tocynnau i sioeau - Machynlleth Comedy Festival

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tocynnau i sioeau - Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Festival Team & Credits /
Tîm yr Ŵyl a Chydnabyddiaethau
YES!
IE!
All our favourite people cram into every
conceivable cranny of Machynlleth for 3 days of
uninterrupted good times, with more comedy,
theatre and music than ever before.
Ein hoff bobl i gyd wedi’u stwffio i bob twll a
chornel posib ym ym Machynlleth am dri diwrnod
o hwyl di-stop, gyda mwy o gomedi, theatr a
cherddoriaeth nag erioed o’r blaen.
We’ve absolutely loved bringing you to our favourite town over
the last seven years, and you’ve all been a big part in making
something incredibly special happen. We’re now over ten times
the size of the first year and it’s still one of the most pleasant,
friendly and fun weekends we know of and that’s down to you.
So thanks for being a ruddy legend.
Rydym wedi bod wrth ein boddau’n dod â chi i’n hoff dref dros
y saith mlynedd ddiwethaf, ac rydych chi wedi bod yn rhan
fawr o wneud i rywbeth gwirioneddol arbennig ddigwydd.
Rydym bellach dros ddeg gwaith yn fwy na maint y flwyddyn
gyntaf, ac mae’n dal i fod yn un o’r penwythnosau mwyaf
hyfryd, cyfeillgar a hwyl y gwyddwn amdanynt, ac mae hynny
diolch i chi. Felly diolch am fod yn blincin arwyr.
A big thank-you also goes out to supporters old and new;
Welsh Government, Arriva Trains Wales, PGI Welsh Lamb, Chang
Beer, The Cambrian Rail Partnership, Powys County Council,
and BBC Radio for being with us for the fifth year running.
Have an amazing time! And be sure to say a big thank-you to
anyone you see in a crew t-shirt, these heroes come from all
over the UK to make this event happen.
Henry and Emma
…and all at Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Diolch o galon i’n noddwyr, hen a newydd; Llywodraeth
Cymru, Arriva Trains Wales, PGI Cig Oen Cymru, Chang Beer,
Partneriaeth Reilffordd Cambria, Cyngor Sir Powys, a BBC Radio
am fod gyda ni am bumed blwyddyn yn olynol.
Sicrhewch amser anhygoel! A chofiwch ddiolch i unrhyw un
mewn crys-T criw, mae’r arwyr hyn yn dod o bob rhan o’r DU i
wneud i’r digwyddiad ddigwydd.
Henry ac Emma
…a phawb yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth
Festival Directors/Cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl
Henry Widdicombe & Emma Butler
Festival Operations Manager/Rheolwr
Gweithrediadau’r Ŵyl Steve Pickup
Production Managers/Rheolwr Cynhyrchu
Katie Hall and Charlie Bull
Assistant Production Manager/Rheolwyr
Cynhyrchu Cynorthwyol Iain Peebles
Artist Liaison Manager/Rheolwr Cyswllt â’r
Artistiaid Clare Nightingale
Assistant Artist Liaison Manager/Rheolwr Cyswllt
Artist Cynorthwyol Sarah Hazel
Volunteer Manager/Rheolwr Gwirfoddoli
Helen O’Donnell
Technical Manager/Rheolwr Technegol Adam Cobley
Box Office Managers/Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau
Katy Wilkes, Ed Strong
Children and Family Manager/Rheolwr Plant a
Theuluoedd Hazel Anderson
Theatre Manager/Rheolwr Theatr Lisa Heledd Jones
Site Manager/Rheolwr Safle Peter Dobbing
Venue Managers/Rheolwyr Lleoliadau Hugh Russell,
Alexandra Adey, Shaun Lowthian, Zoe Fell, Sam Roberts,
Clare Turner, Hannah Bunten, Alex Hall, Abbie Kirkwood,
Hannah Dolan, Heather Jones, Leah Roberts, Catrin Jones,
Alice Turner, Ben Ferris
Volunteer Leader/Arweinwyr Gwirfoddoli Andy Dudfield
Artist Liaison/Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Frances Greenfield
Senior Technicians/Uwch Dechnegwyr Joel Clements,
Phil Tiso
Technicians/Technegwyr Andy Thomas, Rod Edwards,
James Lowey, Misha Anker, Rowan Woodhouse, Lloyd
Evans, James Mahoney, Michael Melnyczuk, Sion Pugh,
Matt Jones, Elliot Blake, Tudur Jones
Site Team/Tîm y Safle Kevin Bryan, Steve Merry, Mark Gittins
Bar Manager/Rheolwr Bar Elwyn Edwards
Security Manager/Rheolwr Diogelwch Emlyn Jones
Welsh Language Events/Digwyddiadau Cymraeg
Daniel Glyn, Steffan Alun
Cabaret Programming/Rhaglenni Cabaret
George Orange – Mary Bijou Cabaret
Festival Photography/Gŵyl Ffotograffiaeth
Ed Moore (www.edshots.co.uk),
Genesis Dove (www.eveleighphotography.net)
Film/Ffilm Stuart Laws and Al Clayton
(Turtle Canyon Comedy), Ed Moore
Design/Dylunio lovelystuffstudio.com
Festival App/Ap yr Wyl James Mahoney, Dave Brush
Welsh Translation/Cyfieithu Cymraeg Steffan Alun
Volunteer Crew/Criw Gwirfoddolwyr Phil Potter,
Sophie Ann Virgo, Josie Russell, Sarah Vaile, Sam Phillips,
Eve Biard, Lora Elliott, Katy Funnell, Alice Greening,
Marc Jones, Tim Williams, Hannah Amey, Lowri Howells,
Hannah Richards, Rhian Jones, Steph Smith, Alison
Saunders, Lucy Faircloth, Erin Jay Dove, Angie Edwards,
Barry Eveleigh, Rachel Allen, Philip Charles Potter,
Francesca Rooney, Stanley Cass, Vanessa June Mellor,
Roger Lewis, Alex Roberts, Emily Chittock, Francis Breen,
Aidan Connolly, Stephanie Grant, Colin Edwards, Sinead
Wheeler, Aidan Luce, Tracy Briscoe, Owen Niblock, Jem
Jenkins-Jones, Hagen Kiersch, Amy Mcderment, Sarah
Edwards, Michael Lawrence Hayes, Patrick O'Donnell,
Heather Stevens, James Patrick, Andrew McInerney
Emily Shankland, Mariliis Peterson, Alessandro CavarraWeyman, Tony Chiotti, Jade Till, Sean Angus Livingstone,
Michael Cullen, Aled John, Jules Thompson, Maura Roche,
Michelle Ryan
(Correct at time of going to print / Yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg)
CONTENTS /
CYNNWYS
01 WELCOME CROESO
04 TICKET INFO TOCYNNAU I SIOEAU
16 TRAINS TRENAU
18 VENUES LLEOLIAD
22 CAMPING GWERSYLLA
24 FOOD & DRINK BWYD A DIOD
28 FESTIVAL BARS BARIAU’R WYL
34 COMEDY COMEDI
98 COMEDI CYMRAEG YM MACH
100 CABARET
103 MORE … MWY …
109 BBC
110 KIDS PLANT
115 MUSIC CERDDORIAETH
121 TIMETABLES AMSERLENNI
130 MAP MAP
SHOW TICKETS
TOCYNNAU I SIOEAU
This year, all advance tickets purchased will be PRINT AT HOME to help
reduce waiting times at the festival box office.
Eleni, rhaid i bob tocyn ymlaen llaw gael ei ARGRAFFU GARTREF i leihau
amser aros yn swyddfa docynnau’r ŵyl.
If you buy tickets in advance, please ensure that you bring the details with
you on the weekend. You will need these to hand at the venue entrance
when you arrive for a show.
Os byddwch yn prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw, sicrhewch bod y manylion
gennych ar y penwythnos. Bydd angen y rhain arnoch wrth fynedfa’r lleoliad
pan fyddwch yn cyrraedd am sioe.
PLEASE NOTE: Audiences are let into each show 15 minutes before
the show begins. Please make sure you arrive on time as some
performances may not accept latecomers.
NODWCH: Caiff y gynulleidfa fynd i mewn i bob sioe 15 munud
cyn dechrau’r sioe. Dewch ar amser – bydd rhai perfformiadau’n
gwrthod caniatáu i bobl fynd i mewn yn hwyr.
Any remaining tickets for shows during the festival weekend will be
available for purchase at the box office. Tickets will not be available to
purchase from the individual venues. Please see below for the festival box
office opening times.
Bydd unrhyw docynnau sy'n weddill ar gyfer sioeau yn ystod penwythnos
yr ŵyl ar gael i'w prynu yn y swyddfa docynnau. NI FYDD tocynnau ar
gael i’w prynu yn y lleoliadau unigol. Gweler isod am oriau agor y swyddfa
docynnau.
BOX OFFICE
SWYDDFA
DOCYNNAU
MACH APP
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival app is back! Brought to you
by the technical legends at DevFusion, you can download it
before the festival for iPhone and Android.
Including scheduling info, now and next, ticket booking, maps and
other cool stuff. Search for Machynlleth in your phone’s AppStore.
Snazzy eh?
Designed and coded by Dave Brush and
James Mahoney www.devfusion.net
Mae ap Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ôl! Wedi'i gyflwyno gan
arwyr technoleg DevFusion, gallwch ei lawrlwytho nawr i'r
iPhone ac Android.
The Box Office will be located in the Senedd Building at the Owain
Glwyndŵr Centre, where it has been for the past couple of years. Opening
times are as follows:
Bydd y swyddfa docynnau yn adeilad y Senedd yng Nghanolfan Owain
Glwyndŵr, yr un lle â’r ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf. Dyma fydd yr oriau agor:
Gan gynnwys amseroedd, nawr a nesaf, archebu tocynnau, mapiau a
phethau cyffrous eraill. chwiliwch am 'Machynlleth' yn siop apiau eich
ffôn. Tipyn o beth!
Friday 29th April: 4pm – 10pm
Ddydd Gwener 29 Ebrill: 2pm – 10pm
Dyluniad a chôd gan Dave Brush a
James Mahoney www.devfusion.net
Saturday 30th April: 11am – 10pm
Sunday 1st May: 11am – 10pm
Ddydd Sadwrn 30 Ebrill: 11am – 10pm
Dydd Sul 1 Mai: 11am – 10pm
We only accept cash payments on the Box Office during the weekend of
Rydym ond yn derbyn arian parod yn y swyddfa docynnau yn ystod
the festival. There are cashpoints within a few minutes walk of the Senedd, penwythnos yr ŵyl. Mae 3 twll yn y wal o fewn ychydig funudau o gerdded
walk towards the Clock Tower.
i'r Senedd - cerddwch tuag at Dŵr y Cloc.
ENQUIRIES
All festival enquiries on the weekend should be directed through the box
office. If they can’t help, they will be able to contact someone who can.
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YMHOLIADAU
Dylid mynd i'r swyddfa docynnau am unrhyw ymholiadau am yr ŵyl ar y
penwythnos. Os na allan nhw helpu, byddant yn gallu cysylltu â rhywun
fydd yn gallu.
FAQ'S
Hi! It’s my first time at the Festival.
I’ve heard it’s great.
It is! You’re in for a real treat.
Will I be able to buy tickets on
the Festival weekend?
For shows that have tickets left you will! If there are specific
shows you are heading to see, it is advisable to book in
advance (via our website) as many sell out in advance.
What do I do when I get there?
Will it be obvious?
One of the great things about Machynlleth is its size. The
railway station brings you into the edge of town and from
then on everything is walkable. We’ve worked out that
all the venues fit within a 500 metre square footprint, so
you’re never more than a ten minute stroll from where you
want to get to. Once you’ve located the Clock Tower, use
that as your compass and think of the town as a capital T.
Where can I stay? I’m having trouble
finding accommodation in town.
The town’s hotels and B&Bs can fill up
pretty quickly, which is why we set-up camping facilities
to the rear of the Bowling Club, and close to all the venues.
Equipped with hot showers and fancy toilet blocks it
can be your home from home for the weekend, and if
you’re looking for more comfort you can rent a yurt in
advance and it’ll be waiting for you when you arrive.
Another option is to take the train towards the coast, with
late trains to Aberystwyth and Borth you can be by the
seaside, and ride in each day.
So what do I need to do? Do I need
a ticket to enter the Festival?
No. Because we’re based in the town of
Machynlleth, the Festival site is free to roam. You then
purchase tickets to the individual events that you’d like to
see. Whether that’s just one show, or as much as you can
cram in, you just pay for what you see.
Is it just stand-up comedy?
Nosiree. The Festival has always been about comedy in
the widest possible sense, as we like to showcase what
comedy can be, whether this is theatre, sketch, poetry,
experimental stand-up, whatever. As the Festival has
got bigger it’s allowed us to develop this further with
dedicated theatre, and children’s programmes which grow
every year.
I bought tickets on-line, where
do I collect them?
All advance tickets are print at home. If you are looking
to buy shows on the weekend then head over to our box
office at the Owain Glyndwr Centre. There you’ll be able
to grab a programme, see what shows are still available,
purchase new tickets and chat to our super-friendly staff
about all things Mach!
What about eating and drinking
whilst I’m there?
Because we’re based in a thriving market
town there are plenty of charming cafes and warm pubs
for you to refuel in, as well as our favourite food stalls
based on the lawns of Y Plas and Owain Glyndwr Centre.
Our Festival bars run until late to keep you entertained.
Sounds great! I’ll see you on the weekend.
Heia! Dyma fy nhro cyntaf yn yr
ŵyl. Rwy wedi clywed ei bod yn
Ydy! Mae gwledd o’ch blaenau.
Prynais docynnau ar lein - ble
ddylwn i eu casglu?
Mae'r swyddfa docynnau yn y Senedd,
sy'n rhan o Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr – rhywle y dewch
yn gyfarwydd iawn ag ef. Ewch yno gyntaf i gasglu’ch
tocynnau, i gael rhaglen, ac i siarad a'n staff cyfeillgar
iawn am ffeindio’ch ffordd.
Beth ddylwn i wneud pan fyddaf yn
cyrraedd? A fydd hyn yn amlwg?
Un o'r pethau gwych am Fachynlleth yw ei
maint. Mae'r orsaf drenau ar ffin y dref, ac mae popeth
bellter cerdded ohoni. Rydyn ni wedi cyfrifo bod y
lleoliadau i gyd o fewn 500 metr sgwâr, felly fyddwch chi
byth yn bellach na deng munud o ble rydych am fod. Ar ôl
i chi ddod o hyd i Dŵr y Cloc, defnyddiwch e fel cwmpawd,
gan feddwl am y dref fel T fawr.
Ble allaf aros? Rwy’n ei chael yn
anodd cael llety yn y dref.
Gall gwestai a llety gwely a brecwast y
dref lenwi'n gyflym, felly rydym wedi sefydlu cyfleusterau
gwersylla tu ôl i’r Clwb Bowlio, yn agos at y lleoliadau
i gyd. Mae’n cynnwys cawodydd poeth a blociau toiled
ffansi, felly gall fod yn gartref oddi cartref i chi dros y
penwythnos, ac os hoffech rywbeth mwy cyfforddus,
gallwch rentu pabell grwyn ymlaen llaw a bydd hi'n
barod amdanoch pan fyddwch yn cyrraedd. Opsiwn arall
yw mynd ar y trên tuag at yr arfordir. Gyda threnau hwyr i
Aberystwyth a Borth, gallwch fod ar lan y môr, a theithio
atom bob dydd.
Beth sydd angen i mi wneud? Oes
angen tocyn arna’i i ddod i’r ŵyl?
Nag oes. Gan ein bod yn nhref Machynlleth,
mae safle'r ŵyl yn agored i grwydro. Byddwch yn prynu
tocynnau i’r digwyddiadau penodol yr hoffech eu gweld.
P’un a yw’n un sioe, neu gynifer â phosib, byddwch ond
yn talu am beth fyddwch yn ei weld.
Ai comedi llwyfan yw’r cwbl?
Ddim o gwbl. Mae’r ŵyl wastad wedi
croesawu comedi yn yr ystyr ehangaf posib, gan ein bod
yn hoffi arddangos beth gall comedi fod, boed yn theatr,
sgets, barddoniaeth, comedi llwyfan arbrofol, unrhyw
beth. Wrth i’r ŵyl dyfu, mae wedi caniatáu i ni ddatblygu
hyn ymhellach gyda theatr bwrpasol, a rhaglenni plant
sy'n tyfu bob blwyddyn.
Fydda i’n gallu prynu tocynnau
ar benwythnos yr ŵyl?
Byddwch – ar gyfer sioeau sydd â thocynnau’n weddill!
Os oes sioeau penodol yr hoffech eu gweld, cynghorir
archebu ymlaen llaw (ar ein gwefan) gan fod llawer o
sioeau'n gwerthu pob tocyn cyn hynny.
Beth am fwyd a diod
pan fyddaf yno?
Gan ein bod mewn tref farchnad ffyniannus,
mae digon o gaffis hyfryd a thafarnau cynnes i’ch bwydo,
yn ogystal â’n hoff stondinau bwyd ar lawntiau’r Plas a
Chanolfan Owain Glyndŵr. Mae bariau'r ŵyl ar agor tan
yn hwyr er mwyn eich diddanu.
Mae'n swnio'n grêt! Wela’i chi ar y penwythnos.
"This little stunner of a Festival in the
Powys market town of Machynlleth
boasts an almost indecently good
line-up over three days."
The Independent
"The deliciously programmed
bash in the Powys market town of
Machynlleth is fast becoming the
most enticing event on the comedy
calendar."
i Newspaper
“An intimate comedy Festival
packed with experimental, creative
and warmly adventurous stand-up
which strikes at the heart of what
comedy is all about: fun and
entertainment.”
Buzz Magazine
" A welcome break from the norm...
it boasts the kind of top-quality
lineup that's beyond many of its
rivals."
The Guardian
"If Edinburgh is now a pressure
cooker, Machynlleth is the sun
coming out"
Arthur Smith in The Stage
"The aim is to be funny and have
fun, and that's it. And you just feel
like a kid again"
Isy Suttie on BBC Radio 4Extra
"Probably the happiest weekend of
the year"
Elis James on BBC Radio 4Extra
Mae’n cychwyn pan rydym yn
camu allan o’n bywydau bob
dydd ac yn gwneud rhywbeth
anhygoel. Mae anturiaethau
yn dod ym mhob lliw a llun a
meintiau. Ar gopa mynydd,
yn eich gŵyl gyntaf, neu’n
chwilota mewn pwll glan môr.
It begins when we step
outside our normal lives
and do something amazing.
Epic adventures in Wales
come in all guises and sizes.
At the top of a mountain,
at your first festival, or
dabbling in a rock pool.
Ble ddewch chi o hyd i’ch
un chi?
Where will you find yours?
"It's one of the best festivals
in the World"
Rhod Gilbert in Buzz Magazine
#Gwla�Gwla�
#Fin�YourEpic
Llyn Gwynant, Eryri.
Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 8
croesocymru.com
visitwales.com
ABOUT MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY FESTIVAL
GWYBODAETH AM ŴYL
GOMEDI MACHYNLLETH
Now in our seventh year the
event continues to grow in size,
reputation and reach. With
comedy fans travelling from
across Europe and even the US
we can claim to be well and truly
on the map this year. And whilst
the event continues to increase in
size and scope, we work hard to
maintain the core values that it
was built around; comedians and
comedy lovers having as much fun
as possible in a creative, relaxed
and experimental environment.
welcome Welsh Lamb to the festival this year.
Chang Beer: As an internationally renowned
brand with an impressive partnership portfolio,
we are excited to have Chang Beer on board as
our official festival lager.
Powys County Council: Powys County
Council’s tourism department have directly
supported the event since 2013 and we would
like to thank Powys County Council for their
continued support.
galed i gynnal ein gwerthoedd
craidd; digrifwyr a phobl sy’n
dwlu ar gomedi yn cael cymaint o
hwyl â phosib mewn amgylchedd
creadigol, hamddenol ac
arbrofol.
Mae’r ffaith ein bod yn rhydd i wneud beth
rydym yn ei wneud o ganlyniad i’n noddwyr, a
Salop Leisure: We're grateful to Salop Leisure byddai’r digwyddiad yn wahanol iawn hebddynt.
for continuing their sponsorship of the campsite Mae ei cefnogaeth i’r digwyddiad, a’u cred yn
yr hyn y mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ei
for a second year. Their Machynlleth based
gynrychioli, yn allweddol i greu digwyddiad
showroom is directly adjacent to the Festival
Campsite, and is the perfect place to top up on arbennig iawn yng nghalendr gwyliau.
camping supplies.
Llywodraeth Cymru: Mae Uned
Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru yn
BBC: Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud
parhau i gefnogi Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth,
to be working with BBC Radio for the fifth
gan ganiatáu i ni reoli twf y digwyddiad.
successive year. With coverage of the event
Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth ddiolch
The fact that we have the freedom to do what
being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 for the first
i Lywodraeth Cymru am barhau i gefnogi
we do is largely down to our supporters, without time, alongside the usual coverage on BBC 4
datblygiad digwyddiad comedi byw mawr yng
whom the event would be very different.
Extra and BBC Radio Wales.
Nghymru.
Their backing of the event and belief in what
Waen Brewery: It’s been a pleasure to work
Machynlleth Comedy Festival represents is
Arriva Trains Wales a Phartneriaeth
with The Waen Brewery since year one, and
absolutely key to creating what we believe is a
Reilffyrdd Cambria: Rydym yn falch o weithio
watch as both have grown. Built on a basis
pretty special event in the Festival calendar.
mewn partneriaeth gydag Arriva Trains Wales
of shared values and good humour, the
a Phartneriaeth Reilffyrdd Cambria i gyflwyno
Welsh Government: The Welsh Government’s
relationship means we’ll be sharing a post
digwyddiad yng nghalon Cymru. Gyda chynifer
Major Events Unit (MEU) continues to support the
festival drink for many years to come
ohonoch yn dod i’r dref ar y trên, rydym yn
Machynlleth Comedy Festival allowing us to manage
arbennig o falch o gyhoeddi’r bartneriaeth
the growth of the event. Machynlleth Comedy
Festival would like to thank the Welsh Government
Bellach yn ei seithfed blwyddyn, newydd hon.
for continuing to support the development of a major
Cig Oen Cymru: Yn adnabyddus dros y byd am
mae’r digwyddiad yn dal i
live comedy event in Wales.
ei safon, ac yn gysylltiedig â thirlun prydferth
unigryw Cymru, mae’n bleser gennym
Arriva Trains Wales and the Cambrian Rail dyfu o ran maint, enw da, a
groesawu Cig Oen Cymru i’r ŵyl eleni.
Partnership: We’re proud to be working in
chyrhaeddiad. Gyda selogion
partnership with Arriva Trains Wales and the
Chang Beer: Fel brand rhyngwladol gyda
Cambrian Rail Partnership to deliver an event in comedi’n teithio o Ewrop a hyd
phortffolio trawiadol o bartneriaethau, mae’n
the heart of Wales. With so many of you arriving yn oed yr UDA, gallwn ddweud
bleser gennym gyflwyno Chang Beer fel lager
into the town by train we’re especially pleased to
swyddogol yr ŵyl.
ein
bod
wirioneddol
ar
y
map
announce this new partnership.
Cyngor Sir Powys: Mae adran dwristiaeth
Welsh Lamb: Recognised all over the world for eleni. A thra bo’r digwyddiad yn
Cyngor Sir Powys wedi cefnogi’r digwyddiad
its quality and synonymous with the uniquely
parhau i gynyddu mewn maint a yn uniongyrchol ers 2013, a hoffem ddiolch i
beautiful landscape of Wales, we are delighted to
Gyngor Sir Powys am eu cefnogaeth barhaus.
chwmpas, rydym yn gweithio’n
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Salop Leisure: Rydym wrth ein boddau bod
Salop Leisure yn parhau i noddi’r gwersyll am ail
flwyddyn. Mae eu harddangosfa nesaf at wersyll
yr ŵyl, y lle perffaith i brynu nwyddau gwersylla.
BBC: Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch o fod
yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio am y bumed flwyddyn
yn olynol. Bydd BBC Radio 4 yn darlledu rhywfaint
o’r digwyddiad am y tro cyntaf, ynghyd â’r darlledu
arferol ar BBC 4 Extra a BBC Radio Wales.
Bragdy’r Waen: Mae wedi bod yn bleser
gweithio gyda Bragdy'r Waen ers y flwyddyn
gyntaf, a gwylio wrth i'r ddau dyfu. Mae'r
berthynas wedi'i hadeiladu ar werthoedd a rennir
a hiwmor da, ac mae'n golygu y byddwn yn
rhannu diod ar ôl gŵyl am flynyddoedd i ddod.
OUR SUPPORTERS/PARTNERS EIN CEFNOGWYR/PARTNERIAID
VENUE SPONSORS NODDWYR LLEOLIADAU
SHOW SPONSORS NODDWYR SIOEAU
GEOFF HILL &
ANNIE GRUNDY
THE WHITE
LION HOTEL
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THANKS
The town of Machynlleth! We’d like to thank all the residents and businesses of the town for the continued support of the
festival and being so welcoming to attendees and crew during the event. We’re proud to call Machynlleth our home. Rab
Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie Humphries, and all the staff of Y Plas. Raymond Jones, Robert Price, Peter Roberts and
the staff and board of MOMA for always going out of their way to accommodate the festival as we grow and develop.
Allan Wynne Jones and Llion Pughe and the board of the Owain Glyndwr Centre for all their assistance. Gail and
everyone in Siop Alys. The committee of Machynlleth Bowling Club for their continued support with accommodating
the festival. James at the Rag and Bone – one of the more unique performance spaces in the town. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
for opening their doors to us and allowing us the use of their hall, and the Leisure Centre for also accommodating us.
All those involved in our programme of one-off shows – Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper and all the staff at Corris
Railway; Alyson May Jones at Losin Lush; Ed Glover and Paul Argyle at Salop Leisure, the staff at CAT. The White
Lion Hotel for donating space to the festival during the event and for their support in the run-up. Fiona Stewart, Ben
Coleman and Ian Fielder at Green Man for always being on-hand with practical advice and a helping hand. Paula and
Gerry Jewson for your continued invaluable support of the festival. Sara Lewis from the Welsh Government’s Major
Events Unit, and Julie Lewis from Powys County Council for your support for the festival. Arts and Business Cymru
for their continued support of the festival. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy, Zoe Matthews, Jenny Hall, Phil Wheeler and Dai
Hennighan for local information, support and a helping hand. Lucy Aston from The Agency and Ben Davies at Arriva
Trains Wales, Rhydian Mason from Cambrian Rail Partnership and all our sponsors and advertisers. Louise Amery
at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Beck Edwards at Aberystwyth University. Luke Doran at BBC Radio 4 Extra, Paul
Forde at BBC Radio Wales and Sioned William at BBC Radio 4. All the artists who perform at the festival and make it
what it is. All the attendees who come together to enjoy comedy in the ancient capital of Wales.
DIOLCH
I dref Machynlleth! Hoffem ddiolch i holl drigolion a busnesau’r dref am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i’r ŵyl, ac am eu croeso
i’r bobl a’r criw a ddaw i’r digwyddiad. Rydym yn falch o alw Machynlleth yn gartref i ni. Rab Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie
Humphries, a holl staff Y Plas. Raymond Jones, Robert Price, Peter Roberts a staff a bwrdd MOMA am weithio mor
galed i gynnal yr ŵyl wrth i ni dyfu a datblygu. Allan Wynne Jones a Llion Pughe a bwrdd Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr
am eu holl gefnogaeth. Gail a phawb yn Siop Alys. Pwyllgor Clwb Bowlio Machynlleth am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i
gynnal yr ŵyl. James yn y Rag and Bone – man perfformio unigryw yn y dref. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen am agor eu drysau i ni
a chaniatáu i ni ddefnyddio’u neuadd, a’r Ganolfan Hamdden am roi lle i ni hefyd. Pawb sy’n ymwneud â’n rhaglen o sioeau
unigryw– Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper a holl staff Rheilffordd Corris; Alyson May Jones yn Losin Lush; Ed Glover
a Paul Argyle yn Salop Leisure, staff y Ganolfan Dechnoleg Amgen. Gwesty’r White Lion am gyfrannu lle i’r ŵyl yn
ystod y digwyddiad ac am eu cefnogaeth wrth baratoi. Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman a Ian Fielder yn Green Man am fod
yn barod gyda chyngor ymarferol a help llaw. Paula a Gerry Jewson am eu cefnogaeth barhaus hanfodol i’r ŵyl. Sara Lewis
o Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru, a Julie Lewis o Gyngor Sir Powys am eich cefnogaeth i’r ŵyl. Celf a
Busnes Cymru am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i’r ŵyl. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy, Zoe Matthews, Jenny Hall, Phil Wheeler
a Dai Hennighan am wybodaeth leol, cefnogaeth, a help llaw. Lucy Aston o The Agency a Ben Davies yn Arriva Trains
Wales, Rhydian Mason o Bartneriaeth Reilffyrdd Cambria a’n holl noddwyr a hysbysebwyr. Louise Amery yng
Nghanolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth a Beck Edwards ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth. Luke Doran yn BBC Radio 4
Extra, Paul Forde yn BBC Radio Wales a Sioned William yn BBC Radio 4. Yr holl artistiaid sy’n perfformio yn yr ŵyl
ac yn ei gwneud hi’n beth yw hi. Yr holl westeion sy’n dod ynghyd i fwynhau comedi ym mhrifddinas hynafol Cymru.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Green Man Festival Comedy Tent,
Exeter Comedy Festival at the Bikeshed Theatre,
Comedy at the Rio, Dalston, Paget Rooms Penarth Comedy Club,
Ed Aczel Tour Shows, Chapter Arts Centre Comedy Programme,
Clwb Ifor Bach Comedy Programme, Swansea Grand Comedy
Club, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Comedy Club, Aberystwyth SU
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CYRRAEDD YR ŴYL AR Y TRÊN
FRIDAY / DYDD GWENER
The Cambrian Railways Partnership
Proud to sponsor the Machynlleth
Comedy Festival 2016
Arrive in style on the Cambrian line:
where every seat is first class…
and every view is world class.
www.thecambrianline.co.uk
@CambrianLine
Arriva Trains Wales – Connecting
you to what’s important
Trenau Arriva Cymru – Eich cysylltu
â’r pethau pwysig
Arriva Trains Wales is proud to be a partner in this
year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival supporting
the local community to host a high profile event
that has drawn in crowds from far afield to this
stunning part of Wales.
Mae Trenau Arriva Cymru yn falch o fod yn
bartner yng Nghŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth eleni,
gan gefnogi’r gymuned leol i gynnal digwyddiad
proffil uchel sydd wedi denu torfeydd o bell i'r
rhan drawiadol hon o Gymru.
As well as providing local train services on the
Cambrian line (we hope you get chance to travel
along the stunning Cambrian coast route with
us during your stay), the Arriva Trains Wales
network extends throughout Wales and the
border counties of England, providing local and
long distance services to major destinations
such as Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Birmingham,
Chester and Manchester. With 30.5 million
passenger journeys per year, Arriva Trains
Wales plays a major social and economic role in
connecting people and communities throughout
its network of 247 stations with a fleet of 128
trains (some of which are maintained locally
here in Machynlleth) covering a route of over
1,000 miles.
Yn ogystal â darparu gwasanaethau trên lleol ar
lein Cambria (rydym yn gobeithio y cewch cyfle i
deithio ar hyd llwybr arfordir trawiadol Cambria
gyda ni yn ystod eich gwyliau), mae rwydwaith
Trenau Arriva Cymru yn ymestyn ar hyd a lled
Cymru a siroedd ffiniol Lloegr, gan ddarparu
gwasanaethau lleol a phellter hir i gyrchfannau
megis Abertawe, Caerdydd, Casnewydd,
Birmingham, Caer a Manceinion. Gyda 30.5
miliwn o deithwyr bob blwyddyn, mae Trenau
Arriva Cymru yn chwarae rôl gymdeithasol ac
economaidd fawr i gysylltu pobl a chymunedau
ar draws ei rwydwaith o 247 o orsafoedd sydd â
128 o drenau (rhai ohonynt yn cael eu cynnal yn
lleol yma ym Machynlleth) yn cwmpasu llwybr o
dros 1,000 o filltiroedd.
We hope you have a good laugh at the festival
and that you come back again (by train) soon!
Gobeithiwn y byddwch yn cael hwyl yn yr ŵyl, ac
y byddwch yn ôl eto (ar y trên) yn fuan!
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
SHREWSBURY
MACHYNLLETH
0825
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MACHYNLLETH
SHREWSBURY
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
16:08
17:20
18:30
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SATURDAY / DYDD SADWRN
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
SHREWSBURY
MACHYNLLETH
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SHREWSBURY
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20:23
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22:27
20:08
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Partneriaeth Rheilffyrdd y Cambrian
Yn falch o noddi Gwyl Gomedi
Machynlleth 2016
Cyrhaeddwch mewn steil ar lein y Cambrian,
Lle mae pob sedd yn un dosbarth cynta’
A pob golygfa’n werth y byd.
www.leinycambrian.co.uk
@CambrianLine
SUNDAY / DYDD SUL
LAST TRAINS FROM MACHYNLLETH TO ABERYSTWYTH
FRI
20:48
21:45
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SAT
20:48
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SAT
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VENUES
LLEOLIADAU
In addition to the performance spaces, the
Owain Glyndwr Centre is also home to the
Chang Bar, our festival box office and helpdesk
in the Senedd building, food stalls, seating and
the usual great vibes.
THE SENEDD
Mae adeilad hanesyddol y Senedd unwaith
The historic Senedd building once again houses our eto'n gartref i'n swyddfa docynnau a'n desg
box office and enquiries desk from 11am – 10pm. ymholiadau o 11am i 10pm.
OWAIN GLYNDWR LAWN
Grab a quick bite to eat from our lovely food
vendors between shows, kick back with a drink or
cosy up with a blanket next to one of our fire pits
in the evenings.
BIGTOP STAGE
We’ve handpicked our favourite acts and bands
to come and play the festival, and as always
we’ll be partying long into the night with all our
favourite DJ’s. On Friday night, Mary Bijou Cabaret
& Social Club take over for some more late night
fun and frolics.
Yn ogystal â’r mannau perfformio, mae Canolfan
Owain Glyndŵr hefyd yn gartref i Far Chang,
swyddfa docynnau'r ŵyl a desg gymorth yn
adeilad y Senedd, stondinau bwyd, seddi a'r
awyrgylch gwych arferol.
LAWNT OWAIN GLYNDŴR
Mynnwch rywbeth cyflym i'w fwyta gan
ein gwerthwyr bwyd hyfryd rhwng sioeau,
ymlaciwch gyda diod neu gynheswch gyda
blanced nesaf at un o'n pyllau tân gyda'r nos.
PABELL PYS MELYS
THE WOODLAND PAVILLION
Located along the pathway linking the Owain
Glyndwr Centre and the Plas, the Woodland
Pavillion is back with more events and
impromptu performances taking place across
the weekend. Check the chalk-boards for events
throughout the weekend.
Y PAFILIWN COETIR
Wedi'i leoli ar hyd y llwybr sy'n cysylltu Canolfan
Owain Glyndŵr a'r Plas, mae'r Pafiliwn Coetir yn
ôl gyda mwy o ddigwyddiadau a pherfformiadau
digymell drwy gydol y penwythnos. Edrychwch
ar y byrddau sialc am ddigwyddiadau drwy gydol
y penwythnos.
THE OTHER ROOM
A new, intimate space for 2016 - check the
signage around the town to guide you here...
YR YSTAFELL ARALL
Lleoliad newydd, clyd ar gyfer 2016 - mae
arwyddion o amgylch y dref i'ch cyfeirio yno ...
Eleni, mae'r Plas yn cynnwys 5 o leoliadau dan
do'r ŵyl, sef Y Plas, Vane Tempest, Y Plas Lan
Llofft 1 a 2, a'r Vortex.
As ever, the lawns of the Plas also play host to the Fel arfer, mae lawntiau'r Plas hefyd yn cynnwys
y Bigtop Stage, Beech Bar yr ŵyl, caffis,
Bigtop Stage, the festival Beech Bar, food stalls
stondinau bwyd ac ardal blant:
and the children’s area:
The Beech Bar is located in the stripy bigtop
alongside the ancient beech tree on the lawn of
Y Plas. The Beech Bar is well stocked with our
official lager Chang as well as hosting our ale
festival, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks.
Calon ysbrydol yr ŵyl ers i ni ddechrau yn 2010!
Yr adeilad senedd Cymreig hynafol oedd yr
ysbrydoliaeth i gynnal yr ŵyl ym Machynlleth
brydferth, ac mae'n cynnwys tri lleoliad sioeau
(Ystafell Powys, yr Ystafell Filiards, a Siop Alys).
Y SENEDD
This year, Y Plas houses 5 of the festival’s indoor
venue spaces Y Plas, Vane Tempest, Y Plas
Upstairs 1 & 2 and The Vortex.
THE BEECH BAR
OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE /
CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR
The spiritual heart of the festival since we began
in 2010! The ancient Welsh parliament building
provided the inspiration for holding the festival in
beautiful Machynlleth and features three venues
(the Powys Room the Chang Billiard Room
and Siop Alys).
Y PLAS
The Children’s Tent on the Plas lawn: Special
events, performances and workshops. See our
Children’s Programme for more details.
FOOD COURT
Providing some delicious fuel for a packed
weekend, there is an array of delights on offer in
the Plas grounds from Penylan Pantry, The Curry
Stall, The Fratelli Brothers, Tom, The Pink Pod and
Café Milo.
THE BEECH BAR
Mae'r Beech Bar wedi'i leoli yn y bigtop streipïog
ochr yn ochr â'r goeden ffawydd hynafol ar
lawnt Y Plas. Mae'r Beech Bar yn cynnwys
lager swyddogol yr ŵyl, Chang, yn ogystal â’n
gŵyl gwrw, seidr, gwin, gwirodydd a diodydd
meddal.
Y TABERNACL
Sponsored by the Cambrian Line. Noddir gan y Cambrian Line
BIGTOP STAGE
Rydym wedi dewis ein hoff actau a bandiau i
ddod i chwarae yn yr ŵyl, ac fel bob amser bydd
y parti'n para tan yn hwyr y nos gyda'n hoff DJs
i gyd. Nos Wener, daw Mary Bijou Cabaret &
Social Club i gymryd yr awennau am fwy o hwyl
hwyr y nos.
PABELL PYS MELYS
Pabell y Plant ar Lawnt y Plas: Digwyddiadau
arbennig, perfformiadau a gweithdai. Gweler
Rhaglen y Plant am fwy o fanylion.
A stunning 300 seat converted Tabernacle
housed in the Museum of Modern Art Wales
(MoMA). Heading North from the clock tower the
Tabernacle will be on your right.
Tabernacl 300 sedd prydferth wedi'i drosi yn
Amgueddfa Celf Fodern Cymru. Gan fynd i'r
gogledd o dŵr y cloc, bydd y Tabernacl ar y dde
i chi.
CWRT BWYD
Mae danteithion di-ri ar gael i'ch bwydo am
benwythnos llawn ar dir y Plas gan Penylan
Pantry, The Curry Stall, The Fratelli Brothers,
Tom, The Pink Pod a Café Milo.
Y PLAS & BIGTOP STAGE
YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN
The main hall of the local secondary school
provides a wonderful 180 capacity venue just the
over side of the main road from the Plas.
YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN
Mae prif neuadd yr ysgol gyfun leol yn lleoliad
hyfryd i 180 o gynulleidfa ar ochr arall y brif heol
i’r Plas.
OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE / CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 18
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 19
Dros 140 mlynedd o ragoriaeth
MACHYNLLETH BOWLING CLUB
Over 140 years of excellence
Located between the Co-op and the festival
campsite, the Bowling Club is a wonderful 80
seater venue to watch comedy… as well as
learn how to bowl!
