Cymru - Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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Am eich digwyddiad mawr nesaf yng Nghymru,<br />
ewch i wefan Croeso <strong>Cymru</strong> – visitwales.co.uk<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong>. Am wyliau go iawn.<br />
For your next big occasion in Wales – visitwales.co.uk<br />
Wales. For proper holidays.<br />
Mach <strong>Comedy</strong> Fest 042<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong>:<br />
llond gwlad o ddigwyddiadau.<br />
Wales:<br />
we love a big occasion.<br />
Yippee!<br />
Hwre!<br />
We’re back for what we believe will be<br />
our best year yet. A frankly incredible<br />
line-up of comedy mixing the best<br />
tour shows from the last year with<br />
work in progress shows from all our<br />
favourite funny people.<br />
We’ve got more events in more venues<br />
than ever before as we look to cram every<br />
last laugh into the wonderful town of<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> over May Day weekend. As well<br />
as that we’ve got plenty of little surprises<br />
planned if you’re lucky enough to stumble<br />
upon them. Look out for information on the<br />
weekend itself for more details.<br />
Our thanks go out to the beautiful town of<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> for hosting this event in the<br />
heart of Wales, and to all our volunteers<br />
who help you get the most out of your stay<br />
with us.<br />
We really hope you have a wonderful<br />
weekend at this, the 3rd <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
Enjoy yourselves,<br />
Rydym ni’n ôl ar gyfer yr hyn a gredwn<br />
fydd ein blwyddyn orau eto. Rhestr<br />
anhygoel o gomedi yn cymysgu ein<br />
hoff sioeau teithiol o’r llynedd gyda<br />
sioeau o waith sydd ar y gweill gan<br />
ein hoff gomedïwyr.<br />
Mae gennym fwy o ddigwyddiadau mewn<br />
mwy o ganolfannau nag erioed o’r blaen<br />
wrth inni fynd ati i geisio gwasgu pob<br />
chwerthiniad olaf i mewn i dref wych<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> dros benwythnos Gŵyl Fai. Yn<br />
ogystal â hynny mae gennym ddigonedd o<br />
bethau bach i’ch synnu wedi’u cynllunio os<br />
ydych yn ddigon ffodus i faglu ar eu traws.<br />
Chwiliwch am wybodaeth am y penwythnos<br />
ei hun i gael mwy o fanylion.<br />
Hoffem ddiolch i dref hardd <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
am gynnal y digwyddiad hwn yng nghanol<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong>, ac i’n holl wirfoddolwyr sy’n eich<br />
helpu chi i gael y gorau o’ch arhosiad gyda ni.<br />
Gobeithio’n wir y cewch benwythnos gwych<br />
yn nhrydedd Ŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>.<br />
Mwynhewch eich hunain,<br />
Henry Widdicombe and Emma Butler, Little Wander Ltd
Train<br />
Station<br />
HEOL PENTRERHEDYN HEOL PEN’RALLT A487<br />
MAES GLA S<br />
Y TABERNACL<br />
WC<br />
PLAS DR<br />
NEW ST<br />
TANRALLT RD<br />
Y PLAS<br />
EVENTS CENTRE<br />
T H E O W A IN<br />
G L Y N D W R C E N T R E<br />
& Food and Drink<br />
West Coast Tent<br />
Food, Drink & Box Oce<br />
HEOL MAENGWYN A489<br />
LLYNLLOEDD LN<br />
Camping<br />
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GARTH RD<br />
M A C H Y N L L E TH<br />
B O W L ING CLUB<br />
GettinG Around<br />
MYnd o GwMpAs<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Located on Heol Maengwyn the site of the<br />
original Welsh parliament building is an<br />
unmistakeable medieval building on your right<br />
as you face the clock tower. Enter the courtyard<br />
through the archway and spend some time<br />
relaxing on the grass before the shows.<br />
y Plas<br />
Crossing the road from the Owain Glyndŵr and<br />
through the park gates will lead you directly to<br />
Y Plas where the West Coast Tent is located on<br />
the lawns directly in front of the building. Y Plas<br />
contains two venue spaces, a bar and a cafe. You<br />
can also reach Y Plas through the town turning<br />
left at the Clock Tower.<br />
FORGE RD<br />
y tabernaCl<br />
Turning right at the clock tower when travelling<br />
from the Owain Glyndŵr will bring you to Y<br />
Tabernacl. Again, an unmistakeable building<br />
that will be on your right. It also houses the<br />
Welsh Museum of Modern Art so look out for<br />
the signs.<br />
bOwlinG Club<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> Bowling Club is situated behind the<br />
Coop, which you will be able to see from the Owain<br />
Glyndŵr Centre. Turn up Llynlloedd Lane and the<br />
Bowling Club will be on your left.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> CamPinG<br />
The festival campsite is also located up<br />
Llynlloedd Lane. You will need to pick up your<br />
wristband from box office to gain access though.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> bOx OFFiCe<br />
The main festival box office is located on the<br />
lawns of Y Plas this year. Alongside the West<br />
Coast Tent and food stalls.<br />
the train statiOn<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> is easily accessible by train on the<br />
direct line from Birmingham to Aberystwyth.<br />
The station is just a short walk into town. Turn<br />
left on exiting the station and you will pass<br />
the Tabernacle on your left before reaching the<br />
clock tower in the centre of town. From here<br />
it’s straight on to Y Plas and left to the Owain<br />
Glyndŵr Centre and Bowling Club.<br />
CanOlFan Owain Glyndŵr<br />
Mae’r Ganolfan, a leolir ar safle senedd-dy<br />
gwreiddiol <strong>Cymru</strong> yn adeilad canol oesol ar y<br />
dde i chi wrth i chi wynebu tŵr y cloc. Ewch i<br />
mewn i’r cwrt o dan y bwa a threuliwch ychydig<br />
o amser yn ymlacio ar y glaswellt cyn y sioeau.<br />
y Plas<br />
Bydd croesi’r ffordd o ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr<br />
a mynd drwy giatiau’r parc yn eich arwain chi<br />
yn uniongyrchol at Y Plas lle lleolir Pabell y West<br />
Coast ar y lawntiau yn union o flaen yr adeilad.<br />
Mae Y Plas yn cynnwys dau leoliad, bar a chaffi.<br />
Gallwch hefyd gyrraedd Y Plas o’r dref trwy droi<br />
i’r chwith wrth Dŵr y Cloc.<br />
y tabernaCl<br />
Bydd troi i’r dde wrth dŵr y cloc wrth deithio<br />
o Ganolfan Owain Glyndwr yn dod â chi at Y<br />
Tabernacl. Mae hwn eto yn adeilad amlwg<br />
a fydd ar y dde i chi. Mae hefyd yn cynnwys<br />
Amgueddfa Gelf Fodern <strong>Cymru</strong> felly chwiliwch<br />
am yr arwyddion.<br />
Clwb bOwliO<br />
Lleolir Clwb Bowlio <strong>Machynlleth</strong> y tu ôl i’r Coop,<br />
a welwch o Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr. Trowch i<br />
fyny Llynlloedd Lane a bydd y Clwb Bowlio ar y<br />
chwith i chi.<br />
Gwersylla yn ystOd yr ŵyl<br />
Lleolir maes gwersylla’r ŵyl hefyd i fyny<br />
Llynlloedd Lane. Ond bydd angen i chi fynd i<br />
moen eich band arddwrn o’r swyddfa docynnau i<br />
gael mynediad i’r lle.<br />
swyddFa dOCynnau’r ŵyl<br />
Lleolir prif swyddfa docynnau’r ŵyl ar lawntiau’r Plas<br />
eleni, ger Pabell y West Coast a’r stondinau bwyd.<br />
GOrsaF y rheilFFOrdd<br />
Mae’n hawdd cyrraedd <strong>Machynlleth</strong> mewn<br />
trên ar y llinell uniongyrchol o Birmingham i<br />
Aberystwyth. Mae’n hawdd cerdded o’r orsaf i’r<br />
dref. Trowch i’r chwith wrth ddod allan o’r orsaf<br />
a byddwch yn mynd heibio’r Tabernacl ar y llaw<br />
chwith cyn cyrraedd tŵr y cloc yng nghanol y<br />
dref. Oddi yma ewch yn syth yn eich blaen at Y<br />
Plas ac i’r chwith at Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr a’r<br />
Clwb Bowlio.
Tudur Owen<br />
Dydd Sadwrn 12.30-2pm<br />
Daniel Glyn<br />
C2: Nos Iau 10pm-12am<br />
Tudur Owen a Daniel Glyn. Yn perfformio’r<br />
penwythnos hwn yng Ngwˆ yl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>.<br />
Yn perfformio bob wythnos ar BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong>.<br />
BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong> proud to support <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
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our supporters<br />
ein CefnoGwYr<br />
Now in our third year the festival<br />
is already a firm fixture in many<br />
people’s diaries. It would be<br />
impossible for the festival to grow<br />
and develop without key support<br />
from funders and sponsors.<br />
welsh GOvernment<br />
In 2012 the festival gained the support of the<br />
Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit (MEU)<br />
as a Growth Event. Working with officers from<br />
the MEU a three year development strategy<br />
was agreed securing the festivals future until<br />
2014 and beyond. <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
would like to thank the Welsh Government for<br />
supporting the development of live comedy in<br />
Wales and what we believe is a unique event in<br />
the UK comedy calendar.<br />
POwys COunty COunCil<br />
Funding through Powys County Council’s Sense<br />
of Place grant scheme was also secured allowing<br />
us to undertake community engagement<br />
projects, create a family programme, help to<br />
create an additional social space and also give<br />
the festival a greater presence within the town.<br />
We would like to thank Powys County Council for<br />
their continued support for this event.<br />
west COast enerGy<br />
West Coast Energy Ltd have been business<br />
mentors for the festival since 2010 overseeing<br />
our development as a company and providing<br />
invaluable advice at key times. This year the<br />
companies support has gone further with the<br />
sponsorship of the West Coast Tent. We’re proud<br />
to be working in partnership with a leading<br />
independent renewable energy developer<br />
working in Wales.<br />
arts and business <strong>Cymru</strong><br />
West Coast Energy Ltd and <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> have received an investment from A&B<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong>’s CultureStep to develop their creative<br />
partnership. CultureStep is made possible by<br />
funding from the Welsh Government and the Arts<br />
Council of Wales.<br />
bbC<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is proud to be<br />
working with BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales<br />
and BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong>.<br />
Bellach yn ei thrydedd flwyddyn,<br />
mae’r ŵyl eisoes yn ddigwyddiad<br />
sefydlog yn nyddiaduron llawer o<br />
bobl. Byddai’n amhosibl i’r ŵyl dyfu a<br />
datblygu heb gefnogaeth allweddol<br />
oddi wrth gyllidwyr a noddwyr.<br />
llywOdraeth <strong>Cymru</strong><br />
Yn 2012 enillodd yr ŵyl gefnogaeth Uned<br />
Digwyddiadau Mawr (UDM) Llywodraeth<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong> fel Digwyddiad Twf. Gan weithio gyda<br />
swyddogion o UDM cytunwyd ar strategaeth<br />
datblygu tair blynedd gan sicrhau dyfodol yr<br />
ŵyl tan 2014 a thu hwnt. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> ddiolch i Lywodraeth <strong>Cymru</strong> am<br />
gefnogi datblygiad comedi byw yng Nghymru<br />
a’r hyn a gredwn sy’n ddigwyddiad unigryw yng<br />
nghalendr comedi’r Deyrnas Unedig.<br />
Cyngor Sir Powys<br />
Sicrhawyd cyllid drwy gynllun grant Naws<br />
am Le Cyngor Sir Powys hefyd a roddodd<br />
gyfle i ni gyflawni prosiectau ymgysylltu â’r<br />
gymuned, creu rhaglen deuluol, helpu i greu<br />
lle cymdeithasol ychwanegol a rhoi mwy o<br />
bresenoldeb i’r ŵyl o fewn y dref. Hoffem<br />
ddiolch i Gyngor Sir Powys am barhau i gefnogi’r<br />
digwyddiad hwn.<br />
west COast enerGy<br />
Mae West Coast Energy Ltd wedi bod yn<br />
fentoriaid busnes i’r ŵyl ers 2010, gan gadw<br />
golwg ar ein datblygiad fel cwmni a rhoi cyngor<br />
amhrisiadwy ar adegau allweddol. Eleni mae<br />
cefnogaeth y cwmni wedi mynd ymhellach<br />
wrth iddynt noddi Pabell West Coast. Rydym<br />
yn falch o fod yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth<br />
gydag un o’r prif ddatblygwyr annibynnol egni<br />
adnewyddadwy sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru.<br />
arts and business <strong>Cymru</strong><br />
Mae West Coast Energy Ltd a Gŵyl Gomedi<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> wedi derbyn buddsoddiad oddi<br />
wrth CultureStep A&B <strong>Cymru</strong> i ddatblygu eu<br />
partneriaeth greadigol. Gwneir Culture Step yn<br />
bosibl gan gyllid oddi wrth Lywodraeth <strong>Cymru</strong> a<br />
Chyngor Celfyddydau <strong>Cymru</strong>.<br />
bbC<br />
Mae Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> yn falch o fod<br />
yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio<br />
Wales a BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong>.<br />
Benefitting<br />
communities through<br />
renewable energy<br />
Mynydd Awel<br />
Mold Business Park<br />
Maes Gwern<br />
Mold<br />
Flintshire<br />
CH7 1XN<br />
Visit us online at:<br />
westcoastenergy.co.uk<br />
atmosconsulting.com<br />
thelowcarbonenergycompany.co.uk<br />
wcns.co.uk<br />
Proud to sponsor the festival<br />
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west CoAst tent<br />
pAbell west CoAst<br />
The keener eyed among you<br />
might have spotted a rather<br />
large tent on the lawns of<br />
Y Plas. It’s our exciting new<br />
festival space that will host free<br />
entertainment as well as food<br />
and drink late into the night.<br />
Made possible through sponsorship by West<br />
Coast Energy Ltd and funding from the Welsh<br />
Government and Powys County Council the<br />
festival is proud to bring you a full programme<br />
of free events and workshops for you to enjoy<br />
between seeing shows...<br />
Swn<br />
Sŵn promotes and celebrates new music coming<br />
in and out of Wales. It means ‘Sound’ and is<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 10<br />
pronounced ‘soon’. Sŵn put on gigs all year<br />
round, predominantly in Wales, from their home<br />
in Cardiff where they host the annual four day<br />
