PAUL LAIGHT - COMEDY BIO • Started comedy in January 2008. Performed at 500+ gigs in that time. • Gag-based/observational comedian with a focus on both personal and (hopefully) universal themes. • Done all the usual open mic nights and now getting regular MC and set bookings in London, South and Midlands. • Looking for 5/10/15/20 min sets and MC work (experience of MCing rooms – capacity 100 so far). Prefer paid but more than happy to do unpaid spots that will lead to paid work. • Based in Tooting, London. Driver WITH car. • Beaten the KING GONG at the Comedy Store. • Performed open spots at the Comedy Store and Banana Cabaret. • Semi-finalist in the LAUGHING HORSE New Act Competition 2010 • Currently resident MC at own night called WEST END COMEDY @ THE COMEDY PUB Venues/clubs performed at (to name a few): • Banana Cabaret, The Bedford - Balham (open 5) • Bathhouse Comedy, London (open 10s) • Bedford New Material, Balham/Paul T Eyres (paid MC/open 10s - repeat booking) • Cambridge Lolathon, Cambridge (open 15) • Chuckle Club, London (open 10) • Comedy at The Tabard/Sunna Jarman (open 10) • Comedy Cafe (open 5s) • Comedy On The Hill/Timmy Manners (open 10) • Comedy Pit, Balham/PJ Scott (open 10s/paid MC) • Comedy at the Kirk (open 10) • Down Under Comedy (paid MC – repeat booking) • Downstairs at the King's Head (open 5s) • Duke's Headliners (open 10s - repeat booking) • Electric Mouse Comedy/Robert White (open 10s - repeat booking) • Fool Hardy Comedy Club/Corry Shaw (open 5) • Funny Farm/Max Paswal (paid 20) • Geek Night Out (open 10) • Kim's Comedy (paid MC - repeat booking) • Laughing Horse Comedy Club (open 5s) • Lion's Den Comedy Club (Gong Show finalist x2) • Laid Back and Laughing, Brighton (open 10/15 - repeat booking) • Laughing Jaabs, Camden (open 10) • London Comedy Store (Gong and open 5s) • Mavericks/Tyrone Atkins (open 10s) • Oi-Oi Comedy/Jim Grant (open 10s - repeat booking) • Pearshaped Comedy Club (paid 10s – repeat booking) • Prince Larthur Comedy Club, Brighton (open 5) • Rise of the Idiots/Anthony Donoghue (open 10) • Soho Comedy Club/David Mulholland (paid middle 10s) • Streatham Comedy Club/Brian Storey (open 15s – repeat booking) • The Hive Project, London (open 10) • Theatre Royal Stratford (open 5) • Up The Creek (open 5s) • Upstairs at the Masons/James Mullinger (paid middle 10s) • We Are Amused, Northampton/Donna Scott (open 10s) • Why the Long Room (open 10/MC) Clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxkYdrkY93o WEST END COMEDY CLUB WEST END COMEDY @ THE COMEDY PUB started in February 2009 by accidental promoter and comedian Paul Laight. Paul's ethos is to put on a show featuring professional acts from TV & Radio as well as future stars of comedy at a pocket happy price. Some wonderfully funny people have appeared at the West End Comedy Club including: Patrick Monahan, Sir Paul Foot, Andrew Lawrence, Robert White, Scott Capurro, Brian Damage & Krystal, Andi Osho, Joe Rowntree, Mike Manera, Matthew Osborn, Ava Vidal, Imran Yusuf, Joe Bor, Abandoman, Josh Widdicombe, Kate Smurthwaite, Wade McElwain, Julian Deane, Jason Patterson, Rachel Anderson, Ariadne The Wag, Dave Gibson, Gary Colman and many, many more excellent comedians. In 2011 - WEST END COMEDY @ THE COMEDY PUB will run shows mainly on the first and third Monday's of the month with other special occasional shows running throughout the year. Shows start at 8.30pm and entry is usually £4 online or £5 on the door. Check out the Website - www.westendcomedy.co.uk or join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29015471020#/group.php?gid=61533836279 Online tickets for all shows can be found by searching West End Comedy @ http://www.wegottickets.com.