Dewch i
brofi
ein byd
THE YOUTH WING
A cosy 80 seater in the grounds of Ysgol Bro
Hyddgen and a great addition to our 2016
performance spaces.
YR ADAIN IEUENCTID
Ystafell gysurus i 80 ar diroedd Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
ac ychwanegiad gwych i’n mannau perfformio
yn 2016.
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RAG AND BONE
Rag and bone shop by day, performance space
by night - a real hit with both performers and
audience alike.
RAG AND BONE
Siop hel rhacs yn ystod y dydd, lle perfformio
gyda'r nos - llwyddiant go iawn gyda
pherfformwyr a chynulleidfaiedd fel ei gilydd.
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with jokes, but we are
great at all things digital.
Visit our website to find out
about all the services we
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CLWB BOWLIO MACHYNLLETH
Wedi'i leoli tu ôl i siop Co-op a gwersyll yr ŵyl,
mae'r Clwb Bowlio'n lleoliad gwych 80 sedd i
wylio comedi … ac i ddysgu sut i fowlio!
OFFICIAL
FESTIVAL CAMPSITE
GWERSYLL
SWYDDOGOL YR WYL
Go Explore!
Go Explore!
Sponsored by Salop Leisure / Noddwyd gan Salop Leisure
Situated at the heart of the festival (just behind
the Co-op) and with all the little luxuries you’ve
come to expect, pitch up and join us on for three
nights of camping and parking at unbeatable
value!
Here’s what we’ve got lined up for you:
• 24 hour manned site
• Private hot shower blocks
• Posh flushing toilets
• Complimentary phone charging facilities
• Free on-site parking
• Centrally located - just a few minutes walk
from every venue
(of all sizes) and large canvas family sized tents
as well.
Yurts can come with wood burners plus beds
and bedding can also be added.
llawes ychwanegol am £30 y pen). Mae’r lleoedd
yn 7m x 7m, felly maennhw’n cynnwys lle am
adlen/gasebo - mynnwch le cyfforddus i'ch hun!
Archebwch le i babell neu gerbyd llety ymlaen
llaw drwy'r adran lety ar ein gwefan, gan glicio
Prices start from £220 for a four person bell tent
ar y ddolen wersylla.
– click on yurts in the accommodation section of
the festival website for full details.
TRAILER TENTS
Book tent and live in vehicle pitches in advance
via the accommodation section of our website
and click on the camping link.
CAMPING SUPPLIES
Our official campsite sponsors, Salop Leisure,
are open throughout the weekend for any
camping essentials that you may need! They
are conveniently located next to the campsite
(accessed via the gate on the opposite side of the
field to the vehicle entrance).
FREDS YURTS
"More luxury!" we hear you clamour. Fred's yurts
will be setting up camp once again in the new
official Comedy festival campsite - ready and
awaiting your arrival, located just minutes from
the action.
Expect a lovely range of classic bell tents, yurts
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 22
The largest caravan holiday
home display in West Wales
In partnership with The Comedy Festival
NWYDDAU GWERSYLLA
GETTING HERE
Set your sat-nav for SY20 8AU. The campsite is
just off the main street in the centre of Mach.
As you are heading away from the clock tower
up Maengwyn Street, turn right just before the
Co-op on to Llynlloed Lane. The campsite is
approximately 100 metres on your left.
Mae ein noddwyr gwersylla swyddogol, Salop
Leisure, ar agor drwy’r penwythnos am unrhyw
hanfodion gwersylla i chi! Maent wedi'u lleoli'n
gyfleus wrth ymyl y maes gwersylla (drwy giât ar
ochr arall y cae i'r fynedfa i gerbydau).
FREDS YURTS
All for the bargain price of £30 per person for all 3
nights! Bring whatever size tent you like, it's still Please note: this is also the route for the
Dyfi Enduro campsite so make sure you
£30 per person.
keep an eye out for signs directing you to
the comedy festival campsite!
CAMPERVANS, CARAVANS AND
If you've got a live-in vehicle you want to bring,
that costs just £65 per vehicle and includes 2
campsite wristbands (additional wristbands can
be purchased at £30 pp). Pitches are 7m x 7m so
include space for an awning/gazebo - you make
yourselves comfortable!
Go Explore!
"Mwy o foethusrwydd!" ry'ch chi'n mynnu.
Bydd Fred's Yurts yn dod unwaith eto i wersyll
newydd swyddogol yr ŵyl - yn barod ac yn aros
i chi gyrraedd, wedi'i leoli munudau o'r cyffro.
Gallwch ddisgwyl amrywiaeth hyfryd o bebyll
cloch clasurol, pebyll crwyn (o bob maint) a
phebyll cynfas mawr maint teulu hefyd. Gall
pebyll crwyn ddod â llosgwyr pren yn ogystal â
Wedi'i leoli yng nghanol yr ŵyl (y tu ôl i'r Co-Op)
gwelyau, a gellir ychwanegu llosgwyr tân a dillad
a chyda'r holl bethau moethus bach rydych wedi
gwely hefyd.
dod i'w disgwyl, dewch â'ch pabell ac ymunwch
â ni am dair noson o wersylla a pharcio am bris Mae prisiau'n dechrau ar £220 am babell gloch
pedwar person - cliciwch ar yurts yn adran lety
heb ei ail!
gwefan yr ŵyl am fanylion llawn..
Dyma sydd gennym i'w gynnig i chi:
• Safle â chriw 24 awr
• Blociau cawodydd poeth preifat
• Toiledau moethus sy'n fflysio
• Cyfleusterau gwefru ffôn cyflenwol
• Parcio am ddim ar y safle
• Lleoliad canolog - dim ond ychydig funudau o
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OWAIN GLYNDŴR
LAWNS
The Rustic Cooks: The Rustic Cooks sell a
variety of speciality continental sausages
with many different flavours and tastes all
freshly cooked and served on a fresh bread
roll with onions.These are all cooked in
giant cast iron pans on an army field kitchen
from the 50's, steeped in history and an
attraction in itself. You have tried the rest
now it’s time to eat the best!
FOOD & DRINK
BWYD A DIOD
THE RUSTIC COOKS
Because we know you like to plan
where and when you’ll be fuelling
up on delicious treats during your
weekend in Machynlleth, here’s a
run-down of the stalls.
nity and the environment. Our vegerarian
and vegan menu offers freshly made
homemade wraps, our famous Pantry tray
bakes, and chilled teas and juices.
The Fratelli Brothers – Wood Fired
Pizza: Mama Fratelli, God rest her soul,
sent forth her sons - the brothers, to bring
Y PLAS LAWNS
her famous pizzas to the people ... Using
TOM - Pan Asian Street Food: Conceived handmade dough and only the finest
ingredients, we assemble each pizza to
from our travels around Southeast Asia
where a bowl of noodle soup is always the order and endeavour to serve you the
most comforting and refreshing of meals. best pizza you've ever had. Our super-hot
Tom serves up Pan Asian noodle soup dishes clay oven bakes the pizzas in under two
minutes so you don't have to wait long for
and fresh and vibrant noodle salads. All
dishes are garnished with a variety of fresh perfection ... you can't buy happiness, but
you can buy pizza, and that's pretty close!
herbs and vegetables. Our custom made
noodle boiler is the centre piece of the unit, The Curry Stall is a family run business
giving you a truly authentic experience.
passionate about great quality Indian
Penylan Pantry: Penylan Pantry was born street food. Specialities include a fantastic
from our shared love of good food, and our 'secret recipe' chicken curry, Keema Matar
stall will be a taste of our lovely little cafe, (lamb & peas) - both served either mild or
that promotes local producers, the commu- spicy depending on taste - and delicious
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vegetarian options all served with speciality
rice or wraps! All ingredients are sourced
locally wherever possible and served in
eco-friendly containers
Caffe Milo: Come and visit Milo, Estelle
and Gertrude (their 1976 three wheeler)
for Freshly Ground Coffee (however you
like), Speciality Teas, Luxury Hot Chocolate
with marshmallows and cream (of course),
Homemade treats and Fresh Lemonade
(shaken not stirred). We use fair trade and
locally source products where possible. We
will be open for your morning pick me up
until your evening treat!
Mama Singh’s: At Mama Singh’s curry
Shack, we love to live to work, creating
simply scrumptious Indian home cooking,
based on authentic family recipes with
Mama Singh’s twist. As a friendly family
business we make more than mouth-watering meals, we make memories ensuring our
customers enjoy the highest quality eating
experience and have fun! With love Mama
Singh and the girls x.
EXPLORE THE TOWN
The town of Machynlleth has many fine
pubs, restaurants, cafes and takeaways.
Pick up an information sheet at the
Box Office and start exploring what the
beautiful town has to offer.
hyfryd, sy'n hyrwyddo cynhyrchwyr lleol, y
gymuned a'r amgylchedd. Mae ein bwydlen
lysieuol a fegan yn cynnig brechdanau
cartref ffres, ein bwyd enwog wedi pobi, a
the oer a sudd.
The Fratelli Brothers – Gwnaeth Mama
Fratelli, heddwch i’w llwch, anfon ei
Gan ein bod yn gwybod eich bod meibion - y brodyr – i ddod â’i pizzas enwog
yn hoffi cynllunio ble a phryd
i'r bobl .... Gan ddefnyddio toes wedi'i
y byddwch yn manteisio ar
wneud â llaw a’r cynhwysion gorau, rydym
ddanteithion blasus yn ystod eich yn creu pob pizza yn bwrpasol, ac yn ymdrechu i gyflwyno’r pizza gorau erioed i chi.
penwythnos ym Machynlleth,
Mae ein ffwrn clai hynod boeth yn pobi’r
dyma restr o fariau, caffis a
pizzas mewn llai na dwy funud fel nad oes
stondinau'r ŵyl.
rhaid i chi aros yn hir am berffeithrwydd ...
ni allwch brynu hapusrwydd, ond gallwch
LAWNT Y PLAS
brynu pizza, ac mae hynny'n eithaf agos!
TOM - Pan Asian Street Food: Wedi’i
Mae'r Curry Stall yn fusnes a redir gan
ddylunio ar sail ein teithiau o amgylch
deulu, sy'n angerddol am fwyd stryd IndiDe-ddwyrain Asia, lle mae powlen o gawl aidd o safon gwych. Mae ei arbenigeddau'n
nwdls bob amser yn rhoi cysur ac yn adfy- cynnwys cyri cyw iâr 'rysáit cyfrinachol'
wio. Mae Tom yn cynnig prydau cawl nwdls ffantastig, Keema Matar (cig oen a phys) - y
Pan Asiaidd a salad nwdls ffres a bywiog.
ddau wedi'u gweini naill ai'n fwyn neu'n
Mae'r holl brydau yn dod ag amrywiaeth
sbeislyd gan ddibynnu ar eich chwaeth - a
o berlysiau a llysiau ffres. Mae ein boeler
dewisiadau llysieuol blasus, oll wedi'u
nwdls pwrpasol yn ganolbwynt i’r uned, gan gweini â reis neu fara lapio arbenigol! Mae'r
roi profiad gwirioneddol ddilys i chi.
holl gynhwysion wedi'u tarddu'n lleol
Siop Alys: Housed within the Owain Gyndwr
centre, Siop Alys is a beautiful vintage tea
room serving delicious food & drinks including tea, coffee, soup, sandwiches, paninis
and a mouth-watering range of home-made
cakes to eat in or take away. We also have a
Penylan Pantry: Ganed Penylan Pantry lle bynnag y bo'n bosib ac wedi'u gweini
range of Welsh themed crafts and gifts inside
oherwydd y cariad a rennir o fwyd da, a
mewn cynwysyddion eco-gyfeillgar.
– call in and see for yourself!
bydd ein stondin yn rhoi blas o’n caffi bach Caffe Milo: Dewch i ymweld â Milo, Estelle
a Gertrude (eu car tair olwyn o 1976) am
The Pink Pod serves delicious homemade
Ice Cream from Aberdovey - a choice of over
24 ‘Great Taste’ award-winning ice cream
flavours, 10 sorbets, and several frozen
yogurts.
THE FRATELLI BROTHERS
TOM
MAMA SINGH'S
goffi ffres (sut bynnag y dymunwch),
te arbenigol, siocled poeth moethus
gyda malws melys a hufen (wrth gwrs),
danteithion cartref a lemonêd ffres (wedi'i
ysgwyd, nid ei droi). Byddwn yn defnyddio
cynhyrchion masnach deg ac o ffynhonnell
leol lle bo modd. Byddwn ar agor o'ch deffro yn y bore tan eich sbwylio gyda'r nos!
Mae The Pink Pod yn gwerthu hufen iâ
cartref blasus o Aberdyfi - dewis o dros
24 blas a enillodd wobr 'Great Taste', 10
sorbed, a sawl iogwrt wedi rhewi.
fyddin glasurol hyfryd o'r 50au, yn llawn
hanes ac yn atyniad ynddo'i hun. R ydych
wedi trio’r lleill – mae’n amser trio’r gorau!
CRWYDRO'R DREF
Mae gan dref Machynlleth lawer o dafarnau, bwytai, caffis a mannau cludfwyd da.
Mama Singh’s: Yn Mama Singh's Curry
Casglwch daflen wybodaeth yn y swyddfa
Shack, rydym wrth ein boddau'n creu bwyd docynnau a dechreuwch chwilio am yr
cartref Indiaidd blasus yn seiliedig ar ryhyn sydd gan y dref brydferth i'w gynnig.
seitiau teuluol go iawn gydag amrywiadau
Mama Singh. Fel busnes teuluol cyfeillgar,
rydym yn gwneud mwy na phrydau blasus
- rydym yn creu atgofion, gan sicrhau bod
ein cwsmeriaid yn mwynhau'r profiad
bwyta o'r safon uchaf ac yn cael hwyl! Gyda
chariad Mama Singh a'r merched x.
LAWNTIAU
OWAIN GLYNDŴR
Siop Alys: Yng Nghanolfan Owain Gyndŵr,
mae Siop Alys yn ystafell de glasurol
The Rustic Cooks: Mae’r rhain yn gwerthu hardd, yn gwerthu bwyd a diodydd blasus
gan gynnwys te, coffi, cawl, brechdanau,
amrywiaeth o selsig arbenigol y cyfandir
paninis ac amrywiaeth hyfryd o gacennau
gyda llawer o wahanol flasau oll wedi’u
coginio a'u cyflwyno ar fara ffres gyda win- cartref i'w bwyta i mewn neu allan. Mae
gennym hefyd amrywiaeth o grefftau a
wns. Caiff y rhain i gyd eu coginio mewn
sosbenni haearn bwrw enfawr ar gegin cae rhoddion Cymreig y tu mewn – galwch
heibio a gweld drosoch eich hun!
PGI WELSH LAMB
PGI Welsh Lamb is delighted
to be an official sponsor of the
Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
THE PINK POD
Hungry? Follow your nose to the Plas to
discover the Welsh Lamb pop-up kitchen where
amazing chefs will be rustling up delicious
Welsh Lamb dishes for you to sample over the
whole weekend, for free! The kitchen opens
from mid-morning to tea-time each day.
CAFFE MILO
SIOP ALYS
Don’t miss out on the signature dish of the
Festival. The freshly cooked, mouth-watering
Welsh Lamb Mach Wrap. Succulent Welsh Lamb
sourced from local farms infused with fresh
herbs and flavoursome spices will be served in a
warmed tortilla wrap throughout the day.
Ever wondered what comedians are like
in the kitchen? At teatime, on Saturday and
Sunday, some of your favourite comics will
be creating culinary comedic chaos live at the
Welsh Lamb kitchen in the Plas as they try
and whip up a feast alongside a professional
chef. Come along, watch, laugh and enjoy a
sample of their efforts! (Names and times to be
announced soon!)
Over the weekend, you’ll have a chance
to win prizes with the ‘There’s Lamb and
there’s Llamb’ competition. Each day we
will be giving away amazing prizes to some of
those who share pictures online! Come and see
us to find out how to win.
Mae PGI Cig Oen Cymru yn falch
iawn i fod yn noddwr swyddogol
i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth.
Llwglyd? Dilynwch eich trwyn i'r Plas i
ddarganfod cegin dros dro Cig Oen Cymru lle
bydd cogyddion anhygoel yn paratoi prydau
Cig Oen Cymru blasus i chi roi cynnig arnynt
dros y penwythnos cyfan, am ddim! Mae'r
gegin yn agor o ganol bore i amser te bob
dydd.
Peidiwch â cholli dysgl nodweddiadol
yr Ŵyl. Y “Welsh Lamb Mach Wrap” blasus
wedi’i goginio'n ffres. Cig Oen Cymru blasus o
ffermydd lleol gyda pherlysiau ffres a sbeisys
blasus mewn tortilla cynnes trwy gydol y dydd.
Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl sut mae
digrifwyr yn ymddwyn yn y gegin? Amser
te, ddydd Sadwrn a dydd Sul, bydd rhai o'ch
hoff ddigrifwyr yn creu anhrefn comedi
coginiol yn fyw yn y gegin Cig Oen Cymru yn
y Plas wrth iddynt geisio creu gwledd ochr
yn ochr â chogydd proffesiynol. Dewch draw
i wylio, i chwerthin, ac i fwynhau sampl
o'u hymdrechion! (Enwau ac amserau i'w
cyhoeddi’n fuan!)
Dros y penwythnos, bydd cyfle i chi ennill
gwobrau â'r gystadleuaeth ‘There’s Lamb
and there’s Llamb.' Bob dydd byddwn yn rhoi
gwobrau anhygoel i bobl a rannodd luniau arlein! Dewch i'n gweld i gael gwybod sut i ennill.
GI
twitter @WelshLamb_P
INSTAGRAM @PGIWelshLamb
FACEBOOK /WelshLamb_PGI
#LlambAtMach
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We are delighted to welcome
Chang on board as our official
festival lager. As well as being
available on draught at the Beech
Bar on the Plas lawn, the Chang
Bar is an all new addition for
2016 on the Owain Glyndwr lawn
serving up ice cold bottles and a
chance to win seats at a VIP gig
by sharing your Chang moments
during the festival. See page 32
for more details.
In addition, our ever popular 50 cask
festiv-ale takes up residency in the Beech
Bar alongside local ciders, wine, spirits,
soft drinks and fizz, making sure there is a
tipple there to tickle all fancies.
Our cocktail bar returns this year with its
very own mini-marquee at the Plas. It will
be serving up a mouth-watering menu of
classics day and night, lovingly prepared
by our team of professional mixers and
shakers.
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Mae’n bleser gennym groesawu
Chang fel lager swyddogol yr ŵyl.
Yn ogystal â bod ar gael ar y drafft
yn y Bar Beech ar lawnt y Plas,
mae'r Chang Bar yn ychwanegiad
newydd ar gyfer 2016 ar lawnt
Owain Glyndŵr, gan gyflwyno
poteli oer a chyfle i ennill seddi yn
y Chang Lock In – gig arbennig yn
hwyr nos Sadwrn. Gweler tudalen
32 am fwy o fanylion.
Yn ogystal, mae ein gŵyl gwrw 50 casgen
bythol boblogaidd yn dod i’r Beech Bar
ochr yn ochr â seidr lleol, gwin, gwirodydd,
diodydd meddal a fizz, gan wneud yn siŵr
bod llymaid at ddant pawb.
Mae ein bar coctels yn dychwelyd eleni
gyda'i babell bach ei hun yn y Plas. Bydd yn
cynnig bwydlen flasus o glasuron dydd a
nos, wedi’u paratoi’n gariadus gan ein tîm o
gymysgwyr a siglwyr proffesiynol.
MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY FESTIV-ALE
GŴYL GWRW GŴYL TH
COMEDI MACHYNLLE
A FESTIVAL WITHIN A
FESTIVAL.
GWYL O
FEWN GŴYL!
Once again we’ve gone LARGE! 50 different
ales racked and tapped in the Beech Bar on
the Plas lawn, all curated by brewmaster
Sue from the Waen Brewery.
Eleni eto, ry'n ni'n ENFAWR! 50 cwrw
gwahanol yn barod i'w gwerthu ar Bar
Beech ar lawnt y Plas, oll wedi'u curadu gan
y bragwr Sue o Fragdy'r Waen.
The full list of ales will be available on the
weekend but to give you a chance to plan
ahead, here’s some more information on
the breweries and products which will be
pouring at the festival...
Bydd y rhestr lawn o gwrw ar gael ar y
penwythnos, ond i roi cyfle i chi gynllunio
ymlaen llaw, dyma fwy o wybodaeth am
y bragdai a'r cynnyrch fydd ar gael yn yr
ŵyl ...
available. Once they have all their essential
ingredients, they can begin the science, the
art that is brewing.
OTLEY BREWING
COMPANY
As a micro-brewery, Otley Brewing Co. are
dedicated to the craft of producing Welsh
ale with a difference. They believe in using
the highest quality ingredients with every
effort made to source their produce from
the local area, including fresh Breconshire
water and the finest malts and hops
Fel bragdy micro, mae Otley Brewing
Co yn ymroddedig i'r grefft o gynhyrchu
cwrw Cymreig gyda gwahaniaeth. Maent
yn credu mewn defnyddio'r cynhwysion
o'r safon uchaf gyda phob ymdrech i gael
eu cynnyrch o'r ardal leol, gan gynnwys
dŵr ffres Sir Frycheiniog a'r brag a'r hopys
gorau ar gael. Unwaith y byddant wedi
casglu'r holl gynhwysion hanfodol, gallant
ddechrau'r wyddoniaeth, crefft bragu.
CELT
Celt use their deep desire for flavour and
experimentation to connect beer with art
forms… Their beers are designed with a
bomb of sublime emotions and brewed
with electric flavours.
Mae Celt yn defnyddio eu hawydd dwfn am
flas ac arbrofi er mwyn cysylltu cwrw gyda
ffurfiau celf ... Caiff eu cwrw ei gynllunio
gyda bom o emosiynau aruchel a'i fragu
gyda blasau trydanol.
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handed the reins over to a new team lead
by,
. Yorkshireman, local pub landlord and
beer enthusiast Phil Newbould. Under the
motto #oldvognewtricks, they took up the
challenge to develop the brewery and ease
it in to the contemporary beer scene with
a re-brand and some cracking new beers
to boot!
WAEN BREWERY
The Waen Brewery is a craft brewery producing award winning, innovative beers in cask,
keg and bottle. Having trebled in size since
opening in 2009, the brewery now distributes their beers across the UK and Europe.
At the beginning of 2014 they opened The
Gravity Station, a unique bottle shop and bar
in the centre of Cardiff with a second outlet
following in Swansea in 2015.
Mae Bragdy'r Waen yn fragdy crefft sy'n
cynhyrchu cwrw arobryn, arloesol mewn
casgenni a photeli. Wedi treblu mewn
maint ers agor yn 2009, mae'r bragdy bellach yn dosbarthu eu cwrw ar draws y DU
ac yn Ewrop. Ar ddechrau 2014, agoron
nhw The Gravity Station, bar a siop boteli
unigryw yng nghanol Caerdydd gydag ail
allfa’n dilyn yn Abertawe yn 2015 .
Our festiv-ale hosts, the Waen Brewery will be Bydd cyflwynwyr gŵyl gwrw'r ŵyl,
showcasing their most popular ales including: Bragdy'r Waen, yn cynnig eu cwrw mwyaf
poblogaidd gan gynnwys:
Popular Ales from Waen Brewery
Lemon Drizzle 3.7% ABV
Smooth lemon pale ale with crisp hop
flavours. SIBA Gold Medal Winner 2016.
Cwrw golau lemwn llyfn gyda blasau hop
cras. Enillydd Medal Aur SIBA 2016.
Pamplemousse 4.2% ABV
American pale ale, brewed with citrus hops
giving fresh grapefruit flavours and a
lingering finish.
Cwrw golau Americanaidd, wedi'i fragu â
hopys sitrws, gan roi blas grawnffrwyth
Wicker Man 5.0% ABV
Dark amber colour, smoky flavour with a
fruity tang.
Lliw ambr tywyll, blas myglyd gydag arflas
ffrwythus.
Landmark 5.5 % ABV
Gold medal winner IPA.
Enillydd medal aur IPA.
Chilli Plum Porter 6.1 % ABV
Multi award winning - dark fruit, subtle
Enillydd sawl gwobr - ffrwythau tywyll, tsili
green chilli. Beer Bods beer of the year 2014. gwyrdd cynnil. Cwrw'r flwyddyn 2014 Beer
Bods.
Snowball 7.0% ABV
Chocolate, vanilla and coconut stout. Much
loved.
Stowt siocled, fanila a chnau coco. Poblogaidd iawn.
Too Much Pressure 4.2% ABV
A light hoppy American-style pale ale.
Cwrw gwelw Americanaidd, ysgafn a llawn
hopys.
54-46 4.9% ABV
American Pale Ale.
Cwrw gwelw Americanaidd.
ffres a gorffeniad arhosol.
PIXIE SPRING
Syniad Ian Teagle a Dave Walbeoff oedd
VOG. Roedden nhw’n dwlu ar gwrw, a’u
Pixie Spring are one of only a few breweries CRAFTY DEVIL
breuddwyd oedd dechrau bragdy lleol
in Wales using natural spring water from
The devil makes work for idle hands. And
ym Mro Morgannwg. Yn 2005, daeth y
their on-site spring in Llantrisant, south
luckily for you the co-founders of the Crafty
freuddwyd yn wir. Ddeng mlynedd yn
Wales in their process. There are only four
Devil Brewing Company have put their
ingredients used in the production of their sedentary digits to work on some fiendishly ddiweddarach, trosglwyddwyd yr awenau i
dîm newydd, dan arweiniad landlord tafarn
fine ales and stouts: malt; hops; yeast; and good ales.
leol o Swydd Efrog sy’n dwlu ar gwrw, Phil
spring water. They believe in hops, hops
Purposely brewing small select batches
Newbould. O dan yr arwyddair #oldvogand more hops, which distinguish their
from specially selected American style
newtricks, fe’u heriwyd i ddatblygu'r
beers from all others.
hops, our devilishly sophisticated blends bragdy a’i gyflwyno i’r byd cwrw cyfoes
Mae Pixie Spring yn un o'r unig fragdai
can afford to be a little more experimental gan ailfrandio a chreu ambell gwrw gwych
yng Nghymru sy'n defnyddio dŵr ffynnon
and complex in their taste delivery.
newydd hefyd!
naturiol yn eu proses, o'r ffynnon ar y safle
Mae’r diafol yn gwneud gwaith i ddwylo
yn Llantrisant, De Cymru. Dim ond pedwar
segur. Ac yn ffodus i chi, mae cyd-sylfaecynhwysyn a ddefnyddir i gynhyrchu eu
nwyr Crafty Devil Brewing Company wedi
cwrw a'u stowts braf; brag, hopys, burum a
defnyddio eu digidau segur i weithio ar
dŵr ffynnon. Maent yn credu mewn hopys,
gwrw hynod o dda.
hopys, a mwy o hopys, sy'n gwahaniaethu
Rydym yn bragu sypiau bach pwrpasol o
eu cwrw o bob un arall.
hopys steil Americanaidd dethol, a gall ein
cyfuniadau hynod soffistigedig fforddio bod
ychydig yn fwy arbrofol a chymhleth wrth
ddarparu blas
BRECON
SKA SERIES
HOPCRAFT
Gazza Prescott’s Hopcraft Brewing came on the
scene in June 2013, treating hop heads up and
down the land to his hop forward ales. Based
in Pontyclun, Wales, Gazza is a bit of legend
in brewing circles, mostly due to his dislike of
brown, twiggy beer, and crystal malt.
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Dechreuodd Hopcraft Brewing Gazza
Prescott ym mis Mehefin 2013, gan ddarparu ei gwrw hopys i ffans ar draws y wlad.
Mae Gazza'n byw ym Mhontyclun, Cymru,
ac mae'n dipyn o arwr ymhlith cylchoedd
bragu, yn bennaf oherwydd bod yn gas
ganddo gwrw brown, brigog, a brag crisial.
Established in 2011 by Buster Grant, one of
Wales’ best known brewers, Brecon Brewing have created a range of beers full of flavour and character inspired by the dramatic
locality, working with the local community
and reigniting interest in Brecon.
GREY TREES
After a century of decline in the craft ale
industry, I set off on a mission to get people
excited and enthusiastic about drinking proper
beer. Ray Davies, Beer Crafter, Beer Lover.
Ar ôl canrif o ddirywiad yn y diwydiant cwrw
crefft, dechreuais ar ymgyrch i ennyn cyffro
a brwdfrydedd at yfer cwrw go iawn. Ray
Davies, crefftwr Cwrw sy’n dwlu ar gwrw.
VALE OF GLAMORGAN
VOG was the brainchild of real ale lovers Ian
Teagle and Dave Walbeoff, who had long
shared a dream to start a local brewery
in the Vale of Glamorgan; in 2005 their
dream became a reality. Ten years on they
Sefydlwyd Brecon Brewing yn 2011
gan Buster Grant, un o fragwyr mwyaf
adnabyddus Cymru, ac mae wedi creu amrywiaeth o gwrw llawn blas a chymeriad a
ysbrydolwyd gan yr ardal leol ddramatig,
gan weithio gyda'r gymuned leol ac ailgynnau diddordeb yn Aberhonddu.
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THE CHANG BAR
BAR CHANG
Bringing a unique taste of
Thailand to North Wales, Chang
Beer is thrilled to be official
lager sponsor of the Machynlleth
Comedy Festival 2016.
Find the refreshingly Thai Chang Bar at
Owain Glyndŵr and enjoy top comics at
the home of Chang comedy at the Billiard
Room. On Saturday night 11:00pm, there’s
an exclusive late-night Chang Lock-in show
at the Billiard Room with top comedians
performing to a limited number of lucky
ticket holders. To secure a pair of tickets,
simply post a picture on Twitter or Instagram
of you and your friends with #ChangBeer
including @MachComedyFest and
@ChangBeerUK and you could win tickets
to the unforgettable exclusive late-night
Chang Lock In.
Sourced, brewed and bottled in Thailand,
the Land of Smiles, Chang has been
bringing people a refreshingly Thai
experience for over 20 years. Chang makes
those moments you spend together
with friends more memorable and with
its distinctive green lighting and Chang
available in its new green bottles, the
Chang Bar at Mach will transport you
to a refreshingly different world and an
unforgettably Thai experience.
Yn dod â blas unigryw o Wlad
Thai i Ogledd Cymru, mae Chang
Beer wrth ei fodd i fod yn noddwr
lager swyddogol i Ŵyl Gomedi
Machynlleth 2016.
Mae Bar Chang Bar iachusol yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr, a gallwch fwynhau
Chang Beer’s unique golden brew is
digrifwyr gwych yng nghartref comedi
created through a time-honoured brewing Chang yn yr Ystafell Filiards. Nos Sadwrn
process and with a selection of the finest
am 11pm, bydd sioe hwyr unigryw Chang
ingredients the world has to offer. The crisp Lock-In yn yr Ystafell Filiards gyda digrifwyr
flavour of this Thai lager is brewed with
gwych yn perfformio i nifer bach o ddalwyr
the highest quality malted barley, Thai
tocynnau lwcus. I sicrhau pâr o docynnau,
rice, hops and only Thailand’s purest deep postiwch lun ar Twitter neu Instagram
well water.
ohonoch chi a'ch ffrindiau gyda
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#ChangBeer gan gynnwys
@MachComedyFest a @ChangBeerUK
a gallech ennill tocynnau i'r Chang Lock-In
bythgofiadwy unigryw.
Cafodd cwrw euraidd unigryw Chang Beer
ei greu drwy broses fragu glasurol a chyda
detholiad o’r cynhwysion gorau yn y byd.
Mae blas crisp y lager Thai wedi’i fragu â
haidd brag o’r safon uchaf, reis Thai, hopys a
dim ond y dŵr ffynnon puraf o Wlad Thai.
Wedi’i ffynonellu, ei bragu a’i botelu yng
Ngwlad Thai, Gwlad y Wên, mae Chang
wedi bod yn cyflwyno profiad Thai iachusol
i bobl ers dros 20 mlynedd. Mae Chang yn
gwneud yr amser a dreulir gyda ffrindiau
yn fwy cofiadwy, a gyda'i oleuadau gwyrdd
unigryw a Chang ar gael mewn poteli
gwyrdd newydd, bydd Bar Chang ym Mach
yn eich cludo i fyd gwahanol ac yn cynnig
profiad Thai bythgofiadwy.
twitter @ChangBeerUK
INSTAGRAM @changbeeruk
FACEBOOK Chang Beer
www.changbeer.com
FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
COMEDY
COMEDI
GOOSE
GOOSE IN MACH (PART 2 OF 5)
THEATRE / THEATR
Fri / Gwe // 6:00pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
One of the best reviewed shows of Edinburgh
2015. Sweaty one-man cartoon. Breakneck
polycharacter comedy from an MDMA marionette.
Goose returns to their favourite festival with their
hit show 'Kablamo'. In fact, we love Mach so much
we've come up with an ingenious title to make
sure we keep getting booked.
LISA HELEDD
JONES
TRACE
Fri / Gwe, Sat/Sad, Sun/Sul
Various times // £3 // 10+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Box Office
Trace brings together stories that came from
listening to and recording an empty football
ground. Stories of a Shoepermarket, what it
means to remember and the FA Cup.
The piece includes field and archive recordings
and the voice of goalkeeping hero Steve
Ogrizovic. It's not all about football though, if
that's not your thing.
An audio experience for one person at a time.
Lisa Heledd Jones is a digital storyteller recording voices and sounds and presenting
them in the most appropriate way for
that person or story - sometimes as film,
performance or installation.
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Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre.
Mae Trace yn dwyn ynghyd straeon a ddaeth o
wrando a recordio cae pêl-droed gwag. Straeon
am Shoepermarket, beth mae'n ei olygu i gofio,
a Chwpan yr FA.
Mae'r darn yn cynnwys recordiadau maes
ac archif a llais y gôl-geidwad arwrol Steve
Ogrizovic. Nid yw popeth am bêl-droed, os nad
yw hynny at eich dant.
Profiad sain i un person ar y tro.
Mae Lisa Heledd Jones yn storïwr digidol – yn
recordio lleisiau a synau ac yn eu cyflwyno yn y
ffordd fwyaf priodol ar gyfer y person neu stori
- weithiau fel ffilm, perfformiad neu osodiad.
Comisiynwyd gan Ganolfan y Celfyddydau
Warwick.
“It’s a glorious piece of work - funny, clever and
absolutely heart-felt…I can’t stop feeling it, and
I want that piece of work to live forever.” Bianca,
audience member
 Fest Mag
LOLLY ADEFOPE
LOLLY
Fri / Gwe // 6:00pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Un o'r sioeau a adolygwyd orau yng Nghaeredin
2015. Cartŵn chwyslyd un dyn. Comedi sawl
comedi cyflym gan byped MDMA. Mae Goose yn
dychwelyd i’w hoff ŵyl gyda'u sioe boblogaidd
'Kablamo'. Yn wir, rydym mor hoff o Fach ein bod
wedi creu teitl clyfar i sicrhau ein bod yn cael dod
nôl dro ar ôl tro.
Not even joking but this is probably the last time
Lolly will perform her debut show! What a relief!
Nah joking it's nice actually.
"A fabulous, breakneck performer who morphs
feverishly between characters and ideas” The
Independent
As heard on BBC Radio 4 (The Now Show,
Newsjack, Fresh from the Fringe), and BBC Radio
1Xtra, and as seen on Channel 4, BBC Three and
Sky Arts
“High gag rate. Impressive stuff…One of the top
seven sketch shows of the Fringe” 
Time Out
Join her as she masquerades her deep-rooted
insecurities as character comedy - if you only see
one show this Machfest, then please, please, take
her with you? She loves meeting new people!*
JOHN
SHUTTLEWORTH
Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year
Nominee 2015
AN EVENING WITH
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH
*Last year this joke caused a lot of confusion but
I think it's fun.
Fri / Gwe // 6:00pm // £12
Y Tabernacl
"A National Institution...the 42nd Best
Reason to Love Britain " Sunday Telegraph.
John Shuttleworth, well-loved from his
Radio 4 series, The Shuttleworths and will
soon be recording the second series of John
Shuttleworth’s Lounge Music for BBC Radio 4.
TV appearances include 500 Bus Stops (BBC), It’s
Nice up North, Southern Softies and One Foot In
The Gravy (Sky). John was also recently seen on
Celebrity Antiques Roadshow on BBC2.
Ddim hyd yn oed yn cellwair, ond siŵr o fod mai
dyma fydd y tro olaf y bydd Lolly’n perfformio ei
sioe gyntaf! Dyna ryddhad! Na, jôc, mae'n neis
mewn gwirionedd.
gyfres o John Shuttleworth’s Lounge Music i
BBC Radio 4. Mae wedi bod mewn rhaglenni
teledu gan gynnwys 500 Bus Stops (BBC), It’s
Nice up North, Southern Softies a One Foot In
The Gravy (Sky). Gwelwyd John ar Celebrity
Antiques Roadshow ar BBC2 yn ddiweddar
hefyd.
“His stand up is second to none, his timing is
impeccable, and you can practically warm your
""A National Institution...the 42nd Best Reason to
hands on his good nature“ The Guardian Guide
Love Britain " Sunday Telegraph. Yn fuan, bydd
"Wonderful, wacky, and weird" Radio Times
John Shuttleworth (yn boblogaidd o'i gyfres
ar Radio 4, The Shuttleworths) yn recordio ail
Ymunwch â hi wrth iddi guddio ei hansicrwydd
dwfn fel comedi cymeriad - os byddwch ond
yn gweld un sioe ym Mach eleni, yna plîs, plîs
cymerwch hi gyda chi? Mae hi wrth ei bodd yn
cwrdd â phobl newydd!*
*Y llynedd, drysodd llawer oherwydd y jôc hwn,
ond rwy’n credu ei fod yn hwyl.
“A show of real spark and verve from a comic who has
been going for only 18 months... the sort of natural
charisma that can't be held back...” The Guardian
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FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
BACKSTAGE IN
BISCUITLAND
on living in this one.
involuntary use of words that some audiences
may find offensive.
Mae Tourettes ar Jess Thom, cyflwr sy'n
gwneud iddi ddweud 'biscuit' 16,000 o
weithiau bob dydd. Mae ei niwroleg anarferol
Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that makes yn rhoi safbwynt unigryw iddi ar fywyd; un
her say 'biscuit' 16,000 times a day. Her unusual mae hi wedi ei rannu â’r byd.
neurology gives her a unique perspective on
Mae'r sioe ddwy fenyw hon yn cyfuno comedi,
life; one she's unleashed on the world.
pypedau, canu, a thiciau anhygoel i archwilio
This two woman solo show weaves comedy,
natur digymhelliant, creadigrwydd, anabledd, a
puppetry, singing, and incredible tics to
phethau na fyddech yn disgwyl chwerthin arnynt.
explore spontaneity, creativity, disability, and
Efallai y bydd yn cynnwys ymosod ar flodau a
things you never knew would make you laugh. gangbangs pengwiniaid - ni fydd dwy sioe byth yr
Geranium bashing and penguin gangbangs
un fath. Mae’n niwrolegol amhosib i Jess gadw at
may or may not feature - no two shows
sgript, a dyna pryd mae’r hwyl yn dechrau.
can ever be the same. Jess is neurologically
incapable of staying on script, and that's when Rhybuddion: Jess yn un o'r 10% o bobl
â Syndrom Tourettes sydd yn rhegi fel
the fun begins.
ticiau, felly efallai y bydd y perfformiad yn
Warnings: Jess is one of the 10% of people
cynnwys defnydd anwirfoddol o eiriau allai
with Tourettes Syndrome who has swearing
dramgwyddo rhai cynulleidfaoedd.
tics, so this performance may include the
“Delightful” Stephen Fry
This might have made a lesser man feel like
a Cuban-heeled outsider. A Cortina-driving
fish out of water. A flared peg in a round hole.
