CHRIS LYNAM

“KING OF CLOWNS”

– The New York Times

Chris Lynam

"King of Clowns"

– The New York Times

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Press

“Throughout this performance Lynam is very expressive and engaging, oozing with energy and charisma.”

– Edinburgh 49

“The funniest man on the planet.”

– Eddie Izzard

“Repeatedly impressive, with creative ideas brilliantly executed, including some stand-out set pieces that hilariously flip expectations on their head.”

– Chortle

“Chris Lynam is a brilliantly bizarre antidote to today’s truculent society.”

– The New York Times

“Surreal unhinged quality which makes for comic greatness.”

– The Guardian

“Chris’ Eric The Fred show brings to mind Monte Carlo style mime and clown shows of the 1950s and 1960s and very up-market performance art shows. It would not go amiss in Las Vegas and is astonishingly sophisticated, complex and professional. An immense talent.”

– John Flemming

“Achingly beautiful and seriously funny for all its grimness, this is a highly structured, well-designed technical show, and yet Lynam’s true brilliance is that he is always there in the moment, contemporary in every way.”

– The Stage

“As well as being technically excellent, it’s genuinely perverse and absurd – equal parts David Lynch, Samuel Beckett and Looney Tunes.”

– The Scotsman

“Timeless dark comedy, Eric is a solid display of clowning and physical theatre skill.”

– The List

“The style of the projections called to mind German Expressionist cinema and the silent science fiction films of a George Melies.”

– TVBomb

“Mahout of the bizarre buffoon extraordinaire to wit.”

– The Times

“Throughout this performance Lynam is very expressive and engaging, oozing with energy and charisma.”

– Edinburgh 49

“Timeless dark comedy, Eric is a solid display of clowning and physical theatre skill.”

– The List

“As well as being technically excellent, it’s genuinely perverse and absurd – equal parts David Lynch, Samuel Beckett and Looney Tunes.”

– The Scotsman

“Chris Lynam is a brilliantly bizarre antidote to today’s truculent society.”

– The New York Times

“Repeatedly impressive, with creative ideas brilliantly executed, including some stand-out set pieces that hilariously flip expectations on their head.”

– Chortle

“Mahout of the bizarre buffoon extraordinaire to wit.”

– The Times

“Surreal unhinged quality which makes for comic greatness.”

– The Guardian

“Chris’ Eric The Fred show brings to mind Monte Carlo style mime and clown shows of the 1950s and 1960s and very up-market performance art shows. It would not go amiss in Las Vegas and is astonishingly sophisticated, complex and professional. An immense talent.”

– John Flemming

“The funniest man on the planet.”

– Eddie Izzard

“The style of the projections called to mind German Expressionist cinema and the silent science fiction films of a George Melies.”

– TVBomb

“Achingly beautiful and seriously funny for all its grimness, this is a highly structured, well-designed technical show, and yet Lynam’s true brilliance is that he is always there in the moment, contemporary in every way.”

– The Stage

About Chris Lynam

Very few members of the comedy world are worthy of the title ‘genius’; Chris Lynam isn’t one of them but he comes damn close.

Chris Lynam is renowned for many things, but mainly for bringing his own brand of crazed humour to bear on unsuspecting audiences. His comedy is wild and exciting, stretching variety to its limits.

Any one show may include acrobatics, outlandish operatic and orchestral overtures, flying sousaphones and anything else which may spring to Mr Lynam’s unnecessarily large and vivid imagination.

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About Chris Lynam

Very few members of the comedy world are worthy of the title ‘genius’; Chris Lynam isn’t one of them but he comes damn close.

Chris Lynam is renowned for many things, but mainly for bringing his own brand of crazed humour to bear on unsuspecting audiences. His comedy is both dangerous and exciting, stretching variety to its limits.

Any one show may include pyrotechnics, acrobatics, outlandish operatic and orchestral overtures, flying sousaphones and anything else which may spring to Mr Lynam’s unnecessarily large and vivid imagination.

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Indescribably wild and wondrous physical comedy from the man with the Eraserhead haircut. Chris Lynam, the infamous iconoclastic clown, brings you his interactive, acrobatic, manically musical and gloriously epic show!

The script isn’t written ’til the end of the show, so don’t be afraid to caress the beast – it only wants to play!

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Indescribably wild and wondrous physical comedy from the man with the Eraserhead haircut. Chris Lynam, the infamous iconoclastic clown, brings you his interactive, acrobatic, manically musical and gloriously epic show!

The script isn’t written ’til the end of the show, so don’t be afraid to caress the beast – it only wants to play!

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ErictheFred is a clown, but if you think you know clowns ~ think again. Here, the traditional art of clowning is taken to another wondrous level.

This is a curious and poignant story of an old trouper trying to come to terms with a fading career.

Enhanced by an original score, ErictheFred is a richly evocative performance. Inspiring a range of emotional responses and interpretations, film projection seamlessly blends with live action to tell a timeless story in a freshly creative way.