Sŵn <strong>Festival</strong> which takes place this year from<br />
Oct 18-21st.<br />
Having been to the first two <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong>s they are especially delighted to be<br />
involved in bringing music to this year’s event.<br />
Mary Bijou CaBaret<br />
Like sirens seducing us into bad behaviour,<br />
the Mary Bijou company promise an intimate,<br />
involved evening. It’s not simply the promise of<br />
acrobatic strip-teases and circus shenanigans<br />
that allures us, but a pleasurable act of creation<br />
that sweeps away the whole audience.<br />
George Orange of Mary Bijou will be curating<br />
events and workshops in the West Coast Tent<br />
throughout the weekend.<br />
Food, drink and<br />
StallholderS<br />
You’ll be able to get a drink from our festival<br />
bar, and a bite to eat from one of a selection of<br />
stalls serving delicious dishes (see the food and<br />
drink page), and if that’s not enough then how<br />
about a browse at our vintage clothing stall run<br />
by Vintage Vision.<br />
BBC<br />
This year BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales and<br />
BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong> are all covering the festival<br />
with various shows broadcasting live from the<br />
town. You’ll be able to see shows going out live<br />
from the West Coast Tent.<br />
Pick up the full weekend programme including<br />
times and further information on all of the<br />
above from the Box Office and in the West<br />
Coast Tent.<br />
Efallai y bydd y rhai mwyaf craff<br />
ohonoch wedi gweld pabell<br />
weddol fawr ar lawnt Y Plas.<br />
Dyma ein lle arddangos newydd<br />
cyffrous ar gyfer yr ŵyl lle<br />
cynhelir adloniant am ddim yn<br />
ogystal â bwyd a diod yn hwyr i<br />
mewn i’r nos.<br />
Gwnaed hyn yn bosibl drwy nawdd gan West<br />
Coast Energy Ltd a chyllid oddi wrth Lywodraeth<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong> a Chyngor Sir Powys ac mae’r ŵyl yn<br />
falch o ddod â rhaglen lawn o ddigwyddiadau<br />
a gweithdai am ddim i chi eu mwynhau rhwng<br />
gweld y sioeau...<br />
sŵn<br />
Mae Sŵn yn hyrwyddo ac yn dathlu cerddoriaeth<br />
newydd sy’n dod i mewn ac allan o Gymru. Mae<br />
Sŵn yn cynnal gigiau drwy’r flwyddyn, yng<br />
Nghymru’n bennaf, o’u cartref yng Nghaerdydd,<br />
lle maent yn cynnal gŵyl flynyddol dros bedwar<br />
diwrnod, sef Gŵyl Sŵn a gynhelir eleni o Hydref<br />
18 - 21ain.<br />
Ar ôl bod yn nwy Wyl Gomedi gyntaf <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
maent wrth eu bodd o fod yn cymryd rhan yn y<br />
gwaith o ddod â cherddoriaeth i ŵyl eleni.<br />
Cabaret mary bijOu<br />
Fel sirenau sy’n ein denu i ymddwyn yn wael,<br />
mae cwmni Mary Bijou yn addo noson gartrefol,<br />
y gallwch gymryd rhan ynddi. Nid dim ond yr<br />
addewid o ‘strip-teases’ acrobatig a sioe syrcas<br />
sy’n ein denu, ond gweithred bleserus o greu<br />
sy’n ysgubo’r gynulleidfa gyfan gyda hi.<br />
Bydd George Orange o Mary Bijou yn curaduro<br />
digwyddiadau a gweithdai ym Mhabell West<br />
Coast trwy gydol y penwythnos.<br />
bwyd, diOd a stOndinwyr<br />
Byddwch yn gallu cael diod o far yr ŵyl, a<br />
thamaid i’w fwyta o un o amrywiaeth o<br />
stondinau yn gweini bwyd blasus (gweler y<br />
dudalen bwyd a diod), ac os nad yw hynny’n<br />
ddigon, yna beth am chwilota drwy ein stondin<br />
hen ddillad o dan ofal Vintage Vision.<br />
bbC<br />
Eleni bydd Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales a<br />
BBC Radio <strong>Cymru</strong> i gyd yn rhoi sylw i’r ŵyl gyda<br />
nifer o sioeau yn cael eu darlledu’n fyw o’r dref.<br />
Byddwch yn gallu gweld sioeau yn mynd allan<br />
yn fyw o Babell West Coast.<br />
Cewch gopi o raglen lawn y penwythnos gan<br />
gynnwys amserau a gwybodaeth bellach o<br />
bob un o’r uchod, o’r Swyddfa Docynnau ac ym<br />
Mhabell West Coast.<br />
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food & drinK<br />
bwYd A diod<br />
Matilda’s Bakehouse Vintage Vision Tearoom<br />
eAt,<br />
drinK And<br />
be MerrY<br />
Free Entry<br />
Elis James presents<br />
The BBC Radio Wales<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> Showcase<br />
You’ll find plenty of delicious treats as you make Fe welwch ddigon o ddanteithion blasus wrth i<br />
your way around the festival. Between taking chi grwydro o gwmpas yr ŵyl. Rhwng y sioeau<br />
in shows at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre be sure yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr gofalwch<br />
to make time to relax on the lawn, where you neilltuo amser i ymlacio ar y lawnt, lle gwelwch<br />
will find the Vintage Vision Tearoom serving Gaffi Vintage Vision yn gweini te, coffi ac<br />
tea, coffee and a selection of mouthwatering amrywiaeth o gacennau cartref blasus. Mae’r<br />
homemade cakes. This area also welcomes ardal hon hefyd yn mynd i groesawu dychweliad<br />
the return of the Burger Shack serving a range y Burger Shack yn gweini byrgers a ysbrydolwyd<br />
of magnificent Elvis-inspired burgers and<br />
deliciously decadent ice cream cones. The Waen<br />
Brewery are also back with the much-loved<br />
festival ale bar, including one brewed especially<br />
for the festival!.<br />
At the West Coast tent you will find a bar serving<br />
a selection of local beer, cider, wine and soft<br />
gan Elvis a chonau hufen iâ i’ch temtio. Mae<br />
The Waen Brewery yn ôl hefyd gyda bar cwrw<br />
poblogaidd yr ŵyl, gan gynnwys cwrw wedi’i<br />
fragu yn arbennig ar gyfer yr ŵyl!<br />
Ym mhabell West Coast fe welwch far hefyd a<br />
fydd yn gweini amrywiaeth o gwrw lleol, seidr,<br />
gwin a diodydd meddal. Yma hefyd gallwch<br />
Saturday 5 May<br />
Doors 10.30am. Recording from 11am.<br />
The Bowling Club <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
drinks. Here you can also pay a visit to Matilda’s ymweld â Phopty Matilda yn gweini pizzas<br />
Bakehouse serving up delicious wood fired pizzas<br />
and The Curry Stall serving authentic Asian<br />
dishes using locally sourced ingredients. Bwty y<br />
Plas offers freshly prepared and cooked food set<br />
blasus a’r stondin Gyri yn gweini prydau Asiaidd<br />
dilys gan ddefnyddio cynhwysion lleol. Mae<br />
Bwyty’r Plas yn cynnig bwyd wedi’i baratoi<br />
a’i goginio’n ffres o fewn adeilad hardd Y Plas<br />
See some of Wales’ finest stand-up comedians<br />
live and uncut<br />
in the delightful Plas building.<br />
ei hun.<br />
The town of <strong>Machynlleth</strong> has many fine pubs, Mae gan dref <strong>Machynlleth</strong> lawer o dafarndai,<br />
restaurants and cafes. Pick up an information bwytai a chaffis gwych. Gofynnwch am<br />
sheet at box office and start exploring what the daflen wybodaeth yn y swyddfa docynnau a<br />
beautiful town has to offer.<br />
dechreuwch weld beth sydd gan y dref hardd<br />
Eat, drink and be merry!<br />
i’w gynnig.<br />
Bwyta, ŷf, bydd lawen!<br />
BBC Radio Wales proud to support <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 14 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 15
tonY lAw<br />
edinburGh Preview<br />
Tony Law opens the <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> 2012 by saying some words that he<br />
hasn’t said before. It will almost certainly be<br />
really good.<br />
Mae Tony Law yn agor Gŵyl Gomedi<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> 2012 trwy ddweud rhai geiriau nad<br />
yw wedi eu dweud o’r blaen. Bydd bron yn sicr<br />
yn dda iawn.<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 5:00pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
owen nibloCK<br />
COdemaker<br />
Owen’s life is out of control, how can he regain<br />
control? With his trusty laptop and some<br />
development skills. Join him as he shares his tale<br />
of love, life & computer programming.<br />
Mae bywyd Owen allan o reolaeth, sut y gallai<br />
adennill rheolaeth? Gyda’i liniadur ffyddlon a rhai<br />
sgiliau datblygu. Ymunwch ag ef wrth iddo rannu ei<br />
stori am gariad, bywyd a rhaglennu cyfrifiadurol.<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
5:30pm<br />
£5<br />
lloYd lAnGford<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
A sort of picaresque shaggy dog story. Will contain<br />
jokes about bread and circumcision. Expect a<br />
potent brew of gags, stories, riffs and accents.<br />
Only joking, he just does the one accent. You may<br />
have seen Lloyd on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) or<br />
heard him on Wordaholics (BBC Radio 4).<br />
Mae Will yn cynnwys jocs am fara ac enwaedu.<br />
Disgwyliwch gasgiad cryf o storïau, riffs ac acenion.<br />
Wel, un acen mewn gwirionedd. Efallai eich bod<br />
wedi gweld Lloyd ar Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) neu<br />
bridGet CHristie<br />
hOusewiFe surrealist<br />
Join Bridget Christie as she hands out<br />
communion wafers, eats a banana, explains<br />
religion, suggests how Ken Clarke should eat a<br />
toad in the hole, and re-enacts The Ascension of<br />
Christ using a fishing rod.<br />
Ymunwch â Bridget Christie wrth iddi rannu<br />
afrlladennau cymundeb, bwyta banana, egluro<br />
crefydd, awgrymu sut y dylai Ken Clarke fwyta<br />
‘toad in the hole’, ac ailgyflwyno Dyrchafael Crist<br />
gan ddefnyddio gwialen bysgota.<br />
“Insightful, intelligent and absurd in equal<br />
measure.’ Chortle<br />
“This is an astonishing show” The Skinny<br />
“Wonderful stuff” British <strong>Comedy</strong> Guide<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
5:30pm<br />
£7<br />
wedi ei glywed ar Wordaholics (BBC Radio 4).<br />
“smart and properly funny observational comic”<br />
Guardian<br />
“An experience that seems likely to prove one of<br />
my highlights of the Fringe” Chortle<br />
Venue: Y Plas<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 5:30pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
CHArlie bAKer<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
Join the charismatic hyperactive funnyman<br />
Charlie Baker as he tries out new material for his<br />
forthcoming show. Imagine if Jack Black, Frank<br />
Sinatra and Jethro had a son, imagine no more<br />
as Lets Dance for Comic Relief Winner Charlie<br />
Baker takes his incredible mix of Jokes, Song and<br />
Dance on tour.<br />
Ymunwch â’r digrifwr carismataidd, gorfywiog<br />
Charlie Baker, wrth iddo gyflwyno ei ddeunydd<br />
ar gyfer ei sioe newydd. Dychmygwch pe bai<br />
gan Jack Black, Frank Sinatra a Jethro fab, ac yna<br />
dychmygwch ddim mwy wrth i enillydd Let’s Dance<br />
for Comic Relief Charlie Baker fynd â’i gymysgedd<br />
anhygoel o Jôcs, Cân a Dawns ar daith.<br />
“Devon’s answer to Frank Sinatra” The Guardian<br />
“A superior take on the modern showman” The<br />
Guardian<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 7:00pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
brinG And bi-linGuAl<br />
the draGOn has 3 tOnGues<br />
JoHn luKe roberts<br />
a COGent deFenCe OF adsurdity - live!<br />
John-Luke Roberts presents a lighthearted look<br />
at 7pm, Friday 4th May 2012. He’ll make a lot<br />
of amusing observations about 7pm, Friday 4th<br />
May 2012 - observations that we’ve all been<br />
thinking, but finally he’ll say. He’ll compare 7pm,<br />
Friday 4th May 2012 to other cultural tropes and<br />
memes - like bendy-buses, for example. For people<br />
who love 7pm, Friday 4th 2012, but want to<br />
have a little laugh at it too. Not really - an hour<br />
of silly comedy, and an hilarious defence of it.<br />
Mae John-Luke Roberts yn cyflwyno golwg<br />
ysgafn ar 7pm, dydd Gwener 4 Mai 2012. Bydd<br />
yn gwneud llawer o sylwadau doniol am 7pm,<br />
dydd Gwener 4 Mai 2012 - sylwadau yr ydym i<br />
gyd wedi bod yn eu meddwl, ond yn y diwedd<br />
bydd ef yn eu dweud. Bydd yn cymharu 7pm,<br />
dydd Gwener 4ydd Mai 2012 gyda syniadau<br />
diwylliannol eraill - fel bysiau plygu, er<br />
enghraifft. I bobl sy’n caru 7pm, dydd Gwener<br />
Mai 4ydd 2012, ond eisiau cael hwyl ychydig am<br />
ben hynny hefyd. Ddim mewn gwirionedd - awr<br />
o gomedi wirion, ac amddiffyniad doniol ohono.<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 7:00pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
Wales’ best, biggest, boldest, brashest and<br />
indeed only bi-lingual show returns to<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong>. No knowledge of Welsh, or English<br />
required to receive maxium enjoyment from this<br />
unique show. From the North to the South to the<br />
East to the Powys, a truly multi-lingustic journey<br />
through Wales. Come and tri-lingual.<br />
Mae sioe orau, fwyaf, a mwyaf beiddgar <strong>Cymru</strong> ac<br />
yn wir ei hunig sioe ddwyieithog yn dychwelyd<br />
i Fach. Nid oes angen unrhyw wybodaeth am y<br />
Gymraeg, na’r Saesneg i gael y mwynhad mwyaf<br />
o’r sioe unigryw hon. O’r Gogledd i’r De i’r Dwyrain<br />
ac i Bowys, taith wirioneddol amlieithog trwy<br />
Gymru. Dewch i fod yn dair-ieithog.<br />
AbAndoMAn<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
Following appearances on Radio 1, 6Music,<br />
BBC1 and BBC3 plus a recent sell-out tour<br />
with Ed Sheeran, the Hackney Empire New Act<br />
competition and Musical <strong>Comedy</strong> Award winners<br />
will present a hip-hop mash-up of the best new<br />
tunes that have never previously been written.<br />
Book early to avoid disappointment.<br />
Yn dilyn ymddangosiadau diweddar ar Radio<br />
1, 6Music, BBC1 a BBC3 a thaith lle roedd pob<br />
tocyn wedi’i werthu yn ddiweddar gyda Ed<br />
Sheeran, bydd cystadleuaeth Hackney Empire<br />
New Act ac enillwyr y Wobr Gomedi Gerddorol<br />
yn cyflwyno cymysgedd hip-hop o’r alawon<br />
newydd gorau nad ydynt erioed wedi eu<br />
hysgrifennu o’r blaen. Archebwch yn gynnar<br />
rhag cael eich siomi.<br />
“Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile… Nothing<br />
short of genius.” Chortle<br />
“A freestyle talent that is unparalleled anywhere in<br />
the market. Comedic timing that’s so impressive it<br />
could’ve been scripted.” The Independent<br />