But not me. I am strong. I am well-groomed.
I smell richly of spices and pine forests. I am,
unashamedly, a Retrosexual Male."
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £10 // Y Plas
JOE LYCETT
THAT’S THE WAY, A-HA, A-HA,
JOE LYCETT
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £12 // 16+
Y Tabernacl
The self-proclaimed 'absolute lad' is back
with an all new stand-up show, following
appearances on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10
Cats Does Countdown and a wine tour of the
French Riviera. There’s a good chance you'll
Lycett.
THEATRE / THEATR
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.
Mae’r 'absolute lad', fel mae’n galw ei hun,
yn ôl gyda sioe gomedi newydd sbon, ar ôl
ymddangos ar Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10
Cats Does Countdown a thaith win o Rifiera
Ffrainc. Dewch i glywed ei Lais(et). Lycett.
Enwebwyd am Wobr Gomedi Caeredin.
The taller half of BBC Radio Wales hit comedy
series ‘The Unexplainers’. Both halves of BBC
Radio Wales ‘Mike Bubbins-Daytripper’.
Mae Mike Bubbins yn ôl, y tro hwn gyda sioe gomedi
ddisglair am helynt bod yn ddyn mas o’i gyfnod.
"Y 1970au, dyddiau da pan gallai dyn fod yn
ddyn. Ac nid dim ond dyn. Gallai fod yn BOB dyn.
Cawr o ddyn. Ond ar yr un pryd, dyn i fenyw.
MIKE BUBBINS
RETROSEXUAL MALE
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £8 // 16+
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
I mi, does dim all gystadlu â hudoliaeth y
cyfnod; ei gerddoriaeth, ei deledu, ei ceir,
ei ffasiwn, ei fwstashis. Felly penderfynais,
flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl, i fyw yn y degawd
euraidd hwnnw, er gwaethaf fy ngwraig, fy
mhlant, fy ffrindiau, fy nghydweithwyr a phawb
arall yr wyf yn eu hadnabod, yn mynnu byw yn
yr oes sydd ohoni.
Gallai hyn fod wedi gwneud i ddyn llai deimlo
Mike Bubbins returns, this time with a dazzling
stand up show about the tribulations of being a fel dieithryn mewn sodlau Ciwba. Fel pysgodyn
mewn Cortina. Peg mewn ffaglau mewn twll
man out of time.
crwn. Ond nid fi. Rwy’n gryf. Rwy’n drwsiadus.
"The 1970s, halcyon days when a man could be a Rwy'n arogli o sbeisys a choedwigoedd
man. And not just a man. He could be ALL man. pinwydd. Heb os, rwy’n ‘Retrosexual Male’."
A man’s man. But at the same time, very much a
woman’s man. For me, nothing can compete with Hanner talaf cyfres gomedi boblogaidd BBC
the glamour of that age; it’s music, it’s television, Radio Wales, 'The Unexplainers'. Dau hanner
it’s cars, it’s fashion, it’s moustaches. So I decided, 'Mike Bubbins - Daytripper' BBC Radio Wales.’.
many years ago to live in that golden decade,
“A true raconteur, and fine observational
despite my wife, my children, my friends, my
comedian…regales his fans with the sublime
colleagues and everybody else I know, insisting and the surreal.  ” WalesOnline.
“Cheeky, warm and super-funny” Time Out
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vane Tempest
“A growing force on the UK stand-up circuit…left
the audience wanting more” The Daily Telegraph
STUART LAWS
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT
STOPPING IT (1HR SHOW)
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Stand up comedy from Stuart Laws. The guy
who makes all the comedy with Turtle Canyon
Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour,
he was also a young ornithologist and rocks
a pretty sweet gilet. Expect stand-up about
bowling, kilograms, woodpeckers, Ted Danson,
duvet covers and maybe anything else you
might be able to think of. HONK HONK.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 36
Comedi llwyfan gan Stuart Laws. Y dyn sy'n
gwneud yr holl gomedi gyda Turtle Canyon
Comedy ac a gefnogodd James Acaster ar daith,
roedd hefyd yn adaregydd ifanc, ac mae ganddo
gilet eithaf hyfryd. Gallwch ddisgwyl comedi am
fowlio, cilogramau, cnocell y coed, Ted Danson,
gorchuddion duvet ac unrhyw beth arall y gallech
feddwl amdanynt. HONC HONC.
“Laughs come thick and fast…definitely one to
watch” Fest
KIRI PRITCHARD - MCLEAN IS A
HYSTERICAL WOMAN
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £7 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Join Leicester Mercury Finalist and the brains
behind multi award winning Gein's Family
Giftshop, Kiri Pritchard - Mclean as she performs
an impossibly ambitious début hour show. She'll
be investigating genetics, gender and race - what
a laugh. Is Kiri likely to end up committing an
accidental hate crime? Come along and find out!
Ymunwch â Kiri Pritchard-McLean, a
gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol Leicester Mercury,
ac ymennydd Gein’s Family Giftshop arobryn,
wrth iddi berfformio ei sioe awr gyntaf, sy’n
amhosib o uchelgeisiol. Bydd hi'n ymchwilio
geneteg, rhyw a hil – am lol! A yw Kiri’n
debygol o orfod cyflawni trosedd gasineb yn
Mae'r digrifwr cythryblus yn ôl gyda gwaith ar y ddamweiniol? Dewch i gael gwybod!
gweill sy'n dilyn (ac a fydd yn tanseilio) Waiting
For Gaddot, sef "undisputed buzz comedy of [last] "She balances affection with an acute eye for
year".(Guardian) Waiting For Gaddot. the ridiculous to bring you a stand up set of well
delivered, increasingly funny anecdotes...definitely
“This could be the end of comedy as we know it.” one to watch” Three Weeks
 The Mirror
"Kiri was by far the funniest & quick witted, one to
“A twisted, grimly hilarious adrenaline rush of
look out for in the future" Leicester Mercury
misadventure.”  The Scotsman
The troubled comedian returns with this
work in progress which follows hot on the
heels of (and is set to completely undermine)
the "undisputed buzz comedy of [last] year"
(Guardian) Waiting For Gaddot.
TimeOut’s Pick of The Fringe Laugh Out London’s
Top Stand Up at The Fringe
“Laws’ stand-up is going from strength to strength. It’s a
funny, assured show. Go see him if you can.” Short Com
KIRI
PRITCHARDMCLEAN
RICHARD GADD
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
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FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
was fine. He made a speech. Which if you think
about it was sort of like new material and if he
had done it in Mach rather than Woburn Abbey
he would have been hailed a champ. But no,
2012 will forever go down in history as the year
that “Helm didn’t bother”. As it turns out the
speech split the room. Audiences are audiences
wherever you go. You people absolutely make
me sick.
TOM NEENAN
VAUDEVILLE (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
Tom Neenan brings his latest one-man comedy
storytelling show to Machynlleth. This time expect a
spooky old theatre, scares and lots and lots of acting.
Nick brings some more new material and ramblings
Daw Tom Neenan â'i sioe gomedi adrodd straeon
to Mach-fest. Whimsy at its absolute best.
un-dyn ddiweddaraf i Fachynlleth. Y tro hwn,
Am y seithfed flwyddyn yn olynol (iawn, wnaeth gallwch ddisgwyl hen theatr arswydus, braw, a
e ddim sioe yn 2012 gan ei fod yn was priodas, llawer a llawer o actio.
ond daeth ar y dydd Sul ar gyfer Richard Herring
a chyri, felly dylai hynny gyfrif am rywbeth) . Yn  Telegraph ,
wir, yn 2014, gwnaeth wyth awr o ddeunydd
 Metro,
NICK HELM
newydd, a dim o’r bwlshit Mark Watson ‘ma lle
 Three Weeks
ry'ch jyst yn dweud beth bynnag sydd ar eich
MASTERWORKS-IN-PROGRESS
meddwl mor hir â phosib ac yna’n chwarae
“Absolutely brilliant” Steven Moffat
2016 (PART 1)
gêm fwrdd gyda Tim Key, roedd e’n wyth awr ar
wahân o ddeunydd strwythuredig. Oreit, ddim
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £8
mor strwythuredig â hynny, ond yn ddigon
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
strwythuredig. A gwnaeth e sioe ddwy awr i
For the seventh consecutive year in a row (Okay, gloi’r ŵyl o’i sioe a enwebwyd am wobr yng
he didn’t do a show in 2012 as he was Best Man Nghaeredin ac encôr o’i oreuon. Felly, beth am
at a wedding, but he did turn up on the Sunday i ni beidio â malu cachu am bwy wnaeth beidio
â gewneud beth ym mha flwyddyn. Roedd e
for Richard Herring and a curry so that should
eisiau bod yno yn 2012. Ond doedd e ddim am
count for something). In fact in 2014 he did
siomi ei ffrind. Roedd y briodas yn braf. Gwnaeth
eight hours of new material, and none of this
araith. A meddyliwch am y peth – mae hynny
Mark Watson bullshit either where you just say
fel deunydd newydd, a phe bai wedi’i wneud
whatever’s on your mind for as long as possible
and then play a board game with Tim Key, it was ym Mach yn hytrach nag Abaty Woburn, byddai
eight separate hours of structured material. Okay wedi cael ei alw’n bencampwr. Ond na, 2012
fydd y flwyddyn pan wnaeth “Helm ddim
not mega-structured, but structured enough.
trafferthu”. Fel mae'n digwydd, doedd yr araith
Plus he did a mega-bumper two-hour finale of
ddim yn boblogaidd â phawb. Cynulleidfaoedd
his previous award nominated Edinburgh show
yw cynulleidfaoedd ble bynnag yr ewch. Ry’ch
and an encore of greatest hits. So let’s not go
chi’n gwneud dyn yn sâl.
nit-picking about who didn’t do what in which
year. He wanted to be there in 2012. He just
Daw Nick â rhywfaint o ddeunydd a chlebran
didn’t want to let his friend down. The wedding newydd i Ŵyl Mach. Wimsi ar ei orau.
GIANTS
Fri / Gwe // 7:30pm // £7
Rag & Bone
Bashful Machynlleth debutantes Barney, Will
and David are slinking into the Welsh valleys to
dump their hotly-anticipated sketch show on a
baying crowd.
Daw Barney, Will a David yn swil i Fachynlleth
am y tro cyntaf i gyflwyno eu sgetshis y bu
mawr aros amdanynt yng nghymoedd Cymru.
“Sickeningly talented." Broadway Baby
“Don’t worry guys, we’ve all had gigs like that." Phil
Jupitus, Wigtown Book Festival 2015
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 38
BRIDGET
CHRISTIE
A BOOK FOR HER
Fri / Gwe // 9:00pm // £14 // 16+
Y Tabernacl
Why has Bridget been sending her stained
underpants to George Osborne at HM Treasury
every month? Is it ever ok for a white person
to pretend to be black? What’s the difference
between Eddie Izzard and Caitlyn Jenner? Why
is Jeremy Corbyn the illuminated tap of British
politics?
Following yet another hugely successful, highly
acclaimed run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, as
well as her award-winning shows A Bic For Her
and An Ungrateful Woman, and her first book A
Book For Her (Century, Random House), – which
has gained universal praise – Bridget Christie
ARTHUR SMITH
ARTHUR SMITH GIVES IT SOME
Fri / Gwe // 9:00pm // £10 // Y Plas
Arthur Smith says funny things, ruminates,
poeticises, discloses, does magic, introduces
Leonard Cohen to do a song and finally rouses.
There will also be a short introduction to his new
'Mindlessness' course.
Mae Arthur Smith yn dweud pethau doniol, yn
meddwl, yn barddoni, yn datgelu, yn gwneud
triciau hud, yn cyflwyno Leonard Cohen i wneud
cân, ac yn olaf yn cyffroi. Bydd cyflwyniad byr i’w
gwrs 'Mindlessness' newydd hefyd.
brings her new show to the Machynlleth Comedy
Festival.
Pam fod Bridget wedi bod yn anfon ei phans
brwnt at George Osborne yn Nhrysorlys EM bob
mis? A yw fyth yn iawn i berson gwyn esgus
bod yn ddu? Beth yw'r gwahaniaeth rhwng
Eddie Izzard a Caitlyn Jenner? Pam mai Jeremy
Corbyn yw tap goleuedig gwleidyddiaeth
Prydain?
Yn dilyn rhediad hynod lwyddiannus arall,
uchel ei barch yng Ngŵyl Caeredin eleni, yn
ogystal â'i sioeau arobryn A Bic For Her ac An
Ungrateful Woman, a’i llyfr cyntaf A Book For
Her (Century, Random House) – a enillodd
ganmoliaeth gyffredinol – daw Bridget Christie
â'i sioe newydd i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth.
“It’s another cracking show from the current queen
of crusading UK comedy.” 
The Guardian
GEIN'S FAMILY
GIFTSHOP
GEIN’S FAMILY GIFTSHOP’S
TROPHY COLLECTION
Fri / Gwe // 9:00pm // £10 // 18+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
The award-winning Gein’s Family Giftshop are
hitting the road for their first ever UK tour.
Following success at the Edinburgh Festival
Fringe & their own BBC Radio series, they’re
coming to a town near you. Don’t be scared.
Feast your eyes upon an hour of sketches that
aren't for everyone, but might just be for you.
Best Newcomer - Chortle Awards 2015. Best
Newcomer nominees - Fosters Edinburgh Comedy
Award 2014. Best New Sketch Act & Audience
Choice Award – London SketchFest 2014. As seen
on Inside No.9 (BBC2) and as heard on BBC Radio
4's Sketchorama.
Mae Gein’s Family Giftshop arobryn ar daith o’r
DU am y tro cyntaf erioed. Yn dilyn llwyddiant
yng Ngŵyl Caeredin a’u cyfres eu hunain ar Radio
BBC, maent yn dod i dref wrth eich ymyl chi.
Peidiwch â bod ofn.
Dewch i weld gwledd o sgetshis mewn awr nad
ydynt at ddant pawb, ond efallai y byddant at
eich dant chi.
Fel y gwelwyd ar Inside No.9 (BBC2) ac a glywyd
ar Sketchorama BBC Radio 4.
“A fun hour of unpleasant comedy.” The Guardian
“Blistering…twisted, surreal humour"
 Metro
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FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER
Rachel Parris (Austentatious, The IT Crowd, Murder
In Successville) presents a collection of songs, stories
and stand-up about not having it all. No house,
husband, child, wage? No problem. Rachel Parris is
an award-winning musical comedian and improviser.
Her songs are regularly played on BBC Radio 4, BBC
Wales and BBC 6 Music. Last year she was named the
Independent’s One To Watch and nominated for a
Chortle award.
RACHEL PARRIS
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NOMINEE: Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards
2014 – Best Show
Yn y sioe newydd hon a ganmolwyd yn
feirniadol, mae’r sosialaidd Liam Williams yn
trafod gyrfaoedd, yr hinsawdd a'r 1%. Yn dilyn
sioe a werthodd bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin,
y sioe ‘Capitalism’ arobryn a enwebwyd am Wobr
Gomedi, tri rhediad a werthodd bob tocyn yn
Llundain a thaith genedlaethol, mae Williams yn
dychwelyd.
ENWEBWYD: Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards
2014 – Best Show
“Voice of a generation” 
The Independent
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Y Plas - Upstairs 2
WILL DUGGAN
HOLLY BURN
A MAN GATHERING FISH
SPECIAL GIRL (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
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Rag & Bone
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Y Plas Vane Tempest
Holly Burn is very special. She knows it, you know
it, the world just needs to know it. Well this is her
chance to tell the world.... starting with Wales.
Mae Holly Burn yn arbennig iawn. Mae hi'n
gwybod hynny, ond mae’n rhaid i’r byd gael
gwybod. Wel, dyma ei chyfle i ddweud wrth y byd
... gan ddechrau gyda Chymru.
"A proper mad comedian " Stewart Lee's Fringe
Recommendation 2015
"One of my favourite acts to watch ever." James
Acaster's Top Comedy Picks 2015 -The Guardian
MARK SMITH
now. Why not come along and think of some more?
Twpsyn sy’n gwybod y cyfan a boi ocê ar y cyfan,
daw Mark Smith â sioe newydd i Fachynlleth,
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ac mae’n gyffrous dros ben. Gallwch ddisgwyl ei
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
glywed yn gwasgu cynifer o arsylwadau doniol,
twp a pheryglus i mewn i’w sioe ag y bo modd, ar
Clueless know-it-all and all round OK guy Mark bynciau mor amrywiol â thatŵs, cael tatŵ, ac a yw
Smith brings a new show to Machynlleth and boy tatŵs yn syniad da? O, ac mae jôcs am bidlenni. Yn
oh boy is he excited. Expect to hear him squeeze gryno, felly, rhywbeth at ddant pawb.
as many funny, stupid and potentially dangerous
observations into his show as possible on topics 'Arwr', 'digrifwr chwedlonol’ a 'bachgen rhwyiol'
yw rhai o’r geiriau a ddefnyddir i ddisgrifio Rhen
as diverse as tattoos, getting a tattoo and are
tattoos a good idea? Oh, and some dick jokes. In a Smudge ar hyn o bryd (ond yn Saesneg, wrth
gwrs). Beth am ddod draw i feddwl am fwy?
nutshell then, something for everyone.
“Twice as funny as you average stand-up” The Mirror
‘Legendary stand up’, ‘hero’ and ‘sexy boy’ are just
some of the words used to describe Old Smudge just “One to watch” The Independent
OLD SMUDGE
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WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Bydd Rachel Parris (Austentatious, The IT Crowd,
Murder In Successville) yn cyflwyno casgliad o
ganeuon, straeon a chomedi am beidio â chael y cyfan.
Dim tŷ, gŵr, plentyn, cyflog? Dim problem. Mae Rachel
Parris yn ddigrifwr a pherfformiwr byrfyfyr cerddorol
arobryn. Mae ei chaneuon yn cael eu chwarae’n
rheolaidd ar BBC Radio 4, BBC Wales a BBC 6 Music.
Y llynedd, cafodd ei henwi’n “One To Watch” yn yr
Independent, ac fe’i henwebwyd am wobr Chortle.
“One sometimes doubts that Britain’s got talent – but
Parris has it in spades” The Guardian
“A gifted performer” The Times
LIAM WILLIAMS
In this critically lauded new show, hench-souled
Pilsner socialist, Liam Williams, talks career, climate
and the 1%. Following a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe
hit, his acclaimed Comedy Award nominated
‘Capitalism’, three sold-out London runs and a
national tour, Williams returns.
PETE OTWAY
Will Duggan is definite that you want to hear his
opinions. So sure in fact that he has collected them
all into a neat little comedy show in which he can
air them. This is that show. Lucky, lucky you. Among
the heavy hitting topics to be covered will be the
innate arrogance of horses and the discography of
the band 5ive. Finally, someone willing to cover
these issues.
Pete Otway was a BBC New Comedy Award
Finalist in 2012. Some time before that he'd
broken up with the girl he was meant to be
with and got back with her a long time later.
This is the story of the things that happened
WIFI WARS 2.0
in-between. A heart-warming and funny debut
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
show with bits about strangers, friendship,
youth and nosebleeds. A show about having
Fri / Gwe // 10:30pm // £7
what you think you want, losing it all and the
journey to getting it back again. Surprisingly not Y Plas Vane Tempest
directed by Richard Curtis.
Back in Mach with all new games, it’s WiFi
Wars - the live comedy game show where you
Cyrhaeddodd Pete Otway rownd derfynol
play along! Login with your smartphone or
BBC New Comedy Award Finalist yn 2012.
tablet (make sure you’ve got plenty of battery!)
Peth amser cyn hynny, gwahanodd e â’r
and compete in a range of games, quizzes and
ferch berffaith iddo, a daethon nhw’n ôl
challenges to win the show, and prizes!
at ei gilydd yn nes ymlaen. Dyma hanes
y pethau ddigwyddodd yn y canol. Sioe
Hosted by award-winning comedian and games
gyntaf deimladwy a doniol gyda darnau
journalist Steve McNeil (Videogame Nation), this
am ddieithriaid, cyfeillgarwch, ieuenctid a
new show is being developed for their second
thrwynau’n gwaedu. Sioe am gael yr hyn
presentation at the Royal Institution, following
roeddech chi’n credu ro’ch chi ei eisiau, colli’r
their appearance on 2014’s BBC Christmas Lectures.
cyfan, a'r daith i’w gael yn ôl eto. Er syndod, ni
Yn ôl ym Mach gyda gemau newydd sbon, dyma’r
chyfarwyddwyd hon gan Richard Curtis.
WiFi Wars – y sioe gêm gomedi fyw lle rydych yn
chwarae eich hun! Mewngofnodwch gyda'ch ffôn
smart neu dabled (gwnewch yn siŵr bod gennych
ddigon o fatri!) a chystadlwch mewn amrywiaeth o
gemau, cwisiau a heriau i ennill y sioe, a gwobrau!
Cyflwnir gan y digrifwr arobryn a newyddiadurwr
gemau Steve McNeil (Videogame Nation),
datblygir y sioe newydd hon ar gyfer eu hail
gyflwyniad yn y Sefydliad Brenhinol, gan ddilyn
ymddangos ar Christmas Lectures 2014 y BBC.
You might be aware of Will Duggan from Radio 4,
BBC 3, that CCTV camera that points worryingly
close to his front door or titting about in a dog
costume in Fosters Award Winning Funz and Gamez.
Mae Will Duggan yn sicr ei fod am i chi glywed
ei farn. Mor siŵr, yn wir, ei fod wedi eu casglu
mewn sioe gomedi fach daclus lle gall ei
gyhoeddi. Hon yw’r sioe honno. Rydych chi’n
lwcus iawn. Ymhlith y pynciau llosg i'w trafod
fydd trahauster cynhenid ceffylau a discograffi’r
band 5ive. O’r diwedd, mae rhywun yn barod i
ymdrin â'r materion hyn.
Efallai y byddwch yn gyfarwydd â Will Duggan
o Radio 4, BBC 3, y camera teledu cylch cyfyng
sy'n pwyntio’n rhy agos i’w ddrws ffrynt, neu
fod yn wirion mewn gwisg ci yn Funz a Gamez a
enillodd Wobr Fosters.
“Incisively witty material which ploughs genuinely
original comedic terrain” Spotlight Comedy
“Go and see Will Duggan if you get the chance”
Gigglebeats
“Not To Be Missed” The Guardian
Time Out Critic’s Choice wifiwars.co.uk
MACHYNLLETH
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Fri / Gwe // 10:30pm // £12 // 18+
120mins (plus 15min break) // Y Plas
The annual Friday night Showcase featuring
as many acts as we can squeeze in until they
throw us out of the building. This show goes
on for hours.
Arddangosfa flynyddol nos
Wener yn cynnwys cynifer o
actau ag y gallwn eu ffitio nes
iddynt ein taflu allan o’r adeilad.
Mae’r sioe’n mynd ymlaen am
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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
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DOUIEB
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ISY SUTTIE
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
PODCAST
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Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE is a live audience
comedy chat show hosted by stand-up ISY SUTTIE
(Peep Show's Dobby, Isy Suttie's Love Letters)
with a different guest comedian for each episode.
Isy delves into the vaults of her own and her
guest's romantic past as they discuss the lengths
they've gone to in the name of love - whether it's
making a life-size papier mache zoo animal to try
and save a relationship, or writing an eighty-page
poem to slot into a Valentine's card.
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An hour of new stuff with some cleverly
disguised old stuff from Tiernan. It is likely to
be mostly about angst and upset at the general
state of everything but all done through his
usual stupid smiling face. Come hear that face
spurt jokes, ideas and things he hasn't thought
through yet at you.
Awr o stwff newydd gyda rhai hen bethau
wedi’u cuddio’n glyfar gan Tiernan. Mae'n
debygol o fod yn bennaf am ing a gofid
oherwydd cyflwr cyffredinol popeth, ond wedi’i
wneud drwy ei wyneb â’i wên dwp arferol.
Dewch i glywed yr wyneb yn dweud jôcs,
syniadau a phethau nad yw wedi rhoi digon o
feddwl iddynt eto.
“Opinionated yet likeable” The Guardian
“Very funny but fiercely political” Time Out
“I still think you should get a PGCE just in case”
Tiernan's Dad
Mae THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE yn sioe
sgwrsio gomedi â chynulleidfa fyw a gyflwynir
gan y digrifwr ISY SUTTIE (Dobby o Peep
Show, Isy Suttie’s Love Letters) gyda gwahanol
ddigrifwr gwadd ar gyfer pob pennod. Bydd Isy
yn ymchwilio i orffennol rhamantus ei hun a’i
gwesteion wrth iddynt drafod y pethau maent
wedi’u gwneud yn enw cariad - boed yn greu
anifeiliaid maint llawn o papier mache i geisio
achub perthynas, neu ysgrifennu cerdd 80
tudalen i’w rhoi mewn cerdyn San Ffolant.
BRIDGET
CHRISTIE
STAND-UP FOR HER
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
DVD warm-up shows from the Edinburgh
Comedy Award, Chortle and South Bank Arts
award winner, featuring all the very best bits
of her last three full-length Edinburgh shows.
In preparation for the recording of her debut
stand-up special, Bridget Christie: Stand-Up For
Her, to be filmed in May.
Paratoi ar gyfer DVD gan enillydd Edinburgh
Comedy Award, Chortle a South Bank Arts Award,
sy'n cynnwys holl ddarnau gorau ei thair sioe
Gaeredin hyd llawn diwethaf. Paratoi ar gyfer
recordio ei sioe deledu gyntaf, Bridget Christie:
Stand-Up For Her, i gael ei ffilmio ym mis Mai.
www.comedy.co.uk/love
SHORT AND
CURLY
A CURLY NIGHT IN
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The Other Room
Join highbrow sketch group member Curly for a
relaxing night in with his classic solo sketches such
as "the one where he watches paint dry", "counting
buttons" and "the dull sketch". Hopefully he'll avoid
any disruption from that anarchic and ridiculous
Short character.
Expect high energy, shambolic sketches, musical
parodies, big characters and an even bigger prop list.
Ymunwch ag aelod o'r grŵp sgetsh uchel-ael
Curly am noson hamddenol gyda'i sgetshis
unigol clasurol megis "yr un lle mae'n gwylio
paent yn sychu", "cyfrif botymau" a’r "sgetsh
ddiflas". Gobeithio y bydd yn osgoi unrhyw
amhariad gan y cymeriad anarchaidd a
chwerthinllyd Short.
Gallwch ddisgwyl egni uchel, sgetshis traed
moch, parodïau cerddorol, cymeriadau mawr a
rhestr hyd yn oed yn fwy o bropiau.
“Quick changes and even quicker wit. The sketches
are well written and excellently executed"
 ThreeWeeks
"Fantastically good fun.” Broadway Baby
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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
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The Youth Wing
GEORGE
ORANGE
This is one of these improvised shows you hear
so much about these days. It's got these comedy
bedfellows in:
Vanessa Hammick (real life heart throb)
Lou Sanders (she's just bought a very powerful
pelvitone)
LOU SANDERS
AND VANNESA
HAMMICK
HELLO – AN IMPROV SHOW
Dyma un o'r sioeau byrfyfyr hynny rydych yn
clywed cymaint amdanynt y dyddiau hyn. Mae'r
cyfellion comedi hyn ynddi:
Vanessa Hammick (seren go iawn)
Lou Sanders (mae hi newydd brynu pelvitone
pwerus iawn)
JAY COWLE
HELLO HUMANS!
Hello Humans! Up-and-coming alternative
comedian Jay Cowle, (New Act of The Year,
Leicester, Bath and Reading comedy competition
finalist, shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy
Award, quite tall) brings you (whoever you are)
his debut hour show about cats, beer, relativity,
free will and pyjamas (he's pro pyjamas).
Helo fodau dynol! Y digrifwr amgen newydd Jay
Cowle, (rownd derfynol cystadleuaeth gomedi
New Act of The Year, Leicester, Caerfaddon a
Reading, rhestr fer BBC New Comedy Award, eithaf
tal) yn cyflwyno ei sioe gyntaf i chi (pwy bynnag
ydych chi) am gathod, cwrw, perthnasedd, ewyllys
rydd a phyjamas (mae'n hoffi pyjamas).
"One hell of an original stand-up" The New Current
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Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
STANDARD ISSUE
IN CONVERSATION
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Y Plas
In Conversation with Standard Issue Magazine:
The sharp and witty online women’s magazine
hosts a killer line-up of funny women, including
Sarah Millican, Isy Suttie and Amy Annette*,
hosted by editor Mickey Noonan and talking
about comedy, women, feminism and other
topics. Join brilliant women for what's bound to
be an excellent chat.
Sat / Sad // 12:30pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
*Line-up subject to change
STUART LAWS
SO PREOCCUPIED WITH WHETHER
HE COULD THAT HE DIDN'T STOP TO
THINK WHETHER HE SHOULD
(1 HOUR SHOW)
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Y Plas - Upstairs 2
In Conversation with Standard Issue Magazine:
Y cylchgrawn ar-lein ffraeth a miniog I fenywod
yn cyflwyno menywod eithriadol ddoniol, gan
gynnwys Sarah Millican, Isy Suttie ac Amy Annette*,
gyda’r golygydd Mickey Noonan yn cyflwyno, ac yn
trafod comedi, menywod, ffeministiaeth a phynciau
eraill.Ymunwch â menywod gwych am sgwrs sy’n
sicr o fod yn ardderchog.
*Gallai’r rhain newid
www.standardissuemagazine.com
JORDAN
BROOKES
Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy
at Turtle Canyon Comedy. He's also surprised
ADVENTURES IN LIMITED SPACE
everyone by getting on to his fourth hour. He
really can’t go into it but it’s about the summer of Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £8
2001, puffins, breweries and paper rounds. Just
Y Plas Vane Tempest
like every other comedy show at the moment.
Stuart Laws yw'r dyn sy'n gwneud yr holl gomedi A silly, innovative and slippery exploration of
yn Turtle Canyon Comedy. Mae hefyd wedi synnu identity, ambition and the lies we tell ourselves
pawb trwy gyrraedd ei bedwaredd awr. Does dim to get out of bed in the morning.
amser i drafod y peth, ond mae’n ymwneud â haf
2001, palod, bragdai a rowndiau papur. Yn union
fel pob sioe gomedi arall ar hyn o bryd.
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THEATRE / THEATR
HOW I ALMOST BECAME
THE FIRST LADY OF THE USA
“A chronically funny stand up” TimeOut
Jordan’s debut hour was an under-the-radar
critical hit at last year’s Edinburgh Festival
Fringe. Alongside a preview of his new show at
Machynlleth, he performs this show one last time.
“laughs come thick and fast…definitely one to
watch” Fest
Archwiliad gwirion, arloesol a llithrig o
Nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer 2016
This is a true story. In the early 90's I, a naive
white farm boy, moved to Chicago. There I fell
in love with a black man who was running
for president, as a woman/drag queen. This
man was Joan Jett Blackk, and he promised
to 'Lick George Bush in '92'. Joan, real name
Terence, was an average man playing at being
a superhero. HIV was ravaging the queer
community and politicians were not doing
anything. So Terence put on a dress to change
all that.
yn arlywydd, fel menyw/mewn drag. Enw’r
dyn oedd Joan Jett Blackk, ac addawodd y
byddai’n 'Lick George Bush yn '92 '. Roedd
Joan, neu Terrence i ddefnyddio’i enw iawn,
yn ddyn arferol yn ceisio bod yn uwcharwr.
Roedd HIV yn bla yn y gymuned hoyw, a doedd
George Orange, was born into a large American gwleidyddion ddim yn gwneud dim byd. Felly
gwisgodd Terence ffrog i newid hynny.
family of mostly normal people, that was
his first mistake. Leaving them all behind he
Ganed George Orange i deulu mawr
has hunted glamor in San Francisco, Chicago,
Americanaidd o bobl normal ar y cyfan - dyna
London, and Cardiff. George has worked as a
oedd ei gamgymeriad cyntaf. Gan eu gadael
Circus Clown, M.L. Baseball Mascot, run Mary
ar ôl, aeth i geisio hudoliaeth yn San Francisco,
Bijou Cabaret and been a busker. He tends to
Chicago, Llundain, a Chaerdydd. Mae George
say yes when sense would say no, this habit has wedi gweithio fel Clown Syrcas, Masgot Pêl-fas
lead him to being struck by lightning, having
M.L., rhedodd Mary Bijou Cabaret a bu’n
sex dressed as a BlueMan and many more
glerwr. Mae'n tueddu i gytuno i bethau pan
unmentionable tales. He is currently not writing fyddai’n synhwyrol gwrthod, arfer a berodd
a book of his life but slowly telling the stories, iddo gael ei daro gan fellten, i gael rhyw wedi
live, to one small audience at a time.
gwisgo fel dyn glas, a llawer mwy o straeon na
ellir eu hadrodd. Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n peidio ag
Mae hon yn stori wir. Yn gynnar yn y 90au,
ysgrifennu llyfr am ei fywyd, ond yn araf mae’n
roeddwn yn fachgen fferm gwyn naïf, a
adrodd y straeon, yn fyw, i un gynulleidfa fach
symudais i Chicago. Yno, cwympais mewn
ar y tro.
cariad gyda dyn du oedd yn ymgyrchu i fod
hunaniaeth, uchelgais a’r celwyddau ry’n ni’n
dweud wrth ein hunain er mwyn codi o'r gwely
yn y bore.
Roedd awr gyntaf Jordan yn llwyddiant
beirniadol dan y radar yng Ngŵyl Caeredin y
llynedd. Ochr yn ochr â rhagolwg o'i sioe newydd
ym Machynlleth, mae'n perfformio’r sioe hon
am y tro olaf.
Enwebwyd am Chortle Best Newcomer 2016
“Superbly crafted… he cleverly switches between
characters, veering between almost stand-up and
something more avant-garde. Easily one of the
most creative but funny shows I’ve seen this year”
 The Mirror
“This inventive, rubber-faced comic is a sharp
talent, and certainly one to watch” Time Out
MATTHEW
CROSBY
LET'S BE FRIENDS
Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
How would you like to become friends with a
real-life comedian? Come to Matthew's new
show and that might just happen to you.
Matthew is a member of sketch heroes Pappy's,
he wrote and starred in BBC 3's Badults, he's
been on 8/10 Cats (both Countdown and the
normal one); so obviously you'd want to be
friends with him.
Warning: Friendship with Mr Crosby is not legally
binding and can be terminated without notice.
Sut hoffech chi ddod yn ffrindiau gyda digrifwr
go iawn? Dewch i sioe newydd Matthew, a gallai
ddigwydd i chi. Mae Matthew yn aelod o arwyr
sgetsh Pappy’s, ysgrifennodd a serennodd yn
Badults BBC3, mae wedi bod ar 8/10 Cats (yr un
Countdown a'r un normal); felly mae'n amlwg y
byddech am fod yn ffrindiau gydag ef.
Rhybudd: Nid yw cyfeillgarwch gyda Mr Crosby
yn addewid cyfreithiol, a gellir ei derfynu heb
rybudd.
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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
PETER DOBBING
PETER BRUSH
ARMCHAIR FUTUROLOGIST III
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
OLDER THAN THE OLDEST
DOG THAT EVER LIVED
Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vane Tempest
In parts I & II he brought you Bitcoin, Edible
Insects and Virtual Reality. What will the
armchair futurologist have for you in 2016?
Funny/interesting/accessible. Free VR headset
with every purchase.
When you’re 30 years old you’re now older than
any dog that you meet - is that why they don’t
understand your jokes?
Find out how a supernatural experience last
Christmas led an award-winning comedian to
confront some of the bigger questions in life that
we’d usually rather avoid, like, what is the one
true faith? How do I look after a pet snake? Are
people filming me?
Yn rhannau I a II, cyflwynodd y Bitcoin, trychfilod
bwytadwy a Realiti Rithwyr i chi. Beth fydd gan
yr “armchair futurologist” i chi yn 2016? Doniol/
diddorol /hygyrch. Set pen VR am ddim gyda
phob tocyn.
JAMES MEEHAN
BEAST WARS (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Also contains ghosts, paranoia, brown rice,
undertakers, brass bands and of course, lots and
lots of jokes (for humans anyway).
"Brilliant"  Three Weeks
Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £7
The Other Room
Multi award-winning comedian James (from
Gein's Family Giftshop and Funz and Gamez)
presents his debut show. One man's journey into
finding out what the shit he's doing with himself.
A look at class, race, growing up and whether or
not he's actually called James.
MISTER BOY
HARRIET
KEMSLEY
Y digrifwr arobryn James (o Gwin’s Family
GOOD GIRL (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Giftshop a Funz and Gamez) yn cyflwyno ei sioe
gyntaf. Taith un dyn i ganfod beth yn y byd mae'n Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £7
ei wneud ag ef ei hun. Golwg ar ddosbarth,
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
hil, tyfu i fyny ac ai James yw ei enw mewn
Multi award winning stand up and all round
gwirionedd.
idiot Harriet Kemsley comes to Mach for the
“This is an adventure” Steve Zissou
first time ever. She's been around a bit, doing
her comedy on The One Show and The Radio1
"Razor sharp timing and cutting northern wit"
Comedy Lounge as well as supporting Katherine
Shortcom
ELEANOR
TIERNAN
Ryan and Isy Suttie on their nationwide tours.
Isn't she brave!
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Digrifwr arobryn a thwpsyn llwyr, daw Harriet
Kemsley i Fach am y tro cyntaf erioed. Mae hi wedi
bod i lawer o leoedd eraill, gan wneud ei chomedi
ar The One Show a The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge yn
ogystal â chefnogi Katherine Ryan ac Isy Suttie ar
eu teithiau ledled y wlad. On’d yw hi'n ddewr!
Lucky pup Elms is back with a show that seems
to be about marriage and adulthood, but
actually it's about compromise and then at the
end you find out it's all been about love. Musical
Comedy Awards winner 2014, Chortle Awards
finalist 2012, Mr Goldsworth in smash-hit show
Dracula, Mr Swallow.
“A very funny new stand-up” Time Out
“It's no exaggeration to say Harriet Kemsley is one of
our favourite comedians in the world today” Laugh
Out London
catch up of how things are now. Sound good?
Sweet. See you in April x
Hoffwn gyflwyno fy hun. Fy enw i yw Eleanor
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL
ac rwy’n dod i Fach i wneud sioe am y tro cyntaf
eleni. Nid dyma fy nhro cyntaf yn gwneud comedi.
ELEANOR TIERNAN
Rwy wedi gwneud sioeau byw dros y blynyddoedd
Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // £7
a stwff i’r teledu, ond yn bennaf yn Iwerddon, fy
Youth Wing
nghartref. Oherwydd nad wyf am i chi golli’r cyfle i
weld y stwff gwych rwy wedi’i wneud yn rhannau
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is
eraill y byd, rwy’n bwriadu gwneud casgliad o
Eleanor and I'm coming to Mach to do a show fy stwff mwyaf doniol i chi ynghyd â newyddion
for the first time this year. It's not my first time am sut mae pethau nawr. Swnio’n dda? Da iawn.
doing comedy. I've done live shows over the
Wela’i chi mis Ebrill. x
years and TV stuff but mostly in Ireland where
I'm from. Because I don't want you to miss out
on the great stuff I've done in other parts of the
world, I'm planning to do a compilation of my
best funniest stuff for you along with a quick
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 46
Pan ry’ch chi’n 30 oed, ry’ch chi’n hŷn nag unrhyw
gi y byddwch yn cwrdd ag e – ai dyna pam dy’n
nhw ddim yn deall eich jôcs?
