HERE WE GO! DYMA NI! CONTENTS CYNNWYS

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2 A warm welcome back to the magical town of Machynlleth where, for the May Day bank holiday, we fill every conceivable space with our favourite comedians, theatre, music, cabaret and children s shows. Over our 9 years the festival has become a very special place for performers, and we feel very proud of what s been created. Comedians come to the festival as much to relax and have fun as they do to perform and that is testament to what the festival stands for. This event can only happen due to the hard work and dedication of the incredibly talented team you see working on the weekend so please thank them when you see them and know that many are going over and above to ensure the festival takes place. We d like to take this opportunity to thank you for the role you play in the event. The audiences at Machynlleth are renowned for being amongst the most welcoming you can find in the UK, if not the World, and that is squarely down to you. We can only try and build and shape the event into what we want it to be, but the audiences are what make it, and we can honestly say that over our 9 years you ve been incredible. Have an wonderful time. We really hope it s the best weekend of your year. That s why we do it. Henry and Emma and all at Machynlleth Comedy Festival HERE WE GO! DYMA NI! Croeso cynnes yn ôl i dref hudolus Machynlleth, lle byddwn ar gyfer gŵyl y banc Clamai yn llenwi pob man posib gyda n hoff ddigrifwyr, theatr, cerddoriaeth, cabaret a sioeau i blant. Dros ein 9 blynedd, mae r ŵyl wedi dod yn lle arbennig iawn i berfformwyr, ac ry n ni n teimlo n falch dros ben o r hyn sydd wedi i greu. Daw digrifwyr i r ŵyl i ymlacio a mwynhau yn ogystal ag i berfformio, ac mae hynny oherwydd egwyddorion yr ŵyl. Gall y digwyddiad ddigwydd diolch i waith caled ac ymroddiad y tîm hynod dalentog a welwch yn gweithio dros y penwythnos, felly cofiwch ddiolch iddynt pan fyddwch yn eu gweld, gan wybod bod llawer yn gwneud mwy na r disgwyl i sicrhau bod yr ŵyl yn digwydd. Hoffem fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i chi am eich rôl chi yn y digwyddiad. Mae cynulleidfaoedd Machynlleth yn enwog am fod yn rhai o r mwyaf croesawgar yn y DU, os nad y byd, ac i chi mae r diolch am hynny. Gallwn ond geisio adeiladu a llunio r digwyddiad yn ôl ein gweledigaeth ni ond y cynulleidfaoedd sy n ei gwneud hi, a gallwn ddweud o r galon eich bod, dros ein 9 blynedd, wedi bod yn anhygoel. Mwynhewch eich hunain. Ry n ni wir yn gobeithio mai hon fydd penwythnos orau eich blwyddyn. Dyna pam ry n ni n gwneud hyn. Henry ac Emma a phawb yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth FESTIVAL TEAM TÎM YR ŴYL Festival Directors / Cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl Emma Butler and Henry Widdicombe. Festival Manager / Rheolwr Ŵyl Steve Pickup. Production Manager / Rheolwr Cynhyrchu Charlie Bull. Assistant Production Managers / Rheolwyr Cynhyrchu Cynorthwyol Alex Hall & Francis Breen. Volunteer Manager / Rheolwr Gwirfoddoli Helen O Donnell. Artist Liaison Manager / Rheolwr Cyswllt â r Artistiaid Clare Nightingale. Assistant Artist Liaison Manager / Rheolwr Cyswllt Artist Cynorthwyol Sarah Hazel. Box Office Manager / Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau Katy Wilkes. Assistant Box Office Manager / Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau Cynorthwyol Ed Strong. Children and Family Programme Manager / Rheolwr Plant a Theuluoedd Hazel Anderson. Theatre Production / Cynhyrchu Theatr Jacob Gough. Site Manager / Rheolwr Safle Pete Dobbing. Sustainability Manager / Rheolwr Cynaladwyedd Helen Freudenberg. Venue Managers / Rheolwyr Lleoliadau Alice Turner, Barney Iley, Catrin Russell-Jones, Claire Coleman, Erin Dove, Hannah Clapham-Clark, Hannah Dolan, Hugh Russell-Jones, Leigh McAndrew, Lloyd Evans, Marney Guy, Rebecca Goodhand, Rebecca Taylor Sharman, Ros Bell, Sam Roberts, Sarah Edwards, Sarah Kalwarowsky, Shaun Lowthian, Sharon Thorne, Simon Hughes, Sinead Wheeler, Tim Lewis, Zoe Fell. Volunteer Leader / Arweinwyr Gwirfoddoli Andy Dudfield. Info Team Leader / Arweinydd y Tîm Gwybodaeth Marc Jones. Technical Manager / Rheolwr Technegol Llyr Jones. Technical Advisor / Cynghorydd Technegol Adam Cobley. Site Aesthetics / Estheteg Safle Anne Wagner. Senior Technicians / Uwch Dechnegwyr Dave Buck, Joel Clements, Pax Lowey, Phil Tiso, Rod Edwards, Sophie Virgo. Technicians / Technegwyr Rowan Woodhouse, Misha Anker, Hagen Kiersch, Harry Jordan, Jonny Esp, Ben Havell, Alessandro Cavarro, Molly