Jon Wagstaffe
Jon is Tewkesbury’s finest and only stand-up comic. His take on modern life will have any audience in fits of laughter. He is also devilishly good-looking and has beautiful hair.
Previous Experience:
Apperley and Tewkesbury Dynamos Football Club Presentation Evening
25th June 2011
Compere and general entertainment organiser of a three hour presentation evening with an audience of seventy.
Tewkesbury Black Bear Football Club Presentation Evening
11th June 2011
Compere and general entertainment organiser of a four hour presentation evening with an audience of fifty.
Comedy Workshop Facilitator, Tewkebury
12th May 2011
I co-devised and facilitated a two hour comedy workshop for the Roses Youth Theatre’s company group (16-19yrs).
The Roses Theatre Open Day, Tewkesbury
23rd Oct 2010
Two five minute stand-up comedy sets to an audience of between fifty and sixty.
An Autumn Evening Of Entertainment:
A charity event in association with Tewkesbury Arts & Drama Society and Cheltenham North Rotary Club.
25th Sept 2010
A fifteen minute stand-up comedy set to an audience of around a hundred.
Active Member of Tewkesbury Arts & Drama Society
2003 - Present
Actin in many straight and comic roles. Highlights of which are:
June 2011
Young Terry in an original one act play, Terry Doyle.
I was nominated for best actor in the Gloucestershire Drama Association (GDA) One Act Play Festival.
March, April & June 2010
Duncan in an original one act play, Cuffed.
The play won awards for best play, best original play and best in Gloucestershire,
Jan 2010
Canon Throbbing in a full scale production of Alan Bennett’s comedy Habeas Corpus at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury.
The GDA adjudication stated the following about my performance:
“A very successfully created character showing a strong awareness of the comic possibilities in the role. The performance was not overdone establishing the right balance without going over the top. His standard of verbal and vocal delivery was good with strong projection and clear diction. A strong member of the acting team.”
Jan 2009
The policeman in a full scale production of Pygmalion at the Roses Theatre Tewkesbury.
The BBC Gloucestershire Review stated the following about my performance: “His entrance to the stage, with his truncheon-twirling, flat footed comedy walk of a bobby of the bygone times had the audience in fits.”
Raw Comedy @ Evesham Arts Cetre
14th July 2011
A thirty minute set of stand-up comedy to an estimated audience of thirty to forty.
“Fresh comedy in the foyer bar with Sally-Anne Hayward plus Jay Handley, Claire Stroud, Jon Wagstaffe, Manos Kanellos (AKA Manos the Greek), Wayne the Weird and MC Ashley Freize.”
Comedy Workshop Facilitator
19th July 2011
Compere for the Roses Youth Theatre’s senior group (11-14yrs) showing of ‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’.
Comedy Workshop Facilitator
20th July 2011
Compere for the Roses Youth Theatre’s junior (8-11yrs), young company (14-16yrs) and company (16-19yrs) group showing of ‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’.
Stand-up @ The Strand, Chelteham
4th Aug 2011
Gong show WINNER
Stardust @ The New Inn, Gloucester
4th Sept 2011
A 10 minute set of stand-up comedy.
Comedy @ The Strand,Cheltenham
6th Oct 2011
A 20 minute stand up set (paid)
Meningitis Charity Gig
5th November 2011
A 20 minute stand up set
Currently gigging all around England and has just booked in for Edinburgh fringe 2012