DAVID ELMS
Mae Elms lwcus yn ôl gyda sioe sy'n edrych fel
ei fod am briodi a thyfu’n oedolyn, ond mewn
gwirionedd mae'n ymwneud â chyfaddawdu,
ac ar y diwedd byddwch yn cael gwybod ei fod
i gyd wedi bod am gariad. Enillydd Musical
Comedy Awards 2014, rownd derfynol Chortle
Awards 2012, a Mr Goldsworth yn y sioe
lwyddiannus Dracula, Mr Swallow.
“Beautiful, funny, clever and utterly engaging”
 The Scotsman
“Offers something that feels entirely new” The Guardian
Dewch i gael gwybod sut wnaeth profiad
arallfydol y Nadolig diwethaf beri i gomedïwr
arobryn wynebu rhai o gwestiynau mwyaf
bywyd y byddem fel arfer yn ceisio eu hosgoi – er
enghraifft, beth yw'r crefydd cywir? Sut mae
gofalu am neidr? A yw pobl yn fy ffilmio?
Hefyd yn cynnwys ysbrydion, paranoia, reis brown,
trefnwyr angladdau, bandiau pres, ac wrth gwrs,
llawer a llawer o jôcs (i bobl beth bynnag)..
JOE LYCETT
JOE LYCETT’S CHAT SHOW
SORT OF THING
“Unique observations and connections that standups crave” The Guardian
“Compellingly hilarious… first-class gag writing…
an original and achingly funny voice” Chortle
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7 // Y Plas Vortex
Join Joe (?) and guests (??) for a sort of chat
show thing (???) which might be a chat show
or might be something else. Last year it was
alright and there was free cheese. This year
there probably won't be free cheese cause it
was distracting. Oh ok I'll bring some cheese get
off my back.
NOT SUITABLE FOR VEGANS
Ymunwch â Joe (?) a gwesteion (??) am ryw
fath o sioe siarad (???) a allai fod yn sioe siarad
neu’n rhywbeth arall. Y llynedd, roedd yn
oreit, ac roedd caws am ddim. Eleni, mwy na
thebyg na fydd caws am ddim, gan iddo dynnu
sylw’r gynulleidfa. O, iawn, ‘nai ddod â chaws,
gadewch fi fod.
ANADDAS I FEGANIAID
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 47
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
BEASTS
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
BEASTS return to Mach, and this time they've
booked accommodation.
Exactly one year after James and Ciarán
attempted to sleep in a car behind the Co-op*
BEASTS are back with a new hour of sketches
they've written and learnt.
After 3 consecutive sell-out runs at the Edinburgh
Festival this show promises to be their newest
yet.
*It was real cold and Matthew Crosby (gentleman)
let us sleep at his in the end.
NAUTILUS
TRYGVE WAKENSHAW
Sat / Sad // 3:15pm // £11
Y Tabernacl
NOMINATED: Fosters Edinburgh Comedy
Award 2015 . This 75 minute tour-de-force of
high-octane mime comedy is the widely lauded
follow-up to cult sell-out physical comedies
KRAKEN (LIMF ’15) and SQUIDBOY.
Gwallgof, cras, unigryw ac ecsentrig, dyma
waith mwyaf uchelgeisiol y twpsyn arobryn o
fri rhyngwladol, Trygve Wakenshaw.
“So magical, so delightfully playful. Wakenshaw
leaves his audience slack-jawed with
admiration.” The Scotsman
“The kind of funny you get when not just the rug
but the whole floor and foundations are pulled
right out from under you.”
The Guardian
“Trygve is a Loony Toons creation made flesh...
you can’t help but be carried away by the pure
joy of his madcap landscapes.” Fest
Mad, risqué and uniquely eccentric, this is
award-winning and internationally acclaimed
idiot Trygve Wakenshaw’s most ambitious work
Wakenshaw’s awards include: Time Out Best
to date.
Comedy of 2014, Edinburgh Underbelly Award
ENWEBWYD: Gowbr Gomedi Fosters Caeredin
2014, New Zealand International Comedy Festival
2015. Mae’r sioe hon yn gampwaith 75 munud
- Best Comedy 2014, Adelaide Fringe - Best
o gomedi meim cyffrous, ac mae wedi denu
Comedy 2015, Perth Fringe - Best Comedy 2015.
cryn ganmoliaeth. Mae’n dilyn y comedïau
corfforol cwlt Kraken (LIMF '15) a SQUIDBOY, a trygvewakenshaw.net
werthodd bob tocyn.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 48
Mae BEASTS yn ôl ym Mach, a'r tro hwn maent
wedi trefnu llety.
Yn union flwyddyn ar ôl i James a Ciarán geisio
cysgu mewn car y tu ôl i'r Co-op*, mae BEASTS yn
ôl gyda awr newydd o sgetshis y maent wedi’u
hysgrifennu a’u dysgu.
Ar ôl 3 rhediad yn olynol a werthodd bob tocyn
yng Ngŵyl Caeredin, y sioe hon fydd y mwyaf
newydd eto.
*Roedd yn wirioneddol oer, ac yn y diwedd,
gadawodd Matthew Crosby (gŵr bonheddig) i ni
gysgu yn ei le fe.
“Unforgettably nutty.”  The Times
“The new breed of sketch show” The Guardian
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
LIAM WILLIAMS
TRAVESTY (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
The Youth Wing
A reading of a new play by Liam Williams. It's an
attempt to make sense at last of women, men
and the love that refines them.
THEATRE / THEATR
GRAINNE
MCGUIRE
Darlleniad o ddrama newydd gan Liam Williams.
Mae'n ymgais i wneud synnwyr o'r diwedd o
fenywod, dynion, a'r cariad sy'n eu mireinio.
"The voice of a generation" The Independent
"From the sounds of it he doesn't plan on doing
stand-up forever" The Skinny
GREAT PEOPLE MAKING
GREAT CHOICES
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
Bowling Club
Most human adults can't even pick a relationship
that doesn't send them mental after a bit, yet
we are supposed to use that same brain to elect
a government?! No wonder the world is such a
mess! When it comes to picking who to vote for,
should we really be asking- What would Oprah
Winfrey want us to do?
Grainne Maguire is a comedian and comedy
writer; as a comedian she has appeared on
Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience, The
Now Show, 7 Day Sunday, The Year That's In It and
Stephen K Amos' An Idiots Guide. She has written
for Dead Ringers, The News Quiz, Newsjack and
The Alternative Election.
As a simple show gal with a dream she has
appeared on Daily Politics, Panorama and
Question Time
Ni all y rhan fwyaf o oedolion hyd yn oed ddewis
perthynas nad yw'n eu hanfon o’u cof ar ôl ychydig,
ac eto ry’n ni fod i ddefnyddio'r un ymennydd i ethol
llywodraeth?! Dim rhyfedd bod y byd yn fath lanast!
Pan ddaw i ddewis rhywun i bleidleisio drostynt,
dylem fod yn gofyn - beth fyddai Oprah Winfrey am
i ni ei wneud?
Mae Grainne Maguire yn ddigrifwr ac yn ysgrifennu
comedi; fel digrifwr mae hi wedi ymddangos ar
Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience,
The Now Show, 7 Day Sunday, The Year That's In It
ac An Idiots Guide Stephen K Amos. Mae hi wedi
ysgrifennu ar gyfer Dead Ringers, The News Quiz,
Newsjack a The Alternative Election.
Fel merch syml gyda breuddwyd, mae hi wedi bod ar
Daily Politics, Panorama a Question Time.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 50
ED ACZEL
THE RANDOM FLAPPING OF A
BUTTERFLY'S WINGS
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £10
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
AHIR SHAH
MACHINES
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
The Other Room
Thoughtful wastrel Ahir Shah returns to
Machynlleth with a work-in-progress show
about modernity, technology, democracy,
capitalism, radical Islam, and his grandma.
Shah's last hour of stand-up, Distant, was
performed to critical acclaim at the 2015
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and subsequently
toured around the UK, Paris and Australia.
Basically if you like jokes and opinions you'll
Ed Aczel “Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian”
(Guardian) returns as he tries once again to nail
down the nature of existence. Aczel is known for
not following the rules of stand-up comedy and
he aims to use his show, with help of the Chaos
Theory, to change the world once and for all –
although it may turn out to be too complicated.
He asks whether you can have your cake and eat
it – i.e. seek to change human consciousness
forever and keep your weekends free.
probably dig this, it'll be fun and good, promise.
Mae’r oferwr meddylgar Ahir Shah yn dychwelyd
i Fachynlleth gyda sioe gwaith ar y gweill yn
trafod moderniaeth, technoleg, democratiaeth,
cyfalafiaeth, Islam radicalaidd, a'i nain.
Perfformiodd Shah ei awr ddiwethaf o gomedi,
Distant, i fri beirniadol yng Ngŵyl Caeredin 2015,
ac aeth ar daith wedyn o amgylch y DU, Paris
ac Awstralia. Yn syml, os ydych yn hoffi jôcs a
safbwyntiau, mae'n siŵr y byddwch yn hoffi hwn.
Bydd yn hwyl ac yn dda, rwy’n addo.
"Very funny"  The Guardian
"Powerfully funny"  The List
EMMA SIDI
(WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Sat / Sad // 3:30pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs
Emma Sidi returns to Machynlleth for her second
solo show. Think Mexican passion, European
pain and British heartache. We’re talking global
emotion on a fringe comedy scale.
As heard on Radio 4 Fresh From The Fringe 2015 and
Radio 4Extra Newsjack. Produced by Berk's Nest
Daw Emma Sidi yn ôl i Fachynlleth am ei hail sioe
unigol. Dychmygwch angerdd Mecsicanaidd,
poen Ewropeaidd a thorcalon Prydeinig. Cynigir
emosiwn byd-eang ar raddfa gomedi ymylol.
Bu ar Radio 4 Fresh From The Fringe 2015 a Radio
4Extra Newsjack. Cynhyrchwyd gan Berk’s Nest.
ISY SUTTIE
Award-winning comedian, songwriter and
actress, Isy’s TV credits include Peep Show,
THE ACTUAL ONE (BOOK TOUR SHOW) Shameless and Skins.
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £13
Y Tabernacl
THE ACTUAL ONE is Isy Suttie’s brilliantly funny
new show about that moment in your late 20s
when you suddenly realise that all your mates
are growing up without you.
The invisible deal that Isy had made – to
prolong growing up for as long as possible –
was all in her head. Suddenly everyone around
her is into mortgages, farmers' markets and
nappies, rather than skinny-dipping in the sea
and Sambuca sessions on rope-swings. When
her dearest friend advises Isy that the next guy
she meets will be not just The One, but The
Actual One, Isy decides to delay the onset of
adulthood for just a bit longer until a bet with
her mum results in a mad scramble to find a
boyfriend within a month.
THE ACTUAL ONE yw sioe newydd hynod
ddoniol Isy Suttie, sy’n trafod y foment yn eich
20iau hwyr pan rydych yn sylweddoli bod eich
holl ffrindiau’n tyfu hebddoch chi.
Roedd y fargen anweledig wnaeth Isy – i wrthod
tyfu’n oedolyn mor hir â phosib – ond yn bodoli
yn ei phen. Yn sydyn, mae pawb o’i chwmpas
yn trafod morgeisiau, marchnadoedd ffermwyr,
a chewynnau, yn hytrach na nofio’n noeth yn y
môr a sesiynau Sambuca ar siglenni rhaffau. Pan
wnaeth ei ffrind gorau ddweud wrth Isy mai’r
dyn nesaf y byddai’n cwrdd ag ef fydd “The One”
– ac yn wir, “The Actual One” – penderfynodd
Isy osgoi tyfu’n oedolyn ychydig yn hirach. Ond
wedyn, arweiniodd bet gyda’i mam i ymgyrch
wallgof i ganfod cariad mewn mis. Mae Isy yn ddigrifwr, cantores ac actores
arobryn, ac mae ei chredydau teledu’n cynnwys
Peep Show, Shameless a Skins.
Ed includes a couple of amusingly circular stories
about his life, which thankfully don’t last long.
Bringing Maths, History and Improv to life for
beginners, he explores his own inner psyche with
a section analysing his dreams – and then tries
not to get too paranoid.
aw Ed Aczel (“Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian”
- Guardian) yn ôl wrth iddo geisio darganfod natur
bodolaeth unwaith eto. Mae Aczel yn adnabyddus
am beidio â dilyn rheolau comedi llwyfan, ac mae’n
bwriadu defnyddio’i sioe – gyda chymorth gan
Ddamcaniaeth Annhrefn – i newid y byd unwaith ac
am byth. Mae’n bosib y bydd hynny’n rhy gymhleth.
Mae’n gofyn a yw’n bosib cael y gorau o ddau fyd –
h.y. ceisio newid ymwybyddiaeth dynol am byth a
chadw’r penwythnosau’n rhydd.
Bydd Ed yn cynnwys un neu ddau o straeon cylchol
doniol am ei fywyd, ond dydyn nhw ddim yn para'n
rhy hir. Gan ddod â Mathemateg, Hanes a Byrfyfyr yn
fyw i ddechreuwyr, mae'n archwilio ei feddwl ei hun
gydag adran yn dadansoddi ei freuddwydion – gan
geisio peidio â mynd yn rhy baranoid.
“Aczel turns unprofessionalism into an art form”
The Times
“One of the most entertaining oddities in years”
Metro
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 51
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
York Drama Desk Award for his hit one-man
show Every Brilliant Thing on international tour,
while Paddy Gervers has grown a cult following
for acclaimed podcast ‘Podshambles’. Reuniting
once again, THE END IS NIGH shows why they
are one of the biggest musical comedy acts in
the UK today.
Comedi gerddorol am deulu, cyfeillgarwch a
thrychinebau amgylcheddol
JONNY AND
THE BAPTISTS
THE END IS NIGH
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £10 // Vortex
A musical comedy about family, friendship and
environmental disaster
Llynedd, dywedodd Jonny yn ddamweiniol
wrth ei nith bedair oed y byddai newid yn yr
hinsawdd yn dod â’r byd i ben. I’w stopio rhag
crio, gwnaeth e a Paddy addo’i drwsio. Maen
nhw’n trio’n galed iawn ...
Mae'r sioe newydd gan ddigrifwyr cerddorol
mwyaf cyffrous y DU, THE END IS NIGH, yw eu
menter mwyaf personol - ac apocalyptaidd –
hyd yma. Mae’n cynnwys holl nodweddion eu
llwyddiant, o roc dychanol egni uchel i ffolineb
llwyr, ac mae’n cyfuno comedi, theatr a gig roc
mewn stori gyfareddol o deulu, cyfeillgarwch a
thrychinebau amgylcheddol.
STEWART LEE
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £8 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
KAMIKAZE
SIMON
MUNNERY’S
Last year, Jonny accidentally told his four-yearold niece that climate change would end the
world. To stop her crying, he and Paddy promised Enwebwyd Jonny Donahoe am New York Drama
Desk Award am ei sioe lwyddiannus un dyn,
to fix it. They really tried very hard...
Every Brilliant Thing, ar daith ryngwladol, tra
The new show from the UK's hottest musical
bod Paddy Gervers wedi ennill dilyniant cwlt
comedians, THE END IS NIGH offers their most
i’w bodlediad o fri 'Podshambles'. Gan ailymuno
personal - and apocalyptic - venture to date.
unwaith eto, mae THE END IS NIGH yn dangos
Featuring all the hallmarks of their success from pam eu bod yn un o'r perfformwyr comedi
barnstorming satirical rock to flights of brilliant cerddorol gorau’n y DU heddiw.
silliness, the show blends comedy, theatre
“Frank, fresh & funny” WhatsOnStage
and rock gig in a captivating story of family,
friendship and environmental disaster.
“The political edge of 80s alternative comedy... a
pop-soul voice to win X-Factor” Stewart Lee, Observer
Jonny Donahoe has been nominated for a New
RHYS JAMES
RISES
ROB DEERING
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £7
Bowling Club
The time has come. 2016. The year of the pointy
little joke boy. Let's do this!
Twenty-first Century one-man-band Rob Deering
is back at Mach, continuing his quest to be a hip,
contemporary young pop star against strong
evidence that he's a stand-up comedian and
forty-something family man.
dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gyda sioe newydd,
ac mae’n gyffrous dros ben. Mae'n sicr o fod
yn hwyl, yn ddoniol, a bron â bod wrth union
bris y tocyn. Mae'r sioe hefyd yn digwydd ar ei
ben-blwydd, felly os na fyddwch chi yno, efallai
y byddwch yn gyfrifol am wneud iddo wynebu
gwirioneddau tywyll. Mae'n waith ar y gweill,
Mae'r amser wedi dod. 2016. Blwyddyn y bachgen felly pwy ydym ni i feirniadu?
“Destined for great things… Charismatic, clever
bach pigfain sy’n dweud jôcs. Beth amdani!
Heb os, nid dau blentyn ysgol mewn cot ffos yw and self-aware.” The Guardian
Rhys James, felly gallwch roi'r gorau i ofyn. Mae’n “Sickeningly talented young standup.” Time Out
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 52
Band un dyn i’r unfed ganrif ar hugain, mae Rob
Deering nôl ym Mach, gan barhau yn ei ymgyrch
i fod yn seren bop ifanc, cŵl yn erbyn tystiolaeth
gref ei fod yn ddigrifwr ac yn ddyn teulu dros ei
ddeugain.
“Ingenious and hilarious” The Guardian
“As sharp and versatile as a Swiss Army knife, Rob
Deering is one of the best performers currently on
the circuit” The Independent
Mae’r arloeswr diddiwedd Simon Munnery yn
troi’n gyflwynydd a chyfarwyddwr i gyflwyno'r
digrifwyr gorau, mwyaf doniol a beiddgar i
gamera, taflunydd a sgrîn mewn sioe sy'n troi
comedi’n sinematig.
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
Brace for impact. Sean McLoughlin's going down
and he's taking every one of you freaks with
him. An early version of a new hour of stand-up
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £11
Yn dilyn sioeau a werthodd bob tocyn yng
from 'the best comedian you haven't heard of yet'
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Ngŵyl Udderbelly Llundain ac Assembly Rooms (Time Out).
Caeredin, daw Fylm School yn ôl i Ŵyl Gomedi
Serial innovator Simon Munnery turns host and
As seen on Russell Howard's Stand-Up Central.
Machynlleth.
director to introduce the finest, funniest and
Paratowch i lanio. Mae Sean McLoughlin yn
most daring comedians to a camera, projector Mae cyn-westeion yn cynnwys Adam Buxton,
disgyn ac mae'n cymryd pob un ohonoch chi
Josie Long, Tim Key, Kevin Eldon, Sara Pascoe a
and screen in a show that takes comedy to
ffyliaid gydag ef. Fersiwn gynnar o awr newydd
James
Acaster.
cinematic proportions.
o gomedi gan 'the best comedian you haven't
Following sell-out shows at London’s Udderbelly “It’s a lot of fun” Time Out
heard of yet' (Time Out).
Festival and Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms, Fylm “Surreal, whimsical and always inexplicably
Bu ar Russell Howard's Stand-Up Central.
School returns to Machynlleth Comedy Festival. hilarious, this innovative show proves that
“a terrifically intense, eloquent hour of comedy.”
there’s more to comedy than one man and a
Previous guests include Adam Buxton, Josie
The Independent
microphone”  Three Weeks
Long, Tim Key, Kevin Eldon, Sara Pascoe and
“Never less than compelling” The List
James Acaster.
FYLM SCHOOL
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £8
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
Rhys James, who is definitely not two school kids
stacked up in a trench coat so stop asking, returns
to Machynlleth with a new show and boy is he
excited. It's sure to be a hoot, a blast, and worth
almost exactly the ticket price. The show is also
happening on his birthday so by not attending
you could really be forcing him to face up to some
home truths. It's a work in progress, so who are
any of us to judge?
SEAN
MCGLOUGHLIN
CHARLIE DINKIN
anyone, at any time, ever.
Helo! Rwyf wedi ysgrifennu sioe newydd sbon
y gallwch ei phrofi mewn 3D disglair gan
ddefnyddio eich offer eich hun (h.y. llygaid,
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £7
clustiau a theimladau). Yn bennaf, mae’n trafod
Rag & Bone
faint rwy’n casáu pobl yn dweud na allaf wneud
Hello! I've written a brand new show that
pethau, ond wedyn 95% o'r amser fedra’i ddim
you can experience in dazzling 3D using your
trafferthu gwneud y pethau hynny beth bynnag.
own equipment (i.e. eyes, ears and feelings).
Bydd yn cynnwys jôcs a straeon am fy mywyd,
It's mostly about how much I hate being told I ein bywydau ni, ac efallai hyd yn oed eich bywyd
can't do things, but then 95% of the time can't CHI, os ydych chi, fel fi, yn methu â chyfleu pa
actually be bothered to do those things anyway. mor wych ydych chi i unrhyw un, ar unrhyw
It'll be some jokes and some stories about
adeg, fyth.
my life and our lives and maybe even YOUR
"A fresh voice, my favourite new comedian - I wish I
life if you, like me, can't seem to effectively
could buy shares in her career" Trevor Lock
communicate your indisputable brilliance to
CAN'T (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 53
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
AMY ANNETTE
WHAT WOMEN WANT
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £7
The Other Room
MASSIVE DAD
MASSIVE DAD 2.0:
STEP UP 2 MASSIVE DAD
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £8
The Youth Wing
"Sketch comedy geniuses" (Glamour Magazine)
Massive Dad revive their hit show Massive Dad
2.0: Step Up 2 Massive Dad at Mach Fest. Come
and enjoy "tight, energetic sketches where not a
moment is wasted" (The List) and relax during the
black-outs in between.
JOSIE LONG AND KIRI PRITCHARD MCLEAN
ARE PART OF THIS SHOW SO IT'LL BE WORTH
A WATCH BECAUSE OF THEM WHATEVER ELSE,
YOU KNOW?
MAE JOSIE LONG A KIRI PRITCHARD MCLEAN
YN RHAN O’R SIOE HON FELLY BYDD WERTH EI
GWYLIO O’U HERWYDD NHW BETH BYNNAG
ARALL, CHI'N GWYBOD?
I, Amy Annette, am interested in examining the
unspoken tropes of womanhood, the everyday
politics and tactics of being a woman, and the
works of Helen Hunt. I therefore present to you,
the good people of Mach; 'What Women Want'.
Mae gen i, Amy Annette, ddiddordeb
mewn archwilio syniadau cudd benywdod,
gwleidyddiaeth a thactegau beunyddiol bod yn
fenyw, a gwaith Helen Hunt. Felly rwy’n cyflwyno
i chi, bobl Fachynlleth; ‘What Women Want’.
At your premier comedy festival we will
be examining the myth, misogyny and
misadventures of 'Beach Ready' Bodies. My
guests will be Josie Long and Kiri PritchardMcLean - we'll each speak, then I'll ask them
some questions and then you, the audience will
have a chance to share an opinion or two. Yes
that's right, this is that furnace of comedy gold
that is a comedy show cum literary event.
Yn eich gŵyl gomedi bennaf, byddwn yn
archwilio myth, rhywiaeth ac anffawd cyrff
'barod i’r traeth'. Fy ngwesteion fydd Josie Long
a Kiri Pritchard-McLean - byddwn yn siarad, ac
yna byddaf yn gofyn cwestiynau iddynt, ac yna
byddwch chi, y gynulleidfa, yn cael cyfle i rannu
barn. Ie wir – dyma ffwrnais o aur gomedi, sef
digwyddiad llenyddol gomedi.
This blurb in summary;
Cwestiwn: Beth MAE menywod ei eisiau?
Question: What DO women want?
Answer: Two tickets to this great sounding
show, please.
Alternative Answer: Gender Equality, and two
tickets to this great sounding show please.
Dyma’r broliant yn gryno;
Ateb: Dau docyn i'r sioe hon, plîs, mae’n swnio'n
wych.
Ateb Arall: Cydraddoldeb rhyw, a dau docyn i'r
sioe hon, plîs, mae’n swnio'n wych.
Sketchorama, Newsjack, Sisters, Lentil Sorters),
Channel 4, BBC1, Comedy Central, Sky Arts.
Mae’r "sketch comedy geniuses" (Glamour
Magazine) Massive Dad yn adfywio eu sioe
boblogaidd Massive Dad 2.0: Step Up 2 Massive
Dad yng Ngŵyl Mach. Dewch i fwynhau "tight,
energetic sketches where not a moment
is wasted" (The List) ac ymlacio yn ystod y
tywyllwch rhyngddynt.
Buon nhw ar BBC Radio 4 (Fresh from the Fringe,
Sketchorama, Newsjack, Sisters, Lentil Sorters),
Channel 4, BBC1, Comedy Central, Sky Arts.
"For a how-to-guide on sketch comedy, see
As featured on BBC Radio 4 (Fresh from the Fringe, Massive Dad" Time Out
DANIEL COOK
HE'S SIMPLE, HE'S DUMB,
HE'S DANIEL COOK
Sat / Sad // 5:00pm // £7
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
Sioe o waith ar y gweill yn seiliedig ar stori wir
am ddyn (fi) yn mynd o fod yn dwpsyn i (spoiler)
ennill Gwobr Heddwch Nobel.
Mae wedi bod mewn amrywiol ffurfiau ac ar
wahanol adegau yn ystod y rhan fwyaf o'n
bywydau ar BBC One, Channel 4, BBC Radio 2 a
BBC Radio 4.
"Cook possesses a quality that simply makes him
A work in progress show based on a true story
about how a man (me) went from being an idiot funny"  The List
to a (spoiler alert) Nobel Peace Prize winner.
"Had the crowd roaring with laughter" 
Three Weeks
As seen and heard in various guises and at
various points during most of our lives on BBC
One, Channel 4, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 54
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
AISLING BEA
AND PALS
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £12
Y Plas
THEATRE / THEATR
SH!T THEATRE
WOMAN'S HOUR
Aisling Bea (British Comedy Award Winner
2014, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats) has
long been known in the industry as "Comedy's
Mother Theresa" - no not craggy with dodgy
habits (badum tish), but kind and giving and so
humble, just so lovely and humble. So typical,
she is doing a bloody fundraiser for Machfest at
6.30pm at the Y Plas on Saturday April 30th. It
will be a good value show with lots of her pals
helping out with the laughs - some that you
may not have seen before and a few from the
actual TELEVISION. Please come xx
diwydiant fel Mam Theresa comedi – na, ddim yn
hen gydag arferion amheus (badwm tish), ond
yn garedig a hael a mor ostyngedig, mor hyfryd
a gostyngedig. Felly, yn nodweddiadol, mae hi'n
blydi codi arian i Ŵyl Mach am 6.30 o'r gloch yn
Y Plas ddydd Sadwrn 30 Ebrill. Bydd y sioe werth
yr arian, gyda llawer o'i ffrindiau yn helpu gyda'r
chwerthin - rhai na fyddwch efallai wedi’u gweld
o'r blaen, a rhai o’r TELEDU. Plîs dewch xx
This gig is a fundraiser for the Festival. By
attending, not only will you have a brilliant
time, but you'll also be directly supporting the
Women’s Hour – I’M FINE – Women’s Hour. First festival and ensuring that we can continue to do Mae'r gig yn codi arian i’r Ŵyl. Trwy fynychu,
byddwch yn cael amser gwych, ac ar yr un pryd
on Women’s Hour: Men, then us. Women’s Hour. what we do in the way that we do it.
yn cefnogi'r ŵyl yn uniongyrchol ac yn sicrhau y
Later on Women’s Hour: Ankle Socks? Women’s Ers sbel, mae Aisling Bea (enillydd British
Hour. Becca and Louise were commissioned by Comedy Award 2014, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out gallwn barhau i wneud yr hyn rydym yn ei wneud
yn y ffordd rydym yn ei wneud.
a man to write an hour about women for his
of Ten Cats) wedi gwneud enw i’w hun yn y
festival of feminism. Women’s Hour is a cabaret
piece of giddy, freewheeling silliness about
what happens when women are given just
one hour a day to think about what it is to be a
WOMAN. Feminist theatre for all genders.
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £10
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Women’s Hour - RWY'N IAWN - Women’s Hour.
Yn gyntaf ar Women’s Hour: Dynion, wedyn
ni. Women’s Hour. Nes ymlaen ar Women’s
Hour: Sanau Ffêr? Women’s Hour. Comisiynwyd
Becca a Louise gan ddyn i ysgrifennu awr am
fenywod ar gyfer ei ŵyl ffeministiaeth. Mae
Women’s Hour yn ddarn cabaret o ffolineb
benysgafn, gwirion am beth sy'n digwydd pan
gaiff fenywod ond un awr bob dydd i feddwl
am beth mae'n golygu i fod yn FENYW. Theatr
ffeministaidd i bob ryw.
“Smart and necessary from a young company
who are really finding their own distinctive voice”
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian.
“Five Best Plays to see in Edinburgh” The Daily
Telegraph.
Winner: Three Weeks Editors Choice Award 2015.
Telegraph, Exeunt,
WhatsOnStage, Stage,
Fest, Three Weeks,
Edinburgh Festival Magazine,
Scotsgay
Commissioned by Camden People's Theatre and
supported by the Arts Council for England.
NINA CONTI
IN YOUR FACE
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £14
Y Tabernacl
She's won a British Comedy Award, stormed
Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard's Good News,
Sunday Night at the Palladium, and made a
BAFTA nominated film - all without moving
her lips.
Watch as Nina creates a new show each night
by plucking inspiration from the audience.
Strap into the mask as Nina gets in your face.
With the help of Monkey and a bag of tricks,
truly anything can happen in this unmissable
improvised adventure of hilarious witchery.
Mae hi wedi ennill British Comedy Award,
gwnaeth berfformiad gwych ar Live at the
Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday
Night at the Palladium, a gwnaeth ffilm a
enwebwyd am BAFTA – oll heb symud ei
gwefusau.
Gwyliwch wrth i Nina greu sioe newydd bob
nos drwy gael ei hysbrydoli gan y gynulleidfa.
Gwisgwch y mwgwd wrth i Nina hawlio eich
wynebau. Gyda chymorth Monkey a bag o
driciau, gall unrhyw beth ddigwydd yn yr antur
fyrfyfyr ysgytiol o hudoliaeth doniol.
“Charming, sharp, warm, glamorous”
 The Times
“Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius” 
The Mirror
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 57
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
NAT METCALFE
'Modrin McDonald 21st Century Wizard' on BBC
Radio 4. Quirky, surreal and taking droll to the
next level, Kay will be talking about and possibly
wearing at least one base layer, maybe a hat and
definitely trousers although not of the pyjama
variety.
DAVID KAY
AYE FINE
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
LAZY SUSAN
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
This is the follow up show to hit-debut 'It's Only
Words,' by Dr Brown-trained clown Louise Reay.
Comedi mewn Tsieinëeg i bobl nad ydynt yn
siarad unrhyw Tseiniaidd o gwbl! Dim ond 7% o
gyfathrebu sy’n llafar, dewch i arbrofi gyda'r 93%
arall. Byddwch yn ei ddeall, ond ni fyddwch yn
gwybod pam. Beth a fydd, 些拉!
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Newsjack and
Sketchorama.
Mae enwebeion 2014 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy
Award Best Newcomer, Lazy Susan, yn rhoi cynnig
ar syniadau newydd. Gallai fynd o'i le, gallai fod
yn iawn, bydd yn bendant yn rhywiol. Plîs dewch,
maen nhw’n fechgyn gwirioneddol neis.
Buon nhw ar Newsjack a Sketchorama BBC
Radio 4.
"Tender and ridiculous" The Guardian
"Superb... . subtle performances and excellent
writing."  The List
LOUISE RAEY
QUE SERA, 些拉
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
Comedy in Chinese for people who don't speak
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7 // 16+
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
JACK BARRY
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 58
I have performed at every single Machynlleth
Comedy Festival and am returning with a brand
new work-in-progress show. My third. I’ve been
on some radio shows my pals have, like James
Acaster’s Findings on BBC Radio 4 and being a
regular on Josh Widdicombe’s XFM show and as
well as being on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Fresh From
the Fringe on my own merit.
“Unconventional stand up and it’s all the better for
it” The Stage
any Chinese at all! Only 7% of communication
is verbal, come and experiment with the other
93%. You'll understand it, but you won't know
why. What will be, 些拉!
Those 2014 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award
Best Newcomer Nominees Lazy Susan are testing
some new ideas. It might go wrong, it might
go right, it will definitely go sexy. Please come,
they're just a couple of genuinely nice lads.
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7
The Other Room
Bydd David Kay yn cyrraedd Machynlleth eleni.
Mae’n un o drysorau cudd cylch comedi’r Alban,
a bu ar 'The Alternative Comedy Experience'
Comedy Central a 'Modrin McDonald 21st Century
Wizard' ar BBC Radio 4. Rhyfedd, swreal, ac yn
ddoniol ar lefel newydd, bydd Kay yn trafod ac
efallai’n gwisgo o leiaf un haen o ddillad, efallai
het ac yn bendant trowsus, ond nid dillad nos.
“ reminiscent of the deadpan American surrealist
Arriving at Machynlleth this year is David
Stephen Wright …wonderfully improbable… ”
Kay one of the hidden gems of the Scottish
comedy circuit as seen on Comedy Central's 'The Scotland on Sunday
Alternative Comedy Experience' and heard as
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
(WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Dyma ail sioe Louise Ray, yn dilyn ei sioe gyntaf
lwyddiannus ‘It’s Only Words’. Hyfforddwyd y
clwon Louise gan Dr Brown.
"An absurdly brilliant clown act that explores
the nature of communication and language."
 FringeReview.
"Louise Reay can legitimately claim to be unique."
The Independent
ohonynt oedd yno, ond y sioe roedd yn hwyl enfawr.
Eleni, mae'n gobeithio adeiladu ar yr hwyl hynny.
Gwasgarwch bapur y jôcs, sgeintiwch berlysiau
Last year Jack Barry had the great pleasure of hanesion, rholiwch sbliff comedi mawr tew a’i danio
performing to 7 people at Mach Fest. There were gyda phersonoliaeth hamddenol Jack. Yna sugnwch
only 7 of them, but the show was huge fun.
yn ddwfn ar y comedi. Heddwch..
This year he hopes to build on that fun. Spread
“Instantly likeable” Three Weeks
out the paper of jokes, sprinkle in the herb
of anecdotes, roll up a big fat comedy doobie "Barry is Eddie Izzard-like in his excellent use of
and spark it with the fire of Jack's laid-back
callbacks... a chipper, friendly, and optimistic
personality. Then toke deep on those irie
performer with a strong debut hour of stand-up
comedy vibes. Peace.
and enormous potential...I anticipate the rest of his
career with great interest." Broadway Baby
Y llynedd, cafodd Jack Barry y pleser mawr o
berfformio i 7 o bobl yng Ngŵyl Mach. Dim ond 7
STUART
GOLDSMITH
AN HOUR
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £8 // 16+
Bowling Club
All spit no polish, all show no pony. Goldsmith
goes back to the source. Amused Moose Comedy
Award 2015 Nominee.
Multiple award-bridesmaid, and host of the
“Comedian’s Comedian” podcast, with over 3.5
million downloads.
Rwyf wedi perfformio ym mhob Gŵyl Gomedi
Machynlleth, ac rwy'n dychwelyd gyda sioe
newydd sbon o waith ar y gweill. Fy nhrydedd.
Rwyf wedi bod ar rai raglenni radio sydd gan
fy ffrindiau, fel James Acaster’s Findings ar BBC
Radio 4, ac ymddangosiadau rheolaidd ar sioe
XFM Josh Widdicombe, yn ogystal â bod ar
Fresh From the Fringe BBC Radio 4 Extra ar fy
rhinweddau fy hun.
PIERRE
NOVELLIE
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7
“Delightfully Silly” Time Out
”Brilliant and unusual and very funny” Josie Long The Youth Wing
Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie comes
to Machynlleth to try some new stuff out. Come,
people of Wales, and aid me in discovering what
is hilarious and what is not so hilarious. Your
impact on my comedy will outlast the pyramids.
Sioe newydd ag angen eli penelin wrth i
Goldsmith fynd yn ôl i’r dechrau. Enwebwyd am
Amused Moose Comedy Award 2015.
Daw’r digrifwr arobryn Pierre Novellie i
Fachynlleth i roi cynnig ar stwff newydd. Dewch,
bobl Cymru, i fy helpu i ddarganfod beth sy’n
ddoniol a beth sy’n llai doniol. Bydd eich effaith
ar fy nghomedi yn para’n hirach na’r pyramidiau.
Wedi bron ag ennill sawl gwobr, a chyflwynydd
podlediad “Comedian’s Comedian”, gyda thros 3.5
miliwn o lawrlwythiadau.
"Phenomenally good jokes" The Guardian
“Not one single dull moment” The Scotsman
“Well-crafted, hilarious routines” The Sunday
Times
“He gets huge laughs” The List
PATRICK TURPIN
THE EMANCIPATION OF ME-ME
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7 // 16+
Rag & Bone
Who is this boy? And why doth he suckle so?
After almost three decades, it's time for Turps
to curl back into the foetal, reconnect the
umbilical, and tell himself that everything will
be alright.
Another show from another heteroflexible white
lad, living a life without the truest-of-true-loves,
and the fuckiest-of-true-fucks (too much?... please
come). He'll mention Moulin Rouge, Les Mis,
Skyfall, Love Actually & Yotam Ottolenghi, et al.
Pwy yw’r bachgen yma? A pham ei fod yn
sugno cymaint?
Ar ôl bron i dri degawd, mae'n amser i Turps
gyrlio fel ffetws, ailgysylltu'r wmbilig, a dweud
wrth ei hun y bydd popeth yn iawn.
Sioe arall gan fachgen gwyn heterohyblyg arall,
yn byw bywyd heb gwir gwir gariad, na gwir
gwir ffwciad (gormod? ... plîs dewch). Bydd yn
sôn am Moulin Rouge, Les Mis, Skyfall, Love
Actually a Yotam Ottolenghi, et al.
"A comic on the crest of a wave" Fest
"A voice so expressive it seems to simply invite
laughter" ThreeWeeks
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 59
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SUZI RUFFELL
Nominated for Best Show, Leicester Comedy
Festival 2016
COMMON (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
The much-loved Celia, housewife and host,
on tour with her Toxborough Village Hall Chat
Show, in aid of the Animal Hospital, for a kitten
who needs an iron lung.
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Suzi returns to the Mach a work in progress of her
third show ‘Common’ in which she explores her
dodgy family history, her working class roots and
makes you laugh a lot!
Topical Talks, Showbiz Exclusives, Celebrity
Interviews - plus a local locksmith’s bawdy
confessions, a recipe for air soup, and a
photograph of a conker.
Official tour support for Alan Carr and Josh
Widdicombe.
Enwebwyd ar gyfer Best Show Leicester Comedy
Festival 2016
Mae Celia boblogaidd, gwraig tŷ a chyflwynydd,
ar daith gyda'i Sioe Sgwrs Neuadd Bentref
Toxborough, er budd yr Ysbyty Anifeiliaid, ar ran
cath fach y mae angen ysgyfaint haearn arni.
Sgyrsiau Materion Cyfoes, Pytiau Showbiz,
Cyfweliadau ag Enwogion - yn ogystal â
chyfaddefiadau anniwair saer cloeon lleol, rysáit
am gawl awyr, a llun o goncyr.
JOANNA NEARY
JOANNA NEARY'S FACEFUL OF ISSUES
Sat / Sad // 6:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 2
PAUL FOOT
AN EVENING WITH PAUL FOOT
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £12
Y Tabernacl
A caboodle of burning church keys flying
through the debonair strike Clumpy Claud in his
unclerical face. Seaside divorcees clatter as a
parliament of owls descends. Shower gel pens
were fine; mandatory mandarins is too far.
Llwyth o allweddi eglwys ar dân yn hedfan
drwy streic Clumpy Claud yn ei wyneb
anghlerigol. Mae pobl wedi ysgaru ar lan môr
yn cogor wrth i senedd o dylluanod ddisgyn.
Roedd ysgrifbinnau gel cawod yn iawn; mae
mandarins gorfodol yn rhy bell.
