luxembourg international comedy festival 2016
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FESTIVAL PARTNERs
Joe EaganFestival Director and InternationalComedians.com founder
Welcome to Luxembourg InternationalComedy Festival 2016!
Since 2014 we've run approximately 4 stand-up comedy shows per year and built up a fantastic following of fans in Luxembourg – and we’re so excited to now bring you a
festival every November!
The festival takes place at 4 venues over 4 days and welcomes over 20 comedians from across the world – with over 20 shows & happenings to see!
Most shows are in English, but there’s also 1 show each in Swedish, Danish, German and Dutch! There’s also a show for kids (rec. ages 6 - 13+) with 3 comics, including Dave
Thompson (UK). Dave was Tinky Winky in the popular Teletubbies show!
Other international acts we welcome are Maureen Younger (UK), Andy Valvur (USA), Yianni Agisilaou (Australia), and top Scandinavian acts Isak Jansson (Sweden) and Claus Reiss (Denmark). Joining them will be a further 15+ comedians from UK, Greece, Canada,
Germany, Portugal, Israel, USA, Holland, New Zealand & more!
There’s also a workshop on Saturday Nov 19 afternoon where you can learn the basics of stand-up comedy (great for improving verbal communications skills!) and workshop
participants can also perform the same evening! There will also be a Local Talents Spe-cial with some rising stars of comedy who live in Luxembourg!
So be sure to get your Festival Card (see page 3) and save 40eur. The card also gives you free entry to the Gala Opening on Nov 17 and more!
We're really excited to bring you the festival with Ville de Luxembourg as Festival Partner.
Welcome to Luxembourg International Comedy Festival 2016!
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Festival Card Information
If you don’t buy a Festival Card before Nov 16 midnight, each show during the festival costs 25eur to attend by paying at the door. Even the shows with free entry for those who show a Festival Card, those cost 25eur for people without a card. So follow these steps
to save 40eur and see some shows for free too!
Go to tinyurl.com/luxfest2016-card to buy your Festival Card Ticket for 60eur.(The price includes the Billetto site fee)
Then print the Festival Card Ticket and bring it to the first show you attend (or show the ticket downloaded on your phone) to exchange it for a Festival Card. Whether it’s show
#1 or another show, our festival team canexchange your ticket for a Festival Card at any show.
You can also buy a Festival Card from our team who will be at Marionnette (15 Rue Stras-bourg) between 12:00 - 14:00 on Sun, Sept 11 & between 11:30 – 13:30 on Mon, Sept 12
and Wed, Nov 16 between 10:30 - 13:00.
For each show you attend, we stamp 1 of the squares. You can also treat others to a show by using more than 1 square for the same show. You can also give your card to
someone else to use - the choices are endless! (note: we will not sell Festival Cards after Nov 16 midnight. They need to be purchased ahead of time.)
The Festival Card also gives 1 free entry to certain shows, such as the Gala Opening on Thursday, Nov 17 with a free Prosecco & snacks mingle + some of the main acts of the festival performing for you! See the festival programme pages 6-10 for more info about
which shows are free with The Festival Card.
The most important thing you’ll need for the festival is a Festival Card! You choose any 4 shows you’d like to attend and the Festival Card also gives you free
entry to certain shows. The cost for 1 card is 60eur.
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-Venues-All shows and happenings during the festival will take place at 4 venues. All venues are easily accessible via public transport and nearby parking (Parking and parking
garage info: tinyurl.com/luxfest-parking).
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Crossfire - 15 Rue Dicks
This Scandinavian bar will be the host of the Late Night Open Mics which are a highlight of comedy festi-vals (anything can happen as comics experiment on stage!). You can also enjoy a show in Swedish with
the great Isak Jansson on Saturday. Be sure to check out the Scandinavian Brunch Comedy Hour in English too on Sunday. Crossfire is also 5min walk to Marionnette.
