Then go along to Exeter College on Monday 20th June at 6pm for a pilot recording for a TV idea.
Comedian and author Tony Hawks (Q.I. Radio 4’s Just A Minute and I’m sorry I haven’t a Clue, author of Round Ireland With A Fridge) will be trying out his new and extremely silly quiz/game show called “Let’s Consult The Bucket”. Come and be a part of the live audience.
The show will not be broadcast – it is simply a tester to see if it works. Either way – fun is guaranteed – along with prizes for some of the audience.
The show will involve a good measure of audience...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the guest speaker for the 11th annual business dinner will be TV and radio comedian and bestselling author Tony Hawks.
Tony is the author of the bestseller ‘Round Ireland with a Fridge’ - the story of his absurd quest to hitch round the circumference of Ireland within a month... with a fridge. The book became a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in 1998, was serialised on BBC Radio 4, and led to a six month TV advertising campaign for HARP Irish Lager. It has now sold over 800,000 copies worldwide including the US and Australia, and has...
Comedian and author Tony Hawks is to host Exeter Cathedral’s first ever Big Quiz Night.
Tony, who is regular on the Radio Four show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and is author of several best selling books, including Round Ireland with a fridge, will host the evening on 1st October.
Teams of up to eight are invited to enter for a limited number of available spaces.
The ticket price also includes a hog roast from Kenniford Farm. And no quiz would be complete without a licensed bar to help fuel those thinking caps!
For more information and to book tickets for the...
National sports charity ‘Tennis For Free’ has served up an ace for Exeter and the surrounding area by investing in a 50 week programme of free tennis lessons hoping hundreds of people across the area can make a racket at the city’s Heavitree Pleasure Ground courts.
The timing of the launch couldn’t be better as the World’s top players will be playing at the most famous tennis tournament of them all - Wimbledon. The charity, created by comedian Tony Hawks, has created a partnership with Exeter City Council, local professional tennis coach Jon Hamilton and the LTA to help provide...
In this entertaining show, Tony combines storytelling, stand up, musical comedy and film clips to create 2 hours of fun. Amongst other things Tony will recount the amusing and sometimes fraught story of how he went from being ‘Comedian and author’ to ‘Comedian, author and film-maker’. His hilarious tales of how he became an independent film maker – producing both ‘Round Ireland With A Fridge’ and ‘Playing The Moldovans At Tennis’- will be peppered with the wry observations that have made him such a hit on Radio 4’s Just A Minute, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and QI.
Fresh from cycling around Devon with a miniature pig, comedian Tony Hawks combines story-telling, stand up, musical comedy and film clips to create two hours of fun when he comes to Exeter’s Northcott Theatre next week.
Tony is a new resident of Devon having falling in love with the county when he visited it for a screening of one of his films and is delighted to be playing in Exeter.
Jenny Hogg, Exeter Northcott’s media officer, spoke to Tony about his forthcoming show:
Tony, your show at the Exeter Northcott Theatre isn't a typical stand-up show so what can our...
In this entertaining show, Tony Hawks combines storytelling, stand up, musical comedy and film clips to create two hours of fun. Amongst other things Tony will recount the amusing and sometimes fraught story of how he went from being ‘Comedian and author’ to ‘Comedian, author and film-maker’. His hilarious tales of how he became an independent film maker - producing both Round Ireland With A Fridge and Playing The Moldovans At Tennis - will be peppered with the wry observations that have made him such a hit on Radio 4’s Just A Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue.
