Bright Club Edinburgh, 28 February 2024

Wednesday 28 February 2024

Chris Cummins - dirty word salad
Deb Bererji - no-account accountant
Neomi Gyori - battle of the breeze
Marlene Cramer - not another knock-knock
Adam Julians - divine interactions
Adam Cook - archaeology is dirty
Sichen (Fred) Tu - intercultural clusterf***!
Kim-Isabelle Mehnert - my so-called chemistry 

Hosted by Susan Morrison

Price From £6.00 to £8.00

Doors: 19:30 Starts: 20:30 Finishes: 22:30

Age 18+

https://www.thestand.co.uk/performance/16757/bright-club-edinburgh/20240228/edinburgh

Bright Club Edinburgh, 31 January 2024

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Chris Cummins - bilingual wonky trolleys
Rebekka Puderbaugh - tongue twisted
Lucy Oldham - happy as a pig in science
Joe Zuntz - teacher's pet robots
Cobin Millage - Caesar it ain't so
Martyn Wallace - did ye AI? did ye f***!
Emily Nordmann - go f*** yourself (kind regards)
Steve Lee - Love Island for trees?

Hosted by Susan Morrison

Price From £6.00 to £8.00

Doors: 19:30 Starts: 20:30 Finishes: 22:30

Age 18+

https://www.thestand.co.uk/performance/16756/the-bright-club/20240131/edinburgh 

Want to be part of the show?

Bright Club is about fun and finding out - that's true for both the audience and the performers. 

Training is provided, but to get a good idea about what happens at a Bright Club we recommend seeing a show first.  You can also get a feel for how it works - the different ways performers have blended the funny and the interesting - and the huge range of topics covered - you can also check out the videos on YouTube. Some of these have gone a lot further than the audience on the night.

At time of writing:

Philip Wadler's performance on computability has 12.5 thousand views (yes, that Philip Wadler so you know it's all correct)

Jenny Wood's performance on town planning has 2.8 thousand views (Jenny is now co-director at A Place in Childhood)

Gianfranco Matrone's performance on zebrafish breeding has 2.3 thousand views (Gianfranco wrote about overcoming his fear of public speaking here)

Robbie Cooper's performance on testicular cancer has 1.6 thousand views (RIP Robbie you fucking eagle)

Zara Gladman's performance in the very first Bright Club Edinburgh has 1.5 thousand views. (You might now Zara better these days as Glasgow west end mum on the TikToK)

As of 2024 Bright Club Edinburgh is led by Bekka and Kat - academics at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. A huge thanks from me - "the bit of Bright Club Edinburgh that is called Dan (Ridley-Ellis)" to everyone who has performed over the years and come to the shows. I suppose we could have done it without you, but it would have been really weird and awkward. Huge thanks to everyone that helped organise shows - especially Robin Andrews and Andy MacLeod who have been behind the curtain since the start and the team at the Edinburgh Beltane Beacon for Public Engagement that started it all off in Scotland. Thanks also to Sarah West-Alin who created the iconic duck that has spread far beyond Edinburgh.

Psst… we are offering our first training session for Bright Club 2024 on Sunday 14th Jan, 3.30-6.30pm at The Stand, Edinburgh!

Come along to this taster session to tread the boards, hear from veterans about the Bright Club experience, and get tips on finding the funny, managing stage fright, and microphone technique. Interested? Let us know on our socials or email Brightclubedin@gmail.com  #returnofthequack

Tickets on sale

Tickets are NOW available on The Stand's website for shows taking place in January, February and April. Follow the QR code to book your ticket or click on this link https://www.thestand.co.uk/news/the-bright-club

The QUACK is back!

 IT’S OFFICIAL: THE QUACK IS BACK!

After a lengthy hiatus, Bright Club Edinburgh is back and under new management. We are Bekka and Kat, academics at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University. HUGE thanks to the OG Dan Ridley-Ellis for his hard work and inspiration over the years!

Bright Club is about people doing stand-up on a specialist area of knowledge. The content doesn't have to be academic - but we look for something outside the norms for stand-up comedy.  We look for that blend of funny and interesting that our audience comes for.

The next show will be on Wednesday 31 January (The Stand, York Place, Edinburgh) with other shows on 28th February and 24th April.

Performing involves being available on the night of the show (yes, we are surprised we need to say that, too), including quick rehearsal before the show (from about 6pm). Usually we are looking to fill sets of about 8 minutes in total, meaning you should prepare about 5-7 minutes of material.  

FANCY SHOWING US THE FUNNY OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE? Scan the QR code or follow this hyperlink and register your interest!

Looking forward to laughing with you!

Bekka and Kat

Bright Club Edinburgh #52.0 Fancy

Tuesday 25 Feb @ The Stand Comedy Club Doors at 7.30pm, show begins 8.30pm (5 York Place EH1 3EB)

Starring:
Elise Gallois - TUNDRApocalypse
Kiani Jeacock - The academic epidemic
Louise Creechan - The Victorianist
Mark Reglinski - Vaxxing-lyrical
Phiona Stanley - Dr Diesel
Shalhavit-Simcha Cohen - Looking bad
SiennaMarisa Brown - It’s not me it’s food
Sophie Quick- PhD Odyssey

With compere Gus Lymburn

Tickets £5
available on the door & from
www.thestand.co.uk

Bright Club Edinburgh #51.0 Datalaff

Bright Club Edinburgh 51.0 Datalaff
Tuesday 29 October
The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh

<Starring>
Julie Anne Meaney – Why are you laughing?
Martyn Wallace – Digi aye? Digi f**k!
Phil Wadler – A profound pun
Sabine Weber – Neural networks for dummies
Mhairi Aitken – Getting sexy with data
Tom Liptrot – Algorithm & blues
Joe Zuntz – Cosmic kidney adventure

With compere Elaine Miller (Gusset Gripper)

(doors at 7:30, show begins 8:30)
Tickets £5 available on the door & from www.thestand.co.uk