Konrad - 7 r. du Nord
Comedy in Konrad is well-known to many in Luxembourg for bringing stand-up comedy to Luxembourg already 5 years ago! A true comedy destination in Luxembourg and a fantastic venue for comedy. Here
you will be able to enjoy the solo special of one of the main acts of the festival - Dave 'Tinky Winky' Thompson - UK, and if you’re one of the over 3,000 Dutch people living in
Luxembourg, be sure not miss the show in Dutch at Konrad too!
Marionnette - 15 Rue Strasbourg
The venue many fans have visited for our shows since 2014, easy to get to and just1 minute walk from Gare Central, Marionnette is also the main hub venue of the festival where you can
pick up extra flyers and get extra info, and you are bound to run into festivalcomedians mingling and drinking beer at any time of day.
Marionnette is also 5min walk to Crossfire.
Urban - 2 Rue de la Boucherie (upper level room)
A well-known location and bar destination in Luxembourg, Urban is our most intimate festival venue with a very limited number of seats. Be sure to finish work early on Nov 18 and warm up with some fantastic cocktails before Friday's Afterwork Comedy Special at 19,00 and enjoy some great shows on Saturday.
Venue Map
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Avenue de la Liberté
Boulevard Franklin D. Roosevelt
Val de Hamm
Cross�re15 Rue Dicks
Marionnette15 Rue Strasbourg
Urban 2 Rue de la Boucherie
Konrad Café & Bar7 r. du Nord
CathédraleNotre-Dame
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With Festival Card: FREE(card not stamped) No Festival Card? 25eur
Prosecco, snacks, and mingle before show from19:00 onwards.
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All shows cost 1 section stamped on your Festival Card (equivalent to 15eur) or 25eur without a Festival Card (payable at the door). Information is in orange text if a show is FREE for Festival Card holders. Other useful info may also be stated in orange text.‘MC’ = The comedian who hosts the show. Shows at Urban, Crossfire and Konrad have a higher risk of getting full quickly (under 60 seats), so be sure to show up early. If seats run out at any venue, there are limited standing spots. Note: seats cannot be reserved for shows (except show #18 on Sunday for guests who book a table to eat brunch).
Show #1 - Gala Opening @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 20:00 ~ 21:50 – ENGLISH
Dave ‘Tinky Winky’ Thompson - UK
Isak Jansson - Sweden
Maureen Younger UK - MC
Claus Reiss - Denmark
Soula Notos - Greece
Edo Berger - Holland
Yianni Agisilaou - Australia
Introduction and welcome byFestival Director, Joe Eagan - Canada
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Show #2 - Afterwork Comedy @ Urban,2 Rue de la Boucherie
19:00 ~ 20:40 – ENGLISH
Soula Notos - Greece - MCIsak Jansson - Sweden
Andy Valvur - USAManuel Wolff - Germany
Edo Berger - Holland
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Show #3 - Afterwork Comedy @ Marionnette15 Rue Strasbourg
19:00 ~ 20:40 - ENGLISH
Jason Waddell - USA - MCDave ‘Tinky Winky’ Thompson - UK
Jeroen Pater - HollandBob Maclaren – New Zealand
Peter Luebken - Germany
Show #4 - Friday Showcase @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg
21:10 ~ 22:50 - ENGLISH
Joe Eagan - Canada - MCRotem Deutsch – Israel/Germany
Yianni Agisilaou - AustraliaMaureen Younger - UK
Adam Fields - UK
Show #5 - Late Night Laughs @ Crossfire,15 Rue Dicks
23:15 ~ 00:40 – ENGLISH
With Festival Card: FREE (card not stamped)No Festival Card? 25eur
Johnny Hollywood USA - MCJoin us for some late night laughs where
about a dozen festival comicsexperiment
on stage one after the other.Anything can happen!
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Cost: 40eur. Pay same day at Marionnette 11,30 - 12,00. Includes 1 pizza & 3 beer/wine/soda.
Reserve place via: [email protected] 10 places.