“Astonishing – and hilarious – to watch.” Metro<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 16 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 17<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
7:00pm<br />
£5<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
7:00pm<br />
£6
wil HodGson<br />
kidnaPPed by CatwOman<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
8.30pm<br />
£5<br />
HenninG weHn<br />
nO surrender<br />
You may well have heard Henning on BBC Radio’s<br />
Unbelievable Truth, News Quiz, Now Show and<br />
Fighting Talk or seen him on QI , Dave’s One<br />
Night Stand or Edinburgh and Beyond – now’s<br />
your chance to see the self-appointed German<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> Ambassador to the UK in the flesh in his<br />
sell-out Edinbugh show, No Surrender. Tuetonic<br />
jolliness at its best. Come along … or else.<br />
Deutschland über alles!<br />
Efallai eich bod wedi clywed Henning ar<br />
Unbelievable Truth, News Quiz, Now Show a<br />
Fighting Talk ar Radio’r BBC neu wedi ei weld<br />
ar QI , Dave’s One Night Stand neu Edinburgh<br />
and Beyond - nawr dyma eich cyfle chi i weld<br />
From Catowman to Samantha Fox Strip Poker<br />
via Frenchie’s Slumber Party and Hattie Jacques<br />
Bed Bath Wil Hodgson looks at how the fantasies<br />
and crushes of a geeky childhood shape one’s<br />
sexuality as an adult (of sorts).<br />
O Catowman i ‘Strip Poker’ Samantha Fox<br />
drwy Barti Cwsg Frenchie a bath gwely Hattie<br />
Jacques mae Wil Hodgson yn edrych ar sut mae<br />
ffantasïau a cholli pen mewn plentyndod od yn<br />
rhoi ffurf ar rywioldeb rhywun fel oedolyn (o<br />
ryw fath).<br />
‘He is an inspired storyteller and his words are full<br />
of fire and beauty... He’s a sort of urban warrior on<br />
behalf of all those who don’t fit in’ The Scotsman<br />
‘This is punk rock this is how it should be’ Mark Thomas<br />
“Genius” Russell Howard<br />
yr hunan-apwyntiedig Lysgennad Comedi<br />
Almaenaidd i’r DU yn y cnawd yn ei sioe a<br />
werthodd bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin, “No<br />
Surrender”. Hwyl Tiwtonig ar ei orau. Dewch<br />
draw ... neu ... Deutschland über alles!<br />
“Side-splittingly funny” The Scotsman<br />
“A vulnerable man grappling with a language that<br />
isn’t his own” The Guardian<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
8:30pm<br />
£8<br />
rob deerinG<br />
the One<br />
There have been other Rob Deering shows but<br />
this is The One. Rob Deering celebrates ten<br />
years of Edinburgh solo shows with something<br />
bigger and more exciting than anything he has<br />
done yet.<br />
If you see just one Rob Deering: The One this<br />
year, this one is The One.<br />
Cafwyd sioeau Rob Deering eraill ond hon yw Yr<br />
Un. Mae Rob Deering yn dathlu deng mlynedd<br />
o sioeau unigol yng Nghaeredin gyda rhywbeth<br />
mwy a mwy cyffrous na dim mae wedi ei<br />
wneud eto.<br />
Os gwelwch chi ddim ond un Rob Deering: Yr Un<br />
eleni, dyma’r Un.<br />
Venue: Bowling Club<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 8:30pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
dAniel GlYn<br />
Fy nGhardiFF<br />
Yn ystod yr wythdegau agorwyd ysgol gyfun<br />
Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd fel arbrawf ieithyddol.<br />
Bu’r fenter yn lwyddiant, ond mae gan bob arbrawf<br />
ei “side effects” anffodus – yn y cyd destun yma ei<br />
enw yw Daniel Glyn. Yn Fy Nghardiff bydd Daniel<br />
yn rhannu ei brofiad o fod yn “Gymro Cymraeg<br />
Di-Gymraeg”, o gael ei fwlio yng Nghaerdydd am<br />
fod yn “Blwmin Welshie”, i gael ei fwlio ym Mangor<br />
am fod yn “blinkin dysgwr”..<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 8.30pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
pAppY’s And friends<br />
Award winning sketch team Pappy’s return to<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> for the third year<br />
running! This year will be a bit different because<br />
Matthew has booked a holiday when the festival<br />
is on (he sends his apologies) so Tom and Ben<br />
are going to MAN UP and put on an evening<br />
with some brilliant sketch friends (SHEEPS,<br />
BEHEMOTH, ABANDOMAN, HORSE AND LOUIS)<br />
which to be honest will probably be a stronger<br />
showing than our usual gubbins.<br />
Mae’r tîm sgetsys sydd wedi ennill gwobrau<br />
Pappy’s yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
am y drydedd flwyddyn yn olynol! Bydd eleni<br />
ychydig yn wahanol am fod Matthew wedi<br />
trefnu gwyliau pan gynhelir yr ŵyl (mae’n<br />
anfon ei ymddiheuriadau) felly mae Tom a Ben<br />
yn mynd i fynd ati a chyflwyno noson gyda<br />
rhai ffrindiau gwych am gyflwyno sgetsys<br />
(SHEEPS, BEHEMOTH, ABANDOMAN, HORSE<br />
A LOUIS) a fydd i fod yn onest yn ôl pob tebyg<br />
yn gyflwyniad cryfach na’r hyn sydd gennym<br />
fel arfer.<br />
Venue: Y Tabernacl<br />
Date: Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
Time: 8.30pm<br />
Price: £7<br />
MACHYnlletH<br />
CoMedY festivAl<br />
sHowCAse<br />
One of the annual festival highlights returns<br />
as we pack as many acts as possible into one<br />
event.<br />
This is a great opportunity to get an idea of<br />
who you might want to see at the festival<br />
and, as always, is a fantastic way to see in the<br />
opening night.<br />
For the second year running the wonderful Ed<br />
Gamble will return as MC.<br />
This is an over 18 event and will go on late.<br />
Sioe Arddangos Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
Mae un o uchafbwyntiau’r ŵyl flynyddol yn<br />
dychwelyd wrth i ni wasgu cymaint o actau â<br />
phosibl i un digwyddiad.<br />
Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i gael syniad am bwy<br />
yr hoffech ei weld yn yr ŵyl ac, fel bob amser,<br />
mae’n ffordd wych o dreulio’r noson agoriadol.<br />
Am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol bydd yr hyfryd Ed<br />
Gamble yn dychwelyd i arwain y noson.<br />
Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad i rai dros 18 a bydd<br />
yn mynd ymlaen tan yn hwyr.<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 18 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 19<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio<br />
10:00pm<br />
£8
sHeeps<br />
a sketCh shOw<br />
Dros y degawd diwethaf mae Nathaniel Metcalfe<br />
wedi gwastraffu ei fywyd yn ymfoddhau yn ei<br />
obsesiynau mân, aneglur ac yn awr mae angen iddo<br />
gyfiawnhau hyn i chi ac iddo ef ei hun. RHYBUDD:<br />
Mae hon fwy neu lai yr un sioe â’r llynedd.<br />
“brilliant and unusual and very funny” Josie Long<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
Time: 1:00pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
Sheeps is a sketch show by Daran Johnson, steve prettY<br />
Alastair Roberts and Liam Williams. From skits to hOw i attended my Own wake<br />
sketches, from jokes to gags - there’s something<br />
here for all fans of contemporary live sketch<br />
comedy. Think the Two Ronnies meet Sheeps<br />
and then the Two Ronnies leave.<br />
Mae Sheeps yn sioe sgetsys gan Daran Johnson,<br />
Alastair Roberts a Liam Williams. O dynnu coes<br />
i sgetsys, o jôcs i gellwair - mae rhywbeth yma<br />
i holl gefnogwyr comedi sgetsys byw cyfoes.<br />
Meddyliwch am y Ddau Ronnie dewch i gyfarfod<br />
â Sheeps ac yna mae’r Ddau Ronnie yn gadael.<br />
“One of the most exciting sketch acts to emerge in<br />
and i’ve GOt a mixtaPe tO PrOve it<br />
years” Time Out<br />
“Something quite different and very exciting<br />
indeed” Independent<br />
Steve Pretty is in the unlikely position of owning<br />
a mixtape of songs that was played at his<br />
own wake, which he attended in 2004 after a<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre national newspaper reported him dead.<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio Part storytelling, part primary school music<br />
Time: 1:00pm<br />
lesson and part stadium-rock-gig-in-a-small-<br />
Price: £5<br />
room-without-a-rock-band, Steve presents a<br />
joyous hour of musical mayhem to remind you<br />
nAtHAniel MetCAlfe what music’s really all about.<br />
enthusiast<br />
Mae Steve Pretty yn y sefyllfa annhebygol o fod<br />
yn berchen ar dâp o ganeuon a chwaraewyd yn<br />
ei wylnos ei hun, yr oedd yn bresennol ynddi yn<br />
2004 ar ôl i bapur newydd cenedlaethol gofnodi<br />
ei fod wedi marw.<br />
Yn rhannol yn adrodd stori, yn rhannol yn wers<br />
gerddoriaeth ysgol gynradd ac yn rhan gig roc<br />
stadiwm mewn ystafell fach heb fand roc, mae Steve<br />
yn cyflwyno awr lawen o anhrefn cerddorol i’ch<br />
atgoffa beth yw cerddoriaeth mewn gwirionedd.<br />
‘An original delight that put a smile on my face for<br />
the rest of the day’ Whatsonstage<br />
Over the last decade Nathaniel Metcalfe has<br />
wasted his life indulging his own obscure minor<br />
obsessions and now he needs to justify it to you<br />
‘Mild mayhem’ Express<br />
‘Like a young Bill Bailey’ British <strong>Comedy</strong> Guide<br />
Venue: Bowling Club<br />
and himself. WARNING: This is virtually the same Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
show as last year.<br />
Time: 1:00pm<br />
Price: £6<br />
ben tArGet<br />
FailinG tO PrOGress<br />
Ben Target is a vending machine of fun. He<br />
schleps around expecting money and admiration<br />
for his ideas. You may shower him with both.<br />
Mae Ben Target yn beiriant gwerthu hwyl. Mae’n<br />
loetran o gwmpas yn disgwyl arian ac edmygedd am<br />
ei syniadau. Efallai y byddwch yn rhoi’r ddau iddo..<br />
“A hugely gifted prop comic whose shows are in<br />
equal parts delightful and unsettling” Guardian<br />
“What a gem Target is…probably the most original,<br />
the most over-wrought and most audacious<br />
to be seen at the Fringe.” Broadway Baby<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£5<br />
COMEDIANS TALKING ABOUT COMEDY<br />
SUNDAY 6 MAY 2:20PM Y PLAS<br />
Visitor Centre<br />
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from Llanidloes Powys will be running a<br />
Real Ale Bar throughout the <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> - Come and have a pint of our<br />
internationally famous beers and try the<br />
new beer brewed just for the event! Relax<br />
on the lawn outside the Owain Glyndŵr<br />
venue before and after the show...<br />
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@TheWaenBrewery<br />
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on presentation of<br />
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● Renewable energy<br />
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3 miles north-east<br />
of <strong>Machynlleth</strong> on the A487<br />
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<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 20 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 21
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Featuring<br />
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Sir Willard White • Brass Jaw • Katya Apekisheva • Karen Gomyo • Vienna Piano Trio • Aled Wyn Davies<br />
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Newport <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
elis JAMes<br />
edinburGh Preview<br />
Elis James has taken the Edinburgh festival by<br />
storm for the last three years and he’s back in<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> to preview his latest offering. As<br />
seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Rob<br />
Brydon Show (BBC2) and Russell Howard’s Good<br />
News (BBC3), this is a chance to see one of Wales’<br />
rising comedy stars perform a work in progress<br />
show on home turf.<br />
Mae Elis James wedi cael effaith fawr ar ŵyl<br />
Caeredin am y tair blynedd diwethaf ac mae<br />
o’n ôl ym <strong>Machynlleth</strong> i roi rhagolwg o’i offrwm<br />
diweddaraf. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 out of 10 Cats<br />
(Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) a<br />
stuArt GoldsMitH<br />
PriCk<br />
In 2011, his positive and negative reviews all<br />
agreed, Stuart Goldsmith was nice. Really nice.<br />
“Almost pathologically nice” according to some<br />
cock or other. Well now the boot’s on the other<br />
foot. Come and see what happens when you put<br />
baby in the corner.<br />
Includes jokes, japes, pranks, bullying, a winning<br />
smile, a shocking act of real violence and one<br />
use of the “c” word.<br />
Yn 2011, roedd ei adolygiadau cadarnhaol<br />
a negyddol i gyd yn cytuno, roedd Stuart<br />
Goldsmith yn neis. Neis iawn. “Bron yn<br />
batholegol o neis” yn ôl rhywun neu’i gilydd.<br />
Wel, mae’r esgid ar y droed arall bellach. Dewch<br />
i weld beth sy’n digwydd pan fyddwch yn rhoi’r<br />
baban yn y gornel.<br />
Mae’n cynnwys jôcs, tynnu coes, bwlio, gwên,<br />
gweithred frawychus o drais go iawn ac un<br />
defnydd o’r gair “c”.<br />
Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), mae hwn<br />
yn gyfle i weld un o sêr newydd y byd comedi yn<br />
perfformio sioe sydd wrthi’n cael ei datblygu ar<br />
dir cyfarwydd.<br />
‘A complete joy’ Time Out<br />
‘Hugely appealing’ Guardian<br />
‘Excruciatingly funny’ The Scotsman<br />
edwArd ACzel<br />
edward<br />
Edward Aczel re-works some of his dodgy old<br />
material in a vain attempt to see if he can<br />
get it to work for the first time, if you come<br />
along he might do his legendary apocalypse<br />
material, a quiz or even a brainstorm in search<br />
of a meaningful commercial act. It’s wrong but<br />
it could be so right, or just wrong... either way<br />
it’s a long drive.<br />
Mae Edward Aczel yn ailweithio gyda rhywfaint<br />
o’i hen ddeunydd amheus mewn ymgais ofer<br />
i weld a ellir ei gael i weithio am y tro cyntaf.<br />
Os dewch i’w weld efallai y bydd yn gwneud<br />
ei ddeunydd apocalyptaidd chwedlonol, cwis<br />
neu hyd yn oed sesiwn drafod i chwilio am act<br />
fasnachol, ystyrlon. Mae’n anghywir, ond gallai<br />
fod mor gywir.... beth bynnag mae’n daith hir.<br />