Stewart, Vanessa Morton, Gerry Marsden, Olly Jacques, Gosia Kurzempa, Sion Pugh, 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. Artist Liaison / Cyswllt â r Artistiaid Liz Price, Bev Lovatt & Stacey Julia Dudley. Production Runners / Rhedwyr Cynhyrchu John Stansfield, Gwyn Davies, Aaron Sales, Cordelia Snape. Cabaret Programing / Rhaglenni Cabaret George Orange Mary Bijou Cabaret. Info Team / Tîm Gwybodaeth Claire Toland, Iona Sawtell, Freya Grace Richards, Marc Jones. Festival Photography / Gŵyl Ffotograffiaeth Ed Moore (edshots.co.uk). Genesis Dove & Barry Eveleigh (eveleighphotography.net). Festival Filming / Ffilmio r Ŵyl Emily J Roberts. Design / Dylunio Richard Dwyer. Illustration / Arlunio Drew Millward. Festival App / Ap yr Ŵyl Dave Brush/James Mahoney (devfusion.net). Social Media / Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol Tom Forde Welsh Translation / Cyfieithu CymraegSteffan Alun Green Team / Tîm Gwyrdd Catriona Ferguson, Mark BOYCEE Colbourne, Martha Tabor, Katie Dervin, Matthew Thomas, Mim Davies, Paul Evans, Ariana Jordão, Ed MacDonald. Box Office / Swyddfa Docynnau Amy McMahon, Caroline Davis, Lizzie White, Mary Gilbert, Noel Kelso, Toby Seagers, Tony Chiotti. Volunteer Crew / Criw Gwirfoddolwyr Alex Roberts, Amy-Anne Williams, Angie Edwards, Arsalan Sattari, Bridget Potter, Caroline Kennedy, Ciara Billings, Gareth Jones, Gillian Tucker, Gina Joseph, Gitta Szilvia Lendvai, Hannah Amey, Ieuan Lowther, Jadzia Calimano, Jem Jenkins-Jones, Jules Bywater-Lees, Katie Dervin, Katie Searle, Katy Funnell, Keira Cullen, Kevin Crowley, Kieron Riding-Ormerod, Laura Rae, Lily Pryce, Lowri Howells, Lucy Faircloth, Megan Dorothy Jackson, Megan Mills, Michael Cullen, Mick Davies, Molly Catling-Allen, Nick Price, Philippa Kinneen, Phillip Potter, Rhian Jones, Rhiannon Jennings, Rhys Howells, Sarah Slater, Sarah Trevarthen, Shivani Thussu, Sles Scovell, Sophie Cooke, Susan Mary Cooke, Tashi Radha, Tequila Nixon, Thomas Cooke, Tom Hedges, Tracy Briscoe, Vanessa Mellor. Volunteer technicians / Technegwyr gwirfoddol Ethan Haley, Katie Dervin, Conor Fitzhenry, Aimee Gourlay, Michael Melnyczuk. (Correct at time of going to print / Yn gywir wrth fynd i r wasg) CONTENTS CYNNWYS 04 TICKET INFO TOCYNNAU I SIOEAU 06 FAQS 10 CAMPING GWERSYLLA 12 ABOUT GWYBODAETH 20 VENUES LLEOLIAD 24 FOOD BWYD 28 FESTIVAL BARS BARIAU R WYL 34 COMEDY COMEDI 106 THEATRE THEATR 110 BBC 113 CABARET 114 COMEDI CYMRAEG YM MACH 116 MUSIC CERDDORIAETH 120 KIDS PLANT 128 MORE MWY 133 TIMETABLES AMSERLENNI 144 MAP

3 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. Julie Humphries, Chris Roberts and all the staff of Y Plas and Town Council for their continued support of the event. Colin Wilde, never forgotten. 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, the board of the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and Geoff Humphries for all their continued assistance. Gail and everyone in Caffi Alys. Barry Roberts and the staff and committee of Machynlleth Bowling Club for their continued support with accommodating the festival. Meinir Jones, Daffyd Jones, Rocky and the staff and pupils of Ysgol Bro Hyddgen for opening their doors and going over and above to accommodate us this year. Aled Davies, Pauline Johnson and the staff of the Leisure Centre for continuing to be nothing but supportive with regards to the Mach-Arena. Elfed and Lilian Jones and all the staff and committee at Machynlleth Rugby Club. Dai Hennighan for his continued enthusiastic support of the event and the use of space within the Old School. Julian and Nick Fenwick for being so accommodating until the weather finally beat us! All those involved in our programme of one-off shows Patrick Jolley, Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper and all the staff at Corris Railway and Pete and Danny at The Dyfi Distillery. Alan and Michelle Murphy and all at The White Lion Hotel and Red Lion for donating space to the festival during the event and for their continued on-site support. Charles and Sheila Dark and all at the Wynnstay for their support and enthusiasm for the festival. Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman and Ian Fielder at Green Man. 