Learn the ins and outs of stand-up comedy.Great for improving public speaking!
Possible to perform in show #16 the same evening!
Happening #1 - Comedy Workshop withYianni Agisilaou - Australia @ Marionnette15 Rue Strasbourg, 12:00 ~ 13:40 - ENGLISH
Show #6 - Show for Kids! @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 14:15 ~ 15:00 - ENGLISH
Recommended ages: 6 - 13+ With Festival Card: 1 stamp per child (adults FREE; max 2 adults per child)
No Festival Card? 25eur per child (adults FREE; max 2 adults per child)Dave 'Tinky Winky' Thompson - UK
Claus Reiss – DenmarkIntroduction by Soula Notos - Greece
Isak Jansson - Sweden (introduction by Joe Eagan - Canada)
Show #8 – ‘The State of the European Union’Solo Special @ Marionnette,
15 Rue Strasbourg - 16:00 ~ 16:45 - ENGLISH
Andy Valvur - USA (introduction by Jason Waddell USA)
Show #7 - ‘Isak Jansson löser alla världens problem’ Solo Special @ Crossfire,
15 Rue Dicks, 14:00 ~ 15:00 – SWEDISH
Show #9 – ‘Sexy men and Dads bods’ @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 17:30 ~ 18:45 - ENGLISH
Jurg van Ginkel - Holland - MCJason Waddell - USA
Adam Fields - UKNeil Robinson - Canada
Edo Berger - Holland
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Show #11 – ‘Manuel Wolff spricht zu Euch’Solo Special @ Urban,
2 Rue de la Boucherie, 19:00 ~ 19:45 - GERMAN
Show #12 – ‘Edo Berger DeluxeSolo Special @ Konrad,
7 r. du Nord, 20:00 ~ 20:45 – DUTCH
Show #13 - Maureen Younger presents – All female line-up@ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 19:30 ~ 21:00 - ENGLISH
Show #15 - Saturday Showcase @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 21:30 ~ 23:10 - ENGLISH
Show #16 - Late Night Laughs @ Crossfire,15 Rue Dicks, 23:20 ~ 00:40 – ENGLISH
Manuel Wolff - Germany (introduction by Peter Luebken – Germany)
Edo Berger - Holland - (introduction by Johnny Hollywood - USA)
Maureen Younger - UK - MCCarly Baker - USA
Soula Notos - GreeceSusana Chabert - Portugal
Rotem Duetsch – Isreal/Germany
Adam Fields - UK - MCHank - Indonesia
Bob Maclaren – New ZealandSusana Chabert - PortugalJohnny Hollywood - USA
+ Workshop attendee(s) from Happening #1 perform for first time ever!
With Festival Card: FREE (card not stamped)No Festival Card? 25eurCarly Baker - USA - MC
Join us for some late night laughs where about a dozen festivalcomics experiment on stage one after the other – anything can happen!
Show #14 – ‘Helt Blæst’Solo Special @ Urban,
2 Rue de la Boucherie, 20:00 ~ 20:45 - DANISH
Claus Reiss - DK (introduction by Peter Luebken – Germany)
Show #10 – Dave ‘Tinky Winky’ ThompsonSolo Special @ @ Konrad,
7 r. du Nord, 19:00 ~ 19:45 – ENGLISHDave ‘Tinky Winky’ Thompson - UK - (introduction by Johnny Hollywood - USA)
Show #18 – ‘Scandinavian Brunch Comedy Hour’ @ Crossfire, 15 Rue Dicks, 13,00 ~ 14,00 – ENGLISH
Show #19 – Hangover Comedy Special @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 14:30 ~ 16:00 - ENGLISH
Show #20 – ‘The Simpsons taught me everything I know’Solo Special @ Marionnette,
15 Rue Strasbourg - 16:30 ~ 17:30 - ENGLISH
Yianni Agisilaou – Australia (introduction by Joe Eagan - Canada)
Must email: [email protected] to book a table to eat Crossfire’s Sunday Brunch ifplan to see show. Book from 11:30 & no later than 12:30 seating before show.