“Aczel turns unprofessionalism into an artform”<br />
**** The Times<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
Time: 3:40pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
Mach <strong>Comedy</strong> Fest 042 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 23<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£5<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£5<br />
Buy yourself a festival mug at<br />
machcomedyfest.co.uk/shop<br />
Prynwch fyg yr ŵyl i chi eich hun yn<br />
www.machcomedyfest.co.uk
ed GAMble<br />
slOven<br />
Ed Gamble (Russell Howard’s Good News, Dave’s<br />
One Night Stand, mustard stain on his front)<br />
returns to the <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> with<br />
brand new bits and some of his old classics (you<br />
can’t prove they’re not classic.)<br />
He supports Greg Davies and Russell Kane on<br />
tour, does the cult favourite Peacock & Gamble<br />
Podcast and once made a full sandwich whilst<br />
still in bed.<br />
Mae Ed Gamble (Good News Russell Howard, One<br />
Night Stand Dave, staen mwstard ar ei ffrynt)<br />
yn dychwelyd i Wyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> gyda<br />
darnau newydd sbon a rhai o’i hen glasuron<br />
(fedrwch chi ddim profi nad ydynt yn glasurol.)<br />
Mae’n cefnogi Greg Davies a Russell Kane ar<br />
daith, mae’n gwneud y ffefryn Podlediad Peacock<br />
& Gamble ac unwaith gwnaeth frechdan lawn<br />
pan oedd yn dal yn y gwely.<br />
Brilliantly florid language...hilarious’ Chortle<br />
‘Moments of stupendous invention’ The List<br />
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PatOPOtamOOse<br />
Patapotamoose is a one-hour comedy safari from one of Canada’s<br />
funniest land mammals, who now resides in the UK, Pat Burtscher. He<br />
approaches mature topics from the environment, prison, art school and<br />
space exploration with a childlike silliness. In short, Patapotamoose is like<br />
watching snippets of the BBC through a fun house mirror and will show<br />
you a glimpse into the mind of one of the most imaginative and funny<br />
comedians working today. See it while you still can.<br />
Mae Patapotamoose yn saffari comedi un awr gan un o famaliaid tir<br />
doniolaf Canada, sydd bellach yn byw yn y DU, Pat Burtscher. Mae’n ymdrin<br />
â phynciau aeddfed yr amgylchedd, carchar, ysgol gelf ac archwilio’r gofod<br />
gyda ffolineb plentynnaidd. Yn fyr, mae Patapotamoose yn debyg i wylio<br />
pytiau ar y BBC drwy ddrych tŷ hwyl a bydd yn dangos cipolwg i chi ar<br />
feddwl un o’r digrifwyr mwyaf dychmygus a doniol sy’n gweithio heddiw.<br />
Ewch i’w weld tra gallwch chi.<br />
“...imaginatively off-beat ideas” Chortle<br />
“... funny, and silly, in a good way. The Fringe needs more of this!” The Latest 7<br />
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Bowling Club<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
3:40pm<br />
£5<br />
feelinG peCKisH?<br />
we’ve Got food<br />
stAlls At Y plAs And<br />
tHe owAin GlYndwr<br />
Centre.<br />
eisiAu bwYd?<br />
MAe GennYM stondinAu<br />
bwYd Yn Y plAs<br />
A CHAnolfAn owAin<br />
GlYndwr.<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
3:40pm<br />
£5<br />
MiKe pArKer<br />
a (very) rOuGh Guide tO<br />
maChynlleth<br />
“The ancient capital of Wales” it says on the<br />
signs. Really? So should we all storm Cardiff and<br />
demand it back? <strong>Machynlleth</strong>-based writer and<br />
broadcaster Mike Parker gives us an armchair tour<br />
of our host town, calling at Hippy Central, Mispronunciation<br />
Parkway and Inebriation Junction.<br />
“Prifddinas hynafol <strong>Cymru</strong>” dyna mae’n ei ddweud<br />
ar yr arwyddion. Wir? Felly ddylai pob un ohonom<br />
ymosod ar Gaerdydd a’i hawlio’n ôl? Mae’r awdur<br />
a’r darlledwr Mike Parker sy’n byw ym <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
yn rhoi taith cadair freichiau i ni o gwmpas y dref<br />
sy’n ein croesawu, gan alw mewn mannau diddorol<br />
ar y ffordd.<br />
Venue: Y Plas<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
Time: 3:40pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
AlternAtive CoMedY<br />
MeMoriAl soCietY<br />
Horse And louis<br />
the Curse OF the Fetid CrOw<br />
Jovial guitar chaps Horse & Louis battle their<br />
greatest (and only) enemy yet: a terrifying<br />
ancient curse that threatens to tear them apart<br />
like cheap pastry. Join the Musical <strong>Comedy</strong> Award<br />
runners-up (2010) and hosts (2011/12) on a<br />
musical-sketch-horror-comedy adventure.<br />
Mae’r gitaryddion llawen Horse a Louis yn<br />
brwydro yn erbyn eu gelyn mwyaf eto (a’u hunig<br />
elyn): melltith hynafol frawychus sy’n bygwth<br />
eu rhwygo ar wahân fel toes rhad. Ymunwch â’r<br />
rhai ddaeth yn ail yn y Wobr Gomedi Gerddorol<br />
(2010) a’r gwesteion (2011/12) ar antur<br />
gerddorol-sgets-arswyd-gomedi.<br />
“Excellent” British <strong>Comedy</strong> Guide<br />
“Inspired” Spoonfed<br />
“Very silly” Chris Tarrant<br />
Following triumphant occupations of<br />
London and Edinburgh the ACMS marches on<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> in pursuit of further hubris.<br />
Dismayed at not having a left-field comedy<br />
night stuffed to the gills with hilarious<br />
invention? Well this might be the night for you<br />
(depending on your tastes). Basically, if it’s your<br />
sort of thing, you’ll love it. Hosted by Thom Tuck<br />
and John-Luke Roberts, stuffed with guests<br />
from around the <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
Stuffed, stuffed, stuffed.<br />
A noble failure!<br />
Yn dilyn ymddangosiadau gorfoleddus<br />
yn Llundain a Chaeredin mae’r ACMS yn<br />
gorymdeithio i Fachynlleth wrth fynd ar<br />
drywydd ‘hubris’ pellach.<br />
JAMes ACAster<br />
PrOmPt<br />
Here’s a bit of fun, get a green pen and a red<br />
pen then underline in the appropriate pen the<br />
bits in this blurb that you think Microsoft Word<br />
underlined. The winner gets another pen.<br />
James Acaster returns to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> with a<br />
brand new show. A show full of comedy – full<br />
to the brim. There’ll be routine after routine<br />
until the/a finale. This could be big.<br />
Dyma ychydig o hwyl, chwiliwch am feiro wyrdd<br />
a beiro goch yna tanlinellwch gyda’r beiro<br />
briodol y darnau yn y broliant hwn y credwch<br />
y gwnaeth Microsoft Word eu tanlinellu. Mae’r<br />
enillydd yn cael beiro arall.<br />
Ydych chi wedi’ch siomi o beidio â chael noson<br />
gomedi llawn o ddyfeisiadau doniol? Wel efallai<br />
mai hon fydd y noson i chi (yn dibynnu ar eich<br />
chwaeth). Yn syml, os mai dyma eich math<br />
chi o beth, byddwch wrth eich bodd. Cynhelir<br />
y noson gan Thom Tuck a John-Luke Roberts, a<br />
bydd yn llawn dop gyda gwesteion o bob cwr o<br />
Wyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>. Llawn dop.<br />
Methiant bonheddig!<br />
“Genuinely alternative and properly comedic” -<br />
The Guardian.<br />
Mae James Acaster yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth<br />
gyda sioe newydd sbon. Sioe llawn o gomedi -<br />
llawn at yr ymylon. Bydd yna act ar ôl act tan y<br />
diweddglo. Gallai hyn fod yn fawr.<br />
‘blisteringly funny and highly original’ List<br />
‘an undeniable and wickedly original talent’ Fest<br />
‘deliciously daft and no slouches in the surprises<br />
department’ London Evening Standard<br />
‘blissfully whimsical’ Time Out<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 24 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 25<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£6<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£5
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Y Plas<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£8<br />
JosH widdiCoMbe<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
Join the star of BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, BBC2’s<br />
The Rob Brydon Show, Channel 4’s Stand Up For<br />
The Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Fosters Edinburgh<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> Awards Best Newcomer 2011 nominee,<br />
Chortle Best Breakthrough Act nominee 2011,<br />
FHM Stand-Up Hero 2010 Josh Widdicombe as<br />
he tries out new material at the <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. .<br />
Ymunwch â seren Live At The Apollo BBC1,<br />
The Brydon Rob Sioe BBC2, Stand Up for the<br />
Week a 8 Out Of 10 Cats Channel 4, enwebai<br />
am Newydd-ddyfodiad Gorau Gwobrau Comedi<br />
Caeredin Fosters 2011, enwebai am Act Newydd<br />
Orau Chortle 2011, ac Arwr ‘Stand-up’ FHM<br />
2010 Josh Widdicombe wrth iddo roi cynnig<br />
ar ei ddeunydd newydd yng Ngŵyl Gomedi<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong>.<br />
“Josh Widdicombe has the sort of gentle confidence,<br />
low-key charisma and one-for-all-the-family charm<br />
which could see him selling out enormous stadiums<br />
in a couple of years.” The Times<br />
“Josh Widdicombe is shaping up to be the British<br />
Seinfeld.” London Is Funny<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 26<br />
pAul foot<br />
still liFe<br />
Paul Foot is one of the UK’s most creative and<br />
original comedians. A BBC New <strong>Comedy</strong> Award<br />
and Daily Telegraph Open Mic winner, his recent<br />
Edinburgh Shows have met with great critical<br />
acclaim as have his appearances on Never Mind The<br />
Buzzcocks on BBC2. On his debut at the Melbourne<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> in 2011 he was nominated for a<br />
Barry (Australia’s most prestigious comedy award)<br />
and in the USA he was a finalist in Series 7 of the<br />
NBC network’s “Last Comic Standing”.<br />
Paul Foot yw un o ddigrifwyr mwyaf creadigol a<br />
gwreiddiol y DU. Enillydd Gwobr Comedi Newydd<br />
y BBC a gwobr Open Mic The Daily Telegraph,<br />
mae ei Sioeau diweddar yng Nghaeredin wedi<br />
cael canmoliaeth feirniadol eang yn ogystal â’i<br />
ymddangosiadau ar Never Mind The Buzzcocks<br />
‘ar BBC2. Wrth iddo ymddangos am y tro cyntaf<br />
yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Melbourne yn 2011 cafodd<br />
ei enwebu ar gyfer Barry (gwobr gomedi mwyaf<br />
mawreddog Awstralia) ac yn yr Unol Daleithiau<br />
roedd yn rownd derfynol Cyfres 7 “Last Comic<br />
Standing” ar rwydwaith yr NBC.<br />
“Subversive and surreal ... like a cult classic, a relic<br />
from the past, a rare exotic bird, he’s special.” The<br />
Daily Express<br />
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Bowling Club<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
6:30pm<br />
£5<br />
Josie lonG<br />
the Future is anOther PlaCe<br />
Josie Long is back again with her fifth solo show.<br />
Come along! This is a show about feeling newly<br />
tormented by the world around you and about<br />
optimism and despair. But that sounds more<br />
serious than it is. It’ll be a silly, manic round up<br />
of all kinds of things. It will probably have a play<br />
in it where I play every one of the Bronte’s too, if<br />
that’s your bag? The show has two clear aims:<br />
1. Fight some sort of a cool gang or something.<br />
2. Fight injustice.<br />
Mae’r Enwebai am Wobr Gomedi Caeredin Foster<br />
2011, Josie Long, yn ôl gyda’i phumed sioe unigol.<br />
Dewch draw! Mae hon yn sioe am deimlo eich<br />
bod newydd gael eich poenydio gan y byd o’ch<br />
cwmpas ac am optimistiaeth ac anobaith. Ond<br />
mae hynny’n swnio’n fwy difrifol nag y mae.<br />
Bydd yn grynodeb gwirion, manig o bob math<br />
o bethau. Mae’n debyg y bydd drama ynddi lle<br />
byddaf yn chwarae pob un o’r Bronte’s hefyd, os<br />
yw hynny at eich dant. Mae gan y sioe ddau nod<br />
clir: 1. Brwydro yn erbyn rhyw fath o gang cŵl<br />
neu rywbeth. 2. Ymladd yn erbyn anghyfiawnder.<br />
“Josie Long’s new show couldn’t be any better. It’s<br />
honest, intelligent, funny, and it’s exactly what<br />
Britain needs right now... Josie Long is poised<br />
to become the most important voice in British<br />
comedy” The Skinny<br />
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Y Tabernacl<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
6:30pm<br />
£8<br />
nisH KuMAr<br />
whO is nish kumar?<br />
Is he :-<br />
1, A stand up comedian. 2, One half of acclaimed<br />
sketch duo the Gentlemen of Leisure. 3, Host of<br />
Fat Tuesday (‘One of London’s Best <strong>Comedy</strong> Nights’<br />
Time Out) and cult comedy lecture series PLEB<br />
Talks. 4, A British Asian. 5, An arsehole?<br />
The answer is all of the above. This is his first<br />
hour long stand up show that will answer the<br />
question that is on your lips because you just<br />
read it a second ago. A stand up comedy show<br />
about pride in your roots and shame about<br />
everything else.<br />
A yw’n: -<br />
1,gomedïwr ‘stand up’ . 2, un hanner o’r<br />
ddeuawd sgets enwog The Gentlemen of Leisure.<br />
3, Gwestai Fat Tuesday (‘Un o Nosweithiau<br />
Comedi Gorau Llundain’ Time Out) a chyfres o<br />
ddarlithoedd ar gomedi cwlt PLEB. 4, Asiad<br />
Prydeinig. 5, Dyn dwl?<br />
Yr ateb yw pob un o’r uchod. Dyma ei sioe ‘stand<br />
up’ awr gyntaf a fydd yn ateb y cwestiwn sydd<br />
ar eich gwefusau oherwydd eich bod newydd<br />
ei ddarllen eiliad yn ôl. Sioe gomedi ‘stand up’<br />
am falchder yn eich gwreiddiau a chywilydd am<br />
bopeth arall.<br />
“gloriously entertaining....a highlight of my<br />
Fringe....a smart, funny show which I recommend<br />
to all gentlemen. And ladies” The Scotsman 2010<br />
‘“ delight....a comic force not to be ignored” Chortle<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
Time: 6:40pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
HenrY pAKer<br />
Cabin Fever<br />
Constructs of the gleefully absurd. ‘If you like<br />
Bill Bailey but can’t bear the thought of what’s<br />
living in that hair, try this one?’ (List). Henry has<br />
appeared on Edinburgh and Beyond (<strong>Comedy</strong><br />
Central) and Act Your Age (Radio 4). He won the<br />
