Welsh comedy festival
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Welsh Comedy Festival is the first Welsh Comedy Festival to be held in partnership with the Welsh children's hospice charity, Ty Hafan, hosting a wide range of comedy performances and acts during the period of the 6th July - 15th July 2007. The inaugural festival opens at Gio's and arrives at locations such as The Point at Cardiff Bay, The Social - Cardiff and the Cardiff University Student's Union and includes a visit to Swansea's famous Grand Theatre during the festivities being organised by local stand up comic and promoter Jeff Baker of Cracker Ass Comedyfame.
Acts due to appear include Howard Marks, Dirty Sanchez, Rhod Gilbert, Wes Packer, Jeff Baker, Frank Honeybone and Dan Mitchell.
The BBC are filming events throughout the duration of the festival as part of their Funny Business series, due to be screened in Autumn 2007. This series highlights the burgeoning comic scene in Cardiff and also follows the ups and downs of hundreds of comedians all hoping to secure a £30,000 contract.