Joe Eagan - Canada - MCClaus Reiss – DenmarkIsak Jansson - Sweden
Hank - Indonesia - MCNeil Robinson - Canada
Jurg van Ginkel – HollandSusana Chabert - Portugal
Joe Eagan - Canada
Show #17 – Local Talents Special @ Marionnette, 15 Rue Strasbourg, 12:00 ~ 12:45 - ENGLISH
With Festival Card: FREE (card not stamped)No Festival Card? 25eur
Comedians living in Luxembourg take the stage as Luxembourg-basedcomedian Peter Luebken (Germany) guides you through the show.
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Best Bagpipe Comedy Show in Europe...…and the only one. The Danish comedi-an Claus Reiss is the only comic in Europe who also entertains with the bagpipe.
He uses the odd instrument to play well-known tunes, but in a most untradi-tional way. And if you’re one of the over 2,200 Danes living in Luxembourg, be
sure not to miss the solo show with Claus in Danish on Saturday!
Isak is one of the foremost comedians on the Scandinavian circuit and is fresh of off his sell-out one man show across Sweden called "Everything is the florist's
fault" he is ready to rock your world with the absurd, downright witty, and charmingly hilarious, and if you are one of the more than 1,000 Swedes living in Luxembourg, be sure not to miss the show in Swedish on Saturday with Isak
and his new solo show!
Dave has performed comedy for over 20 years in places like Ireland, France, Hol-land, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, The Czech Re-
public, Slovakia, Sweden, Poland, and Monte Carlo. TV programmes such as ‘Harry Hill’s TV Burp’, and ‘The Sketch Show’ have commissioned Dave as a writer. Dave
is best known as the person inside the Tinky Winky costume in ‘Teletubbies’, which is still shown all over the world.
Maureen has lived in Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and the Ukraine, and she began performing comedy sketches for a French café theatre group, Meceuil
Théâtre de Paris. On her return to the UK, she turned to stand-up, making the final of the 2007 Hackney Empire New Act competition. Known as one of the
foremost female acts and compere MCs on the UK circuit, she is also tri-lingual and also appeared in Band of Brothers.
One of Australia's top comics, Yianni regularly performs hour-long shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne comedy festivals and we are very happy to
welcome him to Luxembourg. "A skilfully crafted hour of wonderfully funny family anecdotes told with charm and passion" Time Out; Winner of Three Weeks Edi-
tors' Award; Own Comedy Central Special - 'The World Stands Up"
Soula is born and raised in Holland in a Greek family. Crisis indeed! She knows it by heart. Growing up with shouting and gesturing relatives (small bodies, lots of
movement), the only relief was comedy. And now, close to her well-deserved pension, she loves to tell stories filled with self-mockery to as many people as
possible.
Dave ‘Tinky Winky’ Thompson – UK
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Living in Luxembourg, come and see this quirky German comedian who will leave you giggling with laughter all the way home. Just the rarity alone of a German comedian is enough to have to see him perform. Peter will also host the Local Talents Special on Saturday.
Bob has delighted every corner of the world with his laconic and surprising comedy. A combination of kiwi isolation and the lurid madness of Benelux gives Bob a refreshingly unusual view of life as he sees it. Bob’s stand-up has seen him grace the stages of Montreal, London, Amsterdam andevery other corner of the planet.
Edo began his stage career in cabaret group Schering and Weft, which he was with in the finals of the Groningen Student cabaret and Leiden cabaret. In 2008 he won the Rabo Camuz Cabaret Festival and in 2010 the Griffioen Zuidplein cabaret. Previously, he was part of the tour of Night of Comedy. And if you’re one of the over 3,000 Dutch people living in Luxembourg, be sure not miss Edo’s solo show in Dutch on Saturday!
