Carey Marx
Cariad Lloyd
Carl Barron
Carl Donnelly
Carl Hutchinson
Carl-Einar Häckner
Carly Baker
Carly Smallman
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Clifford
Caroline Mabey
Catherine Semark
Catherine Tate
Catie Wilkins
Cecilia Delatori
Celia Pacquola
Chambers & Nettleton
Charlie Baker
Charlie Chuck
Charlie Covell
Charlie Drake
Charlie Ross
Charmian Hughes
Chris Addison
Chris Brooker
Chris Cairns
Chris Corcoran
Chris Cox
Chris Cross
Chris Fitchew
Chris Forbes
Chris Gilbert
Chris Hardwick
Chris Henry
Chris Kent
Chris Langham
Chris Luby
Chris Lynam
Chris Martin
Chris Mayo
Chris McCausland
Chris Morris
Chris Neill
Chris Norton Walker
Chris Quaile
Chris Ramsey
Chris Roche
Chris Rock
Chris Stokes
Chris Tavner
Chris Turner
Christian Elderfield
Christian Reilly
Christian Steel
Christina Martin
Christophe Davidson
Clare Campbell
Clare Lomas
Clever Peter
Clyde West
Cole Parker
Colin and Rob
Colin Cole
Colin Hoult
Colin Manford
Colin Murphy
Colin Owens
Colm O'Regan
Conor Neville
Craig Campbell
Craig Cash
Craig Hill
Curtis Walker
Chris McCausland
On pub nicknamesAt the 2012 Leicester Comedy Festival preview |
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Chris McCausland: Fringe 2012 |
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This is mild mannered, cosy, and insufferably boring. McCausland is likeable, but he has a self-confessed lack of stage presence. The rhythm wasn't there even if a lot of ideas and potential were. The set started with a segment about successive failed school nativities, each of relied on visualising increasingly awkward moments. The stories were of the funny childhood nostalgia variety, but delivered with all the energy of a paraplegic sloth. The set was sluggish, unbearably so, like watching chronic fatigue sufferer run the marathon. Time slowed down and I started to forget life before the show. Then came a 25 minute rant about the Paralympics being effectively pointless. McCasuland, who is blind, made a good argument, and then made it again, and again, and then a weaker variation on the same theme. Lather, rinse, repeat. The never-ending rehash, like a softly-spoken broken record on loop, may have been therapeutic self-justification, or maybe he didn't think the audience were invested in the premise. We weren't, but it was less a lack of understanding and more abject apathy as the set slowly slid into a ditch. Heartfelt musings on social issues are perfectly fine if they're wrapped up in jokes; going several minutes without any is in danger of no longer being comedy. Having five audience members leave in as many minutes, with those remaining nodding in solidarity, is a near-fatal blow to this kind of performance. There was potential for an tour-de-force of original material about false sympathy for the disabled, showbiz box-ticking, and harsh truths about the nature of ambition. Instead, we get a sinking ship of repetitive rants that leave you exhausted.
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| Date of live review: Sunday 5th Aug, '12 | |
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Review by Alex Mason |
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Monday 16th Jan, '12- Leicester De Montfort Hall | |
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Chris McCausland: 7 Strikes - Fringe 2009
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A relaxed and assured performer. Very very funny and really entertaining. Had the audience in the palm of his hand. Stan, January 2007 |
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Really brilliant comic. His material is excellent and his timing fantastic. Ben Williams, October 2005 |
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Gets away with weak material because of his disability. Seems like a nice bloke but no real talent. Lana, May 2005 |
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Chris is one of the most refreshing comics around - nothing groundbreaking or startlingly original, but really, really funny. Kraftwerk, November 2004 |
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His ability to adapt to his surroundings and perform very funny new material is really impressive. Great guy, great entertainer, go see him soon. [Anon], October 2004 |
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Great material, and excellent stage presence, you probably wouldn't have guessed he was blind from watching him. Bob Davenish, August 2004 |
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Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed the short bit I saw at the Laughing Horse competition. Jug, March 2004 |
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Had the pleasure of watching Chris in the Laughing Horse final, a storming set and can count himself very unlucky to only come second. A sure star for the future. Neil Churchill, March 2004 |
Where can I see Chris McCausland next?