“Pure orginality, extreme and wild and divisive”
 mirror.co.uk
“Not everybody gets The Goons, Monty Python
or Spike Milligan and they all deserve their
reputation for greatness. It is with such
luminaries that Foot surely belongs” Broadway
Baby 
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 60
“Beautifully observed slice of character comedy”
Bruce Dessau
“Smart, fun and exquisitely crafted”
 List
SIMON
MUNNERY
AND NOTHING BUT
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £12 // Y Plas
Multi award-winning comedian Simon
Munnery offers up a new stand-up show. As
he returns once again to what he does, being
himself for an hour.
He will generally tell it like it is, was, and
might be if we could but get our fingers out.
All rise.
Simon is a British Comedy Award nominee,
Perrier Award nominee and Chortle Award
winner. He’s a star of Comedy Central’s
Alternative Comedy Experience - as seen on
BBC2’s Culture Show and heard on Radio 4’s
News Quiz, amongst others.
Y digrifwr arobryn Simon Munnery yn cynnig
sioe gomedi newydd. Wrth iddo ddychwelyd
unwaith eto i'r hyn y mae'n ei wneud, sef bod
yn fe’i hun am awr.
Ar y cyfan, bydd yn dweud y gwir, yr holl wir, a
gwirioneddau allai fod pe byddem yn gwneud
mwy o ymdrech. Tawelwch yn y cefn.
Mae Simon yn enwebai Gwobr Gomedi
Brydeinig, enwebai Gwobr Perrier ac enillydd
Gwobr Chortle. Mae e'n seren Profiad Comedi
Amgen Comedy Central - yn fel y gwelir ar
Show Ddiwylliant BBC2 ac glywed ar Radio 4
News Quiz, ymhlith eraill.
“Convention-defying, innovative stuff. Munnery
is a must see” The Times
JOSIE LONG
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £10
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Daw Suzi yn ôl i Fach gyda gwaith ar y gweill ar gyfer
ei thrydydd sioe, ‘Common’, lle mae hi'n archwilio
JONNY PELHAM
ei hanes teuluol amheus, ei gwreiddiau dosbarth
gweithiol, ac yn gwneud i chi chwerthin lot!
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Cefnogaeth taith swyddogol i Alan Carr a Josh
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £7
Widdicombe.
Y Plas Vane Tempest
“She is on top form, a feel good treat” Time Out
Jonny Pelham brings yet another (his second)
“Impressively accomplished, innate stage presence solo show to Machynlleth. At the moment it is
and quality material, a classy set” Chortle
shaping up to be about growing up in Bradford,
being the only white boy in his class at school
and having parents as therapists. He also has
an anectode about when he got drunk and met
princess Eugene; a proper royal! You should
definitely come. It could be great!
Daw Jonny Pelham â sioe unigol arall (ei ail)
i Fachynlleth. Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n trafod ei
fagwraeth yn Brafdor, yr unig fachgen gwyn
yn ei ddosbarth yn yr ysgol, a bod â rhieni
fel therapyddion. Mae ganddo stori hefyd
am feddwi a chwrdd â’r dywysoges Eugene;
rhywun brenhinol go iawn! Dylech ddod heb
os. Galla’i fod yn wych!
The cult optimist returns with a work-in-progress
performance as she sows the seeds of her eight
solo stand-up show. Her seventh, Cara Josephine,
performed to sell-out crowds in ten different
countries and was The Guardian’s number one
comedy show of the year.
Mae'r optimydd cwlt yn ôl gyda pherfformiad o
waith ar y gweill wrth iddi hau hadau ei hwythfed
sioe gomedi unigol. Perfformiodd ei seithfed, Cara
Josephine, i gynulleidfaoedd llawn mewn deg o
wledydd gwahanol, a hi oedd rhif un ar restr The
Guardian o sioeau comedi'r flwyddyn.
“Reassuring presence and way with a story –
there are echoes of Daniel Kitson in his writing”
The Guardian
“Engagingly wry temperament and clear
anecdotal gifts”  The Scotsman
"Long builds delightful comedy worlds"
The Times
NICK HELM
MASTERWORKS-IN-PROGRESS
2016 (PART 2)
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £8 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Awr hollol wahanol o bethau newydd yn cynnwys
unrhyw beth nad oedd yn sioe ddydd Gwener, a'r
dregs nas defnyddiwyd o’i holl lyfrau nodiadau
eraill. Dylech wir fod yn fwy diolchgar nag y’ch chi.
Croeso i ffans UNCLE!!!
A totally different hour of new stuff consisting
of anything that didn’t make it into the Friday
show and the unused dregs from all his other
notebooks. You should really act more grateful
than you are doing. UNCLE fans welcome!!!
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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
ADAM HESS
COLIN HOULT
WORK IN PROGRESS
A SKETCH SHOW FOR DEPRESSIVES
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £7
Youth Wing
BECKY
BRUNNING
AND PHIL
COOPER
BRUNNING UP THAT PHIL
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £7
Rag & Bone
Double bill from Bristol’s #3 ‘Face of 2016’ Becky
Brunning and Wales’ nicest man Phil Cooper. We
won't lie to you, there are better, more famous
acts available, but they don’t have a name based
Kate Bush pun. That’s got to count for something.
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 1
Fosters Award Nominee Adam Hess is back and
he’s cooler and taller than ever. He would like
you to come to his new show which, given the
new image he’s trying to portray, he would like
to be about ‘growth and misanthropy’ but in
all probability it’s just going to be some twee
nonsense about cats and awkward situations
again.
Mae’r enwebai Fosters Award Adam Hess yn ôl,
ac mae'n fwy cŵl a thal nag erioed. Byddai'n
TWINS
hoffi i chi ddod i’w sioe newydd. O ystyried y
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
ddelwedd newydd mae’n ceisio ei phortreadu,
hoffai iddi fod ar themâu 'twf a dyngasedd', ond Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £7
mae’n siŵr mai rhyw nonsens twî am gathod a Y Plas Upstairs 1
sefyllfaoedd lletchwith fydd hi eto.
Annie McGrath and Jack Barry are completely
“For good quality gags per minute there is no
identical twins and one of the most laidback
better comedian at the fringe”  The
double-acts around. Come and see them grapple
Independent
with some new ideas/sketches/ideas for sketches
“Relentlessly entertaining. Full of beautiful
with their trademark charm and apathy. @
imagery”  Time Out
twins_who_tweet
Mae Annie McGrath a Jack Barri yn efeilliaid
unfath ac yn un o'r actau dwbl mwyaf
hamddenol yn y wlad. Dewch i’w gweld yn
mynd i'r afael â syniadau/sgetshis/syniadau am
sgetshis newydd gyda’u swyn a’u difaterwch
enwog. @twins_who_tweet
Rhaglen ddwbl gan 'Face of 2016' #3 Bryste
Becky Brunning, a dyn caredicaf Cymru Phil
Cooper. I fod yn onest, mae perfformwyr gwell,
mwy adnabyddus ar gael, ond does ganddyn
nhw ddim enw sy’n chwarae ar eiriau Kate Bush.
Rhaid bod hynny’n cyfrif am rywbeth.
James Acaster's Top 2015 Fringe Picks The
Guardian. Top 20 sketch shows to see at the
Fringe 2015 – Laugh Out London
Becky: "Original, inventive and exciting with
excellent jokes” Sara Pascoe
"Two razor-sharp comedy minds... brilliantly
funny.”  EdFringeReview
Phil: “Rung every single laugh to be had. Made
comedy look simple…which is the sign of a
fantastic talent.” Fosters Comedy
“Off-the-cuff, laidback and inclusive" 
The List
SPENCER JONES
THE HERBERT (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Star of LIVE FROM THE BBC, RTE’s THE AL PORTER
SHOW & BBC2’s UPSTART CROW & STILL OPEN
ALL HOURS.
Bydd Spencer yn gwneud gwaith ar y gweill 'The
Herbert'. Dyw e ddim wir yn gwybod fedd fydd
ynddo, felly gofynnodd i’w fab 3 oed i ysgrifennu
Spencer is doing a 'The Herbert' work in progress. broliant y sioe ar ei ran. "Bydd crocodile yn mynd
snap. Ydych chi eisiau un o fy malŵns? Canu. Diod.
He really doesn't know what it will have in it so
he asked his 3 year old son to write his show blurb Cwpan. Dadi galli di gael un o fy malŵns. Dyn
for him. “Crocodile will go snap. Do you want one sinsir gweld hynny. Coffi. Siocled. Dadi. Coke? Coke
of my balloons? Sing. Drink. A cup. Daddy you can yn mynd llais ddoniol. Y cyfle gorau."
Seren LIVE FROM THE BBC, RTE’s THE AL PORTER
have one of my balloons. Gingerbread man see
SHOW & BBC2’s UPSTART CROW a STILL OPEN
that. Coffee. Chocolate. Daddy. Coke? Coke goes a
ALL HOURS.
funny voice. The best chance.”
Sat / Sad // 8:00pm // £7
The Other Room
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 62
Have you ever been depressed? I have, it was
bloody horrible. But fear not we're in good
company - Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln
and lots of professional wrestlers, probably, have
all suffered from depression at some point. This
sketch show will not cure your depression but it
should offer a funny diversion for a while so you
can stop thinking till your ears bleed about things
that don't matter. I've done lots of shows before
and they've all been at least quite funny so you're
in safe hands. Also I've appeared in Derek, Being
Human, Murder in Successville and Colin Hoult's
Carnival of Monsters on Radio 4 if that helps. If
you've never been depressed then you can still
come along to gloat, I don't mind.
Ydych chi erioed wedi bod yn isel? Rwy wedi,
roedd e’n blydi ofnadwy. Ond peidiwch â phoeni,
ry’n ni mewn cwmni da – mae Winston Churchill,
Abraham Lincoln a llawer o reslyrs proffesiynol,
yn ôl pob tebyg, oll wedi dioddef o iselder ar ryw
adeg. Ni fydd y sioe sgetshis hon yn gwella eich
iselder, ond dylai dynnu eich sylw am gyfnod er
mwyn i chi stopio meddwl nes i’ch clustiau waedu
am bethau nad ydynt yn bwysig. Rwyf wedi
gwneud llawer o sioeau cyn hyn, ac roedd pob
un ohonyn nhw o leiaf ychydig yn ddoniol, felly
ry’ch chi mewn dwylo diogel. Hefyd rwyf wedi
ymddangos yn rhaglenni Derek, Being Human,
Murder in Successville a Colin Hoult’s Carnival of
Monsters ar Radio 4 os yw hynny'n helpu. Os nad
ydych erioed wedi bod yn isel, gallwch ddod beth
bynnag i frolio, dwy ddim yn meindio.
DAVID
O’DOHERTY
WE ARE ALL IN THE GUTTER, BUT
SOME OF US ARE LOOKING AT
DAVID O'DOHERTY
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £14 // 16+
Y Tabernacl
dishwasher tablets.
As seen and heard on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10
Cats Does Countdown and The Unbelievable
Truth for BBC Radio 4.
Mae David O'Doherty - Enya Lidl, neu Bublé
wedi torri - yn falch iawn o gyflwyno noson o
siarad a chanu ar fysellfwrdd dwp o 1986.
Mae bywyd fel blwch o siocledi, ond un lle mae
rhywun arall wedi bwyta’r holl siocledi. A rhoi
pennau llygod a thabledi peiriant golchi llestri
yn y blwch yn eu lle.
David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken
Bublé, is delighted to present an evening of
talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard Fel a welwyd ac a glywyd ar 8 Out of 10 Cats
from 1986.
Does Countdown Channel 4 a The Unbelievable
Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where Truth ar gyfer BBC Radio 4.
somebody else has eaten all the chocolates.
And replaced them with mouse heads and
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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
The live music-based comedy pop quiz,
featuring four top UK stand-ups.
“Employing live music mash-ups, megamixes (not
enough of them nowadays) and music trivia, the
Employing live music mash-ups, megamixes (not nimble-fingered Deering pits comedians and the
enough of them nowadays) and music trivia, the audience against each other” Comedy Central.
nimble-fingered Deering pits comedians and the Ffefryn cwlt sawl gŵyl - o'r Big Chill, Gŵyl Mach,
audience against each other” Comedy Central.
Green Man a phum mlynedd yng Nghaeredin –
mae Beat This Rob Deering wastad yn wahanol,
A cult festival favourite – from the Big Chill,
yn gymysgedd o ‘highly impressive one-man
Machfest, The Green Man and five years on the
soundscape powered mainly by energy and
Edinburgh Fringe – Rob Deering’s Beat This is
excellent guitar skills’ (The Scotsman), Deering,
never the same twice, an alchemical mix of
Deering’s ‘highly impressive one-man soundscape cynulleidfa barod am unrhyw beth yn cymryd
rhan, a chriw o gystadleuwyr gwych – sy’r un
powered mainly by energy and excellent guitar
mor barod. Mae gwesteion blaenorol yn cynnwys
skills’ (The Scotsman), an up-for-it and everJames Acaster, Alan Davies, Gary Delaney, Nick
involved audience and an impressive roster of
Helm, Nish Kumar, Sarah Millican, Phil Nichol,
fabulous – and equally up-for-it – contestants.
Andi Osho, Lucy Porter, Frank Skinner, Greg
Previous guests include James Acaster, Alan
Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Vine a llawer,
Davies, Gary Delaney, Nick Helm, Nish Kumar,
Sarah Millican, Phil Nichol, Andi Osho, Lucy Porter, llawer mwy.
ROB DEERING
ROB DEERING’S BEAT THIS
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £10 // 15+
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Frank Skinner, Greg Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Mae Rob Deering yn cyflwyno ac yn dod â’r cyfan
Vine and many, many more.
ynghyd, ei sgiliau fel meistr seremonïau mor
Rob Deering holds and brings this all together, bwysig â’i allu byrfyfyr, cerddorol a’i wybodaeth
his skills as master of ceremonies as important wyddoniadurol am bop. Mae'n gwybod y cyfan
fel nad oes rhaid i chi.
as his improvisation, musicianship and
encyclopaedic knowledge of pop. He knows it all “An evening in his company is nothing less than a
so you don’t have to.
joy” The Independent on Sunday
Y cwis pop comedi cerddorol byw, yn cynnwys
pedwar o ddigrifwyr gorau’r DU.
RICHARD GADD
WAITING FOR GADDOT
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £10 // 18+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Just how long are you willing to wait for Gadd? The
troubled comedian debuts at Mach with the ‘the
undisputed buzz comedy of this year’ (
Guardian). Sold-out and critically acclaimed,
Waiting For Gaddot transfers from this year’s
Edinburgh Festival with a prestigious Amused
Moose ‘Best Show’ Comedy Award and a Malcolm
Hardee Award nomination for Innovation and
Originality.
Pa mor hir yn union ydych chi’n barod i aros am
Gadd? Daw’r digrifwr cythryblus â’i sioe gyntaf
i Fach gyda ‘the undisputed buzz comedy of the
year’ ( Guardian). Wedi gwerthu pob
tocyn ac ennill bri beirniadol, daw Waiting For
Gadd o Ŵyl Caeredin eleni gyda gwobr fawreddog
‘Amused Moose Best Show’ ac enwebiad Gwobr
Malcolm Hardee am Arloesi a Gwreiddioldeb.
“Without any competition, the wildest ride I have
been on at the Fringe.”  The Daily
Telegraph
“A twisted, grimly hilarious adrenaline rush of
misadventure.”  The Scotsman
Modern Art in
seven beAutiful
gAlleries.
romanticism in the
Welsh landscape
19 March - 18 June
Steven G Bonfield
16 April - 18 June
The Language
Landscape
Monday - Saturday
10am - 4pm
Admission Free
borth
Yma o Hyd
16 April - 4 June
Y Tabernacl
Heol Penrallt
Machynlleth, Powys
SY20 8AJ
01654 703355
moma.machynlleth.org.uk
machynllethfestival.co.uk
“Gadd has produced the must-see show of this year’s
Fringe.”  The Independent
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN
LOU SANDERS
I AM WARIO
WHAT'S THAT LADY DOING?
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £8 // 16+
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
She's back, and this time she's not in character as
the town drunk.
She's cleaned up her act but her act isn't clean if
you see what I mean (more jokes about poopin).
Come and see the old girl dancing about if you
like. X
Mae hi nôl, a'r tro hwn, dyw hi ddim yn chwarae
rhan meddwyn y dref.
Mae hi wedi ar ei newydd wedd, ond dyw’r sioe
heb wedd-newid os ydych chi’n deall (mwy o
jôcs am gael pŵ). Dewch i weld yr hen ferch yn
dawnsio os hoffech chi. X
BIRTHDAY GIRLS
PARTY IN PROGRESS
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £8 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Three hot Christmas babes who have
been eatin’ mince pies from dusk til dawn
and hangin’ out under the mistletoes are
gonna perform some sweet jingle bellin’
sketches and some Dasher-PrancerDancin’ in preparation for Edinburgh
2016.*
*This blurb was written on 11th
December.
Bydd tair o ferched prydferth
Nadoligaidd sydd wedi bod yn bwyta
mins peis o fore gwyn tan nos ac yn
aros o dan yr uchelwydd yn perfformio
sgetshis llawn clychau Siôn Corn ac yn
dawnsio fel angylion wrth baratoi ar
gyfer Caeredin 2016.*
*Ysgrifennwyd y broliant hwn ar 11
Rhagfyr.
MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY
FESTIVAL
SHOWCASE
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £7
The Other Room
THE BUSINESS: Brand new sketch comedy from
Matt Winning (insert quote) and Stuart Laws
(“chronically funny stand up” TimeOut) and a
third person yet to be cast (“Patient and willing”
Casting Advert).
Sat / Sad // 10:00pm // £12 // 18+
120mins (plus 15min break) // Y Plas
THE HARD SELL: Matt is seven-times fired from
other sketch groups, Stuart happily worked at
Five Guys Burgers, now they’re doing alternate
sketches written by a sketch comedy snob or an
idiot who doesn’t know what a sketch is. Stuart
chose the name “I Am Wario”. It will genuinely be
unlike any other sketch show around, that is not
an empty promise.
Arddangosfa flynyddol nos Wener yn cynnwys
cynifer o actau ag y gallwn eu ffitio nes iddynt
ein taflu allan o’r adeilad.Mae’r sioe’n mynd
ymlaen am oriau.
BACKGROUND: Matt is the mind behind the
cult hit The Bear Pit Comedy Podcast Podcast
and Stuart has masterminded the independent
production company Turtle Canyon Comedy.
Together they run the anarchic late night Fringe
show Comedy Roast and now they’re throwing
their two minds at a whole new concept.
Y BUSNES: Comedi sgetsh newydd gan
Matt Winning (dyfyniad yma) a Stuart Laws
(“chronically funny stand up” TimeOut) a
thrydydd person eto i’w castio (“Patient and
willing” hysbyseb gastio).
Y GWERTHU CALED: Mae Matt wedi cael y sac gan
saith grŵp sgetsh arall. Gweithiodd Stuart yn
hapus yn Five Guys Burgers. Nawr maen nhw’n
gwneud sgetshis bob yn ail wedi’u hysgrifennu
gan snob comedi sgetsh neu dwpsyn nad yw'n
gwybod beth yw sgetsh. Dewisodd Stuart yr enw
"I Am Wario". Bydd yn wirioneddol wahanol i
unrhyw sioe sgetsh arall o gwmpas, ry’n ni’n addo.
CEFNDIR: Matt gafodd syniad y llwyddiant cwlt
The Bear Pit Comedy Podcast Podcast, a Stuart sy’n
gyfrifol am y cwmni cynhyrchu annibynnol Turtle
Canyon Comedy. Gyda'i gilydd maent yn cynnal
sioe hwyr anarchaidd Comedy Roast a nawr maent
yn ymdrochi mewn cysyniad cwbl newydd.
The Saturday night Showcase featuring as many
acts as we can squeeze in until they throw us out
of the building. This show goes on for hours.
SEYMOUR MACE
NICHE AS FUCK
Sat / Sad // 9:30pm // £8
The Youth Wing
Seymour Mace Niche as Fuck. Here’s my hundred
words, well ninety one now, make that eighty
seven, bugger! Eighty three! Eighty! Phew, shit!
Seventy nine! Eight! Seventy two!
Space, ninja, chicken, skellington, gravy, frog, fruit,
super, fantastic, circus, strange, journey, monster,
mystery, ghost, caravan, clown, death, electric,
chaos, potato, balloon, poopy, nipple, elephant,
chocolate, beans, fudge, laser, dimensional, fart,
rocket, jam, henlike, crazy, golf, juggernaut,
sausage, farmyard, toast, Elvis, werewolf, slurp,
eggbox, plastic, emotion, titbox, wagon, pirates,
shitpants, dead dog, fatty, plop, plop, cheesecake,
cheesecake, birthday murder.....niche as fuck!
Seymour Mace Niche as Fuck. Dyma gant o eiriau,
wel, neu 91 nawr, neu 87 erbyn hyn, bygyr! Wyth
deg tri! Wyth deg! Ffiw, cach! Saith deg naw!
Wyth! Saith deg dau!
Gofod, ninja, iâr, sgerbwd, grefi, broga, ffrwythau,
gwych, ffantastig, syrcas, rhyfedd, taith, anghenfil,
dirgelwch, ysbrydion, carafán, clown, marwolaeth,
trydan, anhrefn, taten, balŵn, cachu, diden,
eliffant, siocled, ffa, cyffug, laser, dimensiwn, torri
gwynt, roced, jam, fel iâr, gwallgof, golff, cawr,
selsig, buarth fferm, tost, Elvis, blaidd-ddyn, slwrp,
blwch wyau, plastig, emosiwn, titflwch, wagen,
môr-ladron, pants cach, ci marw, ffati, plop, plop,
cacen gaws, cacen gaws, llofruddiaeth pen-blwydd
..... niche fel ffwc!
Times,  Gigglebeats,
 Mirror,  Chortle,
 List,  Fest, 
Skinny,  One4Review.
“Made me completely lose myself to laughter” Alex
Hardy, The Times
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 66
Sponsored
by The White
Lion Hotel
THE WHITE
LION HOTEL
THE
UNEXPLAINERS
LIVE
Sat / Sad // 11:00pm // £7 // 16+
Y Plas Upstairs1
POTENTIALLY DISAPPOINTING experiments, and
a Q&A which will, quite literally, DEPEND ON THE
AUDIENCE'S ATTITUDE!
Join BBC Radio Wales and iTunes smash hit The
Unexplainers, as they take you on a paranormal
journey towards the Witching Hour.
The Unexplainers are comedian Mike Bubbins,
Join BBC Radio Wales and iTunes smash hit The and GLC's Eggsy, aka John Rutledge. They're on
Unexplainers, as they take you on a paranormal a continuing mission to leave no stone unturned
journey towards the Witching Hour.
in their quest to Unexplain the World's most
The Unexplainers are comedian Mike Bubbins, Unexplainable mysteries; from UFOs to Lake
and GLC's Eggsy, aka John Rutledge. They're on Monsters, from Ghosts to Goblins, and from
a continuing mission to leave no stone unturned Aliens to what was almost certainly just a large
in their quest to Unexplain the World's most
domestic cat.
Unexplainable mysteries; from UFOs to Lake
The Unexplainers Live Show will include;
Monsters, from Ghosts to Goblins, and from
SHOCKING video footage, BLOOD-CURDLING audio
Aliens to what was almost certainly just a large recordings, TERRIFYING eye-witness accounts,
domestic cat.
MIND-BLOWING demonstrations, POTENTIALLY
The Unexplainers Live Show will include;
SHOCKING video footage, BLOOD-CURDLING
audio recordings, TERRIFYING eye-witness
accounts, MIND-BLOWING demonstrations,
DISAPPOINTING experiments, and a Q&A which
will, quite literally, DEPEND ON THE AUDIENCE'S
ATTITUDE!
www.theunexplainers.com
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 67
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
DAPHNE
DAPHNE DO MACHYNLLETH AGAIN
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
After "threatening to be the hottest gang in
town" ( The List), the Foster’s
Edinburgh Fringe 'Best Newcomer'-nominated
sketch trio DAPHNE (PHIL WANG, JASON FORBES
& GEORGE FOURACRES), return to threaten
Machynlleth – the greatest market town
(not village) on earth. A brand-new hour of
daw’r triawd sgetsh DAPHNE (PHIL WANG,
sketches, dramatic pauses and sound effects.
JASON FORBES a GEORGE FOURACRES), yn ôl
i fygwth Machynlleth – yr dref (nid pentref)
Ar ôl "threatening to be the hottest gang in
town" ( The List), a chael enwebiad farchnad orau ar y ddaear. Awr newydd sbon o
am ‘Foster’s Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer’, sgetshis, seibiau dramatig ac effeithiau sain.
BRIDGET
CHRISTIE
FOXDOG
STUDIOS
MORTAL
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vane Tempest
Why are there stickers on Bridget's eyelids? Why
did Bridget get a taxi during a charity walk? In
the light of Lemmy's death, should Motorhead
vibrators be withdrawn (from sale)? What's
Bridget's legacy?
Edinburgh warm-ups for multi-award winning
comedian's 11th solo show.
Pam fod sticeri ar amrannau Bridget? Pam gafodd
Bridget dacsi yn ystod taith gerdded elusennol?
Yng ngoleuni marwolaeth Lemmy, a ddylai
‘vibrators’ Motorhead gael eu tynnu’n ôl (oddi ar y
silffoedd)? Beth yw etifeddiaeth Bridget?
Surreal computer consultants push interactive
technology further than anyone’s ever
bothered. Join Foxdog Studios on a journey
through their latest inventions: use your
smartphone to draw your avatar, play games
and become a part of the band.
Ymgynghorwyr cyfrifiadurol swreal yn gwthio
technoleg ryngweithiol ymhellach na mae
neb wedi trafferthu o’r blaen. Ymunwch â
Foxdog Studios ar daith drwy eu dyfeisiadau
diweddaraf: defnyddiwch eich ffôn smart i
lunio eich afatar, i chwarae gemau ac i ddod yn
rhan o'r band. Clod blaenorol
Award for innovation nominee Chortle Awards 2016
“Ridiculously good fun and mightily impressive”
 Timeout
Paratoi ar gyfer Caeredin ar gyfer 11eg sioe
unigol y comedïwr arobryn.
TOM PARRY
KELLY JONES IS TOM PARRY
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
Bowling Club
SUPER CHEAP AND NOT TOO LONG
GUARANTEED GOOD GIGS, I SWEAR
MICHAELJDOLAN.BANDCAMP.COM
Wales' greatest ever singer songwriter and the
lead singer of Britain’s twelfth best ever band
presents his first foray into character comedy as
he plays the part of Edinburgh best newcomer
nominee and Pappy’s yellow T-Shirt wearer Tom
Parry. He doesn’t know what he’s going to do yet
but hey- we’re talking about the man who wrote
“More Life In A Tramps Vest” here.
Canwr gorau Cymru a phrif leisydd deuddegfed
band gorau Prydain yn cyflwyno ei ymgais
gyntaf i wneud comedi cymeriad wrth iddo
chwarae rhan enwebai Best Newcomer Caeredin
a gwisgwr crys-T melyn Pappy’s, Tom Parry.
Dyw e ddim yn gwybod beth mae'n mynd i
wneud eto, ond hei – ry’n ni’n sôn am y dyn a
ysgrifennodd "More Life In A Tramps Vest" yma.
“Parry is lord of misrule” The Guardian
“The carnivelesque spirit he whips up is a joy”
The Telegraph
“Gravel-throated frontman Kelly Jones had a knack
for lyrics that, however prosaic, somehow captured
the hearts of ordinary people” The Guardian
Sponsored by
Spindogs
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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SHEEPS
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Sketches, possibly satirical.
Sgetshis, efallai’n ddychanol.
"Restlessly inventive... hilarious" The Guardian
"The future of British Comedy" The Skinny
STUART
GOLDSMITH
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SIXTH RODEO
JAKE LAMBERT
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 2
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
The Other Room
See Jake Lambert (English Comedian of the Year
finalist 2015, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the
Year Nominee 2015) perform his combination
of one-liners, observations and short stories (as
heard on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4).
Dewch i weld Jake Lambert (a gyrhaeddodd
rownd derfynol English Comedian of the Year
2015, ac a enwebwyd am Leicester Mercury
Comedian of the Year 2015) yn perfformio’i
gyfuniad o jôcs, arsylwadau a straeon (bu ar BBC
Radio 2 a BBC Radio 4).
"Brilliant one-liners" Chortle
DO NOT ADJUST
YOUR STAGE
THE WUNDERKAMMER
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
The Youth Wing
The Wunderkammer is the unique improv
comedy show format, currently performing in
residency at The Natural History Museum and
Nursery Theatre in London.
DNAYS take their inspiration for improvised
scenes from the passions and knowledge
of leading experts, academics, curators and
SAM FLETCHER
PARTY TIME
Sun / Sul // 12:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs1
all-round huge brains to create totally improvised
comedy scenes, stories and characters.
The Wunderkammer yw'r fformat sioe gomedi
fyrfyfyr unigryw, ar hyn o bryd yn perfformio
mewn cyfnod preswyl yn yr Amgueddfa Hanes
Natur a’r Theatr Feithrin yn Llundain.
Caiff DNAYS eu hysbrydoli gan angerdd
a gwybodaeth arbenigwyr blaenllaw,
academyddion, curaduron a phobl glyfar
gyffredinol i greu golygfeydd comedi, storïau a
chymeriadau byrfyfyr llwyr.
“Naturally funny…unique” Metro
 Everything Theatre
(sort of) magic tricks.
Midday Sunday = Party Time
Beth?! Mae’n rhaid i mi godi i weld sioe am
12.30pm ar ddydd Sul?!
Pam yn y byd?!
What?! I got to get up to see a show at 12.30pm Ateb: roedd Sam yn hwyr yn trefnu’r sioe ... Fodd
bynnag, mae wedi magu rhywfaint o bwysau
on a Sunday?!
comedi, ac mae siawns dda y bydd yn cynnig
What the heck for?!
bisgedi brecwast hefyd.
Answer: Sam left it a little late when booking the
Neu ... Sam Fletcher - seren DNN CBBC ac enwebai
show… However, he’s carrying some healthy
teitl Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer
comedy weight on his hips at the moment and
– yn cyflwyno ei gymysgedd meddwol arferol o
there’s a high chance that he’ll give out some
theatr dwl, celfyddyd annhechnegol a rhai triciau
breakfast biscuits too.
hud a lledrith (o ryw fath).
Or… Sam Fletcher – star of CBBC’s DNN and
Canol dydd, dydd Sul = Amser Parti
Edinburgh Comedy Award best newcomer
“An uplifting hotch-potch packed with content”
nominee – presents his usual heady blend of
idiotic theatrics, lo-fi artistry and some genuine  The Independent
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 70
Goldsmith swaggers back to Machynlleth
with all the confidence of a man who has not
only helped produce a new baby, but has also
managed to write a show that isn't entirely
about the daft little sod.
Well not entirely.
Expect all the usual shaggy-dogs, monkeyshines
and frogging about, but this time delivered
with a very slightly desperate "this has to work"
sheen.
#_horse
Daw Goldsmith yn ôl i Fachynlleth gyda
holl hyder dyn sydd nid yn unig wedi helpu
i gynhyrchu babi newydd, ond hefyd wedi
llwyddo i ysgrifennu sioe sy’n trafod mwy na’r
plentyn bach gwirion.
Wel, ychydig yn fwy.
Bydd yn perfformio fel hwch ar y rhew, fel iâr yn
y glaw, fel cath i gythraul, ond y tro hwn gydag
elfen o "mae’n rhaid i hyn weithio”.
#_ceffyl
JOSH
WIDDICOMBE
& FRIENDS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £12
Y Tabernacal
Josh Widdicombe hosts a special show
featuring a line up of hand-picked guests.
festival and ensuring that we can continue to
do what we do in the way that we do it.
Josh Widdicombe yn cyflwyno sioe arbennig yn
cynnwys gwesteion wedi’u dewis yn ofalus.
Mae'r gig yn codi arian i’r Ŵyl. Trwy fynychu,
byddwch yn cael amser gwych, ac ar yr un pryd
yn cefnogi'r ŵyl yn uniongyrchol ac yn sicrhau
y gallwn barhau i wneud yr hyn rydym yn ei
wneud yn y ffordd rydym yn ei wneud.
This gig is a fundraiser for the Festival. By
attending, not only will you have a brilliant
time, but you'll also be directly supporting the
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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
JOE LYCETT
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7
Bowling Club
Watch Joe as he rustles up some fresh, hot and
tasty new material, covered in a lack-ofpunchline dressing and served with a side
portion of awkward pauses. Comes with a free
large glass of high alcohol content audience
interaction.
FERN BRADY
PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7
Y Plas Vane Tempest
Gwyliwch wrth i Joe gyflwyno deunydd ffres,
cynnes a blasus, gyda dresin o jôcs, wedi’i
weini gyda dogn o seibiannau lletchwith. Daw
gyda gwydraid mawr yn rhad ac am ddim o
ryngweithio â'r gynulleidfa, sy’n cynnwys llawer
o alcohol.
“Charm and the sentence 'that needs work' can
only take you so far” future Steve Bennett review
JAMES FARMER
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7
The Other Room
Following a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe
Fern Brady brings her critically-acclaimed debut
hour about anger to Machynlleth.
Join James (writer for Have I Got News For You,
8 Out Of 10 Cats, League Of Their Own) as he
presents his debut hour. There will be jokes,
stories and Harry Styles will be there.
As seen on Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy
Experience (Comedy Central), 8 Out of 10 Cats
(C4), 50 Funniest Moments (C4) and Seann
Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular (BBC3).
DISCLAIMER: Some sections of the blurb may
not be true.
n dilyn rhediad a werthodd bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl
Caeredin, daw Fern Brady â'i hawr gyntaf o fri
beirniadol i Fachynlleth, gan drafod dicter.
Ymunwch â James (sydd wedi ysgrifennu i Have
I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, League Of
Their Own) wrth iddo gyflwyno ei awr gyntaf.
Bydd jôcs, straeon, a bydd Harry Styles yno.
Ymddangosodd ar Stewart Lee's Alternative
Comedy Experience (Comedy Central), 8 Out of
10 Cats (C4), 50 Funniest Moments (C4) a Seann
Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular (BBC3).
YMWADIAD: Efallai nad yw pob rhan o'r broliant
yn wir.
“Very Funny” Bedfordshire On Sunday
“A great comic sensibility with moments of
sparkling verve” The Guardian
“Sharp and Witty” Broadway Baby
Jimmy Carr Tour Support 2014
“Brilliantly on point savvy seething about the
idiotic” The List
Patrick Kielty Tour Support 2015
BEN TARGET
IMAGINE THERE'S NO BEN TARGET
(IT'S EASY IF YOU TRY)
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £8
Y Plas Upstairs 1
mewn sioe gan athrylith absẃrd o fri beirniadol.
Gwisgwch esgidiau synhwyrol.
“He is one of very few comics who manage to do
something new with the art form while keeping an
audience thoroughly entertained” The Guardian
“Ben Target conducts one of the loveliest comedy
shows I’ve ever been part of; his rare, gentle mind
Exquisite prop comedy, audacious high jinks and seemingly peculiarly open to the comic possibilities
unforgettable audience participation from this of the universe” The Scotsman
critically acclaimed absurdist sensation. Wear
sensible shoes.
Comedi propiau anhygoel, hwyl beiddgar, a
chyfranogiad bythgofiadwy gan gynulleidfa
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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
force their houseguests (who have previously
included the likes of David O'Doherty, Bridget
Christie, Richard Herring, Sara Pascoe, Nick
Helm and Kevin Eldon) to take sides and fight it
out over a series of stupid games.
The show will be recorded for later release as a
podcast. You can find all past shows and more
info at www.comedy.co.uk/pfs
THOM TUCK
AUGUST INSTITUTION
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7
The Youth Wing
A one-man one-woman show with free
blasphemy. And for you. Work-in-digress.
Sioe un dyn un fenyw gyda chabledd yn rhad ac
am ddim. Ac i chi. Gwaith ar grwydr.
BYRON VINCENT
LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
CHARLIE
WEBSTER
AND FRANK
FOUCAULT
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // £7 // 16+
Y Plas Upstairs 2
Charlie Webster and Frank Foucault will most
likely alienate you for an hour.
Half an hour of alienation each. Comedy.
Stand up comedy. Is it funny? Probably. Let's
hope so. One of them has won an award,
at least. The other guy was nominated for
something as well. So if you've got a problem
take it up with Cardiff homes. Or Magners.
Bydd Charlie Webster a Frank Foucault mwy na
thebyg yn eich gelyniaethu am awr.
Hanner awr o elyniaethu yr un. Comedi.
Comedi llwyfan. A yw'n ddoniol? Siŵr o fod.
Gwell i ni obeithio hynny. Mae un ohonynt wedi
ennill gwobr, o leiaf. Cafodd y llall ei enwebu am
rywbeth hefyd. Felly os oes gennych broblem,
gallwch holi Cardiff Homes. Neu Magners.
PAPPY'S
PAPPY’S FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN is the anarchic,
award-winning panel game hosted by sketch
heroes PAPPY'S. Set in their fictitious flat with
landlord Matthew in charge, the show sees
unruly tenants Ben and Tom battle to avoid
doing annoying household chores. To help
them in this exciting high-stakes contest they
Talk About Something You Like received much
critical acclaim for its poignant and personal
exploration of the mental health system. He
has written for The Guardian, The RSC, radio,
television and a really funny tweet back in 2011
Helo, Byron ydw i, ac rwy’n batholegol drist. Yn
Hi I’m Byron and I’m pathologically sad. As well ogystal â bod y bio Tinder gwaethaf erioed, y
as being the worst Tinder bio ever this grim fact ffaith dywyll hon oedd catalydd fy ymgais epig i
was the catalyst for my epic quest to seek the geisio greal sanctaidd o fodlonrwydd dynol.
holy grail of human contentment.
Rwyf wedi ceisio cyngor seicolegwyr,
I’ve sought advice from psychologists,
niwrowyddonwyr, athronwyr a Twitter. Rwyf wedi
neuroscientists, philosophers and Twitter. I’ve teithio dros ddeng mil o filltiroedd, a rhoi cynnig
travelled over ten thousand miles and tried
ar bopeth o fyfyrio i ymddwyn fel labrador.
everything from meditation to acting like a
Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y sioe’n ddoniol,
Labrador.
yn onest, yn ddwys, yn anobeithiol, yn
I hope the show will be funny, honest,
blentynnaidd ac yn anniben. Bydd yn sicr
profound, desperate, childish and messy. It will yn cynnwys cwpanau wy, alcohol a phen
definitely feature egg cups, alcohol a surgically manecwin newid wedi’i newid yn feddygol, can
altered mannequin head, a can of Cullen Skink o Cullen Skink a dyn o'r enw Dave.
and a man called Dave.
------Mae Byron yn awdur, perfformiwr a darlledwr.
Byron is a writer, performer and broadcaster.
Treuliodd lawer o'r deng mlynedd diwethaf yn
He's spent much of the last ten years shouting gweiddi ar bobl feddw ​​o lwyfannau gwyliau
at drunk people from music festival stages.
cerddoriaeth.
He has written and presented several shows
Mae wedi ysgrifennu a chyflwyno sawl sioe i
for BBC Radio Four. His debut touring show
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 74
FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN yw’r gêm banel
anarchaidd arobryn a gyflwyni gan arwyr
sgetsh PAPPY'S. Wedi’i leoli yn eu fflat
ffuglennol gyda’r landlord Matthew wrth y
llyw, bydd y sioe’n gweld tenantiaid afreolus
Ben a Tom yn brwydro i osgoi gwneud
gwaith tŷ blinedig. Er mwyn eu helpu yn
y gystadleuaeth gyffrous hon, byddant yn
gorfodi gwesteion i’r tŷ (yn y gorffennol, pobl
fel David O'Doherty, Bridget Christie, Richard
Herring, Sara Pascoe, Nick Helm a Kevin Eldon)
i gymryd ochrau a brwydro dros gyfres o
gemau twp.