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. Mari Stevens, Helia Phoenix, Helen Jones and all at Visit Wales for your support and guidance. Arts and Business Cymru for their continued support of the festival. Aeron Roberts at Arts Council of Wales. Paul Forde and Colin Paterson at BBC Radio Wales. Laura Pickup and the staff at Discover Delicious. Annie Grundy, Sam Morton and all at Articulture Wales. Geoff Hill, Jenny Hall, Mehdi Elradhi, Phil Wheeler, Jon Starbuck, Suzanne Davies, Camilla Norberg, Mark Bond, Sabrina Cantor and Jon Gross for local information, support and a helping hand. Clare Williams from Cambrian Rail Partnership. All our sponsors and advertisers. Louise Amery at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Nick Bache and the Aberystwyth Arts Centre Tech Team. Luke Doran and Richard Culver at BBC Radio for contacts and advice and getting us in the door with Radio 4 Extra all those years ago. All at T and M Technical Services. Becky Underwood for sign-writing all our chalkboards. 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 fod mor groesawgar i r ymwelwyr a r criw yn ystod y digwyddiad. Ry n ni n falch i alw Machynlleth yn gartref i ni. Julie Humphries, Chris Roberts a holl staff y Plas a Chyngor y Dref am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i r difwyddiad. Colin Wilde, ni anghofiwn fyth. Raymond Jones, Robert Price, Peter Roberts a staff a bwrdd MOMA am fynd tu hwnt i r galw i wneud lle i r ŵyl wrth i ni dyfu a datblygu. Allan Wynne Jones a Llion Pughe, bwrdd Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr Centre a Geoff Humphries am eu holl gymorth parhaus. Gail a phawb yng Nghaffi Alys. Barry Roberts a staff a phwyllgor Clwb Bowlio Machynlleth am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i roi lle i r ŵyl. Meinir Jones, Daffyd Jones, Rocky a staff a disgyblion Ysgol Bro Hyddgen am agor eu drysau ac am fynd yn bell tu hwnt i r galw i greu lle i ni eleni. Aled Davies, Pauline Johnson a staff y Ganolfan Hamdden am barhau i fod mor gefnogol i ni o ran Arena Mach. Elfed a Lilian Jones a holl staff a phwyllgor Clwb Rygbi Machynlleth. Dai Hennighan am ei gefnogaeth frwdfrydig barhaus i r digwyddiad a r defnydd o r lle yn yr Hen Ysgol. Julian a Nick Fenwick am fod mor gymwynasgar tan i r tywydd ein trechu! Pawb sy n rhan o n rhaglen o sioeau unigryw Patrick Jolley, Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper a holl staff Rheilffordd Corris a Pete a Danny yn The Dyfi Distillery. Alan a Michelle Murphy a phawb yn The White Lion Hotel a Red Lion am gyfrannu lle i r ŵyl yn ystod y digwyddiad ac am eu cefnogaeth barhaus ar y safle. Charles a Sheila Dark a phwab yn The Wynnstay am eu cefnogaeth a u brwdfrydedd dros yr ŵyl. Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman ac Ian Fielder yn Green Man. Paula a Gerry Jewson am eich cefnogaeth hanfodol barhaus i r ŵyl. Sara Lewis o Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru, a Julie Lewis o Gyngor Sir Powys am eich holl gefnogaeth i r ŵyl. Mari Stevens, Helia Phoenix, Helen Jones a phawb yn Croeso Cymru am eich cefnogaeth a ch arweiniad. Arts and Business Cymru am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i r ŵyl. Aeron Roberts yng Nghyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Paul Forde a Colin Paterson yn BBC Radio Wales. Laura Pickup a staff Discover Delicious. Annie Grundy, Sam Morton a phawb yn Articulture Wales. Geoff Hill, Jenny Hall, Mehdi Elradhi, Phil Wheeler, Jon Starbuck, Suzanne Davies, Camilla Norberg, Mark Bond, Sabrina Cantor a Jon Gross am wybodaeth leol, cefnogaeth, a help llaw. Clare Williams o Bartneriaeth Rheilffordd Cambrian. Ein holl noddwyr a hysbysebwyr. Louise Amery yng Nghanolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth a Nick Bache a thîm technegol Canolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth. Luke Doran a Richard Culver yn BBC Radio am gysylltiadau a chyngor i n cael ni trwy r drws gyda Radio 4 Extra flynyddoedd yn ôl. Pawb yn T and M Technical Services. Becky Underwood am ysgrifennu arwyddion ein holl fyrddau sialc. Yr holl artistiaid sy n perfformio yn yr ŵyl i w gwneud hi beth yw hi. Yr holl ymwelwyr sy n dod at ei gilydd i fwynhau comedi ym mhrifddinas hynafol Cymru. THE GUARDIAN VOTED TOP FESTIVAL BY BBC 6 MUSIC LISTENERS AUGUST. 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4 TICKET INFORMATION TOCYNNAU I SIOEAU As last year, all advance tickets purchased will be PRINT AT HOME to help reduce waiting times at the festival box office. 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. 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. 