Jason Byrne: People Puppeteer (16+)

The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre is excited to announce that Jason Byrne will be making a much welcomed performance here on Thursday 1st November 2012.

After the phenomenal success of his “Cirque Du Byrne” Tour, Jason Byrne is bringing a brand new show back to the cities of Britain. “People’s Puppeteer”, will have new stories, new props, and of course, will feature the star of every show that Jason performs, “The audience”.

The biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, Jason Byrne’s inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades including Chortle Award for Best Headliner 2007, Perrier Newcomer Award Nomination 1998 and Perrier Award Nomination 2001.”

Jason’s Sony Radio Gold Award for The Jason Byrne Show (Radio 2) and “The best use of an audience” in 2011, confirmed his place as the definitive clown of modern comedy.
 

You will have seen him on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), The Channel 4 Comedy Gala (Channel 4), Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1), Marco’s Kitchen Burnout (ITV1), and heard him on The Jason Byrne Show (Radio 2), The Odd Half Hour (Radio 4) and Father Figure (Radio 2).
 

‘It’s hard to think of any other comic who matches Jason Byrne for ebullient energy and regulated chaos’ -Independent.

"An hour of stand-up so joyous the clinically depressed should get it on prescription" -Metro

“Unmissable” -Evening Standard