Caiff y sioe ei recordio i’w rhyddhau fel
podlediad. Mae’r sioeau blaenorol a mwy o
wybodaeth yn www.comedy.co.uk/pfs
"Miles funnier than any panel show on TV or
radio." Time Out
"Like Basil Brush meets the Young Ones."
Evening Standard
mae'n olrhain taith greulon o golled, a gobaith,
ac yn edrych ar ein hangen i greu ystyr mewn
byd dryslyd.
Written, created & performed by Laura
Dannequin.
Creative Advisor: Dan Canham
Created with support from The Wellcome
Trust, Arts Council England, Theatre Bristol
and Bristol Old Vic Ferment; part of Aerowaves
Twenty 2016.
THEATRE / THEATR
THEATRE / THEATR
BBC Radio Four. Cafodd lawer o fri beirniadol
ar gyfer ei sioe deithiol gyntaf, Talk About
Something You Like, am ei thrafodaeth ingol a
phersonol o'r system iechyd meddwl. Mae wedi
ysgrifennu ar gyfer y Guardian, yr RSC, y radio,
y teledu, a neges drydar wirioneddol ddoniol
yn ôl yn 2011.
LAURA
DANNEQUIN
HARDY ANIMAL
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £10
Y Tabernacl
A tender solo that looks at chronic pain and
human resilience, Hardy Animal is a goodbye
letter to a former self and an ode to dance.
Concerned with the human body and its
failings, it tells of a dancer’s journey into
immobility. Interweaving text and movement,
it retraces a brutal journey of loss, and hope,
and looks at our need to create meaning in a
baffling world.
Sioe unigol dyner yn edrych ar boen cronig
a gwydnwch dynol yw Hardy Animal, sy’n
lythyr ffarwelio i hen hunaniaeth, ac englyn
i ddawnsio. Yn ymwneud â’r corff dynol a'i
fethiannau, mae'n adrodd hanes dawnsiwr yn
colli symudedd. Gan gyfuno testun a symudiad,
“Entirely blown away by it. Hardy Animal is a
spoken word and dance piece about a woman
dealing with and working through her chronic
back pain. I know. I know how it sounds. But it
is entirely excellent. Its defiant and angry and
sad and funny and beautiful, really beautiful
and brave and just so very very good indeed”
Daniel Kitson
“An invisible dance, a broken dance, a dance
that walks a tightrope strung up across two
huge mountains, a dance without a safety net.
A dance that isn’t a dance, a generous dance, a
fucking fuck you of a dance. A dance that looks
you in the eye and says ‘you can’t fix this’.”
James Stenhouse of Action Hero
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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
PAUL F TAYLOR
THE COLLAPSE TO GREATNESS
(THE PAUL F TAYLOR STORY)
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
The year is 2020, noted film director Phil M Aker
interviews Sir Paul F Taylor the award winning
off the wall comedian. Join them as they take a
light hearted look back at the gig that literally
changed the world and made Sir Paul what he
is today, in 2020, the most successful stand-up
comedian in the history of the world. Expect
surreal one liners, flights of fancy and a totally
absurd storyline.
Y flwyddyn yw 2020. Mae’r cyfarwyddwr ffilm
nodedig Phil M Aker yn cyfweld â Syr Paul F Taylor,
y digrifwr rhyfedd arobryn. Ymunwch â nhw
wrth iddynt fwrw golwg ysgafn yn ôl ar y gig a
newidiodd y byd ac a berodd Syr Paul i fod, yn
2020, y digrifwr mwyaf llwyddiannus yn hanes y
byd. Gallwch ddisgwyl jôcs swreal, hunanfaldod, a
stori hollol hurt.
"Brilliantly funny nonsense. An unhinged, dizzying
but quality hour. Great stuff!"  The List
"Reminiscent of Harry Hill or Steve Martin in their
funny years... An act where there can either be
twelve jokes in a minute, or where one joke can
go on to incomprehensible length." 
ShortCom
MICHAEL
J DOLAN
THE HERBERT IN PROPER JOB
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
Edinburgh Fringe sensation, BAFTA nominee,
2015 New Act of the Year runner up and double
BARRY UK winner for best show and best
performer, Spencer Jones is proper chuffed to
come back to Mach as The Herbert with what
will be one of the last ever performances of
Proper Job. A high-energy mash up of visual,
prop, clown and homemade musical comedy
that asks the question what is a suitable job for
a grown up? It’s the story of a man who buys
crap online, a son with a medical problem, a
nuclear power plant and a family who think he's
an idiot. Come along. It's something to do.
Llwyddiant ysgubol yng Ngŵyl Caeredin,
enwebai BAFTA, rownd derfynol 2015 New Act
of the Year, ac enillydd dwy wobr BARRY UK am
sioe orau a pherfformiwr gorau, mae Spencer
Jones wrth ei fodd i ddod i Mach fel The Herbert
gydag un o'i berfformiadau olaf erioed o Proper
Job. Cyfuniad egnïol o gomedi gweledol, prop,
clown a cherdd gartref sy'n gofyn beth sy’n
swydd addas i oedolyn? Hanes dyn sy'n prynu
crap ar y we, mab gyda phroblem feddygol,
gwaith pŵer niwclear a theulu sy'n credu ei
fod yn dwpsyn. Dewch yn llu. Mae'n rhywbeth
i'w wneud.
THE MOST VILLAINOUS
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
YOU DESERVE TO DIE. We all do. But don't worry,
we all will, just not soon enough. This show
will be a terrible mish­mash of bad ideas and
murderous plans and a couple of bits that might
actually be enough to get me arrested. 30%
new material guaranteed. No guarantees.
RYDYCH CHI’N HAEDDU MARW. Fel pob un
ohonom. Ond peidiwch â phoeni, byddwn
oll yn gwneud yn fuan, ond ddim yn ddigon
buan. Bydd y sioe hon yn gasgliad ofnadwy
o syniadau gwael a chynlluniau llofruddiog a
chwpl o ddarnau a allai fod yn ddigon i gael fy
arestio. 30% o ddeunydd newydd o leiaf. Dim
addewidion.
SPENCER JONES
“Spencer Jones has built one of the silliest, most
consuming shows of the Fringe” Alex Hardy, The
Times 
"Brilliantly sustained, brutally punchy"
 The Scotsman
"Skilful humour from the very dark side"
 The Sunday Times
“You will be laughing from the first nutty dance to
the final madcap singalong” 
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
HARRIET DYER
WE'D PREFER SOMEONE A BIT MORE
MAINSTREAM (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
The Other Room
Harriet has many voices that reside in her
head. Some of them are legendary and some
of them are a bag of dicks. All of them seem to
be encouraging her to be a lone wolf. This isn't
a bad thing though as we all have bedroom
parties on Tuesdays. As heard on BBC Radio
4Extra.
GARETH
RICHARDS
Mae gan Harriet lawer o leisiau yn ei phen.
Mae rhai ohonynt yn chwedlonol, ond prics
yw’r lleill. Mae pob un yn ei hannog i fod ar ei
phen ei hun. Nid yw hyn yn beth drwg – mae
pob un ohonom yn cael partïon ystafell wely ar
ddyddiau Mawrth. Fel y clywyd ar BBC Radio
4Extra.
"She was a breath of fresh air…will have you in
stitches"  Broadway Baby
"A wonderfully whimsical show" 
Arts Award Voice
THE HALO EFFECT
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £8
Bowling Club
We all get things wrong, all the time. Particularly
Gareth. He read a book about how we jump to
conclusions before we have all the information,
and he wrote a show about it. Well, he read most
of the book.
Join Gareth Richards, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy
Awards best newcomer nominee 2010 for
his sixth solo show of hilarious stand-up, and
gorgeously low-key comedy songs.
Fest ) and now he’s working on
a brand new show which will be a lot less
emotionally exhausting BUT STILL HILARIOUS
AND INVENTIVE. He might even dress up as his
dead dad again, but he’ll give him a character
name like “The Monarch” so people won’t
notice they’ve been coopted into an ongoing
grieving process.
Alternative Comedy Memorial Society co-host,
and co-writer of Robert Lyndsay and Maureen
Lipman’s sitcom Bull.
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3)
and Live at the Electric (BBC3).
Daw John-Luke Roberts yn ôl i'r ŵyl ar ôl
blwyddyn yn hyfforddi gyda hen clown cas. Yn
ddiweddar, bu’n perfformio ei sioe "Stdad-Up"
As heard on Radio 1 and Frank Skinner’s Sony
JOHN LUKE
yng Ngŵyl Caeredin ac yn Theatr Soho. Yn
Award-winning Absolute Radio show.
ROBERTS
y sioe, roedd yn gwisgo fel ei dad marw ac
Rydym oll yn cael pethau'n anghywir, drwy'r
yn perfformio comedi fel fe (“A raw, fearless,
BUILDS A
amser. Yn enwedig Gareth. Darllenodd lyfr am
boundary-pushing hour of introspective
sut rydym yn dod i gasgliadau cyn i ni gael yr holl MONSTER
clowning and provocative anti-comedy”
wybodaeth, ac ysgrifennodd sioe am y peth. Wel,
Time Out  “At once elusive and
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
darllenodd y rhan fwyaf o'r llyfr.
rawly honest, it sees him test the limits of our
The Youth Wing
sympathy, while blurring the line between fact
Ymunwch â Gareth Richards, a enillodd deitl
and fiction” Fest  a nawr mae’n
Best Newcomer 2010 Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy John-Luke Roberts returns to the festival after
Awards, am ei chweched sioe o gomedi doniol, a a year in exile training with a mean old clown. gweithio ar sioe newydd sbon a fydd yn llawer
chaneuon comedi tawel hyfryd.
Recently, he’s been performing his show “Stdad- llai blinedig yn emosiynol OND YN DAL YN
DDONIOL A DYFEISGAR. Efallai y bydd hyd yn
Ymddangosodd ar Russell Howard’s Good News Up”at the Edinburgh Fringe and at the Soho
Theatre. In that show, he dressed up as his dead oed yn gwisgo fel ei dad marw eto, ond bydd
(BBC3) a Live at the Electric (BBC3).
yn rhoi enw cymeriad arno fel "The Monarch"
father and performed comedy as him (“A raw,
Bu hefyd ar Radio 1 a sioe Absolute Radio Frank
fearless, boundary-pushing hour of introspective fel na fydd pobl yn sylwi eu bod wedi cael eu
Skinner a enillodd Wobr Sony.
cyfethol i broses alaru barhaus.
clowning and provocative anti-comedy” Time
“A delightful hour of comedy.” The Guardian
Out  “At once elusive and rawly
Cydgyflwynydd Alternative Comedy Memorial
honest, it sees him test the limits of our sympathy, Society, a chyd-ysgrifennwr sitcom Robert
“Richards is a charming, engaging performer. “
while blurring the line between fact and fiction” Lyndsay a Maureen Lipman, Bull.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 79
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
Strap on your party hats and prepare to get
uncomfortable. An exploration into being
variously unwell, perpetually poor and generally
a bit sad and that. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll
hopefully have a lovely time but it's all relative
really, isn't it?
From being called a fascist on the front page of
the Daily Mail to appearing on The Independent's
Rainbow List 2015, is there anything Payton can't
do? This, maybe.
JOHN HASTINGS
Gwisgwch eich hetiau parti a pharatowch i fod
yn anghyfforddus. Archwiliad i fod yn sâl mewn
amrywiol ffyrdd, yn dlawd bob amser, ac yn
gyffredinol drist ac ati. Byddwch yn chwerthin,
byddwch yn crio, byddwch, gobeithio, yn cael
amser braf, ond mae'r cyfan yn dibynnu, on’d yw e?
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 1
John Hastings is back to talk about himself. He
tells a long story about a day in 2013. Not to give
it away but here are the major points: murder,
balsamic vinegar, vomit, car accidents, other
people being late, love and motherhood (talked
about by a man).
Will this show be nominated for the 2015
Amused Moose Comedy Award Edinburgh
Festival? No. That was last year, much like being
nominated for the 2015 Best of the Fest World
Fringe Perth. Come see if this show also gets
.
PAYTON QUINN
O gael eu galw’n ffasgaidd ar dudalen flaen
y Daily Mail i ymddangos ar Rainbow List yr
Independent yn 2015, a oes unrhyw beth na all
Payton ei wneud? Hyn, efallai..
TORRENTIAL BRAIN
"A stand-up comedian...Amazing." Al Murray
Sun / Sul // 3:30pm // £7 // 18+
Y Plas Upstairs 2
"One of the most important activist in Britain."
Paris Lees
TONY LAW
Mae John Hastings yn ôl i siarad am ei hun.
Mae'n adrodd stori hir am ddiwrnod yn
2013. Gan osgoi sbwylio’r peth, dyma’r prif
bwyntiau: llofruddiaeth, finegr balsamig, cyfog,
damweiniau car, pobl eraill yn hwyr, cariad a
mamolaeth (wedi’i drafod gan ddyn).
NONSENSE-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £10 // Y Plas
The arch miner of surrealism takes to the stage
at Machynlleth once more to dig deep into his
psyche with some absurd thoughts, sounds and
daring physical moves.
A gaiff y sioe hon ei henwebu ar gyfer Amused
Moose Comedy Award Edinburgh Festival 2015?
Na, y llynedd oedd hynny, yn union fel cael ei
henwebu ar gyfer Best of the Fest World Fringe
Perth 2015. Dewch i weld os bydd y sioe hon
hefyd yn cael .
Mae prif löwr swrealaeth yn dychwelyd i lwyfan
Machynlleth unwaith eto i gloddio’n ddwfn
i'w feddwl ei hun gyda syniadau, synau a
symudiadau corfforol rhyfedd a beiddgar.
 The Mirror
"Whimsical, playful stuff that gives the audience
a good time"  The Guardian
 Broadway Baby
ED GAMBLE
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £8 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Ed Gamble booked his hotel room in Mach a
year in advance so now he’s come back to stay
in it. Whilst he’s here he may as well do a show
and if you popped along he’d be grateful, even
if he doesn’t seem like it at the time. He’s been
on Mock the Week (BBC2), Almost Royal (E4),
Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Drunk
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 80
"Magnificent!" Gary Slaymaker, Radio Wales
History (Comedy Central) and Conan (America)
but now he is in Wales. New jokes, old face, one
new shoe (weirdly).
Archebodd Ed Gamble ei ystafell mewn gwesty
ym Mach flwyddyn ymlaen llaw, felly nawr
mae'n dychwelyd i aros ynddi. Tra’i fod yma, man
a man iddo wneud sioe, a byddai’n ddiolchgar
pe byddech yn galw heibio, hyd yn oed os nad
yw hynny'n amlwg ar y pryd. Mae wedi bod ar
Mock the Week (BBC2), Almost Royal (E4), Russell
Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Drunk History
(Comedy Central) a Conan (America), ond nawr
mae yng Nghymru. Jôcs newydd, hen wyneb, un
sioe newydd (yn rhyfedd).
PHIL WANG
TOM TOAL
PHILLER (WORK-IN-PROGESS)
HELP US TOM TOAL,
YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Phil Wang - everyone’s favourite Eurasian after
Alexa Chung and Gok Wan - gladly returns to
Machynlleth to do a new hour of potentially
fantastic stand-up. There’s a bit about
contraceptives he’s very proud of and another
dumb opening joke about his name. His ‘resting
bitch face' and distrust of scary movies make for
exhilarating dissection too at some point. What’s
important here is that he’d love for you to come.
Mae Phil Wang - hoff berson Ewrasiaidd pawb
ar ôl Alexa Chung a Gok Wan – yn falch o
ddychwelyd i Fachynlleth i berfformio awr
newydd o gomedi allai fod yn wych. Mae darn
am atal cenhedlu mae'n falch iawn ohono, a jôc
agoriadol twp arall am ei enw. Mae ei ‘resting
bitch face’ a’i ddiffyg ymddiriedaeth mewn
ffilmiau arswyd wir werth eu dadansoddi hefyd
ar ryw adeg. Beth sy'n bwysig yma yw y byddai
wrth ei fodd pe gallech ddod.
“Talented up-and-comer” The Guardian
“Laid-back, nerdy charm from a young star” Time Out
JAMALI MADDIX
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
The Other Room
As seen on BBC1’s 'The John Bishop Show' and
fresh from supporting Jim Jefferies to a packed
Hyde Park audience Jamali Maddix is bringing
his unprecedented, unedited and unflinchingly
funny debut hour to Mach Fest.
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
PAT CAHILL
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
Bowling Club
Pat Cahill brings to the Machynlleth bowling
Club a mix of his old school neo music hall
nonsense and his new comedy ideas. He'll either
be pretending to be cool, talking about birds, or
singing about coconuts. Whatever happens it will
In 2003 a prophecy is made, Machynlleth will
be destroyed in 2016 unless one man can stop it one tonne of absurd fun.
... That man is Tom Toal, and he must make the Daw Pat Cahill i Glwb Bowlio Machynlleth gyda
ultimate sacrifice.
chymysgedd o nonsens neo-neuadd gerdd
hen-ffasiwn a’i syniadau comedi newydd. Bydd
Daw Tom Toal (enwebai Amused Moose Best
Show 2014) yn ôl gyda sioe echrydus o ddoniol naill ai’n esgus bod yn cŵl, yn siarad am adar,
neu’n ganu am gnau coco. Beth bynnag fydd yn
a theimladwy.
digwydd, bydd yn dunnell o hwyl hurt.
Yn 2003, gwneir proffwydoliaeth – bydd
Machynlleth yn cael ei dinistrio yn 2016 oni bai  Timeout Top Ten Comedy shows 2015
y gall un dyn ei atal ... Y dyn hwnnw yw Tom
"True star quality" Evening Standard
Toal, a rhaid iddo wneud yr aberth eithaf..
 “One the strangest and most delightful
Tom Toal (Amused Moose Best Show nominee
2014) returns with a devastatingly funny and
touching show.
"Resplendent with fine gags and a pleasing
storytelling rhythm" The Scotsman
shows taking place at the Fringe this year.”
Edinburgh Festivals
"Compelling and funny in equal measure"
One4Review
 The Skinny
 Short.com
and see a star in the making.
Fel a welwyd ar 'The John Bishop Show' BBC1,
ac yn ffres o gefnogi Jim Jefferies i gynulleidfa
lawn ym Mharc Hyde, daw Jamali Maddix â’i awr
gyntaf digyffelyb, heb ei olygu a hynod ddoniol
i Ŵyl Mach.
Y llynedd, enillodd deitl Chortle Student
Comedian of the Year, perfformiodd ar
draws Ewrop a'r Dwyrain Canol, yn ogystal â
pherfformio fel rhan o sioe fawreddog Pleasance
Comedy Reserve. Dewch i weld seren y dyfodol.
Last year he was crowned Chortle Student
Comedian of the Year, gigged across Europe and “Maddix genuinely feels like a fresh voice” Chortle
the Middle East as well as performed as part of
the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve. Come
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 81
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
ALUN
COCHRANE
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
EDD HEDGES
snŵds, ffeministiaeth, ffwndamentaliaeth, a
gobeithio peth dealltwriaeth ddofn am fywyd.
Gellir clywed llais hyfryd Alun yn aml ar BBC
Radio 4 ar Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, Just
A Minute, Dilemma a The Now Show ac mae
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £12 // Y Tabernacl wedi perfformio ei gomedi hunangofiannol
A man who has jokes. Jokes about manliness, arsylwadol ar wahanol sioeau comedi a phanel
ar y teledu, gan gynnwys; Michael McIntyre’s
womanliness, hobbies, ageing, fighting,
Comedy Roadshow (BBC 1), Mock The Week
perfume, beards, snoods, feminism,
fundamentalism, and hopefully some profound (BBC 2), Have I Got News For You (BBC 1) and
8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4). Caiff ei alw’n
understanding about life itself.
Cockerel ar sioe Frank Skinner ar Absolute
Alun’s dulcet tones can be heard frequently
Radio.
on BBC Radio 4 on Alun Cochrane’s Fun House,
“Cochrane’s dour and grumpy onstage persona is
Just A Minute, Dilemma and The Now Show
allied to a real craft and creativity in his writing,
and he has performed his observational
autobiographical comedy on various stand-up yielding results that satisfy both the comedy
purists and those who simply want big belly
and panel shows on TV including; Michael
laughs on a night out” The Guardian
McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC 1), Mock
The Week (BBC 2), Have I Got News For You
“A master storyteller, holding the audience before
(BBC 1) and 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4). He
dropping an exploding but simple punchline…”
is affectionately known as the Cockerel on
Metro
Absolute Radio's Frank Skinner Show.
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
Rag & Bone
A SHOW WITH A MAN IN IT
Dyn sydd â jôcs. Jôcs am wroldeb, gwraigoldeb,
hobïau, heneiddio, ymladd, persawr, barfau,
So You Think You’re Funny WINNER
Helo! Fy enw i yw Edd. Enillais rywbeth sbel yn
ôl, a bellach mae pobl am fy nghlywed yn siarad
am awr. Felly ymunwch â fi wrth i mi adrodd
straeon am yr holl bethau rwy wedi’u gweld yn
fy mywyd.
Hello! My name is Edd. I won a thing a while
“Edd Hedges is a joy to watch.” The Scotsman
back and now people want to hear me talk for
“Self-deprecating and hilariously awkward, Edd
an hour. So join me as I tell you stories about all
brought the judges to a total standstill.” Three
the things I've seen in my life.
Weeks
EVELYN MOK
& CAROLINE
MABEY
PROGRESS (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
The Youth Wing
In 1917 Rutherford split the atom. 99 years later, Mok
and Mabey split an hour. And it might even be funny.
Appreciated for her original perspective and
unapologetic delivery, "brutal but funny"
(Chortle) Evelyn Mok is already a favourite
among her peers. Come see this Swede work
out her Chinese issues of being a big big girl in a
man's world.
“Charmed the crowd from the off… and kept
the audience in stitches throughout her set” The
Velvet Onion
Ac efallai bydd hyd yn oed yn ddoniol.
Gwerthfawrogir Evelyn Mok am ei safbwynt
gwreiddiol a’i pherfformiad didrugaredd (“brutal
but funny” - Chortle), mae Evelyn Mok eisoes yn
ffefryn ymhlith ei chyfoedion. Dewch i weld y
fenyw o Sweden yn trafod ei phryderon Tseineaidd
o fod yn ferch fawr mawr mewn byd dyn.
“Charmed the crowd from the off… and kept
the audience in stitches throughout her set” The
Velvet Onion
Ar ôl pwl eithaf synhwyrol, yn ei barn hi, o
iselder ôl-enedigol, sylwodd Caroline Mabey
("athrylith oddball" - Chortle) bod pobl yn gofyn
iddi berfformio i codi arian i elusennau iechyd
meddwl byth a beunydd. A nawr mae'n amser i
edrych ym myw llygad Pryder, i neidio ar ei gefn
ac i deithio i'r disgo rholio.
“An absolute delight to watch. Fantastically ditzy
and spectacularly absurd” The Skinny
DAVID ELMS
ATTABOY (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 2
After what she considered a pretty discreet
bout of post-natal depression, “oddball genius”
(Chortle) Caroline Mabey kept getting asked to
do mental health charity fundraisers. And now
it’s time to look Anxiety in the eye, jump on its
back and ride it to the roller disco.
Tricksy scamp Elms is back chasing his tail again;
he's learning about sacrifice, strangers, and, as
always, love.
“An absolute delight to watch. Fantastically ditzy
and spectacularly absurd” The Skinny
“As if someone has squeezed all the sweet and nice
out of Stewart Lee and made a whole new comic
with it”  The Scotsman
Mae’r gwalch Elms yn ôl yn rhedeg ar ôl ei
gynffon eto; mae'n dysgu am aberth, dieithriaid,
ac, fel bob amser, cariad.
Yn 1917, rhannodd Rutherford yr atom. 99 mlynedd
yn ddiweddarach, mae Mok a Mabey yn rhannu awr.
“A born performer”  The List
LOLLY ADEFOPE
LOLLY 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 5:00pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 1
A second solo hour work-in-progress from
character comedian and cool, nice girl, Lolly
Adefope!
Ail awr o waith ar y gweill gan ddigrifwr
cymeriad sy’n ferch cŵl, neis, Lolly Adefope!
"Lolly Adefope is one of the rising stars of the
circuit, but interest in her – as far as I can gauge
– has little to do with her skin colour, which she
rarely references in her act" The Guardian
"It’s the only mention of her ethnicity, even though
Adefope is, shockingly, probably the first black female
character comic to get any attention since Jocelyn Jee
Esien more than a dozen years ago" Chortle
"The distinct racial make-up of this industry is
touched upon... but it’s here and gone before it can
truly ignite a debate. Perhaps that’s merely a trailer
for Lolly’s 2016 show" The List
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 83
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
GEORGE RIGDEN,
THE DEATH
HILARIOUS AND
JETHRO BRADLEY
8 NIPPLES
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 2
George Rigden: Musical comedy for people
who hate musical comedy. Or love it. Basically
an act for everyone (apart from kids, definitely
not for kids).
George Rigden: Comedi gerdd i bobl sy’n
casáu comedi cerdd. Neu sy’n dwlu arno. Mewn
gwirionedd, act i bawb (ar wahân i blant – ddim
i blant o gwbl).
NICK HELM
CAN SOMEBODY, FOR THE LOVE OF
GOD, PLEASE MAKE ALL THIS PAIN
AND MISERY GO AWAY…?
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £12
Y Tabernacl
Nick Helm returns to Machfest this year with
the first finished debut of his new show. A
collection of poems, songs and ramblings
dealing with what it is like to lose everything
you had and held dear in your life for no good
reason. It might be funny, it might be sad. It
might be bleak as fuck. He is still finishing it
off and probably will be until moments before
stepping onto the stage, but then isn’t this the
true spirit of Machfest?
Star of BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff, Live
at the Electric (Series One) and winner of a
Loaded LAFTA award and Dave’s Best Joke of
2011, Nick Helm would greatly appreciate
you turning up and making it less awkward
for not only himself, but the potentially small
audience of Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment
fans that have shown up and the venue
staff, who I don’t know if you’ve ever had to
cancel a gig due to low attendance, but there’s
something about their sad, sad eyes that will
haunt you till your dying day.
Mae Nick Helm yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Mach eleni
i berfformio ei sioe newydd am y tro cyntaf.
Casgliad o gerddi, caneuon a chlebran yn trafod
sut beth yw colli popeth oedd yn bwysig i chi
heb reswm. Gallai fod yn ddoniol, gallai fod
yn drist. Gallai fod yn ffwc o dywyll. Mae'n dal
i’w gwblhau, ac mae'n debyg y bydd yn dal i
wneud hynny eiliadau cyn camu ar y llwyfan,
ond onid hynny yw gwir ysbryd Gŵyl Mach?
Seren Sweat the Small Stuff BBC3, Live at the
Electric (Cyfres Un) ac enillydd gwobr Loaded
LAFTA a Dave’s Best Joke 2011, byddai Nick
Helm yn gwerthfawrogi’n fawr pe byddech
yn dod i’w wneud yn llai lletchwith nid yn
unig iddo fe’i hun, ond i’r gynulleidfa fach o
gefnogwyr Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment
sydd wedi dod, a staff y lleoliad. Dwy ddim yn
gwybod os ydych chi erioed wedi gorfod canslo
gig oherwydd nad oes digon o gynulleidfa, ond
mae rhywbeth am eu llygaid trist, trist a fydd
yn eich dilyn chi i’r bedd..
The Death Hilarious: Fresh from their Winter
season with Sergei’s Soviet Circus, bibleblack sketch comedy duo willfully fragment
their psyches within strict health and safety
parameters.
The Death Hilarious: Yn ffres o’u gaeaf gyda
Syrcas Sofiet Sergei, deuawd yn gwneud comedi
tywyll, gan golli’u meddyliau’n fwriadol o fewn
rheolau iechyd a diogelwch llym.
"Immersive and brilliant comedy… Amongst the
funniest double acts I’ve ever seen" Bristol Post
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £8
Vortex
Jethro Bradley: Absurd and existential humour
from social outsider and Winner of the King Gong at
The Comedy Store, London. Leicester Square Theatre
New Act of the Year Finalist.
Shining a light on the most furtive creative
secrets of your favourite comics and
interrogating their joke writing process in
depth. Previous guests include Rhod Gilbert,
Sarah Millican, Al Murray, Tim Vine, and David
O’Doherty. Chortle Internet Award nominee,
2013, 2014 & 2015 and over 5 million
downloads worldwide.
Jethro Bradley: Hiwmor abswrd a dirfodol gan
allanwr cymdeithasol, ac enillydd King Gong
yn The Comedy Store, Llundain. Cyrhaeddodd
rownd derfynol Leicester Square Theatre New
Act of the Year.
Stuart’s guest for Machfest 2016 is festival
favourite and ‘absolute lad’ Joe Lycett
"Witty and hilarious" Broadway Baby
“A laugh riot!”  Nick Helm
STEWART LEE
WORK-IN-PROGRESS 2
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £8 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Work in progress.
Gwaith ar y gweill.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 84
"Deliciously dark" Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke
THE
COMEDIAN’S
COMEDIAN
PODCAST: WITH
STUART
GOLDSMITH
Goleuo rhai o gyfrinachau creadigol eich hoff
ddigrifwyr, a’u holi am eu proses ysgrifennu
jôc mewn manylder. Gwesteion blaenorol
yn cynnwys Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Al
Murray, Tim Vine, a David O'Doherty. Enwebai
Chortle Internet Award 2013, 2014 a 2015, ac
dros 5 miliwn o lawrlwythiadau ledled y byd.
Gwestai Stuart ar gyfer Gŵyl Mach 2016 fydd
ffefryn yr ŵyl a’r 'absolute lad' Joe Lycett.
DAVID
O’DOHERTY
JERK-IN-POOGRESS
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £10
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
David O'Doherty tries out a few new things and
pads them out with some old things. Please,
please lower your expectations.
David O'Doherty yn rhoi cynnig ar bethau
newydd ac yn eu cuddio ymhlith hen bethau. Os
gwelwch yn dda, dewch â disgwyliadau isel.
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 85
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
ANNIE MCGRATH
IVO GRAHAM
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
CURIOUSLY CINNAMON
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
Machynlleth Bowling Club
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 1
This is Ivo’s (my) fourth year doing Mach BUT and here’s the twist - he (I) isn’t (‘m not) going
to Edinburgh this year so it isn’t even a cynical
pre-Fringe work-in-progress like the rest of
those careerist goons. Come see a nice man
(me) unencumbered by any sort of deadlines or
anxieties, reveling in the joyous creative freedom
of being in Machynlleth for no other reason
than the friendships, the scenery, the ales, the
dancing, and also starting to plan ahead towards
2017’s show.
Annie McGrath is one half of sketch duo Twins
and is half a person in her own right. Come
and see her workshop a classic combination of
stand-up/character comedy. As heard on BBC
Radio 4 Extra; as not (yet) seen on TV.
Dyma bedwaredd flwyddyn Ivo (fi) yn gwneud
Mach OND - a dyma’r newid – dyw e (dydw i)
ddim yn mynd i Gaeredin eleni, felly nid gwaith
ar y gweill sinigaidd cyn yr ŵyl yw hon, fel
gweddill y twpsod gyrfaol hynny. Dewch i weld
dyn neis (fi) heb unrhyw fath o derfynau amser
neu bryderon, yn mwynhau rhyddid creadigol
llawen bod ym Machynlleth am ddim rheswm
heblaw cyfeillgarwch, golygfeydd, cwrw,
JORDAN
BROOKES
THE MAKING OF
(WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
dawnsio, ac mae hefyd yn dechrau cynllunio ar
gyfer sioe 2017..
“Honed to within a whisker of perfection … a
joyous show” Evening Standard 
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
Rag & Bone
“The unmistakeable sense of a young comic finding
another gear” The Scotsman 
ALFIE BROWN
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
JONNY & THE
BAPTISTS
EAT THE POOR (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
The Other Room
Multi-award-nominated musical comedy stars
Jonny & the Baptists take on the gap between
rich and poor in a brilliantly silly, surreal and
satirical new show. Featuring Andrew Lloyd
Webber, the King of Bhutan, a passionate love
story and a small amount of actual economics.
As featured on Radio 4's The Now Show and the
BBC's Live at Television Centre.
Y sêr comedi cerddorol a enwebedwyd am sawl
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 86
gwobr Jonny & the Baptists yn trafod y bwlch
rhwng y cyfoethog a'r tlawd mewn sioe newydd
wych wirion, swreal a dychanol. Gan gynnwys
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brenin Bhutan, stori
gariad angerddol ac ychydig bach o economeg.
Fel ymddangos ar Radio 4 yn The Now Show a'r
BBC Live yng Nghanolfan Deledu.
Buon nhw ar The Now Show Radio 4 a Live at
Television Centre y BBC.
“Superbly crafted... as witty as they are clever”
 Metro
“Lyrically brilliant fun of the highest
order Exeunt Magazine
Supported by Arts Council England, Pentabus
Theatre and Arts at the Old Fire Station, Oxford.
The ever unpredictable Alfie Brown is making
his Mach debut after critically acclaimed runs
at London's Soho Theatre with a brand new
hour of engaging stand up. Constantly evolving
and striving for ways to innovate, Brown is
pushing stand up further than where his
contemporaries dare to.
Mae'r anrhagweladwy Alfie Brown yn gwneud
ei ymddangosiad cyntaf ym Mach ar ôl
sawl rhediad o fri beirniadol yn Theatr Soho
Llundain gydag awr newydd sbon o gomedi
atyniadol. Mae Brown o hyd yn datblygu
ac yn chwilio am ffyrdd i arloesi, ac mae’n
gwthio comedci llwyfan ymhellach na mae ei
gyfoedion yn meiddio.
"Quite simply the future of British stand-up”
Brian Donaldson, The List
One man. One walk. A whole lot of nonsense.
Following a successful debut hour show at the
Edinburgh Fringe, Brookes returns with a new
bundle of silly faces, uncomfortable poses and
unnecessary confessions. Join him as a simple
stroll down a street turns into a complex inner
journey of edited memories, real-life bloopers,
existential audio descriptions and a bit where
he pretends to pull his own face off as if it were
a mask.
Nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer 2016.
Un dyn. Un daith. Llawer o nonsens. Yn dilyn sioe
lwyddiannus gyntaf yng Ngŵyl Caeredin, mae
Brookes yn ôl gyda bwndel newydd o wynebau
gwirion, siapiau anghyfforddus a chyfaddefiadau
diangen. Ymunwch ag e wrth iddo fynd am dro
lawr stryd, gan droi’n daith fewnol gymhleth
o atgofion golygedig, camsyniadau go iawn,
disgrifiadau clywedol dirfodol, a rhan lle mae'n
esgus tynnu ei wyneb ei hun i ffwrdd fel pe bai'n
fwgwd.
Mae Annie McGrath yn hanner y ddeuawd
sgetsh Twins, ac mae'n hanner person yn
ei hawl ei hun. Dewch i weld ei gweithdy cyfuniad clasurol o gomedi llwyfan/cymeriad.
Bu ar BBC Radio 4 Extra; ni fu ar y teledu (eto).
“Stole the show... beautiful timing and spot-on
delivery” The Tab
“Genuinely brilliant” What’s On London
SH!T THEATRE
Mae Becca a Louise yn byw gyda'i gilydd mewn
fflat cyngor a isosodwyd yn anghyfreithlon yng
LETTERS TO WINDSOR HOUSE
Ngogledd Llundain. Yr argyfwng tai yn troi’n
bersonol ... Cerddoriaeth, cân, gwleidyddiaeth,
Sun / Sul // 6:30pm // £7
landlordiaid amheus personol a gwaith ditectif:
The Youth Wing
Sioe arall a allai fod yn droseddol gan Sh!t Theatre
Becca and Louise live together in what turns out ar gyfer Generation Rent.
to be an illegally sub-let council flat in North
Comisiynwyd gan Harlow Playhouse gyda
London. This housing crisis gets personal... Music, chefnogaeth Cyngor Celfyddydau Lloegr.
song, politics, dodgy landlords and detective
work: Another potentially felonious show by Sh!t
Theatre for Generation Rent.
Sponsored by: GEOFF HILL &
ANNIE GRUNDY
Commissioned by Harlow Playhouse and
supported by the Arts Council for England.
THEATRE / THEATR
Enwebwyd am Chortle Best Newcomer 2016.
“Superbly crafted… he cleverly switches between
characters, veering between almost stand-up and
something more avant-garde. Easily one of the
most creative but funny shows I’ve seen this year”
 The Mirror
“Jordan takes all of the stand-up rules in the
book and proceeds to snap them in two for this
ultimate escapade of anti-comedy… perfectly and
intricately performed”  The List
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 87
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
MASSIVE
LAZY GIRLS
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £10
Y Plas
Critically acclaimed sketch groups Massive Dad
(‘Performed with flair’ – The Guardian), Lazy
Susan (‘Superb’ -The List) and Birthday Girls
(‘Consistently imaginative’ – The Guardian) are
joining forces for one night only (technically this
is the second night only).
Between them, they’ve received over 250
review stars*, appeared on everything from
Channel 4 to Comedy Central, and are excellent,
kind, tender people. Come watch these three
sketch behemoths take turns in performing the
best of their material.
*Count them.
Mae’r grwpiau sgetsh o fri beirniadol Massive
Dad (‘Performed with flair’ – The Guardian),
Lazy Susan (‘Superb’ -The List) a Birthday Girls
(‘Consistently imaginative’ – The Guardian) yn
ymuno am un noson yn unig (yn dechnegol,
dyma’r ail noson yn unig).
MARK WATSON
I’M NOT HERE
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £14
Y Tabernacl // 120 mins (with interval)
Mark Watson (multi-award-winning star of
numerous TV shows and his own cult Radio 4
series) returns with the follow-up show to his
highly celebrated and successful ‘Flaws’.
A seemingly minor problem at an airport is
the starting point for a spiralling examination
of identity in the digital age. But with an
enormous number of jokes, luckily, as well as
Watson’s customary flailing, chaotic audience
interactions and all sorts of other fun.
Mae Mark Watson (seren sawl sioe deledu
arobryn a’i gyfres gwlt ei hun ar Radio 4) yn
dychwelyd gyda sioe newydd, yn dilyn y sioe
hynod lwyddiannus a mawr ei bri, 'Flaws'.
Problem mewn maes awyr sy’n edrych yn fach
yw'r man cychwyn ar gyfer archwiliad cynyddol
o hunaniaeth yn yr oes ddigidol. Ond gyda nifer
enfawr o jôcs, diolch byth, yn ogystal â ffustio
arferol Watson, rhyngweithiadau anhrefnus
gyda’r gynulleidfa, a phob math arall o hwyl.
OUR STORY
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £9
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
"Terrifyingly funny' (The Times), 'Belly laugh
brilliant... The audience was weeping with
laughter" Time Out
DELIBERATELY PROFANE,
ACCIDENTLY PROFOUND
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £10
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £7 // 16+
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
Jon Richardson will be at the Machynlleth
Festival trying out some brand new material for
his next show.
It’s Fin’s third hour and he’s found his groove.
Fuelled by white guilt, for this one he’s going to
take down Wes Anderson and the world of twee.
As seen on '8 Out Of 10 Cats', '8 Out Of 10 Cats
Does Countdown', ‘Live At The Apollo', ‘Have I
Got News For You’ , ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy
Roadshow’ , ‘Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The
02’ and ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
AND WHERE BETTER TO PREMIERE THIS WORK
THAN IN THE BUNTING-LINED STREETS OF MACHHONKY-LETH?
Bydd Jon Richardson yng Ngŵyl Machynlleth yn
rhoi cynnig ar ddeunydd newydd sbon ar gyfer
ei sioe nesaf.
