Paul Savage

» Profile

Paul Savage started out on his comedy journey in Dec 2006 by unusual means. Having only heard the phrase open mike in the context of comedy, Savage took to the stage of a club in Moseley and started his tirade against Dido, and wove in a story of webcam fraud, unaware that open mike is also used in music terms, and he was essentially crashing an acoustic guitar night. He has never used either of those pieces of material again.

He started off in "proper" comedy when his bottle returned 4 months later in March 2007 with some gong shows. Since then he has performed across great swathes of Britain, from his base in Wolverhampton. Never one to do something the easy way, for his first two years he mostly avoided the comedy metropolises such as Manchester, London and Edinburgh, instead playing such places as Marsh Gibbon (pop 991).

Now on the road properly and gigging everywhere, he drives a Golf mark III in blue called The Slim Charles appreciation Society, and is happy to carshare with other acts. He has done paid work (20s, 15, and MCing) for Off The Kerb, Mirth Control, Funhouse Comedy, Kill for a seat, Just Fair Laughs, Alan Andersons Haha Comedy, Agraman/Buzz comedy, Laughing factory, Hilarity bites, Funnybones and Hilarious.

He is a great MC, warm and welcoming, and able to bring an atmosphere. As such, he is Resident MC at Off the Kerbs Staffordshire Uni gig, at Speakeasys Wolverhampton Uni gig, and Resident MC for corporate work for Ramada Inns (hes the best corporate compere weve ever had- Ramada).

His style of Comedy is a mixed bag of confessional, whimsy, wordplay and ranting. Most of it is true. He doesnt yet have a catchphrase, the closest he comes is the phrase that, tragically, is a true story. He once impressed a girl at a gig so much she called off her engagement and stalked him for a bit, sending him naughty photos. She has now moved back to Poland, and he can breathe easily again. That, tragically, is a true story.

Savage is happy to gig almost anywhere (hes performed at Britains oldest pub, Yorks most haunted pub, Europes largest paintball game, the Nottingham Real Ale festival and the Special Olympics) and with anything (hes been on bills with bands, strippers, contortionists, magicians, burlesque artists, acrobats and a fat Scottish bloke breaking the world record for eating paintballs).

He has an immensely versatile set, and has done completely clean 15 minute sets for church and youth audiences.

» Previous Clients

• Off The Kerb
• Leeds Hifi
• Mirth Control
• Funhouse
• Comedy Company
• Buzz
• Comedy
• Just Fair Laughs
• Funnybones
• Grin And Bear
• Stand And Deliver
• Hit And Run
• Clean As Possible
• Hilarious
• Leicester
• Stands Up
• Comedy Juction (sutton Coldfield)
• Mr Ben's
• Comedy Company
• Laughing Factory
• Mirth Control
• Just Fair Laughs
• Clean As Possible
• Hilarious
• Mad Dog Comedy
• Terry
• The Stand Up
• Comedy Bar
• Stand And Deliver
• Comedy Jam
• Mr Bens
• City Comedy Lounge
• Comedy Station Blackpool
• Numb Comedy Newcastle
• Hilarious
• Fat Penguin
• Rob Riley
• Haha Comedy
• Kill For A Seat
• Hilarity Bites
• Urban Comedy
• Laughterhouse Basingstoke
• Oioi Comedy
• Juice Comedy
• Reckless Moment
• The Dry Spot,
• M And S Comedy
• Wild Bunch
• Comedy At Coopers,
• Quay Comedy (isle Of Wight)
• Comedy Castle
• The Gryphon Bristol
• Half A Dog
• And Many More!

» Awards and Compeitions

• Juice Comedy Clubs Performer Of The Year 2009
• West Midlands Comedy Forum Most Improved Act 2009
• West Midlands Comedy Forum Best Joke 2009
• Nominated: Best Full Length Debut Show 2009 Leicester Festival. (as Part Of Unidentified Flying Improve)
• Has Won A Spiky Mike Gongshow. Beat The Frog On His First Attempt
• He Has His Own Podcast With Fellow Comic Pete Smith Called Peas In A Podcast. It Has A Cult Following. He Has Appeared On Radio As A Guest Talking About Comedy On Brmb, Kerrang And Galaxy, Radio 4 Show Dave Gorman's Genius (as A Contestant), On The Channel4 Website 4talent, And In The Leeds Student Paper In An Article On How To Become A Stand-up
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

A wonderful way with words.
- Hannah Bone, BBC

Paul Savage was fantastic
- Portsmouth News

Fine lines, Decent Ideas
- Steve Bennett, Chortle

frighteningly well written jokes. Im kicking myself that I didnt write his Gravy joke
- Gary Delaney

Dealt with the crowd in a manner that belied his youth and experience
- Anonymous the Poet

I look forward to working with you again, very, very much
- Robin Ince

In all my years of comedy, the stupidest thing Ive ever seen
- Okse

this boy, god bless him, hes the future of comedy
- Sol Bernstein

Did a brilliant short spot for me, had to get him straight back for a longer set. Excellent new Midlands comic
- Wil Hodgson

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