Award-winning comic Jeff to bring show to comedy festival
COMEDY fans are in for a treat this October with award-winning UK comedy legend Jeff Green making a special journey from Australia.
Jeff lives Down Under these days, but he is flying back to perform his latest hit show Recovering Optimist at this year’s Southport Comedy Festival.
The 11th annual Southport Comedy Festival takes place again under canvas at Southport’s Victoria Park in a luxury heated and seated marquee courtesy of Elite Marquees.
Jeff Green will appear on Friday, October 14.
His impressive stand-up comedy background spanning over 30 years features a solo West-End season, three full length UK TV comedy specials, two Australian TV comedy specials, and countless appearances on TV gala specials and comedy panel shows in the UK and Australia.
He is also a best-selling author with his books selling over 300,000 copies.
Jeff has maintained his celebrity on UK radio and TV. His BBC Radio 2 comedy series The Green Guide to Life attracted audience averages of over three million radio listeners.
UK TV appearances include two seasons of Celebrity MasterChef, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and a stint as team captain on Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza.
In 2013, he released a new DVD titled Jeff Green Live! which was recorded at Australia’s oldest continually operating theatre – Hobart’s glorious Theatre Royal.
In 2015 Jeff returned to Edinburgh Fringe by invitation to perform a season for legendary ‘Big Four’ Fringe venue The Gilded Balloon’s 30th anniversary, and in 2018 Jeff was invited back to the UK to headline the inaugural Chester Comedy Festival, where he once again achieved critical acclaim and sell-out performances
A well-known TV face in Australia, Jeff enjoys sold out seasons and rave reviews at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth International Comedy Festivals.
Jeff joins a stellar line-up at this year’s festival which includes stars such as Al Murray, Milton Jones, Jason Byrne, Maisie Adams, Chris McCausland, Jimeoin and comedian, blogger and author of Best Seller Learner Parent Sam Avery with more exciting names to be announced in the next few weeks.
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