Leicester Comedian of the Year award in 2008<br />
and has written for Mock the Week and Eight out<br />
of Ten Cats. Henry brings his Edinburgh <strong>Festival</strong><br />
2011 show to the <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
Dyfeisiadau’r abswrd gorfoleddus. ‘Os ydych yn<br />
hoffi Bill Bailey ond mae’n gas gennyf feddwl<br />
beth sy’n byw yn y gwallt yna, rhowch gynnig<br />
ar yr un yma?’ (rhestr). Mae Henry wedi<br />
ymddangos ar Edinburgh and Beyond (<strong>Comedy</strong><br />
Central) a Act Your Age (Radio 4). Enillodd wobr<br />
Digrifwr y Flwyddyn Caerlŷr yn 2008 ac mae<br />
wedi ysgrifennu ar gyfer Mock the Week ac Eight<br />
out of Ten Cats. Mae Henry yn dod â’i sioe Gŵyl<br />
Caeredin 2011 i Ŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>.<br />
MAe’r GYMrAeG Yn<br />
Unwaith eto eleni, bydd Tudur Owen yn<br />
cyflwyno awr o gomedi Cymraeg ar ei orau. Yn<br />
ymuno a Tudur bydd Frank Honeybone, Beth<br />
Angell, Huw Marshall ac un neu ddau syrpeis<br />
arall. Bwciwch eich tocynnau yn gynnar, gallwn<br />
eich sicrhau y bydd yn fwcing doniol a doeth.<br />
Once again this year, MC Tudur Owen presents<br />
the best of Welsh language comedy. Joining<br />
him will be Frank Honeybone, Beth Angell, Huw<br />
Marshall and a few surprises. Book early to avoid<br />
disappointment.<br />
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Y Plas<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
6:30pm<br />
£6<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
6:40pm<br />
£6<br />
brinG And bi-linGuAl<br />
the draGOn has 3 tOnGues<br />
Wales’ best, biggest, boldest, brashest and<br />
indeed only bi-lingual show returns to<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong>. No knowledge of Welsh, or English<br />
required to receive maxium enjoyment from this<br />
unique show. From the North to the South to the<br />
East to the Powys, a truly multi-lingustic journey<br />
through Wales. Come and tri-lingual.<br />
Mae sioe orau, fwyaf, a mwyaf beiddgar <strong>Cymru</strong> ac<br />
yn wir ei hunig sioe ddwyieithog yn dychwelyd<br />
i Fach. Nid oes angen unrhyw wybodaeth am y<br />
Gymraeg, na’r Saesneg i gael y mwynhad mwyaf<br />
o’r sioe unigryw hon. O’r Gogledd i’r De i’r Dwyrain<br />
ac i Bowys, taith wirioneddol amlieithog trwy<br />
Gymru. Dewch i fod yn dair-ieithog.<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
8:00pm<br />
£5<br />
Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 27
stewArt lee<br />
CarPet remnant wOrld<br />
What can a sexless middle aged married man,<br />
whose life now consists mainly of watching<br />
Scooby Doo cartoons with a four year old<br />
boy, possibly find to write comedy about?<br />
Formerly stand-up’s youthful iconoclast, Lee<br />
now gawps blankly at News 24 as Britain<br />
burns down around him, and blinks weirdly at<br />
the vast wayside retail outlets during endless<br />
journeys to and from increasingly indistinct<br />
provincial theatres. Once he lived on the<br />
pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet<br />
Remnant World. And so are you.<br />
A new full length touring show from the<br />
acclaimed star of BBC2’s Stewart Lee’s <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
Vehicle. This is a 2 hour show with interval.<br />
“The funniest thing on television” The Guardian<br />
Beth yn y byd mawr all dyn priod canol<br />
oed heb ryw, y mae ei fywyd yn awr yn<br />
cynnwys gwylio cartwnau Scooby Doo gyda<br />
bachgen pedair oed yn bennaf, ei ganfod i<br />
ysgrifennu comedi amdano? Iconoclast ifanc<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 28<br />
y comedïwyr stand-up yn flaenorol, mae Lee<br />
bellach yn rhythu’n syn ar News 24 wrth i<br />
Brydain losgi i’r llawr o’i gwmpas, ac yn syllu’n<br />
rhyfedd ar y siopau manwerthu enfawr ar fin<br />
y ffordd fawr yn ystod teithiau diddiwedd i ac<br />
o theatrau taleithiol sy’n mynd yn gynyddol<br />
aneglur. Unwaith roedd yn byw ar y blaned<br />
pleser. Bellach mae wedi ei ddal ym Myd y<br />
Gweddillion Carped. Ac felly rydych chi.<br />
Sioe newydd hyd llawn, deithiol gan seren<br />
enwog <strong>Comedy</strong> Vehicle Stewart Lee BBC2 . “Y<br />
peth mwyaf doniol ar y teledu” The Guardian.<br />
“Superlative” Metro<br />
“Marvellously funny: mordant, thoughtful and<br />
crafted” Observer<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Tabernacl<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
8:00pm<br />
£10<br />
isY suttie<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
A work in progress show of songs, characters and<br />
stand up from Isy, as she reflects on her thirty three<br />
years on the planet. Will include a song about learning<br />
how to drive and at least 2 minutes of Welsh.<br />
Known to some as Dobby from Channel 4’s Peep<br />
Show, Isy is a long-time musical stand up who is a<br />
regular at Edinburgh <strong>Festival</strong> and on BBC Radio 4.<br />
Sioe o waith sydd heb ei orffen o ganeuon,<br />
cymeriadau a chomedi gan Isy, wrth iddi fyfyrio ar<br />
ei 33 mlynedd ar y blaned. Bydd yn cynnwys cân<br />
am ddysgu sut i yrru ac o leiaf 2 funud o Gymraeg.<br />
Mae Isy, sy’n adnabyddus i rai fel Dobby o Peep<br />
Show Channel 4, yn ddigrifwraig gerddorol sy’n<br />
ymddangos yn rheolaidd yng Ngŵyl Caeredin ac<br />
ar BBC Radio 4.<br />
“<strong>Comedy</strong> with heart and soul” Chortle<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
Time: 8:00pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
JArred CHristMAs<br />
an eleCtriC hOur OF<br />
arse-kiCkinG COmedy<br />
You’ve seen him on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of<br />
10 Cats, Argumental, Dave’s One Night Stand,<br />
dancing as Madonna on Let’s Dance For Comic<br />
Relief. He is the guy with the sideburns and<br />
the glasses...That’s right, Jarred Christmas. He<br />
has jokes, he has stories, he has energy, he has<br />
personality and he has one helluva show. Fast,<br />
funny and in-demand. Let’s Go MoFo!<br />
Rydych chi wedi ei weld ar Mock The Week, 8 Out<br />
Of 10 Cats, Argumental, Dave’s One Night Stand, yn<br />
dawnsio fel Madonna ar Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. Ef<br />
yw’r dyn gyda’r ‘sideburns’ a’r sbectol ... Dyno fo, Jarred<br />
Christmas. Mae ganddo jôcs, mae ganddo straeon,<br />
mae ganddo ynni, mae ganddo bersonoliaeth ac<br />
mae ganddo un sioe gofiadwy. Cyflym, doniol a<br />
phoblogaidd. Beth am ofyn am fwy!<br />
“One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone”<br />
TimeOut London<br />
“Likeable, intelligent and full of unpredictable<br />
energy” The Scotsman<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
8:00pm<br />
£6<br />
Jon riCHArdson<br />
Funny maGnet<br />
The brilliant Jon Richardson is coming back<br />
to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> in 2012. The new host of<br />
Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week, team<br />
captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Edinburgh <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
Award nominee and best-selling author will<br />
be bringing his show, Funny Magnet to the<br />
festival.<br />
Discussing the everyday items that have a<br />
profound effect on his outlook, Funny Magnet<br />
sees Jon working his pessimism with some<br />
hilarious consequences, and as always with<br />
his loveable vivacious delivery.<br />
Mae Jon Richardson yn dod yn ôl i Fachynlleth<br />
yn 2012. Bydd gwestai newydd Stand Up For<br />
The Week, Channel 4, capten tîm ar 8 Out Of 10<br />
Cats, enwebai ar gyfer Gwobr Gomedi Caeredin ac<br />
awdur hynod o boblogaidd yn dod â’i sioe, Funny<br />
Magnet i’r ŵyl.<br />
Wrth drafod yr eitemau bob dydd sy’n cael<br />
effaith fawr ar ei agwedd, mae Funny Magnet yn<br />
gweld Jon yn gweithio ei besimistiaeth gyda rhai<br />
canlyniadau doniol, ac fel bob amser yn ei ffordd<br />
hoffus a bywiog.<br />
“Sublimely brilliant, stunning... He is a comic<br />
right on the verge of greatness. If you haven’t<br />
seen him yet get your finger out and sort it.’<br />
Time Out<br />
“Destined for showbiz big-time”<br />
Evening Standard<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
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Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
9:30pm<br />
£13.50/£11<br />
Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 29
Josie lonG<br />
a Play<br />
Josie Long will do a play.<br />
Bydd Josie Long yn gwneud drama.<br />
CHris boYd<br />
Filthy<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
1:00pm<br />
£5<br />
CoMMittee MeetinG<br />
with Chris COrCOran and elis james<br />
The best thing to happen to the valleys since<br />
1992’s Garden <strong>Festival</strong> of Wales, Chris Corcoran<br />
(Radio Wales’ Rhod Gilbert Show) and Elis James<br />
(BBC2’s 8 Out of 10 Cats) bring the best of their<br />
21st century take on workingman’s club culture to<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong>. It’s a comedy gang show committee<br />
style, plus Bingo. All members are expected to<br />
attend. Simply by reading this you are a member*<br />
Y peth gorau i ddigwydd i’r cymoedd ers Gŵyl<br />
Gerddi <strong>Cymru</strong> 1992, mae Chris Corcoran (‘Rhod<br />
Gilbert Show’ Radio Wales ) ac Elis James (BBC2<br />
Venue:<br />
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Chesterfield’s second finest comedy mind* and<br />
purveyor of shambolic daftness, Chris Boyd<br />
returns to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> with 50 minutes of<br />
mostly new jokes about the ins and outs of his<br />
declining health. (*after Bernie Clifton). Chris<br />
Boyd is a BBC New <strong>Comedy</strong> Award nominee and<br />
also appears in Nick Helm’s Fosters Nominated<br />
Dare To Dream show.<br />
Ail feddwl comedi gorau Chesterfield* , mae Chris<br />
Boyd yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gyda 50 munud<br />
o jôcs newydd yn bennaf am fanylion ei iechyd<br />
sy’n dirywio. (* Ar ôl Bernie Clifton). Mae Chris<br />
Boyd yn enwebai am Wobr Comedi Newydd y BBC<br />
ac mae hefyd yn ymddangos yn sioe Nick Helm a<br />
enwebwyd gan Fosters Dare to Dream.<br />
“Brilliant” Leicester Mercury<br />
“Experimental, witty and bemusing” Three Weeks<br />
“Glorious puns as he highlights the murky corners<br />
of his life.' Chortle<br />
8 Out of 10 Cats) yn dod â’r gorau o’u golwg o’r<br />
21ain ganrif ar ddiwylliant clwb y gweithwyr<br />
i Fachynlleth . Mae’n sioe gomedi ar arddull<br />
pwyllgor, gyda Bingo. Disgwylir i bob aelod<br />
fynychu. Drwy ddarllen hyn rydych yn aelod *<br />
“Hilarious - a totally unique experience. If all<br />
committees were this much fun I’d buy a blazer<br />
and run for council” Rhod Gilbert<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
1:00pm<br />
£5<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
1:00pm<br />
£5<br />
JoHn robins<br />
inCredible sCenes<br />
“<strong>Comedy</strong>’s best kept secret” (The Skinny) returns<br />
to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> to preview his 2012 Edinburgh<br />
solo show. There are all new stories, banter and<br />
bombs to drop. Fresh from his appearance on<br />
Russell Howard’s Good News BBC3 he has tales<br />
of childhood innocence and adult shenanigans.<br />
(Warning: contains adult shenanigans).<br />
“Mae Cyfrinach orau comedi” (The Skinny) yn<br />
dychwelyd i Fachynlleth i roi rhagflas o’i sioe<br />
unigol 2012 yng Nghaeredin. Mae yma storïau<br />
newydd, tynnu coes a bomiau i’w gollwng.<br />
Yn syth o’i ymddangosiad ar Good News<br />
BBC3 Russell Howard mae ganddo hanesion<br />
am ddiniweidrwydd plentyndod a chastiau<br />
oedolion. (Rhybudd: mae’n cynnwys castiau<br />
oedolion).<br />
“An hour in his charming, generous and honest<br />
company is so effortlessly entertaining” Chortle<br />
“one of the most naturally gifted comedians I’ve<br />
seen” Telegraph<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 2:20pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
*not true * Ddim yn wir<br />
sArA pAsCoe<br />
the musiCal<br />
Sara Pascoe: The Musical is the tale of a lady who<br />
lived from the 1980’s to 2012. It’s a great story<br />
with some catchy tunes and many morals. Sara’s<br />
life features many TV appearances including Stand<br />
Up For The Week, Campus & Free Agents (C4); The<br />
Thick of It & Twenty Twelve (BBC).<br />
Sara Pascoe: The Musical yw stori’r ferch a<br />
oedd yn byw o’r 1980au hyd at 2012. Mae’n<br />
stori wych gyda rhai alawon bachog a llawer o<br />
foeswersi. Mae bywyd Sara yn cynnwys llawer<br />
o ymddangosiadau teledu gan gynnwys Stand<br />
Up For The Week, Campus & Free Agents (C4); The<br />
Thick of It & Twenty Twelve (BBC).<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 2:20pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
HollY burn<br />
wOrk in PrOGress<br />
GAretH riCHArds<br />
never went tO disneyland<br />
MArK olver<br />
danCinG abOut arChiteCture<br />
Dancing About Architecture... its going to be<br />
a chat show for geeks and enthusiasts and<br />
comedy fans and comedians about comedy<br />
itself. Discussing and analysing and going far<br />
deeper than we should into what makes things<br />
funny, why jokes work and don’t, and how to<br />
become a comedian. Featuring comedians from<br />
the festival.<br />
Dawnsio am Bensaernïaeth ... mae’n mynd i fod<br />
yn sioe sgwrs ar gyfer dilynwyr a chefnogwyr<br />
comedi a digrifwyr am gomedi ei hun. Trafod a<br />
dadansoddi a mynd yn llawer dyfnach nag y<br />
dylen ni i mewn i’r hyn sy’n gwneud pethau’n<br />
ddoniol, pam fod jôcs yn gweithio a pham nad<br />
ydyn nhw’n gweithio, a sut i ddod yn ddigrifwr.<br />
Bydd digrifwyr o’r ŵyl ei hun yn ymddangos.<br />
After 2010’s critically acclaimed show Living<br />
and Dying, Holly returns with new renegade<br />
character comedy that breaks all the rules. Holly<br />
is a stand up and character comedian who has<br />
appeared in four one woman comedy shows in<br />
