Pre-Christmas cheer

I've been a bit quiet, but the Centre hasn't - and there's an unmissable event coming up next week. On Friday 18 December it's time to enjoy some pre-Christmas cheer with There's Lovely See comedy club.

The line-up includes Josh Widdicombe from the hit Edinburgh show 'South by South Wales'; Joe Rowntree, host of the TV programme Brainiac; James Dowdeswell from Extras; and guest MC Marian Pashley. As ever, tickets are £10 including a free drink. A perfect early Christmas present to yourself!

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 18 December, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / pay on door.

October comedy night

This month's comedy night, featuring Maureen Younger, Grainne Maguire and Shazia Mirza with Marion Pashley as MC, was a great success. Here are a few photos from the evening.

Comedy spectacular!

Next Friday 16 October, there's a brilliant night of comedy with the London Welsh Centre's There's Lovely See club. The line-up may sound like the opening of a joke - a Scottish woman, an Irish woman and a Muslim woman - but we can promise you more than one great punchline!

Maureen Younger, Hackney Empire New Act finalist, is a London Scot with 'natural gift of the gab, engaging and funny' (Three Weeks).

Grainne Maguire has been an 'enjoyably bizarre' finalist in Funny Women 2008 and Hackney Empire New Act 2009.

Shazia Mirza, as seen on Richard and Judy and Have I Got News For You. In the words of the Guardian, 'with her laconic one-liners she actually manages to make being a Muslim woman seem wonderfully life-enhancingly funny.'

And our MC is Marion Pashley, a There's Lovely See favourite whom the Guardian found 'delightful'.

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 16 October, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / pay on door.

Weekend highlights

Tonight is comedy night at the London Welsh Centre: come down to There's Lovely See comedy club for a great evening's entertainment and a free drink, all for just a tenner.

Sunday and Monday at 7.30pm, there's bilingual theatre at the Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington. Tickets are £8 for 'a darkly comic two hander' about an encounter between a man called Richard Parker and an enigmatic stranger. Click here for more information/bookings.

This weekend at the Welsh Centre

Well, summer is over, but there's no cause for regret: the autumn programme of events at the London Welsh Centre is getting underway. There are two great events at the Centre over the next few days:

Friday 11 is film night. Come along to the bar for 7.30pm and watch Passport to Pimlico on the big screen. This Ealing comedy explores what happens when Pimlico turns out to be part of Burgundy...

Saturday 12 is Pwy Bia'r Gan? - a skit in Welsh on Britain's Got Talent with all original music by Robat Arwyn and a cast of 50 youngsters from Cardigan Schools. An enjoyable event in support of the Centre, with £10 tickets available on the door. 7.30pm start.

And a diary date that'll help you smile in September: the next Comedy Club will be on Friday 18. Usual time and cost (8pm/£10 with a free drink).

Edinburgh previews on 17 July

A last-minute reminder not to miss out on the Edinburgh previews at tomorrow's There's Lovely See comedy club. This is your chance to enjoy shows by Zoe Lyons and Patrick Monohan before they head off to the Festival. And as ever, your ticket includes a free drink!

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 15 May, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / pay on door.

Diary dates

Some upcoming events at the London Welsh Centre - all well worth noting in your diary:

Friday 19th June, 8.30pm - There's Lovely See Comedy Club returns for another night of quality comedy featuring Paul Harry Allen, Stephen Carlin, and Marian Pashley as Guest MC.

Monday 22nd June, 7.30pm - Annual General Meeting. Everyone welcome. Your thoughts and ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Friday 26th June, 8pm - Open Mic Night. If you know of any budding musicians who would like to test out their talent and practise their stage presence do tell them about this. It's a great opportunity to gain confidence from performing in front of an audience.

Saturday 27th June, 7.30pm - Gwalia Male Voice Choir concert. Tickets are £15 including a buffet, and are available from the office (huw@lwcentre.demon.co.uk).