Dyma drydedd awr Fin, ac mae bellach yn
gyfforddus yn perfformio. Yn llawn euogrwydd
dyn gwyn, y tro hwn bydd yn ceisio goresgyn Wes
Anderson a byd twî.
(try before you buy and listen to last year’s show:
www.fintaylorcomedy.bandcamp.com)
Bu ar '8 Out Of 10 Cats', '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown', ‘Live At The Apollo', ‘Have I Got News
For You’ , ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ ,
‘Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The 02’ a ‘Never
Mind The Buzzcocks.
A LLE GWELL I DDANGOS Y GWAITH HWN AM Y
TRO CYNTAF NAG YN STRYDOEDD LLAWN BANERI
MACH-HONCI-LETH?
(Profwch cyn prynu drwy wrando ar sioe y
llynedd: www.fintaylorcomedy.bandcamp.com)
“one of the punchiest, densest and most wideranging hours of stand-up at the Fringe…
openly partial, perverse and unrefined, Taylor is
masterful.” The Scotsman
Rhyngddynt, maent wedi derbyn dros 250 o
sêr mewn adolygiadau*, wedi ymddangos ar
bopeth o Channel 4 i Comedy Central, ac maent
yn bobl ardderchog, caredig, addfwyn. Dewch i
wylio tri o gewri sgetsh yn cymryd eu tro wrth
berfformio hyd eithaf eu deunydd.
“Expect under-researched scientific theories,
gross-out descriptions and lots of silly jokes. A
mighty talented stand-up, becoming a true filth
maestro” Time Out
*Cyfrwch nhw.
IAN SMITH
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £7
Y Plas Vayne Tempest
the world to two never-before-seen characters;
themselves.
Mae’n bryd i ni fod yn bersonol. Mewn stori wir
anhygoel, daw Max & Ivan (BBC2, Radio 4) a
enwebwyd am Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award
i gyflwyno’r byd i ddau gymeriad newydd sbon
– eu hunain.
It’s time to get personal. In an extraordinary
true story, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award
 The Times
nominees Max & Ivan (BBC2, Radio 4) introduce
 The Guardian
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 88
FIN TAYLOR
Yn fyr: os ydych yn hoffi comedi, ond nad ydych
yn dod i weld hon, rydych yn ymddwyn yn
rhyfedd iawn.
In short: if you like comedy, but you don’t come
and see this, you’re acting very oddly.
MAX & IVAN
JON
RICHARDSON
Award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3's
Sweat the Small Stuff, BBC1's The Ark) returns
with a work-in-progress of his fourth solo show.
Last year his tent pegs were stolen and it only
remained grounded by his own body weight.
Mae’r digrifwr arobryn Ian Smith (Sweat the
Small Stuff BBC3, The Ark BBC1) yn dychwelyd
gyda gwaith ar y gweill ar gyfer ei bedwaredd
sioe unigol. Y llynedd, cafodd pegiau ei babell
eu dwyn, a dim ond pwysau ei gorff ei hun
gadwodd y babell i lawr.
“I’m convinced that Ian Smith’s carefully crafted
five-star act is one of the best you will see at the
festival” The Mirror.
“You’d do well to catch him now before his
inevitable jump to the big time” The Telegraph.
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 89
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
Sun / Sul // 9:30pm // £9
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Perrier nominee, Sony Radio award winner, world
record holder and DIY jedling Tom Wrigglesworth
makes his triumphant return to the Mach festival
having never played it before (mainly due to
summer holiday commitments). But this year,
Cornwalls loss is Machs gain as the star of BBC
Radio 4 Hang Ups intents to polish up some new
bits, dust off some old bits and make you beg for
him to come back for more. Maybe next year he'll
make his debut.
ANDREW HUNTER MATT WINNING
MURRAY
MUGABE AND ME (3D)
ROUND ONE
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £7
The Other Room
ED ACZEL
FOREIGN POLICY ... FROM THE EDGE
OF HELL (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £7
Rag & Bone
Ed tries to navigate his way through what
everyone calls - Foreign Policy - can he come up
with a new world view which will steer the world
toward some kind of happy co-existence - where
powers and peoples strive for both harmony
and happiness - in a collective nirvana. Frankly
unlikely and even if he does will anyone actually
care?
Anyway come along - it'll probably be fine - and
before you go - peace guys ....yeah.
Mae Ed yn ceisio gwneud ei ffordd drwy’r hyn y
mae pawb yn ei alw’n - Bolisi Tramor – a fydd
yn gallu dod o hyd i ffordd newydd o edrych ar
y byd a fydd yn symud y byd tuag at ryw fath o
gydfodolaeth hapus - lle mae pwerau a phobloedd
yn ymdrechu am gytgord a hapusrwydd - mewn
paradwys ar y cyd. Annhebygol â dweud y gwir,
a hyd yn oed os bydd yn gallu gwneud, a fydd ots
gan unrhyw un?
Ta waeth, dewch draw - bydd fwy neu lai’n ocê a chyn i chi fynd – heddwch i chi ... ie.
“Dead-pan dynamo and very funny.” 
The Mirror
“Aczel is still the master of the genre.” 
Kate Copstick The Scotsman
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 90
Andrew Hunter Murray (star of No Such Thing
As A Fish and Austentatious) presents a thrilling
debut hour of relentlessly trivial character
comedy. Expect the capital of Armenia, the
Franco-Prussian War, and the unexpected.
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £7
Y Plas Upstairs 1
Debut show of idiosyncratic nonsense from
Winning (Finalist BBC New Comedy Awards
2012) about his relationship with Robert
Mugabe and travels around the world.
TOM
WRIGGLESWORTH
WORK IN PROGRESS MEETS
WORK HORSE ROUTINES
Enwebwyd Tom Wrigglesworth am Perrier,
enillodd wobr Sony Radio, mae ganddo record
byd, ac mae’n hoffi DIY. Daw nôl i ŵyl Mach er
iddo beidio â bod o’r blaen (yn bennaf oherwydd
ymrwymiadau i wyliau haf). Ond eleni, mae colled
Cernyw yn newyddion da i Fach wrth i seren Hang
Ups BBC Radio 4 ddod i wella rhai darnau newydd,
i ailadrodd hen ddarnau, a gwneud i chi fegian
iddo ddod nôl eto. Efallai flwyddyn nesaf, bydd yn
gwneud ei sioe gyntaf.
BRETT
GOLDSTEIN
Sioe gyntaf o nonsens idiosyncratig gan
Winning (a gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol BBC
Andrew Hunter Murray (seren No Such Thing As New Comedy Awards 2012) am ei berthynas â
A Fish ac Austentatious) yn cyflwyno awr gyntaf Robert Mugabe a theithio o amgylch y byd.
wefreiddiol o gomedi cymeriad diflino a dibwys. “One-liners to rival Tim Vines funniest joke
Gallwch ddisgwyl prifddinas Armenia, Rhyfel
awards”  The List
Ffrainc a Phrwsia, a'r annisgwyl.
“Attractively impish” The Guardian
“Exquisitely punchy” The Times
BRETT GOLDSTEIN’S MYSTERY BOX
Sun / Sul // 9:30pm // £7 // Bank
"What's in the box? *snot snot tears* What's in
the booooox?" Brad Pitt, Seven
JAMIE WOOD
O NO!
Sun / Sul // 8:00pm // £10
The Youth Wing
A psychedelic ride, and a wonky homage to the
woman damned for destroying the Beatles, O
No! borrows Yoko Ono’s art instructions to ask
whether falling in love is always catastrophic.
THEATRE / THEATR
A sell-out success and one of the most talked
about shows of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2015. Nominated for a Total Theatre award for
Innovation.
Llwyddiant ysgubol ac yn un o'r sioeau y bu
siarad mwyaf amdanynt yng Ngŵyl Ymylol
Caeredin 2015. Enwebwyd am wobr Total
Theatre am arloesi.
Funny and surprising in equal measure this
show from a multi-award winning theatre
maker, is about reckless optimism, avant-garde
art and what we might yet have to learn from
the hippies.
Yn ddoniol ac yn synnu, mae’r sioe hon
gan wneuthurwr theatr arobryn, ac mae’n
ymwneud ag optimistiaeth ddi-hid, celf
avant-garde, a’r hyn y gallem ei ddysgu eto
gan yr hipis.
Reid seicedelig, a gwrogaeth ryfedd i’r fenyw a
ddioddefodd am ddinistrio’r Beatles, mae O No! yn
benthyca cyfarwyddiadau celf Yoko Ono i ofyn a yw
syrthio mewn cariad bob amser yn drychinebus.
“Fractious, hilarious and punctuated by
undeniable beauty.” Stage
“A slice of sweet absurdity that made me smile from
beginning to end”  The Guardian
TOM NEENAN
THE ANDROMEDA PARADOX
Sun / Sul // 9:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys
wedi’i gerfio ynddo, credodd ei fod yn
When Professor Bernard Andromeda discovers an dystiolaeth o dechnoleg estron. Daw Tom
ancient pod with his own name carved into it, he Neenan â'i sioe o fri beirniadol o Gaeredin yn ôl
believes it is evidence of alien technology.
i Fachynlleth.
Tom Neenan brings his critically acclaimed
 Telegraph
Edinburgh Fringe show back to Machynlleth.
 Metro
Pan wnaeth yr Athro Bernard Andromeda
 Three Weeks
ddarganfod pod hynafol gyda’i ben ei hun
“Absolutely brilliant” Steven Moffat
Award-winning comedian and swimmer Brett
Goldstein returns with a show that he definitely
hasn't written in time for this blurb. What will
be in Brett's box? Stick your hand in to find
out. It might be experimental and filled with
characters and sketches and wonder. Or it might
just be boring old stand up. Or a bit of both
maybe. It also might be the best goddamn
show you've ever seen. The only way to find
out is to reach inside... So why not buy a ticket
and find out...
Mae’r digrifwr arobryn a’r nofiwr Brett Goldstein
yn ôl gyda sioe nad yw wedi ei hyysgrifennu
mewn pryd i’r broliant hwn. Beth fydd ym
mlwch Brett? Rhowch eich llaw ynddo i gael
gwybod. Gallai fod yn arbrofol, ac yn llawn
cymeriadau a sgetshis a rhyfeddod. Neu efallai y
bydd yn gomedi llwyfan diflas. Neu ychydig o'r
ddau efallai. Efallai mai hon fydd y sioe orau i
chi ei gweld erioed. Yr unig ffordd i gael gwybod
yw estyn i mewn ... Felly beth am brynu tocyn a
chael gwybod ...
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 91
SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
AISLING BEA
& LOU SANDERS
SUNDAY NIGHT PARTY
Sun / Sul // 9:30pm // £8
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
What are you doing Sunday May 1st at 9.30pm?
Why not come pre-disco comedy party with
Aisling Bea (British Comedy Award Winner
2014, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats) and
Lou Sanders (Russell Howard's Good News, As
Yet Untitled)? We are messing around cream
pie style. Expect, "fun", games, participation,
downstairs kissing, dares, PRIZES, questions,
a variety of accents and at least five tits & nips
onstage. WHATCHOO WAITING FOR BOO?
Beth fyddwch chi’n ei wneud ddydd Sul 1 Mai
am 9.30pm? Beth am ddod i barti comedi cyn
y disgo gydag Aisling Bea (enillydd British
Comedy Award 2014, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out
of Ten Cats) a Lou Sanders (Russell Howard’s
Good News, As Yet Untitled)? Rydym yn
chwarae o gwmpas fel pei hufen. Gallwch
ddisgwyl "hwyl", gemau, cyfranogiad, cusanu
lawr grisiau, “dares”, GWOBRAU, cwestiynau,
amrywiaeth o acenion, ac o leiaf pum tit a nips
ar y llwyfan. AM BETH WYT TI’N AROS, EI?
PAPPY'S
PRESENTS ...
SECRET DUDES
SOCIETY
Sun / Sul // 10:00pm // £12
Y Plas
PAPPY’S (two-time Edinburgh Comedy award
nominees and stars of BBC Three's Badults)
bring their comedy club BACH TO MACH for a
very special show. Live music, sketches, games,
and dicking around! They'll also be inviting
their best pals in comedy to provide slightly
better value for money. Come and join the
Secret Dudes Society!
FEATURING brand new comedy from PAPPY’S
and special guest appearances from some
of the best comedians in the world; plus
sketches from our regular guests LAZY SUSAN
(Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer
Nominees 2014) and live music from our house
band PUDDINCUP & THE DUDETTES (featuring
members of Spook School).
Previous guests include Josh Widdicombe,
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 92
Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett, Aisling Bea, James
Acaster, Sara Pascoe, David O'Doherty, Bridget
Christie.
Daw PAPPY’S (enwebeion gwobr Caeredin
ddwywaith a sêr Badults BBC Three) â'u clwb
comedi NÔL I FACH am sioe arbennig iawn.
Cerddoriaeth fyw, sgetshis, gemau, a chwarae
o gwmpas! Byddant hefyd yn gwahodd eu
ffrindiau gorau o fyd comedi i ddarparu ychydig
mwy o werth am arian. Dewch i ymuno â'r
“Secret Dudes Society”!
GAN GYNNWYS comedi newydd sbon gan
PAPPY’S ac ymddangosiadau gwadd arbennig
gan rai o gomediwyr gorau’r byd; ynghyd â
sgetshis gan ein gwesteion rheolaidd LAZY
SUSAN (enwebeion Edinburgh Comedy Award
Best Newcomer 2014) a cherddoriaeth fyw gan
ein band tŷ PUDDINCUP & THE DUDETTES (yn
cynnwys rhai o aelodau Spook School).
Gwesteion blaenorol yn cynnwys Josh
Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett,
Aisling Bea, James Acaster, Sara Pascoe, David
O'Doherty, Bridget Christie.
“One of the finest sketch troupes of the last
decade" The Guardian
THEATRE / THEATR
THEATRE / THEATR
THEATRE
THEATR
Most people’s top three subjects at a comedy
festival would undoubtedly be chronic back pain,
Tourettes and gender inequality, am I right?
Well, fear not, this year’s theatre programme
hits all those and we’ve even thrown in some
pathological sadness - you are so welcome. Here
are some of the highlights:
Laura Dannequin’s Hardy Animal Page 75 is a
show we love so much, but it’s hard to describe
well, but luckily Daniel Kitson (classic comedian
and normal man) had a good crack at it, so we’ll
just quote him.
“Entirely blown away by it. Hardy Animal is a
spoken word and dance piece about a woman
dealing with and working through her chronic
back pain. I know. I know how it sounds. But it
is entirely excellent. Its defiant and angry and
sad and funny and beautiful, really beautiful and
brave and just so very very good indeed”.
Using Yoko Ono’s art instructions, Jamie Wood’s
O No! Page 90 tries to answer whether falling in
love must always be catastrophic. A sell-out at
last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it’s funny, odd and
artful. Good old Yoko Ono. Good old Jamie Wood.
Good old art.
Good old comedians not sticking to stand up.
Liam Williams (the “voice of a generation”) is
going to give a reading of a play he’s written.
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 94
Travesty Page 51 will examine women and
men and love. Well, ‘examine’ is probably the
wrong word, but still, let’s focus on the details:
excellent comedian writes a play about people.
Great guns.
a black man running for president as a woman/
drag queen. Yes please.
Byron Vincent is a poet and writer and does lots
of good things for Radio 4. Byron Vincent is also
pathologically sad. Personally, we’d watch Byron
Speaking of words - Jess Thom says the word
read out Yahoo Answers, so the fact that Live
‘biscuit’ 16,000 times a day. Neurologically
Before You Die Page 74 is about an epic quest
incapable of staying on script (due to Tourettes), to find the holy grail of human contentment, is
no two shows of Backstage in Biscuit Land
a bonus.
Page 36 are ever the same. At its heart is a
If you fancy twenty minutes of not looking
compelling story and captivating performer,
performers in the eye, why not sit in a room
combined with Jess’ spontaneity and you have a on your own listening to a show that happens
two woman solo show that is utterly absurd and on some high qual headphones? Trace Page
completely joyful.
34 features Steve Ogrizovic, a shop called ‘the
A work-in-progress at last year’s Mach, Sh!t
Theatre’s Women’s Hour Page 57 went on to
win Edinburgh with awards and all that, so
they’re bringing it back all finished. It’s such a
great show, deconstructing women in the media
with a deep sharp dark edge that everyone
should see. They’re also bringing a new show
Letters to Windsor House Page 87 about the
housing crisis. Good on them for tackling the
world and making it funnier.
Shoepermarket’ and a man called Paul.
And if you’ve had enough of everyone telling
you stories and making you laugh, why not
pop to the Tannery (part of the Tabernacle) and
see Electromechanical Lithophone - an
electronic musical instrument installation made
from slate and programmed in ways we don’t
understand but like very much.
That’s it. All the classics covered. See you at the
proscenium arch!
How I Almost Became the First Lady of the
Lisa Heledd Jones
United States of America Page 45 . What a
title. I’d book on that basis, but in case you’re
(Programmer of theatre-ish things)
dithering - George Orange was a white farm
boy who moved to Chicago and fell in love with
Tri phwnc pennaf y rhan fwyaf o bobl mewn
gŵyl gomedi fyddai poen cefn cronig, Tourettes
ac anghydraddoldeb rhwng y rhywiau, ynte?
Wel, peidiwch ag ofni, mae rhaglen theatr eleni
yn cynnwys pob un ohonynt, ac rydym wedi
cynnwys tristwch patholegol hefyd - croeso.
Dyma rai o'r uchafbwyntiau.
Mae Hardy Animal Laura Dannequin yn
sioe rydym yn dwlu arni, ond mae'n anodd ei
disgrifio’n dda. Yn ffodus, mae Daniel Kitson
(digrifwr arwrol a dyn arferol) wedi rhoi cynnig
arni, felly dyma ddywedodd e.
“Entirely blown away by it. Hardy Animal is a
spoken word and dance piece about a woman
dealing with and working through her chronic
back pain. I know. I know how it sounds. But it
is entirely excellent. Its defiant and angry and
sad and funny and beautiful, really beautiful and
brave and just so very very good indeed”.
wedi’i hysgrifennu. Bydd Travesty yn archwilio
menywod a dynion a chariad. Wel, 'archwilio'
yw'r gair anghywir, mae’n siŵr, ond gadewch i
ni ganolbwyntio ar y manylion: digrifwr gwych
yn ysgrifennu drama am bobl. Siort ora.
Wrth sôn am eiriau – mae Jess Thom yn dweud
y gair ‘biscuit’ 16,000 o weithiau bob dydd.
Mae’n newrolegol amhosib iddi gadw at y
sgript (oherwydd Tourettes), felly mae pob
sioe Backstage in Biscuit Land yn wahanol.
Yn ei hanfod, stori afaelgar a pherfformiwr
cyfareddol, ynghyd ag elfen ddigymell Jess,
yn creu sioe dwy ddynes sy’n hollol hurt ac yn
llawn llawenydd.
Gwaith ar y gweill ym Mach y llynedd, aeth
Women’s Hour Sh!t Theatre ymlaen i ennill
Caeredin gyda gwobrau ac ati, felly maen nhw'n
dod â hi yn ôl wedi’i gorffen. Mae'n sioe mor
wych, yn dadansoddi menywod yn y cyfryngau
Gan ddefnyddio cyfarwyddiadau celf Yoko Ono, gydag ochr dywyll miniog, y dylai pawb ei
mae O No! Jamie Wood yn cwestiynu a oes rhaid gweld. Maent hefyd yn dod â sioe newydd
Letters to Windsor House am yr argyfwng tai.
i syrthio mewn cariad fod yn drychinebus bob
amser. Gwerthodd bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin Da iawn nhw am fynd i’r afael â’r byd a’i wneud
yn fwy doniol.
y llynedd, ac mae'n ddoniol, yn rhyfedd ac yn
gyfrwys. Da iawn Yoko Ono. Da iawn Jamie Wood. How I Almost Became the First Lady of
Da iawn gelf.
the United States of America. Am deitl!
Byddwn i’n bwcio ar sail y teitl yn unig, ond os
Da iawn ddigrifwyr yn peidio â chadw at
ydych rhwng dau feddwl - roedd George Orange
gomedi llwyfan. Bydd Liam Williams ("voice of
a generation") yn rhoi darlleniad o ddrama mae yn fachgen fferm gwyn a symudodd i Chicago
ac a syrthiodd mewn cariad â dyn du oedd yn
ymgyrchu i fod yn arlywydd fel menyw/”drag
queen”. Ie plîs!
Mae Byron Vincent yn fardd a llenor ac yn
gwneud llawer o bethau da i Radio 4. Mae Byron
Vincent hefyd yn batholegol drist. Yn bersonol,
byddwn i’n gwylio Byron yn darllen Yahoo
Answers, felly mae'r ffaith bod Live Before You
Die yn ymwneud ag ymgais epig i ddod o hyd i
real sanctaidd bodlonrwydd dynol yn fonws.
Os hoffech ugain munud o osgoi llygaid
perfformwyr, beth am eistedd mewn ystafell
ar eich pen eich hun yn gwrando ar sioe sy'n
digwydd drwy glustffonau o safon? Mae Trace
yn cynnwys Steve Ogrizovic, siop o'r enw 'the
Shoepermarket' a dyn o'r enw Paul.
Ac os ydych chi wedi cael digon ar bawb dweud
straeon ac yn gwneud i chi chwerthin, beth am
bicio i'r Tanerdy (rhan o’r Tabernacl) a gweld
Electromechanical Lithophone - gosodiad
offeryn cerdd electronig wedi’i wneud o lechi ac
wedi’i rhaglennu mewn ffyrdd dy’n ni ddim yn eu
deall ond yn ei hoffi’n fawr iawn.
Dyna ni. Y clasuron i gyd. Welwn ni chi wrth fwa’r
prosceniwm!
Lisa Heledd Jones
(Rhaglennydd pethau theatr-ish)
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COMEDI CYMRAEG
COMEDI CYMRAEG
GOREUON
COMEDI
CYMRAEG
COMEDI
CYMRAEG
YM MACH!!!
Sul // 9:30pm // £7
Sioe Cymraeg ola’r Ŵyl, dyma’ch cyfle olaf i
fwynhau’r hufen de la hufen o Gomedi Cymraeg.
Eich MC yw Sarah Breeze, merch leol i Mach,
ac sy’n disgrifio ei hun fel “pêl ddrygionus o
nonsens . Bydd MC Sarah Breeze yn cyflwyno
awr amlgyfrannog llawn dop o holl berfformwyr
Cymraeg yr Ŵyl. Dewch yn llu i ymuno yn yr
hwyl!
yn cyflwyno Beth Jones, sy’n dod o Glwyd ond yn
byw yn y Cymoedd. Mae hi’n un o’r enwau mwyaf
newydd ar y syrcit Cymraeg, ac yn bendant un o’r
rhai mwyaf cyffroes. Daw Phil Cooper o’r Cymoedd,
ac mae newydd gwblhau ffilmio ei berfformiad
cyntaf ar gyfer S4C. Steil unigryw a straeon
Gwe // 9:00pm // £7 // Siop Alys
anystywallt, dewch i weld y dyn a ddisgrifiwyd
Eich MC yw Steffan Alun, dyn a enwyd ar ôl
(gan Phil ei hun) fel ‘rhywun sy’n edrych fel hanner
Llambed (mae’n stori hir). Hefyd yn ymddangos dyn , hanner ci’
bydd Karen Sherrard a Phil Cooper. Bydd Phil
GOREUON
COMEDI
CYMRAEG
GOREUON
COMEDI
CYMRAEG
Sad // 9:30pm // £7
Siop Alys
Eich MC yw Phil Cooper. Hefyd, cawn set gyfan gan
Steffan Alun, yn o hoelion wyth yr ŵyl, a gwyneb
cyfarwydd ar S4C. (Gwerthu Allan, Gwneud E’n
Sefyll Lan). Mae Karen am gyflwyno ei chymeriad
Esme de Flange, garddwraig o fri. Hwn bydd
perfformiad uniaith Gymraeg cyntaf Karen, achos
mae Karen nawr yn Sherrard Cymraeg!
DANIEL GLYN
JOB GO IAWN
SIOE GOMEDI
I BLANT
(A’I RHIENI
PLENTYNAIDD)
Sul // 8:00pm // £7
Siop Alys
Gwe // 7:30pm // £4 // Siop Alys
Bydd Daniel Glyn, (awdur Llyfr Mawr y Pants)
yn cychwyn yr Ŵyl drwy gyflwyno awr o
wallgofrwydd plentynnaidd, gyda gwesteion
arbennig o’r syrcit Comedi Cymraeg. Hwyl a sbri
i’r teulu oll, dewch yn llu da chi! 7+
GOREUON
COMEDI
CYMRAEG
Sad // 8:00pm // £7
Siop Alys
ar fywyd unwaith yn rhagor eleni. Daw Chris
Chopping o Loegr, ond nawr wedi ymgartrefu yng
Nghaerdydd. Mae ganddo set newydd Cymraeg,
ac mae’r perfformiad yn un o’r pethau mwyaf
unigryw yn hanes comedi Cymraeg. Dewch yn llu
i fod yn dyst!
Llynedd cafodd Daniel Glyn ‘mid life crisis’ a
phenderfynu tyfu fyny a chael job go iawn.
Job gyda’r Llywodraeth. Job mewn swyddfa.
Job gall, er mwyn cael bywyd call. Hwn oedd y
penderfyniad gwaethaf iddo erioed wneud. Nid
yn unig bu bron iddo fynd yn wallgof, bu bron
iddo hefyd dorri Llywodraeth Cymru. Dewch i
chwerthin ar ben y dyn a ddisgrifiwyd gan un
Aelod Seneddol fel ‘ useless and dangerous’.
Eich MC yw Geth Robyns, hogyn o Sir Fôn, a
gwyneb cyfarwydd ar S4C. Hefyd yn ymddangos
bydd Jams Thomas a Chris Chopping. Mae
Jams Thomas (Gwaith Cartref, Y Gwyll). Mae
Jams yn barod i gyflwyno ei gogwydd unigryw
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 98
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 99
CABARET
MARY BIJOU CABARET
AND SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS...
THE BAD
ROMANCE
CABARET
Fri / Gwe // 10:30pm
Free / Am Ddim
The Big Top
Come on a late night date with Mary Bijou
& Celebrate car-crash love affairs, the St.
Valentine's apocalypse, turn-ons, turn-offs and
turn-downs. Expect a mischievous seduction
of your senses better sense. Be ravished by this
international cavalcade of talent.
Watch the Circus folk frolic as you have a lovely
pint in the beer tent.
Dewch am ymweliad hwyr y nos â Mary
Bijou i ddathlu rhamant dinistriol, apocalyps
San Ffolant, ysgogwyr, di-ysgogwyr, a
gwrthodiadau. Gallwch ddisgwyl ramant
direidus i synnwyr eich synhwyrau. Gadewch i'r
talent rhyngwladol aruthrol eich peledu.
Gwyliwch y bobl syrcas yn mwynhau wrth i chi
fwynhau peint hyfryd yn y babell gwrw.
Mynediad am ddim
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THE VAULT
Sat / Sad // 11:00am // £12 // The Bank
Situated in the basement of the old bank,
descend down to this intimate gig to discover
some comedy gold behind the bars in the
actual vault.
Wedi ei leoli ar lawr isaf yr hen fanc, ewch i lawr
i’r gig clyd hwn i ddarganfod comedi gwych y tu
ôl i'r bariau yn y gladdgell fanc go iawn.
CORRIS RAILWAY
Sat / Sad // £12
Venue: Corris Railway
Pick-up: 9.15am Y Plas Car Park
Return: 1:00pm Y Plas Car Park
All-aboard the Machynlleth Express! Travel along
mid-Wales’ first narrow gauge railway to this
Saturday morning festival favourite.
On arrival the handful of lucky ticket holders
will be steam hauled to the 138 year old engine
shed-cum-comedy club. Toot-toot!
Pawb ar fwrdd Trên Machynlleth! Teithiwch ar
hyd lein fach gul gyntaf Cymru i ffefryn fore
Sadwrn yr ŵyl.
Ar ôl cyrraedd, bydd llond llaw llond llaw o
ddalwyr tocynnau lwcus yn cael eu cludo i’r sied
138 oed/clwb comedi. Tŵt tŵt!
MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY
FESTIVAL
ROLLERDISCO
Sat / Sad // £5
Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre
Skate sessions as follows:
12:30pm - 1:30pm Skate 1
2:00pm - 3:00pm Skate 2
3:30pm - 4:30pm Skate 3
5:00pm - 6:00pm Skate 4
2016. The future. There are no rules. Aside
from in the Roller-rink, which is governed by
some fairly stringent H&S requirements. So
strap on your skates and let the history books
show that you were at the first Machynlleth
Comedy Festival Rollerdisco. The sessions will
feature special guest DJ sets from some of the
festival stars. Skate hire, helmet and pads are all
included in the ticket price.
2016. Y dyfodol. Does dim rheolau. Ar wahân
i’r tu mewn i’r roller-rink, a reolir gan ofynion
iechyd a diogelwch eithaf llym. Felly gwisgwch
eich esgidiau sglefrio a gadewch i'r llyfrau hanes
ddangos eich bod chi yn Nisgo Rholio gyntaf
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Bydd y sesiynau’n
cynnwys setiau DJ gwadd arbennig gan rai o
sêr yr ŵyl. Llogi esgidiau sglefrio, helmedau a
phadiau oll wedi'u cynnwys ym mhris y tocyn.
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 103
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THE QUARRY
LATE NIGHT
CHANG LOCK IN
Sat / Sad // 11:00pm
Guest ticket from Chang Beer
Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard
An exclusive late-night Chang Lock-in show
at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre Billiard Room
with top comedians performing to a limited
number of lucky ticket holders. To secure
a pair of tickets, simply post a picture on
Twitter or Instagram of you and your friends
with #ChangBeer including
@MachComedyFest and @ChangBeerUK
and you could win tickets to the exclusive
late-night Chang Lock In.
Nos Sadwrn am 11pm, bydd sioe hwyr
unigryw Chang Lock-In yn yr Ystafell
Filiards gyda digrifwyr gwych yn
perfformio i nifer bach o ddalwyr tocynnau
lwcus. I sicrhau pâr o docynnau, postiwch
lun ar Twitter neu Instagram ohonoch
chi a'ch ffrindiau gyda #ChangBeer gan
gynnwys @MachComedyFest a
@ChangBeerUK a gallech ennill tocynnau
i'r Chang Lock-In bythgofiadwy unigryw.
Sun / Sul // £12
Venue: Centre for Alternative Technology
Pick-up: 10.30am Y Plas Car Park
Return: 1:00pm Y Plas Car Park
An absolutely stunning spot located in the
Centre for Alternative Technology. After a short
ride on the Centre's amazing water-balanced
cliff railway (one of the steepest cliff railways in
the world), you’ll head out to what has to be our
most scenic venue at this year’s festival!
Please note: this is an open air show and
requires a short walk up (and down) slopes and
uneven terrain.
Lle cwbl syfrdanol yn y Ganolfan Dechnoleg
Amgen. Ar ôl taith fer ar reilffordd glogwyn
ddŵr y ganolfan (un o'r rheilffyrdd clogwyn
serthaf yn y byd), byddwch yn mynd i leoliad
prydferthaf yr ŵyl eleni!
ELECTROMECHANICAL
LITHOPHONE
Fri-Sun / Gwe-Sul // FREE/AM DDIM
The Tannery
Make sure you pop into the Tannery (the gallery
space attached to the Tabernacle) to have a look
and listen at the Electromechanical Lithophone.
This curious contraption is an electronic musical
instrument installation made from slate and will
be performing for your audio / visual pleasure
throughout the weekend.
Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn galw heibio’r
Tanerdy (yr oriel ynghlwm wrth y Tabernacl) i
gael golwg a gwrando ar yr Electromechanical
Lithophone. Mae'r peiriant diddorol hwn yn
osodiad offeryn cerdd electronig wedi’i wneud o
lechen, a bydd yn perfformio i’ch pleser clywedol/
gweledol drwy gydol y penwythnos.
Noder: sioe awyr agored yw hon, ac mae’n
rhaid cerdded i fyny (ac i lawr) llethrau a thir
anwastad.
LOSIN LUSH
Sun / Sul // 4:00pm // £ Golden Ticket
Losin Lush
Will you be one of the lucky 20 to join four
comics at a very special intimate gig at
Machynlleth’s own traditional sweet shop? To
be in with a chance of winning a pair of golden
tickets head to Losin Lush and purchase a
hand-made festival chocolate bar.
A fyddwch chi'n un o'r 20 lwcus fydd yn ymuno
â phedwar digrifwr mewn gig agos arbennig
iawn yn siop losin draddodiadol Machynlleth?
Er mwyn bod â chyfle i ennill pâr o docynnau
euraidd, ewch i Losin Lush a phrynu bar siocled
wedi'i wneud â llaw i'r ŵyl.
PORTRAIT
DRAWING
THE STATIC
Sun / Sul // 10:30am // £12
Salop Leisure Showroom
An homage to the Welsh static caravanning
holiday. This exclusive gig will be hosted in
the lounge of the excellently appointed threebedroomed Summer Lodge at the Salop Leisure
showroom (next to the festival campsite).
Breakfast rolls and mugs of tea on arrival.
Gwrogaeth i wyliau carafanio statig Cymreig.
Cynhelir y gig unigryw hwn yn lolfa'r Summer
Lodge tair ystafell wely - dewis ardderchog – yn
arddangosfa Salop Leisure (wrth ymyl cae
gwersylla'r ŵyl). Rholiau brecwast a mygiau o
de wrth gyrraedd.
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Sun / Sul // 10:00am // £12
Y Tabernacl
Our annual art class returns! On Sunday morning,
Carl will lead a portraiture class at the Tabernacle
with a number of comedians sitting for you to
immortalise them in charcoal.
Mae ein dosbarth celf blynyddol yn dychwelyd!
Fore Sul, bydd Carl yn arwain dosbarth
portreadau yn y Tabernacl gyda nifer o
ddigrifwyr yn eistedd i chi eu anfarwoli mewn
golosg.
About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl
Chapple has many years experience and has had
exhibitions of his work displayed across the UK.
Am y tiwtor: Artist yng Nghymru yw Carl
Chapple â blynyddoedd lawer o brofiad, ac
mae arddangosfeydd o'i waith wedi cael eu
harddangos ar draws y DU.
About the models: A selection of models
(comedians) will pose for your drawing pleasure.
Am y modelau: Bydd amrywiaeth o fodelau
(digrifwyr) yn sefyll i chi fwynhau eu harlunio.
The class will be tailored to all levels of ability
Bydd y dosbarth wedi'i deilwra i bob lefel gallu
and experience and all materials will be provided. a phrofiad, a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau.
Work from the class will be displayed in a festival Caiff gwaith o'r dosbarth ei arddangos yn
exhibition in the Beech Bar on Sunday evening.
arddangosfa'r ŵyl yn y Beech Bar nos Sul.
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WELSH LAMB
KITCHEN COOK
OFF
CYSTADLEUAETH
GOGINIO CEGIN
CIG OEN CYMRU
Sat / Sun // Sad / Sul
Free / Am Ddim // Y Plas
Ever wondered what comedians are like in the
kitchen? At teatime, on Saturday and Sunday,
some of your favourite comics will be creating
culinary comedic chaos live at the Welsh Lamb
kitchen in the Plas as they try and whip up
a feast alongside a professional chef. Come
along, watch, laugh and enjoy a sample of their
efforts!
Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl sut mae
digrifwyr yn ymddwyn yn y gegin? Amser
te, ddydd Sadwrn a dydd Sul, bydd rhai o'ch
hoff ddigrifwyr yn creu anhrefn comedi
coginiol yn fyw yn y gegin Cig Oen Cymru yn
y Plas wrth iddynt geisio creu gwledd ochr
yn ochr â chogydd proffesiynol. Dewch draw
i wylio, i chwerthin, ac i fwynhau sampl
o'u hymdrechion! (Enwau ac amserau i'w
cyhoeddi’n fuan!)
EINSTEIN’S
GARDEN
PRESENTS
ENHANCED
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stronger. Hybrid Industries want to get you
there. Guaranteed results, without all of that
“effort” and “dedication”. Discover enhancements
you never thought possible with personalised
packages, from self-moisturising knees to the
bulletproof chest. Terms and conditions definitely
apply.
Enhanced is a playful pop-up experience
exploring the scientific research behind human
enhancement. How far are you willing to go in
the name of progress?
Produced by Green Man’s Einstein’s Garden
in collaboration with scientists from Cardiff
University, creative agency yello brick and
Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Supported by the
THE WOODLAND
PAVILION
The pop up performance space along the
Woodland Pathway returns! Enjoy some
impromptu al-fresco sets from our festival stars
on Saturday and Sunday.
Daily listings will appear on the blackboards by
the Woodland Pavilion and keep an eye on social
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 106
media for a heads up on what’s going on across
the weekend.
Mae'r lleoliad perfformio dros dro ar hyd y
Llwybr Coetir yn dychwelyd! Mwynhewch
setiau al fresco annisgwyl gan sêr yr ŵyl ddydd
Sadwrn a dydd Sul.
Bydd rhestrau dyddiol ar y byrddau du ger y
Pafiliwn Coetir, a chadwch lygad ar gyfryngau
cymdeithasol i gael gwybod beth fydd yn
digwydd dros y penwythnos.
Wellcome Trust. einsteinsgarden.net |
greenman.net
Rydych am fod yn well. Yn gyflymach, yn fwy
heini, yn gryfach. Mae Hybrid Industries am
i chi wireddu hyn. Canlyniadau gwarantedig,
heb unrhyw "ymdrech" nag "ymroddiad".
Dewch i ddarganfod gwelliannau amhosib
gyda phecynnau wedi'u personoli, o bengliniau
hunan-leithio i frest gwrth-fwledau. Telerau ac
amodau yn bendant.
Mae Enhanced yn brofiad chwareus dros dro
sy’n archwilio'r ymchwil wyddonol y tu ôl i wella
dynol. Pa mor bell ydych chi'n barod i fynd yn
enw cynnydd?
Cynhyrchwyd gan Einstein’s Garden Green Man
ar y cyd â gwyddonwyr o Brifysgol Caerdydd,
asiantaeth greadigol Yello Brick, a Chyngor
Biofoeseg Nuffield. Gyda chefnogaeth gan
Ymddiriedolaeth Wellcome. einsteinsgarden.net
| greenman.net
BBC
Rhod Gilbert
Saturdays 11am
BBC AT THE
MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY FESTIVAL
RHOD GILBERT’S
‘JEST A MINUTE’
LIVE
Sat /Sad // 11:00am // Free (ticketed)
Machynlleth Bowling club
Join the audience for a live transmission of Rhod’s
infamous panel game ‘Jest A Minute’. The show
will feature some of the acts performing at the
festival and audience participation is heartily
encouraged.
bbc.co.uk/radiowales
The show will be broadcast live on BBC Radio
Wales and also filmed and streamed on the BBC
Radio Wales website.
(Please arrive for 10.30am as you will be
admitted to your seat whilst the first part of
Rhod’s Saturday morning radio show is being
broadcast).
Ymunwch â'r gynulleidfa am ddarllediad byw
o gêm banel enwog Rhod, 'Jest a Minute'. Bydd
y sioe’n cynnwys rhai o berfformwyr yr ŵyl, ac
anogir cyfranogiad y gynulleidfa.
Caiff y sioe ei darlledu'n fyw ar BBC Radio Wales
a hefyd ei ffilmio i’w ffrydio ar wefan BBC Radio
Wales.
(Dylech gyrraedd am 11.30 gan y byddwch yn
cael eich arwain i’ch sedd tra bo rhan gyntaf sioe
radio fore Sadwrn Rhod yn cael ei darlledu).
