30pm
Off Broadway, 63-65 Broadway Market, E8 | 16 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
291 Mare Street, London, E8 | At Urban Comedy Awards
Renowned East London entertainment venue designed by celebrated architect Frank Matcham. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin both trod the boards here in the Hackney Empire's music ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
270 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 | 3 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
Picturehouse Cinemas, who run the popular Greenwich Picturehouse and Clapham Picturehouse opened the Hackney Picturehouse on Mare Street in October 2011 which features the biggest ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 | 20 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
This renowned community theatre is at the heart of Hackney and Dalston's flourishing arts scene, and one of the best places in London to see new ...More
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
2 & 4 Homerton High Street, London, E9 | 6 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
The royal connections of this rare, red-brick Tudor manor house reach back to Henry VIII whose Principal Secretary of State, Sir Ralph Sadler, built Sutton House ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Sunbury House, 1 Andrews Street, London, Hackney, London E8 | 18 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
Turner Shortlisted British artist Yinka Shonibare has bought this former office block, in need of some attention, and hardly changed a thing. While the artist decides ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
21-23 Vyner Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 19 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
The remnants of its former use as an old industrial area are still visible on Vyner Street. But, in recent years, it has become a hotbed ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
95 Lauriston Road, London, Hackney, London E9 | 18 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
The Bottle Apostle on the edge of Victoria Park and two doors from the Ginger Pig on Lauriston Road is an excellent wine shop where ...More
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London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
251 Mare Street, London, E8 | 5 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Restaurants > South East Asian restaurants
191 Mare Street, London, Hackney, London E8 | 8 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
393 Mentmore Terrace, London Fields, Hackney, London E8 | 9 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Education > Careers Services
27B Dalston Lane, London, E8 | 18 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 29 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, London, Shoreditch, London E2 | 36 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Martello Road, London, E8 | 8 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Leisure > Activities
London Fields, Westside, London, E8 | 9 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
London's only Olympic sized heated outdoor swimming pool, the luxurious London Fields Lido was re-opened amid much excitement in October 2006 after almost 20 years of ...More
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
5-15 Old Ford Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 26 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
York Hall Leisure Centre in Bethnal Green includes a gym, day spa, 33-metre swimming pool, Turkish bath and offers a wide range of exercise classes but ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
19 Martello Street, Hackney, London, E8 | 8 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
Perched overlooking London Fields the Pub on the Park is is one of the finest pubs in the East to spend a summer's day. Outside there's ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
95 Forest Road, London Fields, E8 | 10 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
76 Broadway, London, Hackney, London E8 | 17 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Nightlife > Bars
127 Shoreditch High Street, London, Shoreditch, London E1 | 1.7 miles from Urban Comedy Awards
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Shoreditch High Street, London, Shoreditch, London E1 | 1.7 miles from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Amhurst Road, London, E8 | 3 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
Hackney’s freshest venue is a converted railway station with a plush bar / restaurant on the ground floor and a nightclub upstairs. The kitchen serves excellent ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
380 Old Street, London, Shoreditch, London EC1V | 1.7 miles from Urban Comedy Awards
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London > Business > Venue Hire
2 Fournier Street, Broadgate, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 2 miles from Urban Comedy Awards
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23-27 Wadeson Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 19 minutes from Urban Comedy Awards
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Hackney Empire events
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Mark Dornford-May's adaptation of Puccini's opera, with the action now set in the townships of South Africa, and the score played on marimbas and steel pans. The music directors are Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.... More about this event
TIMES 13th May, 16th May, 19th May, 26th May, 30th May and 2nd Jun 2012 - Various Times PRICING £8-£34
Musical adaptation of the ancient Greek stories, with the action set within the recent history of South Africa. Script by Peter Terson, music composed by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis, adapted by Mark Dornford-May.... More about this event
TIMES Various Times PRICING Phone for prices
A musical adaptation of Robert Tressell's political novel, with the action transferred from early 20th century Mugsborough, to 1950s Cape Town, during apartheid. Traditional struggle songs are interspersed with an original composition by Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis.... More about this event
Live At The Empire
TIMES 8pm PRICING £7.50-£17.50
A talent show hosted by Tameka Empson and MTV Base's Kat B, featuring guest appearances from Got To Dance finalist 2011 Turbo and Ayanna Witter Johnson.
My Big Fat Jamaican Funeral
TIMES Saturday 9th June and Sunday 10th June 2012 - 8pm PRICING £20-£22.50
Harmony Productions presents Sylvia De'Vere's comedy drama about an ageing mother's boy on the lookout for a bride. The ensemble cast features Lavern Archer, Lovena Brown, Emma Dennis, Marlon King, Charles Tomlin and Olive Miller. The show is directed by Anton Phillips.
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TIMES 29th June and 30th June 2012 at 7.30pm & 1st July 2012 at 5pm PRICING £10
A living portrait of the city that tells the truth of modern London. Starring 100 everyday Londoners.
The Tallest Man On Earth
TIMES 7pm PRICING adv £20, phone for availability
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Alan Davies: Life Is PainAlan Davies: Life Is PainAfter a decade away from stand-up, comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies, best known for his starring role in TV series Jonathan Creek and as a regular on the Stephen Fry fronted QI, embarks on a UK tour. Following a mini-tour of Australia at the end of 2011, Davies returns home and plays two London dates in November 2012, at Richmond Thea12th November 2012Monday 12th November 2012
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TIMES Monday 12th November 2012 PRICING £21-£25
After a decade away from stand-up, comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies, best known for his starring role in TV series Jonathan Creek and as a regular on the Stephen Fry fronted QI, embarks on a UK tour. Following a mini-tour of Australia at the end of 2011, Davies returns home and plays two London dates in November 2012, at Richmond Thea... More about this event
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