Into the Valley
SMACKED ARSE COMEDY SHOW
For the fourth year in a row the ‘Into the Valley’ motorcycle rally in Yorkshire will feature a Saturday afternoon ‘Smacked Arse Comedy Show’ sponsored by those magnificent people at BSH Magazine.
Following on from the roaring success of previous years, Rick Hulse is will once again be host and compere to a whole new show featuring three of the UK’s most talented stand-up comics.
As an added bonus one of Britain’s most promising newcomers will be adding a further dimension to the show in the form of a ten minute set as the first in a brand new Smacked Arse Comedy “Search for a Star” contest to be running throughout 2010.
Performing at Into the Valley on Saturday afternoon May 1st 2010 (2:30pm start) will be;
Gary Deanley (Headline Act):
Gary Delaney is a razor sharp. King of the one-liner comedians, he is widely regarded as being the most quotable comic on the circuit. The machine-gun speed of gags leaves the audience struggling to remember them all.
Gary is at home in venues from arts centres and theatres to rowdy pubs and clubs and has played corporate gigs including the Labour Party Conference.
Gary regularly plays all the big clubs including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Komedia, Glee, Rawhide, The Frog and Bucket, Hyena, Baby Blue, The Stand, Comedy Café, Lee Hurst's Backyard, Banana Cabaret and at clubs throughout the UK.
In 2009 Gary had the audiences baying for more at the You’ve Been Nabbed rally and the Autumn Nabd’ness rally.
Gary co-wrote Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Roadshow, which was nominated for the If.Comedy award (formerly the Perrier award) in 2007. Gary has recently appeared on Paramount's 'Comedy Blue'.
“unremittingly vicious comic Gary Delaney, master of the one-liner” – The Scotsman
“razor sharp one-liners” – Daily Telegraph
“verges on the genius” – Chortle
“Quickfire material of the very highest quality is pretty much guaranteed from the fast-thinking Delaney, a master of the deadpan one-liner.” – The Guardian
“the man Jimmy Carr tries to be” – BBC Online
Ruff Daddy
Britain’s most unique stand-up comedian is two foot six inches of feisty drunken swearing Yorkshire pensioner.
“Like Les Dawson meets John Prescott pissed-up in a kebab shop”. He has burst onto the UK comedy scene like an exploding fat girl.
If you think that sounds intriguing, there’s more...
Ruff Daddy has a wife, she’s ‘Bad Mama’ and she “takes no f’ing prisoners!”
Visionary insight and outright filth with puppetry so sharp it’ll get you over Kermit. Written and performed by Steve Wright and Simon Kerrigan this act is something totally unique in the genre of stand-up comedy!
Rick Hulse first saw Ruff Daddy when they performed on the same bill at Manchester’s famous Frog & Bucket comedy club in an “Asylum” show. He laughed so hard that he spilt his own drink (that really doesn’t happen very often). A packed room of hardened comedy club regulars and nine other comedy acts, including the marvellous Richard Herring, were smitten by a rude, grumpy, incredibly funny, beer-swilling puppet and there was no question that Ruff Daddy just had to be introduced to the bike rally scene. At the You’ve Been Nabbed 18 motorcycle rally, 2000+ people were in pain from laughing so hard and so long when Ruff Daddy and Bad Mama took centre stage in the Frog & Bucket Comedy Club Roadshow. Over the past twelve months Ruff Daddy has become an iconic comedy act on the bikers comedy circuit.
“The audience loved it!” – Richard Herring
“I tried to think which of my mates it reminded me of, then I realised it was all of them.
It was almost a shock at the end of the performance to remember that two very clever men were in plain view operating Ruff Daddy; your attention is so drawn to Ruff Daddy and his little front room set.” – Rick Hulse
“Outrageously funny… really owned the show… Ruff Daddy has to be seen to be believed” – Barbara Rossa (BSH Magazine)
Barry Dodds
Barry has forged an enviable reputation for himself over the past few years, charming audiences nationwide, with his uniquely tailored combination of disarming Geordie wit and wry, down-to-earth observational humour.
A finalist in both the Jimmy Carr Comedy Idol competition, and Jongleurs Last Laugh Comedy search, and a semi-finalist in the BBC New talent Awards Barry has taken the national circuit by storm, with his mix of surprisingly dark and irrepressibly cheeky material.
Fascinated by stand-up from an early age, Barry took to the stage at the tender age of 21, and is now a firm audience favourite at clubs such as The Stand, The Frog and Bucket, Opus, XS Malarkey and many more.
With material covering everything from failed culture bids to an obsession with ghosthunting. In 2006 Barry jetted off to Luxembourg where he performed a solo show - and became the first ever comedian to perform on Luxembourg TV.
At the Autumn Nabd’ness rally in 2009 Barry proved beyond doubt that it is possible to make big hairy bikers cry with laughter
"Razor sharp humour" – Metro
"winning friends with his energy and spirit…" – Chortle
"Very impressive" – Jasper Carrot
"One of comedy's original thinkers" – Dominic Holland
“Geordie comic Barry Dodds almost had people in apoplexy at his dazzlingly funny story about his mate and a giant bar of soap.” – Barbara Rossa (BSH Magazine)
Smacked Arse "Search for a Comedy Star" spot: Lee Smith
Rick Hulse (Host & Compere):
Rick Hulse's comedy style is brash, uncompromising and down-to-earth. Though the language can be somewhat raw, his insights into the world of, dieting, drugs, marriage, sex, and motorcycling never fail to entertain.
Having a twisted philosophical view on just about any subject, from ranting against life’s inequalities to musing on the design of human genitalia, makes for an unpredictable show.
His long involvement in the biking scene, seventeen years as the Chairman of the NABD and thirteen years of writing comic fiction and manic articles under such names as Professor Pierre O’Bollox, M Phetamine and Shirley Crabtree, together with his off-hand Mancunian manner have made him a firm favourite in hosting bikers parties and rallies.
If you are looking for political correctness bring a microscope. Rick’s acerbic Mancunian wit bulldozes its way through life, the universe and everything (everything age, sex, motorcycle or alcohol related anyway).
“If you need a good comedian for your rally, just get Rick Hulse. He’s as funny as fuck!” – 100% Biker Magazine
“Rick Hulse once again had the crowd in hysterics” – BSH Magazine
“Despite the scary appearance, Rick Hulse proved to be an affable chap with a wry wit” – Manchester Evening News
“If you haven’t been to one of Rick Hulse’s – ‘Smacked Arse’ comedy shows yet, you really should; but be warned, the laughter can leave your face and ribs really aching.”
– Barbara Rossa (BSH Magazine)
