Stand Up in the Basement Comedy - Michael Fabbri | Morgan Rees

STAND UP IN THE BASEMENT 

Southampton once-a-month-on-a-Tuesday Comedy Club, now at Heartbreakers venue

🎙WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
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No prizes for guessing that STAND UP IN THE BASEMENT is a stand up comedy night and guess what? It’s on a Tuesday night! Meaning you get to see top TV comics making you chuckle in the same room, and for a fraction of the normal price!

As well as familiar faces from TV, we feature some of the best circuit comics, plus new raw talent and occasionally a few big names who wanna come and try out some new material. It’s tailor-made for people who love live comedy! You’ll get to see a diverse range of comic talent in an intimate space.

💥 THIS MONTH'S LINE-UP
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⭐ MORGAN REES

This softly spoken Welsh comedian boasts a densely packed arsenal of impressive one-liners and hilarious short stories. Morgan has appeared on BBC Radio 4 in the prestigious finals of the BBC New Comedy Award. He was also a runner-up in So You Think You’re Funny 2017, and a finalist in Chortle Student Comedy Award. Based in Bristol, he gigs all over the UK as both act & compere and has performed on several mixed bill shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2016. Most recently you would have caught him opening for Rhys James (Russell Howards Stand Up Comedy Central, Mock The Week) & Fern Brady (Live At The Apollo). 

Credits: BBC New Comedy Award 2017 – FinalistSo You Think You’re Funny 2017 – 2nd Runner Up Welsh Unsigned Stand-up Act 2017 – FinalistNottingham Comedy Festival Comedian of the Year 2017 – NomineeChortle Student Comedy Award 2016 – Finalist

Reviews: 

‘Proved himself a master of redirection, with several set-ups taking unexpected swerves in a punchline heavy set' – Steve Bennett, Chortle

'Clearly going places' – Bruce Dessau

'Excellent' – The Scotsman

⭐ MICHAEL FABBRI

Michael Fabbri quickly stamped his mark on the UK stand up comedy scene when he appeared in the final of Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? competition. His affable and electric style can regularly be seen at major comedy clubs throughout the UK, including The Comedy Store, Komedia, The Glee Club, The Stand and Just The Tonic. His international appearances include Amsterdam, Singapore, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

He has performed several solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival and supported Micky Flanagan, Lucy Porter and Stephen K Amos on tour. Michael’s radio and TV credits include his own stand up series Dyslexicon on BBC Radio 4 and Stand Up For The Week (Channel 4).

"He is an amiable and engaging storyteller and his tales from various points in his life are liberally peppered with excellent punchlines." – The List

"Offbeat delivery and evocative, quirky characterisations." – Fest

"Inventive, off-kilter routines." – Chortle

⭐ COLIN OWENS [COMPERE]

Our compere and your host for Stand in The Basement, Colin Owens, is an award-winning stand-up comedian, who has worked with Jimmy Carr, the teams behind The Inbetweeners and Mighty Boosh. Described as ‘laconic and charming’, Colin talks about his failings, inadequacies, mistakes and general stupidity, all tinged with an air of paranoia and insecurity, but delivered with supreme confidence and sexual edginess!

“Genuinely Brilliant” – Jimmy Carr
“Brilliant performer” – Frank Skinner
“Brilliant, like a funny neighbor” – Tim Vine
“I knew he’d be funny and he was” – Michael McIntyre

INFO

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Change of venue! This event is now upstairs at Heartbreakers • 7-9 Hanover Buildings, Southampton, SO14 1JX • https://www.heartbreakers.uk/

NATURE OF THE BEAST: The line-up for such nights can be subject to change, but the quality of our events will not be compromised!!!

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