Live comedy returning to Stourbridge with Funny Beeseness shows

The Chase star Paul Sinha, Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Barbara Nice, Black Country comedian Jonny Cole and Troy Hawke will headline special socially-distanced shows as Funny Beeseness returns at Katie Fitzgerald’s.

The Fitz Of Laughter – Al Fresco shows will take place on Saturday, August 8, August 15, August 22 and August 29.

Audience numbers are being limited to 36 per gig and will take place on the car park at the Enville Street pub, with early and late shows running at 4pm and 7.30pm respectively.

More than 200 tickets have been snapped up in just a couple of days, with three of the eight shows already sold out.

Funny Beeseness has not put on a live show since the middle of March after the country went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and live performances were banned by the government.

That has now been relaxed, with outdoor performances allowed.

And Dudley comic Wayne Beese, who will be hosting the shows, said: “When we heard the government were allowing outdoor shows we ran a poll amongst our regulars to see if there would be any interest in us putting some on.

“The response was unbelievable, with hundreds of people responding to say they would come if we did.

“It’s been a very frustrating time but we now can’t wait to get cracking again.

“We’re aware safety is key. That’s why we’ve restricted capacity to allow us to keep two metres between family bubbles, and we’ll mark out two metre gaps for the bar queue and introduce one way entrances and exits for the bar.

“The bills for all the shows are absolutely fantastic and tickets have been flying out since we announced them.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their support – this will help us start the hard road back after our programme was decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.”

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