| 20:00 - Thursday 30th May, '13 | |
| Venue: | Manchester Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £10 (£5 concs) |
| Comics: | Alun Cochrane, Chris McCausland, Toby Hadoke (MC) |
Recommended| 20:00 - Friday 31st May, '13 | |
| Venue: | Manchester Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £18 (£9 concs) |
| Comics: | Alun Cochrane, Celia Pacquola, Chris McCausland, Doc Brown, Toby Hadoke (MC) |
Recommended| 19:00 - Saturday 1st Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Manchester Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £20 (£10 concs) |
| Comics: | Alun Cochrane, Celia Pacquola, Chris McCausland, Doc Brown, Toby Hadoke (MC) |
| Info: | Two shows; 7pm and 9.30pm |
| 20:00 - Sunday 2nd Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Lancaster The Borough |
| Prices: | £9 (£7 concs) |
| Comics: | Chris McCausland, Fin Taylor, Ray Bradshaw (MC) |
| Info: | Plus: Susie Lees |
| 20:00 - Thursday 6th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £18 (£13 concs) |
| Comics: | Charlie Baker, Chris McCausland, Jason Cook, Jeff Innocent, Stefano Paolini |
| 19:30 - Friday 7th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £20 |
| Comics: | Charlie Baker, Chris McCausland, Jeff Innocent, Stefano Paolini, Jason Cook (MC) |
| 23:00 - Friday 7th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £15 (£10 concs) |
| Comics: | Charlie Baker, Chris McCausland, Jeff Innocent, Stefano Paolini, Jason Cook (MC) |
| 19:30 - Saturday 8th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £22.50 |
| Comics: | Charlie Baker, Chris McCausland, Jeff Innocent, Stefano Paolini, Jason Cook (MC) |
| 23:00 - Saturday 8th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Store |
| Prices: | £18 (£13 concs) |
| Comics: | Charlie Baker, Chris McCausland, Jeff Innocent, Stefano Paolini, Jason Cook (MC) |
| 00:00~23:55 - Friday 28th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Piccadilly Jongleurs |
| Prices: | £12 |
| Comics: | |
| 20:30 - Friday 28th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Piccadilly Jongleurs |
| Prices: | From £12 |
| Comics: | Ava Vidal, Chris McCausland, Geoff Norcott |
| Info: | Plus: Tucker |
| 00:00~00:00 - Saturday 29th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Piccadilly Jongleurs |
| Prices: | £15 |
| Comics: | Ava Vidal, Chris McCausland, Geoff Norcott |
| 20:30 - Saturday 29th Jun, '13 | |
| Venue: | Piccadilly Jongleurs |
| Prices: | From £12 |
| Comics: | Ava Vidal, Chris McCausland, Geoff Norcott |
| Info: | Plus: Tucker |
| 19:45 - Friday 5th Jul, '13 | |
| Venue: | Highlight Camden |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Chris McCausland, Dougie Dunlop, Kwame Asante, Roger Monkhouse |
| 20:00 - Saturday 6th Jul, '13 | |
| Venue: | Funny Side Of Covent Garden |
| Prices: | £12.50 |
| Comics: | Chris McCausland, Inder Manocha, Zoe Lyons |
| Info: | Plus: Gareth Kane |
| 19:45 - Saturday 6th Jul, '13 | |
| Venue: | Highlight Camden |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Chris McCausland, Dougie Dunlop, Jim Smallman, Matt Rees, Roger Monkhouse |
| 20:00 - Friday 12th Jul, '13 | |
| Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
| Prices: | Adult - £11.00, Student - £4.00 |
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| 20:00 - Saturday 13th Jul, '13 | |
| Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
| Prices: | Adult - £14.00, Student - £4.00 |
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| 20:00 - Thursday 21st Nov, '13 | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Glee Club |
| Prices: | Adult - £11.00, Student - £6.00 |
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| 20:15 - Friday 22nd Nov, '13 | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Glee Club |
| Prices: | Adult - £15.50, Student - £6.50 |
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| 20:15 - Saturday 23rd Nov, '13 | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Glee Club |
| Prices: | Adult - £18.50 |
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Abnormally Funny People
Chris McCausland - As Seen On TV
Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Chris McCausland's Planes, Trains and Shameful Ordeals
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Chris McCausland: 7 Strikes
Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Chris McCausland: Emotional Retard
Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Chris McCausland: Big Time
Edinburgh Fringe 2012
Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough
Misc live shows
Amused Moose Comedy's Hot Starlets 2000-2008 Showcase
Laughing Horse New Act Final 2004