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. BOX OFFICE The Box Office will be located in the Senedd Building at the Owain Glwyndŵr Centre, where it has been for the past few years. Opening times are as follows: Friday 4th May: 4pm 10pm Saturday 5th May: 10.30am 10pm Sunday 6th May: 10.30am 10pm We only accept cash payments on the Box Office during the weekend of the festival. There are 2 cashpoints within a few minutes walk of the Senedd, walk towards the Coop or the Clock Tower. ENQUIRIES We have an information point set-up on the lawns of Y Plas (opposite the Big Top) that all enquiries should be directed through this year. They will be able to answer all your queries. Only direct ticketing enquiries should go through the box office. This is to help reduce queuing at the Box Office. Fel y llynedd, rhaid i bob tocyn ymlaen llaw gael ei ARGRAFFU GARTREF i leihau amser aros yn swyddfa docynnau r ŵyl. 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. 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. 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.. SWYDDFA DOCYNNAU Bydd y swyddfa docynnau yn adeilad y Senedd yng Nghanolfan Owain Glwyndŵr, yr un lle â r blynyddoedd diwethaf. Dyma fydd yr oriau agor: Ddydd Gwener 4 Mai: 4pm 10pm Ddydd Sadwrn 5 Mai: 10.30am 10pm Ddydd Sul 6 Mai: 10.30am 10pm Ry n ni ond yn derbyn arian parod yn y Swyddfa Docynnau dros benwythnos yr ŵyl. Mae 2 dwll yn y wal o fewn munudau o gerdded o r Senedd - cerddwch tuag at y Co-op neu Dŵr y Cloc. YMHOLIADAU Mae lle gwybodaeth ar lawnt Y Plas (gyferbyn â r Big Top) a ddylai dderbyn pob ymholiad eleni. Byddant yn gallu ateb eich holl gwestiynau. Dim ond ymholiadau am docynnau uniongyrchol ddylai fynd drwy r swyddfa docynnau. Mae hyn i leihau r ciws yn y swyddfa docynnau. 4 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 5

5 FAQS HI! IT S MY FIRST TIME AT THE FESTIVAL. I VE HEARD IT S GREAT. It is! You re in for a real treat. 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. 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 before the weekend. 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. 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. I BOUGHT TICKETS ON-LINE, WHERE DO I COLLECT THEM? All advance tickets are print at home. If you are looking to buy tickets for shows on the weekend then head over to our box office at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre. There you ll be able to grab a programme, see what shows are still available and purchase new tickets! 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 on the school playing fields, 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 or bell tent in advance and it ll be waiting for you when you arrive. Another option is to take the train towards to the coast, with late trains to Aberystwyth and Borth you can be by the seaside, and ride in each day. 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 Glyndŵr Centre. Our festival bars run until late to keep you entertained. I NEED THE LOO. WHERE SHOULD I HEAD TO? We place banks of temporary toilets at Y Plas, the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and to the rear of the Tabernacle that supplement the public conveniences within the town. Check the map for your nearest port of call. THIS IS ALL WELL AND GOOD BUT WHAT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ON THE WEEKEND? You re in luck! We have a dedicated information point on the lawns of Y Plas. These specialist team members have been trained in the art of dispensing information on all things MachFest. So whilst you can expect our venue stewards and box office staff to know answers on their own particular area, these information specialists will dispense (or find out) the answers to any of your questions as they occur. OKAY! SOUNDS GREAT! I LL SEE YOU ON THE WEEKEND. HEIA! DYMA FY NHRO CYNTAF YN YR ŴYL. RWY WEDI CLYWED EI BOD YN WYCH. Ydy! Mae gwledd o ch blaenau. 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. 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. 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. 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. PRYNAIS DOCYNNAU AR LEIN - BLE DDYLWN I EU CASGLU? Dylid argraffu tocynnau ymlaen llaw gartref. Os ydych am brynu sioeau ar y penwythnos, ewch i n swyddfa docynnau yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr. Yno gallwch gasglu rhaglen, gweld pa sioeau sy n dal i fod ar gael, prynu tocynnau newydd, a sgwrsio gyda n staff cyfeillgar iawn am bopeth ym Mach! BLE FEDRA I AROS? RWY N CAEL TRAFFERTH YN DOD O HYD I LETY YN Y DRE. Gall gwestai a lleoedd gwely a brecwast y dref lenwi n gyflym, a dyna pam ry n ni n gosod cyfleusterau gwersylla ar gaeau chwarae r ysgol, ac yn agos at yr holl leoliadau. Gan gynnwys cawodydd poeth a blociau toiled ffansi, gall fod yn gartref i chi am y penwythnos, ac os hoffech chi fwy o gysur, gallwch rentu yurt neu babell gloch ymlaen llaw a bydd yn aros amdanoch pan fyddwch chi n cyrraedd. Opsiwn arall yw cymryd y trên tuag at yr arfordir. Gyda threnau hwyr i Aberystwyth a Borth, gallwch fod ar lan y môr, a theithio bob dydd. 