Edinburgh 2007- 10. One year she performed in<br />
her house where the audience discovered her in<br />
bed; set off fireworks in the shower and threw<br />
meat at her in the kitchen. In another she took<br />
the audience on a walk to the PDSA shop to see<br />
the shrine of a dead dog.<br />
Ar ôl sioe 2010 Living and Dying a gafodd ei<br />
chanmol gan y beirniaid, mae Holly yn dychwelyd<br />
gyda chomedi newydd am gymeriad o wrthgiliwr<br />
sy’n torri’r holl reolau. Mae Holly yn ddigrifwr ac yn<br />
Gareth’s parents could not afford to take the<br />
whole family to Disneyland, so they went<br />
without him.<br />
Gareth has never recovered.<br />
This show is about the devastation caused by a<br />
careless travel booking.<br />
Ni allai rhieni Gareth fforddio cymryd y teulu<br />
cyfan i Disneyland, felly fe aethant hebddo.<br />
Nid yw Gareth erioed wedi dod dros hynny.<br />
Mae’r sioe hon yn ymwneud â’r difrod a<br />
achoswyd gan drefniant teithio diofal.<br />
“A delightful hour of comedy” The Guardian<br />
“Clever craftsman with a big future” The Evening<br />
Standard<br />
“An effortlessly assured act… exceptionally<br />
inspired and truly memorable.’ Chortle<br />
gomedïwr cymeriad sydd wedi ymddangos mewn<br />
pedair sioe gomedi un fenyw yng Nghaeredin<br />
2007-10. Un flwyddyn perfformiodd yn ei thŷ lle<br />
mae’r gynulleidfa yn ei darganfod yn y gwely; yn<br />
cynnau tân gwyllt yn y gawod ac yn taflu cig ati yn<br />
y gegin. Mewn un arall aeth â’r gynulleidfa ar daith<br />
gerdded i’r siop PDSA i weld cysegrfa ci marw.<br />
“The Best of Edinburgh” The Independent<br />
“A great way to spend a fringe afternoon. Geordie<br />
power house Holly Burn” Chortle<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 3:40pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 30 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 31<br />
Venue:<br />
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Bowling Club<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£5<br />
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Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£5
toM pArrY<br />
FanCy that<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Tom Parry likes yellow t-shirts and fancy dress<br />
parties. This will be his first ever hour long<br />
solo show and he is very happy to be here.<br />
(His Brother’s got a caravan just up the road in<br />
Aberdyfi)<br />
At some point I imagine he’ll try and play a<br />
trumpet he’s not learnt to play yet. (To tell you<br />
the truth this is me writing this stuff in the third<br />
person so I already know for a fact that I will!)<br />
Tom (I) is (am) one third of award winning sketch<br />
team Pappy’s and has appeared in Miranda, Fast<br />
and Loose and Watson and Oliver (BBC).<br />
Mae Tom Parry yn hoffi crysau-t melyn a phartïon<br />
gwisg ffansi. Hon fydd ei sioe unigol awr o hyd gyntaf<br />
erioed ac mae’n hapus iawn i fod yma. (Mae gan ei<br />
frawd garafán ychydig i fyny’r ffordd yn Aberdyfi)<br />
Ar ryw adeg rwy’n dychmygu y bydd yn ceisio<br />
chwarae trymped nad yw wedi dysgu ei chwarae<br />
eto. (I ddweud y gwir, fi yw hwn yn ysgrifennu<br />
hyn yn y trydydd person felly rydw i eisoes yn<br />
gwybod y byddaf i!). Mae Tom (rydw i) yn draean<br />
o dîm sgets sydd wedi ennill gwobrau Pappy’s ac<br />
JiGsAw<br />
wOrk in PrOGress Colin Hoult<br />
ultimate Carnival OF mOnsters<br />
Time: 3:40pm<br />
mae wedi ymddangos yn Miranda, Fast and Loose<br />
Price: £5<br />
a Watson ac Oliver (BBC).<br />
MiKe wozniAK<br />
substitute astrOnaut<br />
The Substitute Astronaut<br />
And other stories. <strong>Comedy</strong>.<br />
Time Out New Act of the Year and if.<strong>Comedy</strong><br />
Newcomer Nominee 2008.<br />
Leicester <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Best New Show Winner<br />
with Henry Paker 2010 for The Golden Lizard.<br />
Y Gofodwr a gafodd ei Amnewid<br />
A straeon eraill. Comedi.<br />
Act Newydd y Flwyddyn Time Out ac Enwebai<br />
Newydd if.<strong>Comedy</strong> 2008.<br />
Enillydd Sioe Newydd Orau Gŵyl Gomedi Caerlŷr<br />
gyda Henry Paker 2010 am The Golden Lizard.<br />
Venue: Bowling Club<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 3:40pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
we’ve Got bArs in tHe west CoAst tent And<br />
on tHe lAwn of owAin GlYndwr Centre<br />
MAe GennYM fAriAu YM MHAbell west CoAst<br />
AC Ar lAwnt CAnolfAn owAin GlYndwr<br />
Jigsaw are the rising stars in British sketch<br />
comedy. After last year’s critically acclaimed, soldout<br />
Edinburgh show, they are now regulars on a<br />
new BBC3 prime-time show Live At The Electric,<br />
hosted by Russell Kane. They’ve also filmed a<br />
series of comedy shorts for BBC Online and will<br />
soon star in forthcoming BBC Radio 4 sketch series<br />
Sketchaholic.<br />
Jigsaw bring a work in progress show to the<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
Jig-so yw’r sêr sy’n codi mewn sgetsys comedi<br />
Prydeinig. Ar ôl y sioe a werthodd allan y llynedd<br />
yng Nghaeredin, ac a gafodd ganmoliaeth gan<br />
y beirniaid, maent yn awr yn ymddangos yn<br />
rheolaidd ar sioe newydd ar oriau brig BBC3 Live<br />
At The Electric a gyflwnir gan Russell Kane. Maen<br />
nhw wedi ffilmio cyfres o ffilmiau comedi byr ar<br />
gyfer BBC Online hefyd a byddant yn ymddangos<br />
yn fuan yng nghyfres sgetsys BBC Radio 4<br />
Sketchaholic.<br />
Mae Jig-so yn dod â gwaith sy’n cael ei ddatblygu<br />
i Ŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>.<br />
“Full-pelt sketch comedy from performers who<br />
radiate enjoyment and ease with a crowd... Makes<br />
The Fast Show look languid” Guardian<br />
“A spectacular triumph” Spoonfed <strong>Comedy</strong><br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£5<br />
Colin Hoult performs an exciting culmination<br />
of his three ground-breaking shows: Carnival<br />
of Monsters; Enemy of The World, and Inferno;<br />
combining character comedy, music, storytelling<br />
and surprise! Colin’s unique style of comedy is as<br />
touching and terrifying as it is hilarious.<br />
Critic’s Choice; The Independent, Guardian Guide,<br />
Time Out, Evening Standard, The Times, The<br />
Telegraph.<br />
Mae Colin Hoult yn perfformio penllanw cyffrous<br />
o’i dair sioe chwyldroadol: Carnival of Monsters;<br />
Enemy of The World, ac Inferno; gan gyfuno<br />
comedi cymeriad, cerddoriaeth, adrodd stori a<br />
syndod!! Mae arddull gomedi unigryw Colin mor<br />
deimladwy a brawychus ag y mae’n ddoniol.<br />
Dewis y beirniaid; The Independent, Evening<br />
Standard Guardian Guide, Time Out, The Times, The<br />
Telegraph.<br />
“A delicious mix of the dark and the charming<br />
in the hands of an incredibly skilled master of<br />
ceremonies” The Spectator<br />
“It feels as if we’re seeing something new and unpredictable<br />
sneaking in under the radar” The Times<br />
dAvid trent<br />
shOw<br />
Hello <strong>Machynlleth</strong>. I didn’t use a google to check<br />
your name. I know you. I am coming to you. I<br />
will do a show. Then i will do it in edinburgh.<br />
You will be responsible. Come and seem me. I’m<br />
totally good.<br />
Helo <strong>Machynlleth</strong>. Wnes i ddim defnyddio<br />
google i wirio eich enw. Rwy’n eich adnabod<br />
chi. Rydw i’n dod atoch chi. Fe wnaf i sioe. Yna<br />
byddaf yn ei gwneud yng Nghaeredin. Chi fydd<br />
yn gyfrifol. Dewch i’m gweld i. Dwi’n hynod<br />
o dda.<br />
“Really really brilliant – like a genius” Everyone in<br />
the world<br />
Joe lYCett<br />
edinburGh Preview<br />
Join Joe Lycett as he prepares for his debut show<br />
at the Edinburgh <strong>Festival</strong>. Expect a joyful hour of<br />
silly comedy that’s a bit rough around the edges.<br />
Winner of Chortle Award Best Newcomer 2010 and<br />
BBC Radio 2 New <strong>Comedy</strong> Award finalist 2011.<br />
Ymunwch â Joe Lycett wrth iddo baratoi ar gyfer<br />
ei sioe gyntaf yng Ngŵyl Caeredin. Disgwyliwch<br />
awr o gomedi llawen, gwirion sydd dipyn yn arw<br />
o amgylch yr ymylon.<br />
Enillydd Gwobr Newydd-ddyfodiad Gorau Chortle<br />
2010 ac un a ddaeth i rownd derfynol Gwobr<br />
Comedi Newydd BBC Radio 2 2011.<br />
“An intensely charming and talented young<br />
comic” Guardian<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 32 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 33<br />
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Date:<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£5<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Plas<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£6<br />
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Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
5:00pm<br />
£5
elis JAMes<br />
edinburGh Preview<br />
A second chance to see Elis James do an<br />
Edinburgh Preview . Elis James has taken the<br />
Edinburgh festival by storm for the last three<br />
years and he’s back in <strong>Machynlleth</strong> to preview<br />
his latest offering. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats<br />
(Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) and<br />
Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), this is a<br />
chance to see one of Wales’ rising comedy stars<br />
perform a work in progress show on home turf.<br />
Mae Elis James wedi cael effaith fawr ar ŵyl<br />
Caeredin am y tair blynedd diwethaf ac mae<br />
o’n ôl ym <strong>Machynlleth</strong> i roi rhagolwg o’i offrwm<br />
diweddaraf. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 out of 10 Cats<br />
(Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) a<br />
Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), mae hwn<br />
yn gyfle i weld un o sêr newydd y byd comedi yn<br />
perfformio sioe sydd wrthi’n cael ei datblygu ar<br />
dir cyfarwydd.<br />
‘A complete joy’ Time Out<br />
‘Hugely appealing’ Guardian<br />
‘Excruciatingly funny’ The Scotsman<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 6:20pm<br />
Price: £5<br />
isY suttie<br />
Pearl and dave<br />
This extraordinary new comedy show tells<br />
the story of the part Isy played in two people’s<br />
blossoming internet romance whilst on her own<br />
treacherous search for true love. Bursting with<br />
hilarity and genuinely touching, this beautifully<br />
nuanced show flits between stand-up, music and<br />
character comedy. Also known as Dobby in Peep<br />
Show (C4) and Kiki in Whites (BBC2). Double British<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> Award Nominee. Pearl and Dave was<br />
broadcast as a one-off on Radio 4 in January 2012,<br />
picked up as one of only 4 shows from Edinburgh<br />
<strong>Festival</strong>. Contains three minutes of Welsh.<br />
Mae’r sioe gomedi newydd ryfeddol hon yn<br />
adrodd hanes y rhan a chwaraeodd Isy mewn<br />
rhamant rhwng dau o bobl ar y rhyngrwyd wrth<br />
iddi hi ei hun chwilio am wir gariad. Yn llawn<br />
doniolwch ac yn cyffwrdd â’ch calon o ddifrif,<br />
mae’r sioe hon yn symud yn gynnil rhwng comedi,<br />
cerddoriaeth a chomedi cymeriad. Fe’i gelwir<br />
hefyd yn Dobby yn Peep Show (C4) a Kiki yn Whites<br />
(BBC2). Enwebai ar gyfer y Wobr Gomedi Brydeinig<br />
Ddwbl. Cafodd Pearl a Dave ei darlledu ar Radio<br />
4 ym mis Ionawr 2012, ac fe’i dewiswyd fel un o<br />
ddim ond 4 sioe o Ŵyl Caeredin. Mae’n cynnwys tri<br />
munud yn y Gymraeg.<br />
“A real gem” The Guardian<br />
‘“ voice you want to swim in” The Independent<br />
“Touching comedy told with affection” The Sunday<br />
Telegraph<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Tabernacl<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
6:10pm<br />
£8<br />
lost treAsures of<br />
tHe blACK HeArt<br />
The Lost Treasures Of The Black Heart is a night<br />
curated by Josie Long designed to celebrate<br />
‘unsung heroes’. Normally held in Camden’s Black<br />
Heart pub Josie is relocating it to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> for<br />
one night only!<br />
Dedicated to uncovering obscure facts, unknown<br />
gems and remembering unsung heroes; Josie<br />
and loads of her favourite acts will perform short<br />
lectures and sketches about their chosen subjects.<br />
This is an interactive event and Josie is just as<br />
keen for the audience to bring their own facts and<br />
tributes as well as the performers.<br />
Mae Trysorau Coll Y Galon Ddu yn noson sy’n<br />
cael ei churaduro gan Josie Long a gynlluniwyd i<br />
ddathlu ‘arwyr di-glod’.<br />
Fe’i cynhelir fel rheol yn nhafarn y Black Heart yn<br />
Camden ac mae Josie yn symud i Fachynlleth am<br />
un noson yn unig!<br />
Gan anelu at ddadorchuddio ffeithiau aneglur,<br />
gemau anhysbys a chofio arwyr di-glod; bydd<br />
Josie a llwythi o’i hoff actiau yn perfformio<br />
darlithoedd byrion a sgetsys am y pynciau a<br />
ddewiswyd ganddi.<br />
Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad rhyngweithiol ac mae<br />
Josie yr un mor awyddus i’r gynulleidfa ddod â’u<br />
ffeithiau a’u teyrngedau eu hunain yn ogystal â’r<br />
perfformwyr.<br />
tonY lAw<br />
GO<br />
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, Stewart<br />
Lee’s <strong>Comedy</strong> Vehicle, Edinburgh Or Bust and<br />
Edinburgh & Beyond. Join Tony Law for an hour of<br />
off-the-wall, boundary-defying stand-up comedy<br />
and find out why it is that he’s regarded as one<br />
of the finest performers on the comedy circuit by<br />
audiences and peers alike.<br />
Fel y gwelwyd ar raglen Good News Russell<br />
Howard, <strong>Comedy</strong> Vehicle Stewart Lee, Edinburgh<br />
Or Bust ac Edinburgh & Beyond. Ymunwch â Tony<br />
Law am awr o gomedi ‘stand-up’ i herio’r ffiniau<br />
a chanfod pam ei fod yn cael ei ystyried fel un<br />
o’r perfformwyr gorau ar y cylch comedi gan<br />
gynulleidfaoedd a chomedïwyr eraill.<br />
GArY slAYMAKer<br />
#staFellddirGel<br />
Diolch i Twitter, mae Gary Slaymaker o’r diwedd<br />
wedi darganfod defnydd newydd i’r we. Ond<br />
yn hytrach nag ymfalchio yn rhyddid creadigol<br />
