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Jen Brister and Leisa Rea at Kings Arms, Salford






Posted by Tony Flynn on 1st February 2012 at 02:28 PM
Jen Brister and Leisa Rea at Kings Arms, Salford
The Kings Arms, Bloom Street is going from strength to strength with Paul and Zena at the wheel, as well as the knitting club, book club and poetry nights, tomorrow they present Jen Brister and Leisa Rea.

JEN BRISTER

Jen Brister is a stand up comic and comedy actor. A regular performer on the UK & International circuit she has written for BBC Scotland, presented for BBC6 Music and starred in Russell Brand’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ for BBC Radio 2. After a successful and critically acclaimed tour of her show 'British(ish)' at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe this year, Brister also took part in a mini national tour with Zoe Lyons & Suzi Ruffell in November. Brister is taking her brand new show, ‘Now & Then’ on tour in Australia/Asia in 2012.

‘This is as near perfect stand up as I have seen.’ Scotsgay

‘Her expressive face, complemented by comic timing and knowing when to be still, underpin line after perfectly pitched line.’ The List

‘Gorgeously talented’ Tim Arthur, Time Out

LEISA REA'S PENSION PLAN

Brilliantly dark comedy from trouble-making tosspot with no provision for the future and little to show for the past. Losing is the new Winning in this Mardi Gras for Low Achievers. Expect the Earth, (if you must) - but Prepare to be Changed.

Leisa is a London based comic who was born in Salford. So there.

'Exquisite' Time Out, 'Hilarious' The Guardian, 'One of the funniest performances I've ever seen' The Spectator

Winner of The Musical Comedy Awards 2009, Finalist of The New Act of the Year Competition 2012

£7.00

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