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ErictheFred is a clown, but if you think you know clowns ~ think again. Here, the traditional art of clowning is taken to another wondrous level.

This is a curious and poignant story of an old trouper trying to come to terms with a fading career.

Enhanced by an original score, ErictheFred is a richly evocative performance. Inspiring a range of emotional responses and interpretations, film projection seamlessly blends with live action to tell a timeless story in a freshly creative way.

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The Popcorn Club Cabaret is a glamourous merging of circus and music, variety and comedy, where audience and artists join together for a night of surreal wonderment!

Clown and Ring mistress, Chris Lynam and Kate McKenzie, walk the tightrope between dreams and awakenings in an explosive offering of the sublime and the grotesque.

Along with live music, intriguing characters, modern silent comedy film, expect plentiful supplies of life affirming popcorn!

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The Popcorn Club Cabaret is a glamourous merging of circus and music, variety and comedy, where audience and artists join together for a night of surreal wonderment!

Clown and Ring mistress, Chris Lynam and Kate McKenzie, walk the tightrope between dreams and awakenings in an explosive offering of the sublime and the grotesque.

Along with live music, intriguing characters, modern silent comedy film, expect plentiful supplies of life affirming popcorn!

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This musical comedy show introduces you to the passionate inner world of Chris Lynam and Kate McKenzie.

These wildly contrasting characters struggle to achieve a sense of balance, an effort that constantly disintegrates into misunderstanding and mayhem.

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This musical comedy show introduces you to the passionate inner world of Chris Lynam and Kate McKenzie.

These wildly contrasting characters struggle to achieve a sense of balance, an effort that constantly disintegrates into misunderstanding and mayhem.

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The multi award winning international sensation, Slava’s Snow Show has delighted and thrilled audiences in over eighty cities around the globe including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow.

Experience a joyous dream-like world which will touch both your heart and funny bone, culminating in a breathtaking blizzard leaving you literally knee deep in snow!

Slava’s Snow Show is not one of Chris’ own creations. He performs as a key member of the cast in performances all over the world.

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The multi award winning international sensation, Slava’s Snowshow has delighted and thrilled audiences in over eighty cities around the globe including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow.

Experience a joyous dream-like world which will touch both your heart and funny bone, culminating in a breathtaking blizzard leaving you literally knee deep in snow!

Slava’s Snow Show is not one of Chris’ own creations. He performs as a key member of the cast in performances all over the world.

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Upcoming Shows for 2022

20th to 24th March, 2023
Modern Clown Workshop
Albergaria-A-Velha
Portugal

24th March, 2023
Beast of the Theatre
Ovar
Portugal

1st April, 2023
Bits of Beast
Bath Comedy Festival Opening Gala
Bath, UK

April 3rd, 2023
Bits of Beast
The Groovy Bunch
London, UK

April 14th, 2023
Bits of Beast
The Fort
Chatham, UK

April 20th, 2023
Bits of Beast
RR Club
London, UK

21st to 27th April, 2023
Modern Clown Workshop
Somewhere secret and exotic

April 28th, 2023
Bits of Beast
Comedy Cottage
Redhill, UK

12th May, 2023
Bits of Beast
Foakes Hall
Dunmow, UK

26th and 27th May, 2023
Bits of Beast and Foools Cycle
(New show with Rimski & Handkerchief)
Shindig Festival
Somerset, UK

5th to 9th June, 2023
Family Workshop
With Foools Cycle
Rouen France

9th June, 2023
Foools Cycle Show
Rouen,France

16th June, 2023
Beast of Theatre
SO Festival
Skegness, UK

17th June, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Revive Festival
Gainsborough, UK

18th June, 2023
Beast of Theatre
SO Festival
Mablethorpe, UK

21st to 25th June, 2023
Beast and Foools Cycle
Glastonbury Festival
Pilton, Somerset, UK

1st July, 2023
Bits of Beast
York City Screen Picture House
York, UK

27th to 30th July, 2023
Beast and Foools Cycle
Kendal Calling
Kendal, Lake District, UK

1st to 5th August, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Passage Festival
Denmark and Sweden

17th November, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Comedy Cabaret Week
Community Centre
Winchester Groovy Bunch
Winchester, UK

6th December, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Comedy at The Clubhouse
Neath Rugby Club
Neath, Wales

7th December, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Groovy Bunch
Hammersmith
West London, UK

14th December, 2023
Beast of Theatre
Ludgershall Comedy Night
Ludgershall, UK

20th December, 2023 to
2nd January, 2024
Slava’s Snow Show
Toronto, Canada

19th April, 2024
Wizards Weekend
The Gibside Hotel
Whickham, UK

20th to 24th March, 2023
Modern Clown Workshop
Albergaria-A-Velha
Portugal

24th March, 2023
Beast of the Theatre
Ovar
Portugal

1st April, 2023
Bits of Beast
Bath Comedy Festival Opening Gala
Bath, UK