In this US election year and everyone fearing Trump in office, we welcome the great political comic Andy Valvur. Credits include Comedy Store in Los Angeles & the IMPROV and Catch a Rising Star in New York. Writing credits include Maxim, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post and The New York Times. He was also a writer for political comic Will Durst’s Emmy nominated PBS show “The Durst Amendment” and Dan Aykroyd’s House of Blues Radio Hour. Be sure not to miss his solo show on Saturday called ‘The State of the European Union’!
The quick-witted German comedian Manuel Wolff is a charming young man and known for his dry observational humour, occasional outbursts of anger andsurprising improv skills. And if you are one of the over 12,000 Germans living in Luxembourg, be sure not to miss Manuel’s solo show in German on Saturday!
Taking Europe by storm, this American comic and IT nerd/statistician by day is an experimental comic known for great hosting skills and a dry sense of humour. Who knows what great jokes about his ex-wife he has in store for us.
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Adam’s performances are peppered with spontaneous wit and schizophrenic leaps into other personalities. A lively and visual comic with well-crafted
routines that consistently induce hard and fast laughter. Adam has worked with some of the world’s top comedians and was even the support act for British
stand-up legend Jack Dee on his recent European tour.
Johnny is known as the godfather of English comedy in the Cologne region of Germany, Johnny is also a former Marlboro Man model! A fantastic voice as well,
he turns any karaoke night into a one-of-kind evening to remember. A completely lovable guy who will have you giggling all the way home.
Neil is a comedian with credits to his name such as Boom Chicago inAmsterdam, and is even a tour guide running 'comedy boats' on the canals of
Amsterdam. This Canadian lost in Holland is one of the foremost expat comedi-ans on the European circuit and probably the nicest person you've ever met.
Jeroen is one of the foremost names in Dutch comedy and known as the godfa-ther of the Utrecht comedy scene. Observational and twisted humour at its
finest - he is a bit of a communications skills expert and we're looking forward to the magic he can work on the audience during the festival.
One of the fastest up and coming stars in Benelux, Rotem is also an acclaimed singer and musician. She is currently living in Eindhoven and she perplexes audi-
ence with her unique take on what it’s like to be Israeli-German – political, provocative and downright clever, not to miss!
Many comedy fans in Luxembourg know Joe since bringing shows to Luxem-bourg since 2014. He currently resides in Sweden, across the water from Copen-
hagen, and is founder of InternationalComedians.com, he is also the founder of this Festival! Joe entertains crowds with his unique perspective about life as a
Canadian in Europe, stereotypes about different nationalities, culture clashes and lots of other fun things - a maple syrup mix of observational humour you
don't want to miss!
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Jurg won the stand-up concours at the Amsterdam Kleinkunstfestival in 2008, and is known for his dark jokes, bizarre fantasies and is not afraid of rough stuff either. He's often mistaken for a really posh native speaker because of hislaboratory-bred Oxford English accent.
Carly is a Comedian of the Year Finalist in Scotland and began her comedy career at the Laff Stop in Houston. Having established herself on the North-East comedy scene, Carly then moved to Scotland and regularly gigged at such venues as The Stand in Edinburgh and Glasgow. She has also been involved with Comedy Capers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Co-founder of Comedy Huis in Utrecht and a wonderful man with 3 daughters. Hank also co-runs the Utrecht International Comedy Festival each year and is an avid documentary maker. He will host the Hangover Special on Sunday.
Susana is currently living in Luxembourg and will be one of the main acts of the Local Talents Special on Saturday. She is reeling with smiles after Portugal win-ning the European Cup, so she promises to be a bit nicer than her usual cut-throat, no holds barred comedy. A fantastically unique act not to miss!
Jurg van Ginkel – Holland
Carly Baker – USA
Hank - Indonesia
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:Mirco Rubel, Daniel Barbu & all the
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Lever, Flemming Hanberg, Sarita Rao,Ana IIiescu & Carl Fransson.
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