y cyfrwng newydd cyffrous, na gyd ma Slay<br />
moen wybod yw hyn. Be sy’n weindo’ chi lan?<br />
Be sy’n mynd dan eich croen, be sy’n hala chi’n<br />
benwan. Yn syml iawn, be ddylia’i gael ei daflu<br />
“clever and blithely zany, he’s just what the doctor<br />
ordered” **** Daily Telegraph<br />
“the best comedian I’ve seen this year… highly<br />
recommended’” Three Weeks<br />
“often brillant… he’ll produce moments of<br />
demented genius” Chortle<br />
“charming and bizarre… he induces a virtuous<br />
circle of hilarity” Fest<br />
“meandering inventiveness” Skinny<br />
yn y #stafellddirgel? Bydd Gary yn pori dros<br />
y misoedd dwetha o drydar, ac yn gwahodd<br />
ambell westai i gloi eu cas bethau i ffwrdd.<br />
Thanks to Twitter, Gary Slaymaker has finally<br />
found another use for the interest. But rather<br />
than celebrate the creative freedom of an exciting<br />
new medium, all Slay wants to know is this.<br />
What winds you up? What gets under your skin,<br />
what drives you apoplectic, what make your<br />
blood boil? Quite simply, what should be thrown<br />
into the #stafellddirgel? Gary will have been<br />
browsing the past few month’s tweets, and will<br />
also be joined by some special guests , so they<br />
can decide once and for all what stays and what<br />
get’s locked away forever.<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 34 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 35<br />
Venue:<br />
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Price:<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
6:20pm<br />
£5<br />
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Bowling Club<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
6:20pm<br />
£5<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
8:00pm<br />
£5
DICKIE DWYER<br />
Design for print & web<br />
dickiedwyer.com<br />
robin inCe<br />
haPPiness thrOuGh sCienCe<br />
Robin continues his comic exploration of the human<br />
condition, and asks can you be happy and<br />
rational at the same time. Join him in a world of<br />
Schrodinger cats, multiverses and evolutionary<br />
conundrums. Spend an entertaining evening in<br />
Robin’s company as he orienteers through the<br />
craggy landscape of evolution whilst plumbing<br />
the depths of his own murky consciousness, all<br />
without the aid of a safety net.<br />
Mae Robin yn parhau â’i archwiliad comig o’r cyflwr<br />
dynol, ac yn gofyn allwch chi fod yn hapus ac yn<br />
rhesymegol yr un pryd. Ymunwch ag ef mewn byd o<br />
gathod Schrödinger, meta-fydysawd a phroblemau<br />
esblygol. Treuliwch noson ddifyr yng nghwmni Robin<br />
wrth iddo grwydro trwy dirwedd creigiog esblygiad<br />
wrth blymio dyfnderoedd ei ymwybyddiaeth cymylog<br />
ei hun, a’r cyfan heb gymorth rhwyd ddiogelwch.<br />
“Superlative” Metro<br />
“Marvellously funny: mordant, thoughtful and<br />
crafted” Observer<br />
Venue: Y Plas<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Time: 8:00pm<br />
Price: £8<br />
storYtellers’ Club<br />
In 2012 Storytellers’ Club returns to <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>!<br />
On the last night of the <strong>Festival</strong>, a selection of<br />
special comedy guests will be weaving magical<br />
campfire tales to blow your mind and break your<br />
heart.<br />
Yn 2012 mae Clwb y Storïwyr yn dychwelyd i<br />
Ŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong>!<br />
Ar noson olaf yr Ŵyl, bydd amrywiaeth o<br />
westeion comedi arbennig yn adrodd chwedlau<br />
hudolus i’w cyflwyno o amgylch tân gwersyll i<br />
ymestyn eich meddwl a thorri eich calon.<br />
“A magical idea.” Metro<br />
“Unashamedly literate and lo-fi.” Independent<br />
“You absolutely must go to Storytellers’ Club”<br />
one4review<br />
riCHArd HerrinG<br />
what is lOve, anyway<br />
“What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve ystod y 28 mlynedd a aeth heibio does neb<br />
Venue: Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
anyway?<br />
wedi meiddio ateb ei gwestiynau.<br />
Date: Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
Does anybody love anybody anyway?” Hyd yn hyn.<br />
DICKIE<br />
Time: 8:00pm<br />
DWYER<br />
Price: £5<br />
So asked the insane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Mae’r digrifwr Richard Herring yn dychwelyd<br />
Howard Jones in 1983. But in the intervening i Gaeredin am ei 20fed Sioe Ymylol a’i 32<br />
28 years no one has dared to answer his sioe. Ar ôl datrys crefydd (Christ on a Bike),<br />
questions?<br />
gwleidyddiaeth (Hitler Moustache) a phidynau<br />
tHAt’s it<br />
Until now.<br />
(Talking Cock), mae seren y podlediad sydd<br />
wedi ennill gwobrau ‘As It Occurs To Me’ ac<br />
until next Comedian Richard Herring returns for his 32nd Objective seeks to define and destroy love’<br />
show. Having sorted out religion (Christ on a<br />
YeAr.<br />
Richard Herring ar Radio 4 yn ceisio diffinio<br />
Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises a dinistrio cariad. Cyn i gariad ei ddinistrio<br />
WE’ll sEE You All AgAIN (Talking Cock), the star of award winning pod- ef. Eto.<br />
oN 3RD-5Th MAY 2013!<br />
dYnA ni tAn Y<br />
flwYddYn nesAf.<br />
FE’ch gWElWN NI chI I gYD<br />
ETo AR 3-5 MAI 2013!<br />
cast As It Occurs To Me and Radio 4’s Richard<br />
Herring’s Objective seeks to define and destroy<br />
love. Before love destroys him. Again.<br />
This is a 2 hour show with an interval.<br />
“Beth yw cariad beth bynnag?<br />
Oes rhywun yn caru unrhyw un beth bynnag?“<br />
Felly gofynnodd y Cymro gwallgof, a’r barddathronydd<br />
Howard Jones yn 1983. Ond yn<br />
“Rarely is comedy as stimulating and<br />
exhilarating as this, as well as being utterly<br />
hilarious” Chortle<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
Price:<br />
Y Tabernacl<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
8:00pm<br />
£10.<br />
Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 37
fAMilY events /<br />
diGwYddiAdAu<br />
i’r teulu<br />
sKetCH writinG<br />
worKsHop<br />
Two hour session with experienced BBC Radio<br />
sketch-writers and script-editors. Find out what<br />
makes (and doesn’t make) a good sketch, what opportunities<br />
there are for new writers and how to get<br />
your work on-air. Workshop will include the chance<br />
to develop a short sketch and get feedback on your<br />
work. Bring a pen. Age guidance: 16+.<br />
Free but ticketed.<br />
Sesiwn dwy awr gydag ysgrifenwyr sgetsys a<br />
GeorGe orAnGe<br />
man On the mOOn<br />
George Orange is an eccentric clown, slack-rope<br />
dancer and circus performer from Chicago. He has<br />
come to you via the Moon, and brought a bit of<br />
it with him. George is truly one of a kind; take a<br />
trip with him down the rabbit hole of his show, an<br />
experience not to be missed. This is a family event.<br />
Clown ecsentrig, dawnsiwr ar raffau llac a<br />
pherfformiwr syrcas o Chicago yw George Orange.<br />
Mae wedi dod atoch chi drwy’r Lleuad, a daeth<br />
ag ychydig ohono gydag ef. Mae George yn<br />
wirioneddol unigryw; ewch ar daith gydag ef i<br />
lawr twll cwningen ei sioe, profiad na ddylid ei<br />
golli. Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad addas i’r teulu.<br />
Venue:<br />
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Y Plas<br />
Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio<br />
2:20pm<br />
£3<br />
golygyddion sgriptiau Radio’r BBC. Cewch ganfod<br />
beth sy’n gwneud (ac sydd ddim yn gwneud) sgets<br />
dda, pa gyfleoedd sydd ar gael i awduron newydd<br />
a sut i gael eich gwaith ar yr awyr. Bydd y gweithdy<br />
yn cynnwys y cyfle i ddatblygu sgets fer a chael<br />
adborth ar eich gwaith. Dewch â beiro. Addas ar<br />
gyfer rhai: 16 +.<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
10:30am - 12:30pm<br />
Free (but ticketed)<br />
JAMes ACAster<br />
babysits<br />
A comedy show for children of all ages and<br />
parents too. James returns with an hour of<br />
hijinks where the audience can decide where<br />
the show should go. We’re talking big ideas here,<br />
ideas that could change the world, we’re going<br />
to be problem solving and launching several<br />
revolutions all at once. Ultimately it will be very<br />
silly and a lot of fun.<br />
Note to parents: James Acaster will be babysitting<br />
you as well.<br />
Sioe gomedi ar gyfer plant o bob oed a rhieni<br />
hefyd. Mae James yn dychwelyd gydag awr o<br />
hwyl a sbri lle y gall y gynulleidfa benderfynu<br />
lle dylai’r sioe fynd. Rydym yn sôn am syniadau<br />
mawr yma, syniadau a allai newid y byd, rydym<br />
yn mynd i fod yn datrys problemau ac yn lansio<br />
nifer o chwyldroadau i gyd ar unwaith. Yn y pen<br />
draw bydd yn wirion iawn ac yn llawer o hwyl.<br />
Nodyn i rieni: Bydd James yn eich gwarchod chi<br />
yn ogystal.<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
Time:<br />
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
1:00pm<br />
£3<br />
EMBARgoED<br />
uNTIl APRIl 1sT<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 38 Mach <strong>Comedy</strong> Fest 042
More fun<br />
MwY o HwYl<br />
sHeds<br />
the mOnster COmedy shaCk<br />
Sometimes, rooms can be too big for comedy.<br />
No danger here - it’s a garden shed, and we’re<br />
putting some of the country’s best comedians in<br />
it. Shows start every half an hour, and they are<br />
FREE (though there is a charity collection bucket<br />
and some guilt tripping will be done). Turn up, sit<br />
down, feel claustrophobic.<br />
The Shed will be constructed on the path between<br />
the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and Y Plas. Look out for<br />
information boards for more information.<br />
Weithiau, gall ystafelloedd fod yn rhy fawr i gomedi.<br />
Dim perygl yma – sied i’r ardd yw hon ac rydym<br />
yn rhoi rhai o gomedïwyr gorau’r wlad ynddi.<br />
Mae sioeau yn dechrau bob hanner awr, ac maent<br />
AM DDIM (er bod bwced i gasglu at elusen yma a<br />
byddwch yn cael eich atgoffa amdani). Dewch draw,<br />
eisteddwch i lawr, a theimlwch yn glawstroffobig.<br />
Adeiladir y Sied ar y llwybr rhwng Canolfan Owain<br />
Glyndŵr a’r Plas. Bydd mwy o wybodaeth ar yr<br />
hysbysfyrddau.<br />
‘Incredible fun’ – TimeOut<br />
‘Rewardingly Sturdy’ – B&Q Magazine.<br />
www.monstercomedy.co.uk<br />
Venue:<br />
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Shed<br />
Most of the time<br />
Quite often<br />
Free<br />
sHeds<br />
the water shed<br />
On Sunday at 3:30pm we will be taking a small<br />
group of individuals on a trip to, current Shed of<br />
the Year nominee, The Water Shed. Situated on<br />
the Dyfi Estuary... no, really, on the Dyfi Estuary...<br />
we will row you out, no expense spared,<br />
for a special gig on the sand bar it rests on at<br />
low tide. We thought about doing it at high tide<br />
but were worried we might end up killing you<br />
all, and that might put a bit of a downer on the<br />
whole festival vibe. In order to get your hands on<br />
tickets for this you will need to visit the Monster<br />
<strong>Comedy</strong> Shack and get lucky/offer a charitable<br />
bribe/be liked by the compere.<br />
www.thewatershedwales.co.uk<br />
Ar y dydd Sul am 3:30pm byddwn yn mynd â<br />
grŵp bach o unigolion ar daith i sied a enwebwyd<br />
ar hyn o bryd fel Sied y Flwyddyn, y Sied Ddŵr.<br />
Fe’i lleolir ar aber afon Dyfi... a byddwn yn eich<br />
rhwyfo allan, heb arbed unrhyw gostau, i gig<br />
arbennig ary tywod y mae’n gorffwys arno adeg<br />
y distyll. Fe wnaethon ni feddwl am wneud hyn<br />
adeg y penllanw, ond roeddem yn ofni y byddem<br />
yn eich lladd chi i gyd, a gallai hynny ddifetha’r<br />
ŵyl. Er mwyn cael eich dwylo ar docynnau ar<br />
gyfer hyn bydd angen i chi fynd i Sied yr Anghenfil<br />
a chael tipyn o lwc/cynnig llwgrwobr elusennol/<br />
gael eich hoffi gan yr arweinydd.<br />
www.thewatershedwales.co.uk<br />
Venue:<br />
Date:<br />
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Dyfi Estuary<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
3:30pm<br />
Free<br />
life drAwinG ClAss<br />
Join artist Carl Chapple as he leads our first ever<br />
life drawing class.<br />
About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl<br />
Chapple has many years experience and has<br />
had exhibitions of his work displayed across the<br />
UK, including a solo exhibition here at MoMa in<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> in 2007. www.carlchapple.com<br />
About the model: Tom Parry has many years<br />
experience exposing himself on-stage as part<br />
of the successful sketch group Pappy’s. Always<br />
looking to stretch his art he was only too keen<br />
to volunteer as the model for this class. Despite<br />
evidence to the contrary Tom has assured us that<br />
he can sit still for long periods of time.<br />
The class will be tailored to all levels of ability and experience<br />
and all materials will be provided. Cream tea<br />
refreshments will be served as part of the class. There<br />
will be an opportunity for attendees to display their<br />
work in the West Coast Tent later in the afternoon.<br />
Ymunwch â’r artist Carl Chapple wrth iddo arwain<br />
ein dosbarth lluniadu byw cyntaf erioed<br />
Y tiwtor: Mae gan yr artist o Gymru, Carl Chapple,<br />
flynyddoedd lawer o brofiad ac mae arddangosfeydd<br />
o’i waith wedi eu dangos ar draws y DU, gan gynnwys<br />
arddangosfa unigol yma yn MoMa ym <strong>Machynlleth</strong><br />
yn 2007. www.carlchapple.com<br />
Y Model: Mae gan Tom Parry flynyddoedd lawer<br />
o brofiad o amlygu ei hun ar y llwyfan fel rhan o’r<br />
grŵp sgets llwyddiannus, Pappy’s. Mae bob amser<br />
yn chwilio am ffyrdd o ymestyn ei gelfyddyd ac felly<br />
roedd yn awyddus iawn i wirfoddoli fel y model<br />
ar gyfer y dosbarth hwn. Er gwaethaf tystiolaeth<br />
i’r gwrthwyneb mae Tom wedi ein sicrhau y gall<br />
eistedd yn llonydd am gyfnodau hir.<br />
Bydd y dosbarth yn cael ei deilwrio at bob lefel gallu<br />
a phrofiad a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau. Gweinir<br />