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 ANGEN Y TŶ BACH ARNA I. BLE DDYLWN I FYND? Mae toiledau dros dro yn Y Plas, yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr, ac wrth gefn y Tabernacl, ar ben y toiledau cyhoeddus yn y dre. Defnyddiwch y map i ddod o hyd i r rhai agosaf. DIGON TEG, OND BETH OS BYDD MWY O GWESTIYNAU GEN I AR Y PENWYTHNOS? Newyddion da! Mae lle gwybodaeth pwrpasol ar lawnt Y Plas. Mae aelodau r tîm arbenigol hen wedi u hyfforddi i rannu gwybodaeth am bopeth sy n rhan o Ŵyl Mach. Gallwch ddisgwyl i stiwardiaid lleoliadau a staff y swyddfa docynnau wybod atebion am eu meysydd penodol nhw, ond bydd yr arbenigwyr hyn yn rhannu (neu n dod o hyd i) atebion i unrhyw gwestiwn fydd gennych. MAE N SWNIO N GRÊT! WELA I CHI AR Y PENWYTHNOS. 6 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 7

6 MACH APP Fred s Yurts The Machynlleth Comedy Festival app is back! Brought to you by the technical legends at DevFusion you can download it right now for iphone and Android. Including scheduling info, now and next, ticket booking, maps and more, just search for Machynlleth in your phone s AppStore. There are rumours of 4G reception in Machynlleth these days, so get ready to look at an app whilst you saunter about town. Designed and coded by Dave Brush and James Mahoney Mae ap Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ôl! Wedi i chyflwyno gan yr arwyr technolegol yn DevFusion, gallwch ei lawrlwytho ar unwaith i ch iphone ac Android. Gan gynnwys gwybodaeth amseroedd, nawr a nesaf, archebu tocynnau, mapiau a mwy chwiliwch am Machynlleth yn siop apiau eich ffôn. Mae sïon am dderbyniad 4G ym Machynlleth y dyddiau hyn, felly byddwch yn barod i edrych ar ap tra n cerdded o amgylch y dref. Wedi i ddylunio a i godio gan Dave Brush a James Mahoney MOMENTS OF MAGIC MOMENTAU OF HUD Award winning pre-pitched glamping accommodation during the Comedy Festival Convenient location with security and parking We ve teamed up with Articulture Wales to commission some special moments of magic from local arts practitioners that will appear and disappear over the festival weekend. The commissioned artistic collaborators include Phil Wheeler, Zoe Matthews, Caitlin Shepherd, Adam Thoroughgood, Daniel Roberson, Free Range Designs and Esther Tew. Keep your eyes open. The moments of magic were funded by the Arts Council of Wales. Ry n ni wedi ymuno ag Articulture Wales i gomisiynu momentau arbennig o hud gan ymarferwyr celf lleol a fydd yn ymddangos ac yn diflannu dros benwythnos yr ŵyl. Ymhlith y cydweithwyr celfyddydol a gomisiynwyd mae Phil Wheeler, Zoe Matthews, Caitlin Shepherd, Adam Thoroughgood, Daniel Roberson, Free Range Designs ac Esther Tew. Cadwch eich llygaid ar agor. Ariannwyd y momentau o hud gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Showers WC Café Charging point Choice of options starting from 28pppn heated yurts bell tents and more yurtevents.co.uk WINNER 8 machynlleth comedy festival Comedi 9

7 OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAMPSITE 2018 GWERSYLL SWYDDOGOL YR ŴYL 2018 In November last year, a lake developed in the middle our usual campsite behind the Co-Op. Whilst it looked very pretty, we hoped it would be a temporary feature over the winter. However, after a very wet winter that continued into spring, it was still there with less than a month to go before the festival along with other severely waterlogged areas around the field. Therefore it was necessary to find a new campsite location for everyone s safety and comfort. The good news is we have sorted a great alternative - just as close to the heart of the festival and with all the same facilities as before! The school playing field at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen is just a few minutes walk from the hub at the Plas and also has all the little luxuries you ve come to expect including: HERE S WHAT WE VE GOT LINED UP FOR YOU: 24 hour manned site Hot shower block (with private cubicles) Posh flushing toilet block Complimentary phone charging facilities Free on-site parking Centrally located just a short walk from all venues All for the bargain price of 35 per person for all 3 nights! Bring whatever size tent you like, it s still 35 per person. CAMPERVANS, CARAVANS AND TRAILER