Tonight: comedy club with Shazia Mirza

Don't forget tonight's comedy club at the London Welsh Centre, featuring Robert White, Jen Brista and headliner Shazia Mirza. Tickets are only £10 and include a free drink!

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 15 May, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / pay on door.

Fun and a free drink next Friday!

On Friday 15 May, There's Lovely See comedy night returns to the London Welsh Centre with a superb line-up. Come along to enjoy the 'quickfire wit and relentless energy' of Robert White, 'surreal ideas and slick banter' of Jen Brista and the 'life-enhancingly funny' Shazia Mirza - as seen on Have I Got News For You! The resident MC is Sion James and - as if all that wasn't enough to tempt you - there's a free drink with every ticket.

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 15 May, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / pay on door.

Quotations courtesy of the Brighton Argus, Sunday Times and Guardian.

Quick, it's comedy time!

Tomorrow (Friday 17 April), it's another unmissable comedy night with There's Lovely See. MC Steve Parry hosts a line-up including Tom Goodliffe, Paul Harry Allen and Wes Zaharuk. Judging by previous evenings, it will be a brilliant evening - and don't forget, every ticket includes a free drink! (Use the button on the right to buy them online).

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 20 March, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / click here to buy online / pay on door.

Buy comedy tickets online!

Just a reminder that you can buy tickets for Friday's comedy night online: just click here or use the button on the right.

Tickets are also available on the door - however you get yours, don't miss the chance to see Noel James, Paul Harry Allen, Will Jones and Sion James. Free drink with every ticket!

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 20 March, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / click here to buy online / pay on door.

Friday fun

Now you've got through Friday 13th, look forward with a light heart to next Friday - our monthly night of comedy with There's Lovely See at the London Welsh Centre.

It's yet another great line-up, featuring Noel James ('a droll giant in a comedy land of dwarfs', The Independent), Paul Harry Allen ('Russell Howard meets Rob Brydon, a joy to watch', Time Out), and Welsh newcomer Will Jones. The resident MC is Sion James ('reminds up what stand-up should be', Three Weeks). All for a bargain £10 (£8 members) including free drink.

Practical info
Venue: London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road
Time: Friday 20 March, 8pm (doors open 7.30)
Booking: 0207 837 3722 / click here to buy online / pay on door.

Diary dates

The monthly Clwb Comedi is back on Friday 20 March - another great chance to have a laugh in the London Welsh Centre. And then again on Friday 17 April...

On Wednesday 22 April, enjoy a night of twentieth-century Welsh poetry to celebrate the forthcoming anthology from Parthian and the Library of Wales. It will be hosted by Fraser Cains and feature the editor, Meic Stephens, and poet Paul Henry. More details to follow soon!

And if you're looking for somewhere to watch the rugby with other Wales supporters, come along to the London Welsh Centre bar on Saturday 14 March (Italy v Wales) and Saturday 21 March (Wales v Ireland).

There was lovely, see!

Another successful comedy night on Friday! Here are a few photos: L-R Paul Harry Allen, Rik Moore, Zoe Lyons and MC Marian Pashley.

It's not all doom and gloom...

... Don't forget this evening's night of comedy, There's Lovely See. Join us at the London Welsh Centre on Gray's Inn Road at 8pm - tickets include a free drink!

There's Lovely See - Welsh comedy night

Have a laugh this Friday at There's Lovely See, the fabulous comedy club with a Welsh accent. Friday's line-up includes Zoe Lyons, Rik Moore, Paul Harry Allen and MC Marian Pashley.

These nights have been a great success, featuring quality comedy acts in the friendly London Welsh Centre bar. Definitely an evening not to be missed - in the words of Time Out, 'grab a leek and get down there'!

Practical info: Friday 20 February, 8pm at the London Welsh Centre, Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8UE
Admission: £10 including free drink (£8 Centre members).

Advance bookings: administrator@lwcentre.demon.co.uk