te a chacennau hufen fel rhan o’r dosbarth.<br />
Bydd cyfle i’r rhai sy’n bresennol arddangos<br />
eu gwaith ym Mhabell West Coast yn<br />
ddiweddarach yn y prynhawn.<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> 40 Gŵyl Gomedi <strong>Machynlleth</strong> 41<br />
Venue:<br />
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Y Tabernacl<br />
Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio<br />
10:00am - 1:00pm<br />
£12
fri/Gwe sAt/sAd<br />
Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/lleoliad Price/Price<br />
5:00pm Tony Law - Edinburgh Preview Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
5:30pm Owen Niblock - Codemaker Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
5:30pm Lloyd Langford - Work in Progress Y Plas £5<br />
5:30pm Bridget Christie - Housewife Surrealist Bowling Club £7<br />
7:00pm Charlie Baker - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
7:00pm John Luke Roberts - A Cogent Defence of Adsurdity - LIVE! Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
7:00pm Bring and Bi-Lingual Y Plas £5<br />
7:00pm Abandoman Bowling Club £6<br />
8:30pm Wil Hodgson - Kidnapped by Catwoman Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:30pm Daniel Glyn - Fy Nghardiff Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:30pm Henning Wehn - No Surrender Y Plas £8<br />
8:30pm Rob Deering - The One Bowling Club £5<br />
8:30pm Pappy’s and Friends Y Tabernacl £7<br />
10:00pm <strong>Machynlleth</strong> <strong>Comedy</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Showcase Y Plas £8<br />
Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/lleoliad Price/Price<br />
1:00pm Sheeps - A Sketch Show Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
1:00pm Nathaniel Metcalfe - Enthusiast Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
1:00pm Steve Pretty - How I Attended My Own Wake And I’ve Got A<br />
Mixtape To Prove It<br />
Bowling Club £6<br />
2:20pm Elis James - Edinburgh Preview Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
2:20pm Ben Target - Failing to Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
2:20pm George Orange - Man on the Moon Y Plas £3<br />
2:20pm Stuart Goldsmith - Prick Bowling Club £5<br />
3:40pm Edward Aczel - Edward Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
3:40pm Pat Burtscher - Patopotamoose Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
3:40pm Ed Gamble - Sloven Bowling Club £5<br />
3:40pm Mike Parker - A (Very) Rough Guide to <strong>Machynlleth</strong> Y Plas £5<br />
5:00pm Alternative <strong>Comedy</strong> Memorial Society Owain Glyndŵr Centre £6<br />
5:00pm Horse and Louis - The Curse of the Fetid Crow Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
5:00pm James Acaster - Prompt Bowling Club £5<br />
5:00pm Paul Foot - Still Life Y Plas £8<br />
6:30 pm Josh Widdicombe - Work in Progress Bowling Club £5<br />
6:30 pm Josie Long - The Future is Another Place Y Tabernacl £8<br />
6:30 pm Mae’r Gymraeg Yn Y Plas £5<br />
6:40 pm Henry Paker - Cabin Fever Owain Glyndŵr Centre £6<br />
6:40 pm Nish Kumar - Who is Nish Kumar? Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:00pm Isy Suttie - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:00pm Bring and Bi-Lingual Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:00pm Jarred Christmas - An Electric Hour of Arse-kicking <strong>Comedy</strong> Bowling Club £6<br />
8:00pm Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World Y Tabernacl £10<br />
9:30pm Jon Richardson - Funny Magnet Y Plas £13.50/£11<br />
buY tiCKets froM tHe box offiCe loCAted on tHe lAwns of Y plAs<br />
prYnwCH doCYnnAu o’r swYddfA doCYnnAu Ar lAwnt Y plAs<br />
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sun/sul<br />
Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/lleoliad Price/Price<br />
10:00am Life Drawing Class Y Tabernacl £12<br />
10:30am Sketch Writing Workshop Owain Glyndŵr Centre Free<br />
1:00pm James Acaster - Babysits Owain Glyndŵr Centre £3<br />
1:00pm Chris Boyd - Filthy Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
1:00pm Josie Long - A Play Y Plas £5<br />
1:00pm Committee Meeting - With Chris Corcoran and Elis James Bowling Club £5<br />
2:20pm John Robins - Incredible Scenes Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
2:20pm Sara Pascoe - The Musical Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
2:20pm Mark Olver - Dancing About Architecture Y Plas £5<br />
2:20pm Gareth Richards - Never Went to Disneyland Bowling Club £5<br />
3:40pm Holly Burn - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
3:40pm Tom Parry - Fancy That Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
3:40pm Mike Wozniak - Substitute Astronaut Bowling Club £5<br />
5:00pm Jigsaw - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
5:00pm David Trent - Show Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
5:00pm Colin Hoult - Ultimate Carnival of Monsters Y Plas £6<br />
5:00pm Joe Lycett - Edinburgh Preview Bowling Club £5<br />
6:10 pm Isy Suttie - Pearl and Dave Y Tabernacl £8<br />
6:20 pm Lost Treasures of the Black Heart Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
6:20 pm Elis James - Edinburgh Preview Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
6:20 pm Tony Law - Go Bowling Club £5<br />
8:00 pm Gary Slaymaker - #stafellddirgel Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
8:00pm Robin Ince - Happiness Through Science Y Plas £8<br />
8:00pm Richard Herring - What Is Love, Anyway Y Tabernacl £10<br />
8:00pm Storytellers’ Club Owain Glyndŵr Centre £5<br />
buY tiCKets froM tHe box offiCe loCAted on tHe lAwns of Y plAs<br />
prYnwCH doCYnnAu o’r swYddfA doCYnnAu Ar lAwnt Y plAs<br />
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<strong>Festival</strong> team & Credits<br />
tîm yr ŵyl a Chydnabyddiaethau<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Directors/<br />
cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl<br />
Henry Widdicombe, Emma Butler<br />
logistics Manager/ Rheolwr<br />
logisteg<br />
Pete Dobbing<br />
Box office Managers/ Rheolwyr<br />
y swyddfa Docynnau<br />
Abbie Kirkwood, Leah Roberts<br />
Volunteer Manager/Rheolwr<br />
gwirfoddoli<br />
Helen O’Donnell<br />
Artist liaison Manager/<br />
Rheolwr cyswllt â’r Artistiaid<br />
Clare Nightingale<br />
Artist liaison/ cyswllt â’r<br />
Artistiaid<br />
Sarah Hazel, Stephanie Montague,<br />
Romy Boettger<br />
Volunteer leaders/ Arweinwyr<br />
gwirfoddoli<br />
Andy Dudfield, Jonny Bull<br />
Tent and Bar Manager/<br />
Rheolwr y Babell a’r Bar<br />
Steve Pickup<br />
Venue Managers/ Rheolwyr<br />
lleoliadau<br />
Katie Hall, Kate Simons, Hugh<br />
Russell, Alyson Fielding, Alexandra<br />
Adey, Clara McMenamin, Shaun<br />
Lothian and Stubbs Edge<br />
Technical Manager/ Rheolwr<br />
Technegol<br />
Adam Cobley<br />
head Techs/Prif Dechnegwyr<br />
Phil Tiso, Andy Thomas, Joel<br />
Clements, Rod Edwards, Leigh<br />
McAndrew<br />
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Assistant Techs/ Technegwyr<br />
cynorthwyol<br />
Misha Anker, Rowan Woodhouse<br />
community Engagement/<br />
Ymgysylltu â’r gymuned<br />
Catherine Paskell<br />
Decor/ Addurno<br />
Nicky Arscott (www.nickyarscott.co.uk)<br />
Press office/ swyddfa’r Wasg<br />
Andy Richards, Adam Wilcox<br />
(www.writegood.co.uk)<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Photography/<br />
gŵyl Ffotograffiaeth<br />
Ed Moore (www.edshots.co.uk),<br />
Ian Greenland<br />
(www.greenlandphotography.com)<br />
Film/Ffilm<br />
Ryan Owen Eddleston<br />
(www.filmryan.com)<br />
Design/Dylunio<br />
Dickie Dwyer (www.dickiedwyer.com)<br />
Web/Y we<br />
Dan Abel (www.webmarmalade.co.uk)<br />
Volunteer crew/<br />
criw gwirfoddolwyr<br />
Alex Jones, Andrew Gaunt, Angie<br />
Edwards, Anna Ellis, Ben Newell,<br />
Bethany Starkey, Carl Chapple, Catrin<br />
Jones, Elizabeth Leach, Iain Peebles,<br />
James Mahoney, Jemma Collins,<br />
Jem Jenkins Jones, Jody Tozer, Jo<br />
McGuinness, Katy Wilkes, Keith<br />
Lerego, Marc Jones, Mary Lander,<br />
Owen Niblock, Rhian Clugston, Sam<br />
Phillips, Sion Edwards, Steph Smith,<br />
Steven Greenaway, Terry Lander<br />
(Correct at time of going to print)<br />
(Yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg)<br />
thanks<br />
The town of <strong>Machynlleth</strong> Thank you<br />
to all the residents and businesses<br />
of <strong>Machynlleth</strong> for providing a<br />
warm welcome for the festival<br />
and its attendees. Without your<br />
continued support the event<br />
couldn’t happen.<br />
lisa heledd Jones for two years<br />
dedication to the festival. You’ll<br />
be missed this year, and will be<br />
warmly welcomed back to the team<br />
next year.<br />
John Rostron at Swn and Fiona<br />
stewart, Ben coleman and Ian<br />
Fielder at Green Man for always<br />
being on-hand with practical<br />
advice and a helping hand.<br />
Paula and gerry Jewson at West<br />
Coast Energy Ltd for your continued<br />
invaluable support of the festival.<br />
We look forward to building on<br />
our success.<br />
Mel Biffin, colin Wilde and the<br />
staff of Y Plas, and Raymond<br />
Jones and the staff and board of<br />
Moma for always going out of their<br />
way to accommodate the festival as<br />
we grow and develop.<br />
The owain glyndwr centre and<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> Bowling club for<br />
accommodating the festival.<br />
sara lewis from the Welsh Government’s<br />
Major Events Unit, laura<br />
Thomas from Powys County Council<br />
and cath More from Arts and<br />
Business <strong>Cymru</strong> for your support for<br />
the festival.<br />
geoff hill and Annie grundy for<br />
their continued invaluable support.<br />
All the artists who perform at the<br />
festival and make it what it is.<br />
All the attendees who come<br />
together to enjoy comedy in the<br />
ancient capital of Wales.<br />
diOlCh<br />
Mae tref <strong>Machynlleth</strong> yn diolch<br />
i holl drigolion a busnesau<br />
<strong>Machynlleth</strong> am estyn croeso<br />
cynnes i’r ŵyl a’r rhai sydd yn ei<br />
mynychu. Heb eich cefnogaeth<br />
barhaus ni allai’r digwyddiad<br />
barhau.<br />
lisa heledd Jones am ddwy<br />
flynedd o ymroddiad i’r ŵyl. Bydd<br />
colled ar dy ôl eleni, a byddwn yn<br />
estyn croeso cynnes i ti yn ôl i’r tîm<br />
y flwyddyn nesaf.<br />
John Rostron yn Sŵn a Fiona<br />
stewart, Ben coleman ac Ian<br />
Fielder yn y Green Man am fod<br />
wrth law bob amser gyda chyngor<br />
ymarferol a help llaw.<br />
Paula a gerry Jewson yn<br />
West Coast Energy Ltd. am<br />
eich cefnogaeth barhaus ac<br />
amhrisiadwy i’r ŵyl. Rydym yn<br />
edrych ymlaen at ddatblygu ar ein<br />
llwyddiant.<br />
Mel Biffin, colin Wilde a staff Y<br />
Plas, a Raymond Jones a’r staff<br />
a bwrdd MOMA am fynd allan<br />
o’u ffordd bob amser i ddarparu<br />
ar gyfer yr ŵyl wrth i ni dyfu a<br />
datblygu.<br />
canolfan owain glyndŵr a<br />
chlwb Bowlio <strong>Machynlleth</strong> am<br />
dderbyn yr ŵyl.<br />
sara lewis o Uned Digwyddiadau<br />
Mawr Llywodraeth <strong>Cymru</strong> , laura<br />
Thomas o Gyngor Sir Powys a<br />
cath More o Gelfyddydau a Busnes<br />
<strong>Cymru</strong> am eich cefnogaeth i’r ŵyl.<br />
geoff hill ac Annie grundy<br />
am eu cefnogaeth barhaus ac<br />
amhrisiadwy.<br />
Pob un o’r artistiaid sy’n perfformio<br />
yn yr ŵyl, ac sy’n ei gwneud yr<br />
hyn ydyw.<br />
Pob un o’r mynychwyr sy’n dod<br />
at ei gilydd i fwynhau comedi ym<br />
mhrifddinas hynafol <strong>Cymru</strong>.<br />
HistorY<br />
Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
If you think Tom Jones is the man that is consistently voted Wales’<br />
biggest hero then think again. To get an idea of what Owain<br />
Glyndŵr means to Wales just saunter up to Elis James and casually<br />
drop his name into conversation. When you emerge 3 hours later<br />
you’ll feel proud to be a Welshman, even if your Saxon roots are<br />
firmly planted in Milton Keynes.<br />
Glyndŵr was the last true Prince of Wales and called the first<br />
Welsh parliament in 1404 on the site of the Owain Glyndŵr Centre<br />
which we’re now privileged to use as a venue. When we tried to<br />
move Elis’ performance to the larger Bowling Club this year he was<br />
having absolutely none of it, demanding to play both rooms in the<br />
old Senedd.<br />
To get a real idea of who Owain Glyndŵr was and what he means<br />
to Wales be sure to drop in to the National Heritage Centre whilst<br />
you’re in town, as we’ve arranged for you to get in for just £1.50<br />
with the voucher below.<br />
CanOlFan Owain Glyndwr<br />
Os ydych chi’n meddwl mai Tom Jones yw’r dyn y pleidleisir drosto<br />
yn gyson fel arwr mwyaf <strong>Cymru</strong>, yna meddyliwch eto. I gael<br />
syniad am yr hyn y mae Owain Glyndŵr yn ei olygu i Gymru ewch<br />
at Elis James a chrybwyllwch ei enw mewn sgwrs. Pan ddowch<br />
allan 3 awr yn ddiweddarach byddwch yn teimlo’n falch o fod<br />
yn Gymro, hyd yn oed os yw eich gwreiddiau Sacsonaidd wedi’u<br />
plannu’n gadarn yn Milton Keynes.<br />
Glyndŵr oedd gwir Dywysog olaf <strong>Cymru</strong> a galwodd ynghyd y<br />
senedd Gymreig gyntaf ym 1404 ar safle Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr<br />
yr ydym bellach yn cael y fraint o’i ddefnyddio fel lleoliad. Pan<br />
wnaethom geisio symud perfformiad Elis i’r Clwb Bowlio mwy<br />
eleni, doedd o ddim yn fodlon o gwbl, gan fynnu chwarae yn y<br />
ddwy ystafell yn yr hen Senedd-dy.<br />
I gael syniad go iawn o bwy oedd Owain Glyndŵr a’r hyn y mae’n<br />
ei olygu i Gymru gofalwch eich bod yn galw i mewn i’r Ganolfan<br />
Dreftadaeth Genedlaethol pan ydych yn y dref, oherwydd rydym wedi<br />
trefnu i chi gael mynd i mewn am ddim ond £1.50 gyda’r daleb isod.<br />
OFF<br />
Entry to the Owain<br />
Glyndŵr Centre Exhibition<br />
See the Historic Centre of just £1.50 with this<br />
voucher. Valid Friday 4 - Sunday 6 May2012<br />
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