Cult comedy legend Ted Chippington is set to support cult band The Nightingales on their next tour.
The tour is named 'Off The Beaten Track' as The Nightingales wanted to play no major touring cities and instead support new territories and small venues, bringing their good mate Ted Chippington along with them.
The Nightingales are a British post-punk/alternative rock band, formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, by four members of Birmingham's original punk group The Prefects. 2021 saw a feature length Nightingales documentary film, “King Rocker” – written by comedian Stewart Lee, directed by Michael Cumming (‘Brass Eye’, ‘Toast Of London’, etc)
Chippington avoids observational comedy in favour of anti-humour and jokes which are mostly variations on the same theme, delivered in his trademark West Midlands monotone. He also frequently performs his own versions of well-known songs in a similarly listless style. His act has left audiences bemused or hostile, with heckling a frequent occurrence during his performances.
His deadpan style has won him a small number of devoted followers. Stewart Lee has often cited Chippington as the reason he began stand-up comedy, describing Chippington's act as "a mixture of surrealism and insolent provocation and uncompromising boredom" and citing him as "the first post-alternative comedian". Another admirer, Richard Herring, talks of Chippington's "contempt for the very idea of jokes".
The Nightingales/Ted Chippington Tour Dates 2024
May 2 - Kendal, Glisky
May 3 - Telford, Firefly
May 4 - Halifax, Square Chapel
May 5 - Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
May 6 - Ramsgate, Music Hall
May 8 - Winchester, Railway
May 9 - Newport, Le Pub
May 10 - Warrington, Irish Club
May 11 - Dunoon, Burgh Hall
Tickets on sale now : www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
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