THE BBC RADIO
WALES/4 EXTRA
MACHYNLLETH
COMEDY
FESTIVAL STAND
UP SHOWCASE
Sat /Sad // 1:00pm // Free (ticketed)
Machynlleth Bowling club
Now in its 5th year the annual collaboration
between BBC Radio Wales and 4 Extra is back.
Mike Bubbins oversees a whistlestop showcase
of some of the best acts appearing at the festival
which will then be broadcast on both radio
stations over the course of the weekend.
Bellach yn ei phumed flwyddyn, mae’r
cydweithio blynyddol rhwng BBC Radio Wales a
4 Extra yn ôl. Bydd Mike Bubbins yn goruchwylio
arddangosiad cyflym o rai o berfformwyr gorau’r
ŵyl a fydd wedyn yn cael eu darlledu ar y ddwy
orsaf radio yn ystod y penwythnos.
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KIDS / PETHAU PLANT
KIDS / PETHAU PLANT
Sat/Sad // 3:30pm
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4)
14+ (or at parents discretion)
Y Plas Upstairs 2
KIDS
PLANT
DEAR DIARY
BOX TALE SOUP
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN
WONDERLAND
Sat/Sad // 3:30pm // Free/Am ddim
Y Plas lawn
Featuring a dozen colourful handmade puppets,
Frenhines Galonnau wallgof ar y diwedd.
a beautiful set that unfolds from a vintage trunk
Sat/Sad // 10:45am
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4) and magical original music, this is a constantly Gan gynnwys dwsin o bypedau lliwgar wedi'u
inventive and refreshing take on Carroll's classic. gwneud â llaw, set hardd sy'n agor o drwnc
Y Plas Vane Tempest
clasurol, a cherddoriaeth wreiddiol hudolus, mae
Young and old alike will find magic in
Returning to Mach, it’s the original (now familyhwn yn addasiad dyfeisgar ac adfywiol o glasur
Wonderland and make it safely home, the only
friendly) WiFi Wars, as developed for the Royal
Carroll.
danger is, you may not want to leave!
Institution!
Bydd yr hen a'r ifanc fel ei gilydd yn gweld hud
Dilynwch Alice ar ei thaith ryfeddol, o’i
A live comedy game show where you play along!
Wonderland ac yn cyrraedd gartref yn ddiogel. Yr
phrofiadau byr â'r Gwningen Wen, lindys crac,
Login with your smartphone or tablet (make sure
unig berygl yw, efallai na fyddwch eisiau gadael!
ac efeilliaid Tweedle ar iwcalili i wynebu’r
you’ve got plenty of battery!) and compete in a
range of games, quizzes and challenges to win
the show, and prizes!
Kid Carpet performs songs from his hit family
theatre shows and other Kid Carpet classics while
Hosted by award-winning comedian and games
inviting the audience to play ping pong, help
journalist Steve McNeil (Videogame Nation). This
catch a lost sandwich in space and take part in a
show features different games to Friday night’s
grand dance contest.
so, grown-ups, you can come twice if you want!
Kid Carpet will teach you how to rock out at a rock
Yn ôl ym Mach, dyma’r WiFi Wars gwreiddiol
show, fly like a Golden Eagle and do a little poo
(sydd bellach yn addas i’r teulu), fel a
in the forest.
ddatblygwyd ar gyfer y Sefydliad Brenhinol!
KID CARPET'S SUPER
MEGA ROCKIN' ROCK SHOW
Kid Carpet yn perfformio caneuon o'i sioeau
theatr teulu poblogaidd a chlasuron eraill Kid
Carpet tra'n gwahodd y gynulleidfa i chwarae
ping pong, i helpu i ddal brechdan goll yn y
gofod, ac i gymryd rhan mewn cystadleuaeth
ddawns fawreddog.
Cyflwnir gan y digrifwr arobryn a newyddiadurwr
Bydd Kid Carpet yn eich dysgu i rocio mewn sioe
Sat/Sad // 2:30pm // Ages 3 - 8
gemau Steve McNeil (Videogame Nation). Mae'r
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4) roc, i hedfan fel eryr euraidd, ac i wneud baw yn
sioe’n cynnwys gemau gwahanol i nos Wener, felly
y goedwig.
gallwch chi oedolion ddod ddwywaith os hoffech chi! Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 110
Noddir Dear Diary gan Theatr Iolo drwy Raglen
Datblygu Artistiaid Platfform. Gwneir hyn yn bosib
Dear Diary is supported by Theatr Iolo through the drwy gefnogaeth hael Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru
a Sefydliad Esmée Fairbairn.
Platfform Artist Development Programme. This
LEAP OF DEATH
Follow Alice on her remarkable journey, from
her fleeting encounters with the White Rabbit,
a confrontational Caterpillar and Ukelele
twanging Tweedle twins to her eventual
showdown with the crazed Queen of Hearts.
ED PATRICK
me. I doubt it." Check out her website here:
ellengroves.com
NOEL BYRNE
Sat/Sad // 12:00pm // 3+
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4)
Y Plas
Sioe gêm gomedi fyw lle rydych yn chwarae eich
hun! Mewngofnodwch gyda'ch ffôn smart neu
dabled (gwnewch yn siŵr bod gennych ddigon o
fatri!) a chystadlwch mewn amrywiaeth o gemau,
cwisiau a heriau i ennill y sioe, a gwobrau!
Mae Ellen Groves yn wael yn tyfu’n hen. Felly, mae
hi'n defnyddio ei dyddiaduron o’u harddegau i
deithio mewn amser ac ailedrych ar ei hieuenctid.
Bydd yn wirion, ac yn llawn embaras a llawn calon.
Ellen Groves is rubbish at getting old. So, she
is using her actual teenage diaries to travel in
time and revisit her youth. It is going to be silly, “I wonder if I had no zits the boys would fancy
embarrassing and full of heart.
me. I doubt it." Edrychwch ar ei gwefan yma:
“I wonder if I had no zits the boys would fancy ellengroves.com
ELLEN GROVES
WIFI WARS 1.0
is made possible by generous support from Arts
Council of Wales and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Leap of Death? Well perhaps that's something
of an exaggeration... nevertheless join Noel
and his cheerfully optimistic attitude as they
career towards a show stopping stunt that
cannot possibly live up to expectations. Comedy,
improvisation, audience participation and a
ridiculous finale all make for a surprising show
from a tiny case.
Naid Farwol? Wel, efallai bod hynny dros ben
llestri ... ond ta
waeth, bydd Noel yn llawn optimistiaeth lawen
wrth iddo berfformio camp anhygoel, a mae'n
amhosib iddo fod mor gyffrous a'r disgwyl.
Comedi, byrfyfyr, cyfranogiad cynulleidfa, a
diweddglo llawn dwli i greu sioe syfrdanol o
gas bach.
DAVID
O’DOHERTY
TESSA BIDE
THE TAP DANCING MERMAID
DANGER IS EVERYWHERE SEMINAR
Sun/Sul // 12:00pm // 3+
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4)
Y Plas
Sun/Sul // 2:00pm // Ages 5-11
Tickets: £4 / £12 family ticket (family of 4)
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Gather round for the Moon’s magical story about
a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been
watching at night. Marina Skippett creeps down
to the boardwalk every night to shuffle and
stomp to the sounds of the sea.
David O'Doherty reads and discusses the work
of his next door neighbour Docter Noel Zone,
the world's leading (and only) DANGEROLOGIST.
Find out how to deal with toilet sharks,
sandwich ghosts or what to do if your
school trip is ambushed by pirates. From the
bestselling series of Puffin children's books by
David O'Doherty and illustrated by Chris Judge.
She can’t tap dance at home since her evil Aunty
banned it! But then, one moonlit night, Marina
meets a mysterious, watery boy and her life is
never the same again!
pren bob nos i siffrwd a stompio i synau’r môr.
Ni all hi ddawnsio gartref ers i’w modryb drwg
ei gwahardd rhag gwneud! Ond yna, un nos olau
leuad, mae Marina’n cwrdd â bachgen dirgel,
dyfrllyd, ac mae ei bywyd yn newid am byth!
David O'Doherty yn darllen ac yn trafod gwaith
ei gymydog, Docter Noel Zone, yr ARBENIGYDD
PERYGL gorau yn y byd (fe yw’r unig un).
Dysgwch sut i ddelio â siarcod toiled, ysbrydion
Tessa Bide yn cyflwyno pypedau trawiadol,
brechdanau, neu beth i'w wneud os bydd môrYmgasglwch ar gyfer stori hudol y Lleuad am
cerddoriaeth fyw wreiddiol a dawnsio tap a fydd ladron yn ymosod ar eich taith ysgol. O'r gyfres
ddawnswraig tap sydd wedi bod yn gwylio yn y
yn gwneud i chi ysu am lynu 50ps i'ch esgidiau poblogaidd o lyfrau plant Puffin gan David
nos. Mae Marina Skippett yn cripian i lawr i'r llwybr ac ymuno yn yr hwyl!
O'Doherty a lluniau gan Chris Barnwr.
Tessa Bide brings you stunning puppets, original
live music and tap dancing that will make you
want to stick 50ps to your shoes and join in!
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KIDS / PETHAU PLANT
KIDS / PETHAU PLANT
THE CRAFTY
BADGERS
WORKSHOPS
CIRCUS PLAY
Sat & Sun // 11:00am - 12:00pm (weather
permitting) // FREE
Come and try your hand at juggling, scarfs,
hoola-hoops, clubs, flower sticks and circus tricks.
Children must be supervised by their grown-ups
during the session (although grown-ups are
welcome to have a go too!)
Dewch i roi cynnig ar jyglo, sgarffiau, hwla-hŵps,
clybiau, ffyn blodau a thriciau syrcas. Rhaid i
blant fod yng nghwmni oedolion yn ystod y
sesiwn (ac mae croeso i oedolion roi cynnig arni
hefyd!)
CARNIVAL MASKS
We’re back for our fourth year
on the lawns of Y Plas with craft
and mayhem and this time we’re
bringing the circus with us!
CIRCUS DESIGN
COMPETITION
Sat & Sun // 10:00am -5:00pm // FREE
dynnu llun yn y Circus Selfie Booth! Gan ddibynnu
ar y tywydd, byddwn hefyd yn mwynhau gemau
parasiwt dros y penwythnos, felly cadwch lygad
ar y bwrdd gwybodaeth tu allan i’r Babell Pys
Melys am amseroedd.
Let your imagination run riot and design a
poster based on the theme of ‘Circus’. Circus
THE CONJURERS
acts, acrobats, or even a colourful big top –
CONUNDRUM –
anything goes! All entries will be displayed in
the tent during the weekend and will be judged MYSTERY TRAIL
at 4pm on Sunday. The winner will be awarded a
fabulous prize from The Crafty Badgers.
Sat & Sun // 10:00am -5:00pm // FREE
ART AND CRAFT Defnyddiwch eich dychymyg a dyluniwch boster The Ringmaster of Lamberti’s Circus needs you!
ar thema ‘Syrcas’. Perfformwyr syrcas, acrobats,
ACTIVITIES
With only hours to go before opening night his
neu hyd yn oed big top lliwgar – caniateir
star act – The Great Taliesini – has disappeared,
unrhywbeth! Caiff yr holl waith ei arddangos yn
Sat & Sun // 10:00am -5:00pm // FREE
along with all his props and magic tricks. Can you
y babell dros y penwythnos, gan eu beirniadu
Roll up, roll up to our big top craft sessions! There am 4pm ddydd Sul. Bydd yr enillydd yn derbyn investigate the disappearance? Maybe some of
the circus performers can help you in your quest?
will be a selection of quality crafts to choose
gwobr wych gan The Crafty Badgers.
Pick up your clue sheets from Pabell Pys Melys
from, not forgetting the ever popular badge bar.
and ‘Good Luck’! The winner will be announced at
Which will you make first?
FUN AND GAMES 4.30 on Sunday.
Our great value craft token is just £5 for
Mae angen eich cymorth chi ar Syrcas Feistr
any three items plus a free turn on our
Lamberti! Gyda dim ond awr i fynd cyn ei noson
Sat & Sun // 10:00am -5:00pm // FREE
badge maker. Individual craft items from
agoriadol, mae ei brif act - Taliesin y Gwych £1.50 - £2.50.
Relax and have fun as a family with our games, wedi diflannu, ynghyd â'i holl bropiau a thriciau
Dewch yn llu i’n sesiynau crefft big top! Bydd
toys and book library. Don’t forget to take your hud a lledrith. Allwch chi ymchwilio i'r diflaniad?
sawl crefft wych i ddewis rhyngddynt, yn ogystal picture in the Circus Selfie Booth! Weather
Efallai y gall rhai o berfformwyr y syrcas eich
â'r bar bathodynnau poblogaidd. Pa un fyddwch permitting we’ll also have fun with some
helpu yn eich ymgyrch? Casglwch eich taflenni
chi'n ei wneud gyntaf?
parachute games over the weekend so keep
cliwiau o’r Babell Pys Melys – a phob lwc!
your eye on the information board outside
Mae ein tocyn crefftau'n cynnig gwerth
Cyhoeddir yr enillydd am 4.30 ddydd Sul.
Pabell Pys Melys for times.
ardderchog - £5 am unrhyw dair eitem, yn
ogystal â thro am ddim ar ein gwneuthurwr
Ymlaciwch a mwynhewch fel teulu gyda’n
bathodynnau. Eitemau crefft unigol o £1.50 - £2.50 llyfrgell gemau, teganau a llyfrau. Cofiwch
Rydym yn ôl am bedwaredd
flwyddyn o grefft a chyffro, a’r tro
hwn, ry’n ni’n dod â’r syrcas gyda ni!
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Sat & Sun // 11:00am - 12:00pm // FREE
Join us anytime between 11am and 12pm to
make your own colourful mask to wear during
the festival. Stickers, feathers, paper, glitter,
glue… go nuts!
rwber acrobatig, a defnyddiwch ein siop sgrap
i adeiladu peiriant hedfan. Caiff yr hwyaid eu
lansio gan ddechrau am 1.45pm. A fydd eich
hwyaden yn hedfan yn bellach na’r lleill, ac yn
ennill tlws Chuck-a-Duck?
MACHANORY –
FAMILY STORY TIME
Sat/Sad // 6:00pm - 6:45pm
FREE - Donations to Machynlleth
Community Children’s Project
Grab your hot chocolate (or something stronger
for the grown-ups) and head to Pabell Pys
Melys for a trilogy of irreverent bedtime stories.
Read by three very special guests this will be a
perfect end to the day for kids young and old.
Mynnwch siocled poeth (neu rywbeth cryfach i’r
oedolion) ac ewch i Babell Pys Melys am drioleg
o straeon amser gwely amharchus. Wedi’u
darllen gan dri o westeion arbennig iawn, dyma
ddiwedd perffaith i'r diwrnod i blant yn hen
ac ifanc.
Adult supervision is required.
Ymunwch â ni ar unrhyw adeg rhwng 11am a
12pm i greu mwgwd lliwgar eich hun i'w wisgo
yn ystod yr ŵyl. Sticeri, plu, papur, gliter, glud ...
ewch amdani!
Mae angen goruchwyliaeth oedolyn
CHUCK-A-DUCK
CHALLENGE –
THE SEQUEL!
Sat & Sun // 1:00pm - 2:15pm // FREE
Back by popular demand! Our death defying
stunt ducks return to Mach and are waiting for
your crazy contraptions to launch them across
Y Plas lawns. Drop in anytime from 1pm to pick
up your acrobatic rubber duck and use our scrap
store to build it a flying machine. Launches from
the ‘Chuck-a-duck catapult will begin at 1.45pm.
Will your duck fly the furthest and win the Chucka-Duck trophy?
TIMETABLE
Time/Amser
Event/Digwyddiad
10:00am-5:00pm
Art and Craft Activities
10:00am-5:00pm
Circus Design Competition
10:00am-5:00pm
Fun and Games
10:00am-5:00pm
The Conjurers Conundrum – Mystery Trail
11:00am-12:00pm
Circus Play
11:00am-12:00pm
Carnival Masks
1:00pm - 2.15pm
Chuck-a-duck Challenge
6:00pm - 6.45pm
Machanory (Saturday only)
Yn ôl oherwydd y galw! Mae ein hwyaid dewr yn
ôl ym Mach ac yn aros i’ch peiriannau gwallgof
eu lansio ar draws lawntiau’r Plas. Galwch heibio
unrhyw bryd o 1pm i gasglu eich hwyaden
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CERDDORIAETH
We absolutely love pulling
together all our favourite
bands to play the Festival
each year, and we’ve got
another fantastic line-up for
you, along with all the usual
DJ sets to keep you partying
into the night.
Rydym wrth ein boddau'n
casglu ein hoff fandiau i gyd i AFROCLUSTER
chwarae'r ŵyl bob blwyddyn, Fri / Gwe // 7:00pm // Free / Am Ddim
The Big Top
ac mae gennym rest wych
Afro Cluster are a band with members hailing
arall i chi, ynghyd â'r holl
from Aberystwyth, Porthcawl and Cardiff,
setiau DJ arferol i gadw'r
fusing hip-hop with afro-beat, jazz and funk
and citing Fela Kuti, Ozomatli, The Roots,
parti i fynd yn hwyr i'r nos.
Talking Heads and Snarky Puppy as influences.
A fresh line-up in 2015 has paved the way for
them to establish themselves at the forefront of
the UK hip-hop scene.
Band ac aelodau o Aberystwyth, Porthcawl,
a Chaerdydd sy’n cymysgu hip-hop gydag
afro-beat, jazz a funk gan ddatgan Fela Kuti,
Ozomatli, The Roots, Talking Heads a Snarky
Puppy fel dylanwadau cryf. Ers blwyddyn
bellach, mae aelodau newydd o’r grŵp wedi
bod yn help mawr i ddod a’r band i’r amlwg o
fewn sîn hip-hop yn y DU.
RIGHT HAND
LEFT HAND
Fri / Gwe // 9:00pm // Free / Am Ddim
The Big Top
Despite their unerring ability to sonically
pulverise your eardrums, Right Hand Left Hand
are in fact a two-piece band. Comprising Andrew
Plain (drums/guitars) and Rhodri Viney (guitars/
vocals/ drums) and hailing from Cardiff, Wales.
Channelling the spirit of the post-rock scene of
the mid to late 90’s, Right Hand Left Hand have
recently released their sophomore self-titled
album on Jealous Lovers Club.
Er gwaethaf eu gallu diwyro i chwilfriwio eich
clustiau â sŵn, mae Right Hand Left Hand mewn
gwirionedd yn fand dau ddarn. Yn cynnwys
Andrew Plaen (drymiau/gitâr) a Rhodri Viney
(gitarau/llais/drymiau) ac yn hanu o Gaerdydd,
Cymru. Gan sianelu ysbryd y sîn ôl-roc o ganol
y 90au i’r 90au hwyr, yn ddiweddar gwnaeth
Right Hand Left Hand ryddhau eu halbwm
cyntaf ar Jealous Lovers Club.
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MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH
ANELOG
Sat / Sad // 3:00pm // Free /
Am Ddim // The Big Top
Comprising of two families from
Denbigh, the five-piece have been
together for almost a year, taking
their unique brand of psychedelic
pop on the road throughout Wales
and turning critics’ heads in the
meantime. 2016 will see them
head to all kinds of wonderful
places!
Band sy’n cynnwys aelodau o ddau
deulu o Ddinbych, sydd wedi creu
argraff mewn cyfnod byr o amser
efo’u cerddoriaeth bop psychadelic,
gan chwarae eisoes trwy Gymru
gyfan. Fe fydd 2016 yn flwyddyn
gyffroes arall i’r band.
MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH
YSGOL SUL
Sat / Sad // 4:30pm // Free /
Am Ddim // The Big Top
Sombre and majestic three-piece
Welsh language indie-rock
band from Carmarthen, with
comparisons to the Tindersticks,
who won Battle of the Bands at
the Eisteddfod, followed by festival
dates all over Wales. Their debut EP
came out at the end of the year.
CASTLES
TRECCO
BEIS
‘Hummingbird' came out in April.
Gan gymryd ysbrydoliaeth o'r
Elephant 6 Collective a phob West
Coast y 60au, ac wedi’u magu yn
Sat / Sad // 6:00pm
Ne Cymru, Trecco Beis bellach yn
Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top
byw yn Llundain ac wedi ennill
Taking inspiration from the Elephant ffans ym mhob man â'u cymysgedd
6 Collective and 60s West Coast pop, unigryw o harmonïau Gorkys
a sain annelwig Sonics a Link
the South Wales raised, London
Wray. Rhyddhawyd eu 7” cyntaf
residing Trecco Beis have been
gaining fans wherever they go with 'Hummingbird' ym mis Ebrill.
their unique mixture of Gorkys
harmonies and the lo fi fuzz of the
Sonics and Link Wray. Their debut 7”
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 116
Sat / Sad // 7:30pm // Free /
Am Ddim // The Big Top
Cerddoriaeth ddwys ac uchelgeisiol
gan y band Gymraeg yma o
Gaerfyrddin – mae nifer wedi
cymharu eu cerddoriaeth â grŵp
o’r enw’r Tindersticks, neu Ffa Coffi
Pawb cynnar. Ennillon nhw Brwydr y
Bandiau yn yr Eisteddfod o’r blaen ac
maen nhw eisoes wedi chwarae nifer
o wyliau dros Gymru gyfan. Mae eu
EP cyntaf allan ar label Ika Ching.
TRUST FUND
Sat / Sad // 9:00pm // Free /
Am Ddim // The Big Top
Trust Fund are a rock band from
Bristol who try and make power
chords and sick riffs be as little fun
as possible, by writing pop punk
bangers about experiences in their
lives that have made them feel
sad. They released two albums in
2015, both of which were critically
acclaimed, although one a bit more
than the other (10/10 Louder Than
War; top local album of the year,
Bristol Live Magazine).
Mae Trust Fund yn fand roc o Fryste
sy'n ceisio gwneud cordiau pŵer a
riffs gwych fod cyn lleied o hwyl ag y
bo modd, trwy ysgrifennu caneuon
pync pop am brofiadau yn eu
bywydau sydd wedi gwneud iddynt
deimlo'n drist. Rhyddhaon nhw ddau
albwm yn 2015, y ddau ohonynt o
fri beirniadol – un yn fwy na'r llall,
rhaid cyfaddef (10/10 Louder Than
War; albwm lleol gorau’r flwyddyn,
Bristol Live Magazine).
TIBET
a few months ago. 2016 has their
name written all over it.
Sun / Sul // 3:00pm // Free /
Am Ddim // The Big Top
Band ifanc o fechgyn sydd wedi cael
cryn dipyn o sylw gan orsafoedd
radio Prydain yn barod efo Annie
The four-piece indie rock band from Mac a Huw Stephens ar Radio 1 yn
Cardiff have only been around for
chwarae eu cerddoriaeth, a’r sengl
just over a year but have already
ddiweddaraf yn ffefryn ar BBC Radio
made waves with their first EP,
Wales.
which was picked up by Annie Mac
and Huw Stephens at BBC Radio 1
bassist Calvin Thomas joined them
soon after and they released their
debut EP at the end of last year.
Cynllun a ddechreuodd efo’r brodyr
Dion a Cynyr Hamer nôl yn 2008. Yn
CaStLeS is the brainchild of brothers dilyn nifer o brosiectau cerddorol
Dion and Cynyr Hamer, formed
fel deuawd, ymunodd basydd
back in 2008. Following many
Derwyddon Dr Gonzo Calvin Thomas,
musical project manifestations as a a chyhoeddwyd eu EP cyntaf diwedd
duo, former Derwyddon Dr Gonzo 2015.
NAYFE
SLUSJAN
find Nayfe performing solo shows,
and this is one of them!
Mae Nayfe Slusjan (Valleyers,
Chailo Sim) wedi bod yn cuddio’n
Sun / Sul // 4:30pm
ddiogel ar arfordir gorllewin
Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top
Cymru, yn ysgrifennu albwm
Nayfe Slusjan (Valleyers, Chailo Sim) gyda'i fand presennol, Valleyers. Ar
adegau prin, fe welwch Nayfe yn
has been safely tucked away on
the far west coast of Wales, writing perfformio sioeau unigol, a dyma
un ohonynt!
an album with his current band,
Valleyers. On rare occasions you will
LLAREGGUB
BRASS BAND
Sun / Sul // 6:00pm
Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top
Llareggub Brass Band (it’s
‘buggerall’ spelt backwards…)
hail from a small town in North
Wales and present a ferocious but
flavoursome mix of Jazz and Hip Hop
combined with a dash of Welsh Pop
channelled by way of the age-old
march band tradition.
Band pres o lechweddi llwyd a
llwchlyd gogledd Cymru sydd yn
perfformio cymysgedd lliwgar
o Hip Hop a dawns electronaidd
gydag sain unigryw y band pres
traddodiadol.
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 117
MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH
DJ SETS
WIDDICOMBE
BROTHERS
DJ SET
THE SPOOK
SCHOOL
about identity, sexuality and being
awesome.
Cerddoriaeth ddwys ac uchelgeisiol
gan y band Gymraeg yma o
Sun / Sul // 7:30pm // Free / Am
Gaerfyrddin – mae nifer wedi
Ddim // The Big Top
cymharu eu cerddoriaeth â grŵp
o’r enw’r Tindersticks, neu Ffa Coffi
The Spook School return to
Pawb cynnar. Ennillon nhw Brwydr y
Machynlleth after a stellar six
Bandiau yn yr Eisteddfod o’r blaen ac
months since the release of their
brand new album, Try To Be Hopeful. maen nhw eisoes wedi chwarae nifer
o wyliau dros Gymru gyfan. Mae eu
Fun and empowering, Try To Be
Hopeful is brim full of noisy, tuneful EP cyntaf allan ar label Ika Ching.
and triumphant queer pop songs
Sat / Sad // 11:00pm - close
Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top
CLOSING
DISCO
Sun / Sul // 10:30pm - close
Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top
Horizons returns for a third year, with a new crop of Wales’ top emerging
artists and bands. We’re proud to work with the BBC Wales Horizons
scheme to bring you an additional music programme on the Big Top Stage
throughout the weekend.
Dechreuodd Seazoo fel dim byd
mwy na phrosiect ystafell wely yn
Sun / Sul // 9:00pm // Free / Am 2013. Datblygwyd momentwm
syfrdanol, fodd bynnag, wrth i’w
Ddim // The Big Top
recordiadau a ysbrydolwyd gan
Seazoo started out as nothing more Grandaddy/Yo La Tengo/SFA ennill
than a bedroom-recording project
cefnogaeth gan y BBC. Yn 2016,
in 2013. Surprising momentum
rhyddhawyd y sengl 'Telephone
built however as their Grandaddy/
Jones' a’r EP 'JUMBO', gyda 7" hudol
Yo La Tengo/SFA inspired recordings arbennig yn cael ei ryddhau ym mis
gained support from the BBC. 2016 Gorffennaf.
sees the release of single 'Telephone
Jones' and EP 'JUMBO', with a special
magical 7" out in July.
SEAZOO
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 118
Mae Horizons yn dychwelyd am trydydd flwyddyn, gyda chriw o artistiaid
a bandiau newydd gorau Cymru. Rydym yn falch o weithio gyda chynllun
Horizons BBC Cymru i ddod â rhaglen gerddoriaeth ychwanegol i chi ar
lwyfan y Big Top drwy gydol y penwythnos.
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John Shuttleworth - An Evening with John Shuttleworth
Y Tabernacl
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Goose - Goose in Mach (Part 2 of 5)
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
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Y Tabernacl
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Backstage in Biscuitland
Y Plas
£10
7:30pm
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Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
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Y Plas Vane Tempest
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Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£8
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Rag and Bone
£7
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Y Plas - Upstairs 2
£7
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Y Tabernacl
£14
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Y Plas
£10
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£10
9:00pm
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Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
9:00pm
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Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
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Rag and Bone
£7
9:00pm
Pete Otway - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
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Machynlleth Comedy Festival showcase
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Time/Amser
Event/Digwyddiad
Venue/Lleoliad
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12:30pm
Isy Suttie - The Things We Do for Love Podcast
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£7
5:00pm
Sean McLaughlin - Kamikaze
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
12:30pm
Bridget Christie - Stand-Up for Her
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£10
5:00pm
Daniel Cook - He's simple, he's dumb, he's Daniel Cook
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
£7
12:30pm
Tiernan Douieb - Insert Show Title Here
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
6:30pm
Nina Conti - In Your Face
Y Tabernacl
£14
12:30pm
Short and Curly - A Curly Night In
The Other Room
£7
6:30pm
Aisling Bea and Pals
Y Plas
£12
12:30pm
Lou Sanders and Vannesa Hammick - HELLO – an improv show
Youth Wing
£7
6:30pm
Sh!t Theatre - Womans Hour
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£10
12:30pm
Jay Cowle - Hello Humans!
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
6:30pm
Lazy Susan - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£7
12:30pm
Stuart Laws - So preoccupied with whether he could ...
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
£7
6:30pm
David Kay - Aye Fine
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
2:00pm
Standard Issue- In Conversation
Y Plas
£10
6:30pm
Louise Raey - Que Sera 些拉
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
2:00pm
George Orange - How I almost became the First Lady of the USA
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
6:30pm
Stuart Goldsmith - An Hour
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£8
2:00pm
Matthew Crosby - Let's Be Friends
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
6:30pm
Nat Metcalfe - Work-in-Progress
The Other Room
£7
2:00pm
Jordan Brookes - Adventures in Limited Space
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£8
6:30pm
Patrick Turpin - The Emancipation of Me-Me
Rag & Bone
£7
2:00pm
James Meehan - Beast Wars (Work-in-Progress)
The Other Room
£7
6:30pm
Pierre Novellie - Work-in-Progress
Youth Wing
£7
2:00pm
Eleanor Tiernan - Now That's What I Call Eleanor Tiernan
Youth Wing
£7
6:30pm
Jack Barry - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
2:00pm
Harriet Kemsley - Good Girl (Work-in-Progress)
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
6:30pm
Joanna Neary - Joanna Neary's Faceful Of Issues
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
£7
2:00pm
Peter Dobbing - Armchair Futurologist III (Work-in-Progress)
Y Plas - Upstairs 2
£7
8:00pm
Paul Foot - An Evening with Paul Foot
Y Tabernacl
£12
3:15pm
Trygve Wakenshaw - Nautilus
Y Tabernacl
£11
8:00pm
Simon Munnery - And Nothing But
Y Plas
£12
3:30pm
Joe Lycett - Joe Lycett’s Chat Show Sort of Thing
Vortex
£7
8:00pm
Josie Long - Work-in-Progress
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£10
3:30pm
David Elms - Mister Boy
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
8:00pm
Nick Helm - Masterworks-in-Progress 2016 (Part 2)
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
3:30pm
Beasts - Work in Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
8:00pm
Suzi Ruffell - Common (Work-in-Progress)
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
3:30pm
Peter Brush - Older Than The Oldest Dog That Ever Lived
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
8:00pm
Jonny Pelham - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
3:30pm
Grainne McGuire - Great People making Great Choices
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
8:00pm
Spencer Jones - The Herbert (Work in Progress)
The Other Room
£7
3:30pm
Ahir Shah - Machines
The Other Room
£7
8:00pm
Becky Brunning and Phil Cooper - Brunning up that Phil
Rag and Bone
£7
3:30pm
Liam Williams - Travesty (Work-in-Progress)
Youth Wing
£7
8:00pm
Adam Hess - Work in Progress
Youth Wing
£7
3:30pm
Emma Sidi (Work-in-Progress)
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
8:00pm
Twins - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
5:00pm
Isy Suttie - The Actual One (Book Tour Show)
Y Tabernacl
£13
9:30pm
David O’Doherty - We Are All in the Gutter, But...
Y Tabernacl
£14
5:00pm
Jonny and the Baptists - The End is Nigh
Vortex
£10
9:30pm
Rob Deering - Rob Deering’s Beat This
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£10
5:00pm
Simon Munnery’s Fylm School
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£11
9:30pm
Richard Gadd - Waiting for Gaddot
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£10
5:00pm
Ed Aczel - Random Flapping of a Butterfly's Wings
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£10
9:30pm
Birthday Girls - Party in Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
5:00pm
Stewart Lee - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
9:30pm
Lou Sanders - What's That Lady Doing?(Work in Progress)
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£8
5:00pm
Rhys James - Rises
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£8
9:30pm
I am Wario - Work in Progress
The Other Room
£7
5:00pm
Rob Deering - Work-in-Progress
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
9:30pm
Seymour Mace - Niche as Fuck
Youth Wing
£8
5:00pm
Amy Annette- What Women Want
The Other Room
£7
9:30pm
Colin Hoult - A Sketch Show for Depressives (Work in Progress)
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
5:00pm
Charlie Dinkin - Can't (Work in Progress)
Rag and Bone
£7
10:00pm
Machynlleth Comedy Festival showcase
Y Plas
£12
5:00pm
Massive Dad 2.0: - Step Up 2 Massive Dad
Youth Wing
£8
11:00pm
The Unexplainers Live
Y Plas - Upstairs 1
£7
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 122
Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 123
SUN COMEDY / COMEDI SUL
Time/Amser
Event/Digwyddiad
Venue/Lleoliad
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Time/Amser
Event/Digwyddiad
Venue/Lleoliad
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12:30pm
Bridget Christie - Mortal
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
5:00pm
Edd Hedges - Work-in-Progress
Rag and Bone
£7
12:30pm
Daphne - Daphne Do Machynlleth Again
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
5:00pm
Evelyn Mok & Caroline Mabey - Progress (Work in Progress)
Youth Wing
£7
12:30pm
Foxdog Studios - Work in Progress
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
5:00pm
Lolly Adefope - Lolly 2 (Work in Progress)
Y Plas Upstairs 1
£7
12:30pm
Tom Parry - Kelly Jones is Tom Parry
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
5:00pm
David Elms - Attaboy (Work in Progress)
Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
12:30pm
Jake Lambert - Work-in-Progress
The Other Room
£7
6:30pm
Nick Helm - CAN SOMEBODY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE ...
Y Tabernacl
£12
12:30pm
Do Not Adjust Your Stage - The Wunderkammer
Youth Wing
£7
6:30pm
The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast: with Stuart Goldsmith
Vortex
£8
12:30pm
Sam Fletcher - Party Time
Y Plas Upstairs1
£7
6:30pm
David O’Doherty - Jerk-in-Poogress
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
12:30pm
Stuart Goldsmith - This is Actually my Sixth Rodeo
Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
6:30pm
Stewart Lee - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
2:00pm
Josh Widdicombe & Friends
Y Tabernacl
£12
6:30pm
Alfie Brown - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
2:00pm
Sheeps - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
6:30pm
Ivo Graham - Curiously Cinnamon
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
2:00pm
Byron Vincent - Live Before You Die
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
6:30pm
Jonny & the Baptists - Eat the Poor (Work in Progress)
The Other Room
£7
2:00pm
Fern Brady - People are Idiots
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
6:30pm
Jordan Brookes - The Making Of (Work-in-Progress)
Rag and Bone
£7
2:00pm
Joe Lycett - Work in Progress
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
6:30pm
Sh!t Theatre - Letters to Windsor House
Youth Wing
£7
2:00pm
James Farmer - Work in Progress
The Other Room
£7
6:30pm
Annie McGrath - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas Upstairs 1
£7
2:00pm
Thom Tuck - August Institution
Youth Wing
£7
6:30pm
George Rigden, The Death Hilarious and Jethro Bradley - 8 Nipples Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
2:00pm
Ben Target - Imagine There's No Ben Target (It's Easy If You Try)
Y Plas Upstairs 1
£8
8:00pm
Mark Watson - I’M NOT HERE
Y Tabernacl
£14
2:00pm
Charlie Webster and Frank Foucault - Work in Progress
Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
8:00pm
Massive Lazy Girls
Y Plas
£10
3:30pm
Laura Dannequin - Hardy Animal
Y Tabernacl
£10
8:00pm
Max & Ivan - Our Story
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£9
3:30pm
Pappy's - Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£7
8:00pm
Jon Richardson - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£10
3:30pm
Spencer Jones - The Herbert in Proper Job
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
8:00pm
Fin Taylor - Deliberately Profane, Accidently Profound
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
3:30pm
Michael J Dolan - The Most Villainous
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
8:00pm
Ian Smith - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
3:30pm
Paul F Taylor - The Collapse to Greatness (The Paul F Taylor story)
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
8:00pm
Andrew Hunter Murray - Round One
The Other Room
£7
3:30pm
Gareth Richards - The Halo Effect
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£8
8:00pm
Ed Aczel - Foreign Policy ... from the edge of hell (Work-in-Progress)
Rag and Bone
£7
Jamie Wood - O No!
Youth Wing
£10
Y Plas Upstairs 1
£7
3:30pm
Harriet Dyer - We'd prefer someone a bit more mainstream
The Other Room
£7
8:00pm
3:30pm
John Luke Roberts - Builds a Monster
Youth Wing
£7
8:00pm
Matt Winning - Mugabe and Me (3D)
3:30pm
John Hastings - Work-in-Progress
Y Plas Upstairs 1
£7
9:30pm
Tom Wrigglesworth - Work in Progress Meets Work Horse Routines Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£9
Aisling Bea & Lou Sanders - Sunday Night Party
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
3:30pm
Payton Quinn - Torrential Brain
Y Plas Upstairs 2
£7
9:30pm
5:00pm
Alun Cochrane - A Show with a Man in It
Y Tabernacl
£12
9:30pm
Tom Neenan - The Andromeda Paradox
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£8
5:00pm
Tony Law - Nonsense-in-Progress
Y Plas
£10
9:30pm
Brett Goldstein - Brett Goldstein’s Mystery Box
The Other Room
£7
10:00pm
Pappy's Presents ... Secret Dudes Society
Y Plas
£12
5:00pm
Ed Gamble - Work-in-Progress
Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard
£8
5:00pm
Phil Wang - Philler (Work-in-Progess)
Owain Glyndŵr - Powys
£7
5:00pm
Tom Toal - Help Us Tom Toal, You're Our Only Hope
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£7
5:00pm
Pat Cahill - Work in Progress
Machynlleth Bowling Club
£7
5:00pm
Jamali Maddix - Work-in-Progress
The Other Room
£7
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 124
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The Static
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The Quarry
Centre for Alternative Technology £12
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Electromechanical Lithophone
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Free/Am Ddim
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Various
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Welsh Lamb Kitchen Cook Off
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Y Plas
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Right Hand Left Hand
Big Top
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Anelog
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Trust Fund
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Tibet
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Nayfe Slusjan
Big Top
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Llareggub Brass Band
Big Top
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Closing Disco
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Sat/Sad
10:45am
WIFI WARS 1.0
Y Plas Vane Tempest
£4/£12 family ticket
Sat/Sad
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Box Tale Soup - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Y Plas
£4/£12 family ticket
Sat/Sad
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Ed Patrick - Kid Carpet's Super Mega Rockin' Rock Show
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£4/£12 family ticket
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3:30pm
Ellen Groves - Dear Diary
Y Plas Upstairs 2
£4/£12 family ticket
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Y Plas lawn
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2:30pm
David O’Doherty - Danger is Everywhere Seminar
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
£4/£12 family ticket
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Mary Bijou Cabaret - the Bad Romance
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GETTING AROUND
MYND O GWMPAS
Cambrian Line & Heart of Wales Line
Llinell Calon Cymru & Llinell Arfordir y Cambrian
Great attractions by train
Atyniadau gwych ar y trên
The Bullring, Birmingham
Birmingham New Street Station
Tudor architecture in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Station
The Elan Valley
Llandrindod Station
Aberystwyth Seafront
Aberystwyth Station
Y Bullring, Birmingham
Gorsaf Birmingham New Street
Pensaernïaeth Duduraidd yn Amwythig
Gorsaf Amwythig
Cwm Elan
Gorsaf Llandrindod
Glan y môr yn Aberystwyth
Gorsaf Aberystwyth
Low cost tickets to get you there.
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