JOHN ROBERTSON'S 'THE DARK ROOM' & JAY HANDLEY (MC)

Name: JOHN ROBERTSON'S 'THE DARK ROOM' & JAY HANDLEY (MC)
Start: 2024-10-30T21:00:00+01:00
Location: The Patrick Kavanagh, 142 Trafalgar Rd, B13 8BX Birmingham, United Kingdom

Date & Time

Wed Oct 30 2024 at 09:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Patrick Kavanagh, 142 Trafalgar Rd, B13 8BX Birmingham, United Kingdom | Birmingham, EN

JOHN ROBERTSON'S 'THE DARK ROOM' & JAY HANDLEY (MC)

Details

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!
#FreeEntry !
(Recommended Donation £5 to £10)
100% Crowd funded!
100% Non profit!
All donations put towards booking acts for future shows!
Hosted by Jay Handley
"Moments that can go toe-to-toe with the best standup I've seen"
(EdFringeReview)
WEDS 30TH OCT
FAT PENGUIN HOSTS...
John Robertson's The Dark Room !!
In August 2012, The Dark Room debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival.
Combining a screen, $5 of electronics, an innovative multimedia rig and John Robertson’s manic flair for improvisation and abuse, it was THE cult hit of the Fringe, creating an exhilarating, incredible world of fun, fear, nostalgia and terrible prizes.
This is a live comedy the whole audience doesn’t just watch… it plays!
Since 2012, the show has grown into a touring production that’s been staged in basements, 3,000 seat theatres, corporate events, gaming and sci-fi expos, Fringe and Comedy festivals and toured the UK, Europe, Australia and South-East Asia.
In 2014, it was streamed on Twitch for a one-off special,
garnering 250,000 players over a four-hour marathon show.
The Dark Room has appeared in front of audiences ranging from high hundreds to acceptable thousands at Insomnia Gaming Festival, Runefest, UK Games Expo, Sci-Fi Weekender, EB Games Expo Australia, Wai-Con, MCM Comic-Con, Play Expo Manchester, Birmingham Mac, Bristol’s Colston Hall, Underbelly Festival London, Magners International Comedy Festival,
and since 2010, has had eight consecutive runs at the Edinburgh Fringe.
There’s also a child-friendly(ish) version, which took home Best Kid’s Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2018!
Supporters of The Dark Room include Perrier-winning comedian Brendon Burns, games industry legend
Ian Livingstone, Mark Watson & creator of Invader Zim, Jhonen Vasquez.
No two shows are the same. No other show is the same. This is THE DARK ROOM!
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAID
WINNER
Best Kid’s Show, Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 (for The Dark Room For Kids)
ThreeWeek’s Editor’s Choice, EdFringe 2016
Argus Angel, Brighton Fringe 2014
Director’s Choice, Bedford Fringe 2014
Best of the Fest, Wild West Comedy Festival 2011
NOMINEE
Best Comedy, Fringeworld 2018
Best Local Comedy, Fringeworld 2017
☆☆☆☆☆ Fringe Review ☆☆☆☆☆ ThreeWeeks ☆☆☆☆☆ The Skinny ☆☆☆☆☆ One4Review ☆☆☆☆☆ Broadway Baby ☆☆☆☆☆ FringeGuru ☆☆☆☆1/2 Jayisgames.com ☆☆☆☆ The Stage ☆☆☆☆ Den of Geek
☆☆☆☆ The Age ☆☆☆☆ Herald Sun ☆☆☆☆ The List
☆☆☆☆ Edinburgh Spotlight ☆☆☆☆ Edinburgh Review ☆☆☆☆ Chortle
“A real blast from the past with one crooked eye on the future, this is a truly unique show you’ll be gutted to miss out on.” (Manchester Wire)
“a hilarious YouTube skit made flesh… that he’s a skilled stand-up performer is plain to see; he just happens to have lucked out channeling a subject he obviously loves into the live arena” (The List)
“What a marvelous, maddening concept this is from the twisted mind of John Robertson… if Kafka were to write a comedy show, this would be it.” (Chortle)
“Watching audience members tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it.” (Daily Telegraph, Sydney)
“24 hours ago I’d never heard of John Robertson, now I can’t get his voice out of my head.” (Cerebralpop.com)
“The Cloak Room at Melbourne Town Hall was packed, which means the crowd had either seen it before or heard how good it was. It’s terrific: inspired, wacky and Robertson, on occasions, sounds just a little sinister. And then the lights go up and he’s outside, shaking hands, thanking each of us for coming. What a gentleman! Who’d have thought such a dark, twisted mind lurked beneath this mild-mannered exterior…” (Herald Sun)
“Say goodbye to this morning’s work plans” (Eurogamer)
Time Out Top 100 Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2014,
The List’s Top 5 Scary Shows Edinburgh Fringe 2013

Event Location

The Patrick Kavanagh, 142 Trafalgar Rd, B13 8BX Birmingham, United Kingdom, 142 Trafalgar Road, Birmingham, B13 8BX, United Kingdom,Birmingham, United Kingdom