TENTS If you ve got a live-in vehicle you want to bring, that costs just 90 per vehicle and includes 2 campsite wristbands (additional wristbands can be purchased at 35 pp). On the school site, all of the live-in vehicle pitches are on hard standing right next to the camping field with access to all the same facilities. Book tent and live in vehicle pitches in advance via the accommodation section of our website and click on the our accommodation options link FREDS YURTS Need even more luxury in your festival weekend? Fred s Yurts are the answer! His collection of classic bell tents, yurts and large canvas family tents come in a range of shapes and sizes, all set up ready and waiting for you to arrive on site. Have a look through the fantastic list of optional extras including bed frames & mattresses, duvets, cushions, heaters, kettle & gas hob tea stations, wood burners and more! For the full list of options and prices go to get in touch by - info@yurtevents.co.uk or call GETTING HERE Set your sat-nav for SY20 8ET. The campsite is just off the main road on the school playing field. As you arrive in Machynlleth from the south, it is immediately on your left after the first roundabout. From all other directions, head south out of Machynlleth (towards Aberystwyth) and the playing field is on your right a few hundred yards after the double mini-roundabouts. Ym mis Tachwedd y llynedd, datblygodd llyn yng nghanol ein gwersyll arferol y tu ôl i r Co-Op. Er ei fod yn edrych yn bert iawn, roedden ni n gobeithio y byddai n nodwedd dros dro dros y gaeaf. Fodd bynnag, ar ôl gaeaf gwlyb iawn a barhaodd tan y gwanwyn, roedd yn dal yno gyda llai na mis i fynd cyn yr ŵyl, ynghyd ag ardaloedd o ddŵr dwfn difrifol eraill o gwmpas y cae. Felly roedd rhaid dod o hyd i leoliad gwersylla newydd er diogelwch a chysur i bawb. Y newyddion da yw ein bod ni wedi dod o hyd i ddewis gwych arall - yr un mor agos at galon yr ŵyl a chyda r un cyfleusterau ag o r blaen! Mae cae chwarae r ysgol yn Ysgol Bro Hyddgen dim ond ychydig funudau o gerdded o r canolbwynt yn y Plas, ac mae n cynnwys yr holl bethau bach ry ch chi wedi dod i w disgwyl, gan gynnwys: DYMA SYDD GENNYM I W CYNNIG I CHI: Safle 24 awr gyda staff Bloc cawodydd twym (gyda chiwbiclau preifat) Bloc toiledau crand sy n fflysio Cyfleusterau gwefru ffôn am ddim Parcio am ddim ar y safle Lleoliad canolog rai munudau o bob sioe Hyn i gyd am bris bargen 35 y person am y 3 noson! Dewch â phabell o unrhyw faint yr hoffech, mae n dal i fod yn 35 y person. FANIAU GWERSYLLA, CARAFANAU A PHEBYLL ÔL-GERBYD Os oes gennych gerbyd llety, mae ond yn costio 90 y cerbyd, ac yn cynnwys 2 fand llawes gwersyll (bandiau ychwanegol ar gael am 35 y pen). Ar safle r ysgol, mae r holl feysydd cerbydau llety ar sylfeini caled ger y cae gwersylla gyda mynediad i r holl gyfleusterau. Archebwch leoedd pabell neu gerbyd llety ymlaen llaw trwy adran llety ein gwefan a chliciwch ar y ddolen ein opsiynau llety. FREDS YURTS Angen mwy o foethusrwydd ar gyfer eich penwythnos yn yr ŵyl? Fred s Yurts yw r ateb! Mae ei gasglaid o bebyll cloch clasurol, pebyll crwn a phebyll cynfas mawr maint teulu ar gael ym mhob maint a siâp, wedi u gosod yn barod i chi gyrraedd ar y safle. Darllenwch y rhestr ardderchog o bethau ychwanegol opsiynol, gan gynnwys fframiau gwely a matresi, cwiltiau, clustogau, gwresogyddion, a gorsafoedd te tecell a hob nwy, llosgwyr pren, a mwy! Am restr lawn o opsiynau a phrisiau, ewch i e-bostiwch info@yurtevents.co.uk neu ffoniwch CYRRAEDD YMA Gosodwch eich sat-nav i SY20 8ET. Mae r gwersyll oddi ar y brif ffordd ar gae chwarae r ysgol. Wrth i chi gyrraedd Machynlleth o r de, mae ar y chwith ar ôl y gylchfan gyntaf. O bob cyfeiriad arall, ewch i r de o Fachynlleth (tuag at Aberystwyth) ac mae r cae chwarae ar y dde ambell gan llath ar ôl y ddwy gylchfan fach. 10 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 11

