Our favourite kilted treasure puts the wind in your willows! Craig Hill is returning to Falkirk Town Hall on Friday 30 September, 8pm. Scotland’s whirlwind of comedy is bringing an evening of comedy that is guaranteed to blow his audience away.
“SIMPLY A LEGEND… MAGNETIC, CONSPIRATORIAL PRESENCE… AN HOUR WITH HILL MAKES FOR A CRACKING SHOW” The List
In over a decade of entertaining audiences around the world, Craig has become renowned as a comic force of nature, blowing away the cobwebs of unadventurous, traditional comedy and revitalizing them with his own uniquely uplifting comedic style.
“HILL ACTUALLY HAS TO WAIT UNTIL THE AUDIENCE STOPS LAUGHING BEFORE HE CAN START AGAIN. IT’S ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS… PEOPLE ARE WIPING TEARS OF LAUGHTER FROM THEIR EYES” Evening News
With his cheeky, irreverent and, of course, wonderfully camp blend of incisive stand-up, razor-sharp improvisation and fabulous musical characterisations, he has become one of Scotland’s best-loved exports. His boundless energy, pitch-perfect stagecraft and superb audience rapport are perfectly matched to make each and every one of his live shows a joyously entertaining experience.
“WONDERFUL…MASTER OF AUDIENCE INTERACTION. HE BLEW THE ROOF OFF” Chortle
Craig has firmly established himself as one of the UK’s best-loved entertainers with five BBC TV series to his name and many more guest appearances besides. He has sold out all his previous Edinburgh Festival Fringe seasons, the shows subsequently going on to tour successfully throughout the UK and internationally. In 2008 he starred in the UK tour of the hit show (and Eurovision Song Contest satire) Eurobeat almost Eurovision. He also performed a 35 minute extended solo set at The London Palladium (where he received a massive ovation) and was invited by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber to present a specially created alternative variety show, Craig Hill’s Forbidden Vaudeville.He has just returned from an extensive comedy tour of South East Asia and another highly successful season in Australia where he was hailed as one of the stars of the Sydney International Comedy Festival. He was also recently seen on TV’s The Best Of Just For Laughs, a storming performance recorded in Montreal, truly cementing his reputation as one of the ‘must see’ performers whenever he visits anywhere in the world.
“RIOTOUSLY FUNNY… HE IS THAT RARE THING, A NATURALLY FUNNY COMEDIAN” Independent
Tickets for the FTH event are £14 (£12 concession) and can be booked from the central box office at the Steeple, Falkirk on 01324 506850 or online at ticketweb.co.uk. This show is recommended for ages 16+.