A SKETCH FOR SAMMY – 2022
The first Sunday for Sammy event since the hugely successful Newcastle Arena shows in February 2020 is set to raise smiles as four budding comedy writers have their sketches performed at a special show at The Exchange in North Shields.
The four finalists in the “A Sketch for Sammy” competition have all received mentoring sessions with Jason Cook to help them polish their scripts and to prepare them for the cast of comedy actors who will perform them. The four sketches are ‘Byker Grove Reboot’ by Francesca Best, ‘Coming Oot’ by Jamie Diffley, ‘ Billy Welly It’ by Ian McCormick and ‘A Game of Two Halves’ by Jamie McLeish. The sketches will be performed by Viktoria Kay, Chris Connell, Craig Richardson and Steven Sullivan and the show will be compered by BBC presenter and comedian, Steffen Peddie.
In addition to the new comedy sketches, there will also be stand-up spots from Lauren Pattison, Fran Garritty, Cal Halbert and Kelly Rickard. Musician Nev Clay will also be performing some of his comedic songs.
The winning sketch will be chosen by a panel of celebrity judges and the successful writer will be presented with the ‘2022 Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Comedy Award’.
Sunday for Sammy Show producer Ray Laidlaw said, ‘This is a fantastic opportunity for these new comedy writers to see their work performed in a theatre environment with a live audience. The show is on Sunday 15th May at 7.30pm at The Exchange in North Shields and we’d love to see as many people as possible. It’s just a fiver and you can’t put a price on a good laugh.”
The latest DVDs from the Sunday for Sammy team are out now. All profits go towards helping young creative talent from the North East get a helping hand on the way to stardom.
A Sketch for Sammy – 7:30pm Sunday 15th May – The Exchange, North Shields, Tickets £5 from The Exchange
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Photo: Viktoria Kay and Craig Richardson at a previous Sketch for Sammy (John Millard)
Photo: Steffen Peddie (Steffen Peddie)
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