8 ABOUT MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL YNGLŶN Â GŴYL GOMEDI MACHYNLLETH We ve come a long way in the eight years we ve been putting on Machynlleth Comedy Festival. And whilst the event continues to grow we work hard to keep true to the core principles that the festival have been built on; comedians and comedy lovers having as much fun as possible in a creative, relaxed and experimental environment. The fact that we have the freedom to do what we do is largely down to our supporters, without whom the event would be very different. Their backing of the event and belief in what Machynlleth Comedy Festival represents is absolutely key to creating what we believe is a pretty special event in the Festival calendar. Ry n ni wedi dod ffordd bell yn yr wyth mlynedd ry n ni wedi bod yn cynnal Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Ac er bod y digwyddiad yn dal i dyfu, ry n ni n gweithio n galed i gadw n driw i egwyddorion craidd yr ŵyl; comedïwyr a ffans comedi yn cael cymaint o hwyl â phosib mewn amgylchedd creadigol, hamddenol ac arbrofol. Mae r ffaith ein bod ni n rhydd i wneud beth ry n ni n ei wneud yn bennaf diolch i n noddwyr, a byddai r digwyddiad yn wahanol iawn hebddynt. Mae eu cefnogaeth i r digwyddiad a u cred yn yr hyn y mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ei gynrychioli yn allweddol bwysig i greu digwyddiad eithaf arbennig yng nghalendr y gwyliau. The Arts Council of Wales: We re incredibly grateful to the Arts Council of Wales for funding the festival specifically in terms of the further development of the theatre space and programme, and with the design and build of moments of magic by local artists to Machynlleth.bod yn bosib hebddynt. Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru: Ry n ni n hynod ddiolchgar i Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru am ariannu r ŵyl, ac yn benodol o ran datblygu ymhellach y rhaglen a r mannau theatr, a chyda dylunio ac adeiladu momentau o hud gan artistiaid lleol Machynlleth. Discover Delicious: Our new partnership with Discover Delicious is absolutely ideal. They source the best Welsh produce and we stock it on our 3 bars. Discover Delicious is the brand new way to buy the best Welsh produce direct from the supplier and to your door. Discover Delicious: Mae ein partneriaeth newydd gyda Discover Delicious yn gwbl ddelfrydol. Maent yn cael gafael ar y cynnyrch Cymreig gorau ac ry n ni n ei stocio ar ein 3 bar. Discover Delicious yw r ffordd newydd sbon i brynu r cynnyrch Cymreig gorau yn uniongyrchol gan y cyflenwr ac i ch drws. The Cambrian Rail Partnership: We re proud to be working in partnership with the Cambrian Rail Partnership for a third year to deliver an event in the heart of Wales. With so many of you arriving into the town by train we re especially pleased to announce the continuation of this fruitful partnership. Partneriaeth Rheilffordd Cambrian: Ry n ni n falch o fod yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Phartneriaeth Rheilffordd Cambrian am drydedd flwyddyn i gyflwyno digwyddiad yng nghanol Cymru. Gyda chynifer ohonoch yn cyrraedd y dref ar y trên, ry n ni n arbennig o falch o gyhoeddi parhad y bartneriaeth ffrwythlon hon. 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. Cyngor Sir Powys: Mae adran dwristiaeth Cyngor Sir Powys wedi cefnogi r digwyddiad yn uniongyrchol ers 2013 a hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Sir Powys am eu cefnogaeth barhaus The Welsh Government: The Welsh Government s Major Events Unit (MEU) continues to support the Machynlleth Comedy Festival allowing us to manage the growth of the event. Machynlleth Comedy Festival would like to thank the Welsh Government for continuing to support the development of a major live comedy event in Wales, it would not have been possible without it. Llywodraeth Cymru: Mae Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i gefnogi Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, gan ein galluogi i reoli twf y digwyddiad. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru am barhau i gefnogi datblygiad digwyddiad comedi byw mawr yng Nghymru - ni fyddai wedi bod yn bosib hebddynt. Visit Wales: This year funding was secured from the Tourism Partnership Innovation Fund, of which part of the funding helped us to promote the festival in key UK markets. Croeso Cymru: Eleni, sicrhawyd cyllid gan Gronfa Arloesi r Bartneriaeth Dwristiaeth, a helpodd rhan o r arian i ni hyrwyddo r ŵyl ym marchnadoedd allweddol y DU. BBC Radio Wales: We re thrilled that our partnership with BBC Radio Wales has developed into the title sponsorship of the The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena. This builds on the relationship we ve had with BBC Radio Wales from the very start of the festival, and we hope that we can continue to work together for many years to come. BBC Radio Wales: Ry n ni wrth ein bodd bod ein partneriaeth â BBC Radio Wales wedi datblygu yn brif nawdd Arena Mach BBC Radio Wales. Mae hyn yn datblygu r berthynas sydd wedi bod rhyngddon ni a BBC Radio Wales ers dechrau r ŵyl, ac ry n ni n gobeithio y gallwn barhau i gydweithio am flynyddoedd lawer. The Wales Way: Sponsoring the Tabernacle this year, The Wales Way is a family of three national routes that lead you along the coast, across castle country, and through our mountainous heartland. 