Pappy's Fun Club
Encyclopedia
Pappy's is an English sketch-comedy
team consisting of comedians Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby
and Tom Parry. After 5 years as the four-man team "Pappy's Fun Club", the group decided to change the name to "Pappy's" and continue without fourth member, Brendan Dodds. The sketch team perform regularly on the London comedy circuit and at comedy clubs nationwide.
Pappy's Fun Club made their self-titled début appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
in 2006, as part of the Free Fringe
.
In February 2007, Pappy's Fun Club was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards
, by the website Chortle.co.uk.
In August 2007 the team returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with their second show, again self-titled. This second outing attracted the attention of the national press, and a nomination for the 2007 if.comedy award (formerly the Perrier Comedy Award).
On 15 November 2007 the team appeared on the BBC Three comedy programme Comedy Shuffle. Also on this date, a special edition of the comedy podcast Answer Me This!
was released featuring Pappy's Fun Club as special guests, taking turns to answer questions submitted by listeners alongside regular hosts Helen Zaltzman and Oliver Mann.
Pappy's Fun Club are regular contributors to BBC Switch
with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, performing sketches and appearing live.
In March 2008 the team recorded a self-titled pilot for BBC Radio 4
, broadcast 12 May 2008.
Also in March 2008 Pappy's Fun Club recorded a self-titled ComedyLab for Channel 4
television, broadcast on 28 August 2008. This pilot was not picked up for further development.
On 13 June 2009, Ben Clark and Matthew Crosby appeared as Ed
and Oucho
impersonators on BBC Two
's Transmission Impossible with Ed & Oucho
.
Pappy's continued their success with their 2010 Edinburgh show: All Business. They are currently touring this show up and down the country.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
team consisting of comedians Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby
Matthew Crosby
Matthew Crosby is a British comedian and writer. He is best known as one third of the sketch team Pappy's. He began his comedy career in 2004 and has since performed stand-up and sketch comedy all over the world. He was a semi-finalist for the BBC New Act 2005...
and Tom Parry. After 5 years as the four-man team "Pappy's Fun Club", the group decided to change the name to "Pappy's" and continue without fourth member, Brendan Dodds. The sketch team perform regularly on the London comedy circuit and at comedy clubs nationwide.
History
Pappy's Fun Club was established in July 2004 as a comedy collective, performing sketches, stand-up, character acts and music at regular shows in The Old Coffee House, in the Soho area of London. In 2005 the team began performing sketches at comedy nights on the London comedy circuit.Pappy's Fun Club made their self-titled début appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 2006, as part of the Free Fringe
Free Fringe
The Free Fringe is an organisation that promotes free shows at the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Free Fringe venues are commonly independently run bars and nightclubs which create performance spaces in their premises for the duration of the Fringe Festival...
.
In February 2007, Pappy's Fun Club was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards
Chortle Awards
The Chortle awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website Chortle to honour the best of established stand-up comics currently working in the UK....
, by the website Chortle.co.uk.
In August 2007 the team returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with their second show, again self-titled. This second outing attracted the attention of the national press, and a nomination for the 2007 if.comedy award (formerly the Perrier Comedy Award).
On 15 November 2007 the team appeared on the BBC Three comedy programme Comedy Shuffle. Also on this date, a special edition of the comedy podcast Answer Me This!
Answer Me This!
Answer Me This! is a weekly comedy podcast by Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann in which they answer questions submitted by the general public. Recorded in Zaltzman's living-room in Crystal Palace, it began in January 2007 and has since become one of the UK's most successful independently-produced...
was released featuring Pappy's Fun Club as special guests, taking turns to answer questions submitted by listeners alongside regular hosts Helen Zaltzman and Oliver Mann.
Pappy's Fun Club are regular contributors to BBC Switch
BBC Switch
BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two And ceased broadcasting on Saturday 17 December 2010...
with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, performing sketches and appearing live.
In March 2008 the team recorded a self-titled pilot for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, broadcast 12 May 2008.
Also in March 2008 Pappy's Fun Club recorded a self-titled ComedyLab for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
television, broadcast on 28 August 2008. This pilot was not picked up for further development.
On 13 June 2009, Ben Clark and Matthew Crosby appeared as Ed
Ed Petrie
Edward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing and the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex...
and Oucho
Oucho
Oucho may refer to:Oucho T Cactus - a puppet operated and voiced by Warrick Brownlow-Pike as seen on Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions, on CBBC and as a CBBC continuity presenter.*Oucho Sparks - an American music group from Chicago...
impersonators on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
's Transmission Impossible with Ed & Oucho
Transmission Impossible with Ed & Oucho
Transmission Impossible With Ed and Oucho was a CBBC show starring Ed Petrie and Oucho T. Cactus. Filmed at Pinewood Studios, it first aired on 16th May 2009 and was shown every Saturday morning on BBC Two and Sunday morning on the CBBC Channel for its run of 26 episodes...
.
Pappy's continued their success with their 2010 Edinburgh show: All Business. They are currently touring this show up and down the country.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chortle Awards Chortle Awards The Chortle awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website Chortle to honour the best of established stand-up comics currently working in the UK.... |
Best Newcomer | |
| 2007 | if.comedy award | Best Show | |
| 2008 | Chortle Awards Chortle Awards The Chortle awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website Chortle to honour the best of established stand-up comics currently working in the UK.... |
Best Sketch, Character or Variety Act |