Multi-award-winning comedian FitzHigham will perform his hilarious tribute to 17th century stand-up Kempe – the comedy mastermind behind of some of Shakespeare’s greatest comic characters – at on Saturday, October 29.
The show commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare by retelling the tale of the famous fall-out between the greatest comedian in the world and the greatest playwright in history.
After creating such legendary comedy parts as Falstaff, Bottom and Dogberry, Kempe came to blows with his frequent collaborator in 1599 over his ideas for a comedy part in Hamlet.
To show Shakespeare the true nature of comedy, Kempe walked out of Shakespeare’s office at The Globe theatre and Morris danced from London to Norwich in nine days.
The incident has gone down in history, and now, 400 years later, you can relive the wild dancing, near-death, arrest and injury with Tim’s one-man show.
Tim FitzHigham is a Perrier nominated, award winning comedian, explorer, presenter and author.
Among numerous TV credits as a comedian, he has presented several documentaries for BBC1, and Super Human Challenge for CBBC. He has also written and performed in two series of The Gambler for Radio 4, based on his hugely-successful 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show.
The show is part of Teesdale’s Funny Way to Be Comedy Club’s autumn programme
Promoter Peter Dixon said: “I’ve seen Tim FitzHigham perform a number of his specially-themed shows and they really are great fun.
“We always try to bring a bit of variety to our stand-up comedy seasons and this show certainly adds a bit of history and literature to our comedy stew.
“The results are bound to be hilarious for both Shakespeare and non-Shakespeare fans alike.”
The show starts at 8pm. Tickets are £12 in advance or £14 on the door (subject to availability).
The show is suitable for ages 10-plus.
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