2 of which pass right by Machynlleth. We re proud to be working with The Wales Way to promote Wales. Ffordd Cymru: Ffordd Cymru sy n noddi r Tabernacl eleni, ac mae n deulu o dri llwybr cenedlaethol sy n eich arwain ar hyd yr arfordir, ar draws tir y cestyll, a thrwy ein calon mynyddig. Mae dau ohonynt yn mynd heibio Machynlleth. Ry n ni n falch o fod yn gweithio gyda Ffordd Cymru i hyrwyddo Cymru. Arts and Business Cymru: The Arts and Business Culture Step Programme is funding us to work with Ysgol Bro Hydggen over the next twelve months to deliver workshops in comedy. Arts & Business Cymru: Mae Rhaglen CultureStep Arts & Business Cymru yn ein hariannu i weithio gydag Ysgol Bro Hyddgen dros y deuddeg mis nesaf i gyflwyno gweithdai mewn comedi. BBC Radio 4 Extra: Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud to be working with BBC Radio 4 Extra for the seventh successive year. BBC Radio 4 Extra: Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch o fod yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra am y seithfed flwyddyn olynol. Paula Jewson: Paula has supported us in both a business and personal capacity since 2010 and it s fair to say we wouldn t be where we are today without her continued dedication to the arts, and our event in particular. Thank you Paula. Paula Jewson: Mae Paula wedi ein cefnogi ni fel busnes ac fel person ers 2010, ac mae n deg dweud na fydden ni wedi cyrraedd lle ry n ni heddiw heb ei hymroddiad parhaus i r celfyddydau, a n digwyddiad ni n arbennig. Diolch, Paula. SHOW SPONSORS NODDWYR SIOEAU THE WHITE LION HOTEL THE RED LION 12 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 13

9 Dylife T eulu newydd o dri llwybr cenedlaethol yw Ffordd Cymru sy n eich arwain ar hyd yr arfordir, ar draws gwlad o gestyll a thrwy ein calon fynyddig. Ac yn ffodus i chi, mae dau o r llwybrau yn agos i Fachynlleth yn ei gwneud hi n hawdd iawn ichi fynd i ddarganfod yr amgylchedd hudol o amgylch Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Croesir hwy gan ddolenni a chysylltfannau fel y gallwch deithio oddi ar y prif lwybr a chreu taith yng Nghymru sy n gweddu i chi n bersonol. Mynd yn igam ogam yw hyn gan ddarganfod eich mannau dirgel eich hun. Onid y rheini yw r rhai gorau bob amser? he Wales Way is a family of three national routes that lead you along the coast, across castle country, and through our Tmountainous heartland. And luckily for you, there are two that run right by Machynlleth making it easier than ever to explore the magical surroundings of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Our routes are crossed by loops and links so that you can head offpiste and create your own custom-built Welsh road-trip. In Welsh we call it going igam ogam step-to-step, or zig-zagging discovering your own secret places. Aren t they always the best ones? Taith gogledd-de ar hyd meingefn mynyddig Cymru yw Ffordd Cambria sy n ymestyn am 185 milltir o un arfordir i r llall. Mae n nadreddu drwy ddau Barc Cenedlaethol Eryri a Bannau Brycheiniog a gofodau gwyrdd eang. Ym mhen gogleddol y llwybr ceir gogoniannau tref oes Fictoria Llandudno. Yn y de mae dinas gosmopolitan Caerdydd, ein prifddinas. Mae Ffordd yr Arfordir yn ymestyn hyd arfordir cyfan y gorllewin o amgylch Bae Ceredigion, rhwng Aberdaron ym mhen pellaf Pen Llŷn i ddinas gadeiriol fechan Tyddewi. Mae n daith ffordd 180 milltir sy n ymdroelli rhwng y môr ar y naill ochr a mynyddoedd ar y llall. Mae n arfordir yn frith o drefi porthladd a chyrchfannau glan môr, pentrefi pysgota bach, traethau eang, clogwyni uchel a childraethau cudd. The Coastal Way runs the entire length of the west coast around Cardigan Bay, between Aberdaron on the tip of Llŷn to the little cathedral city of St Davids. It s a 180-mile road-trip that threads between the sea on one side and mountains on the other. It s a coastline dotted with harbour towns and resorts, tiny fishing villages, vast beaches, towering cliffs and hidden coves. The Cambrian Way is a north-south journey along the mountainous spine of Wales, running for 185 miles from coast to coast. It winds through two National Parks Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons and big green spaces. At the north end you ll find the Victorian splendour of Llandudno. At the south is cosmopolitan Cardiff, our capital city. Ceredigion Bwlch Tal-y-llyn Mae Ffordd Gogledd Cymru yn ymestyn ar hyd arfordir y gogledd i Ynys Môn. Mae r llwybr 75 milltir yn mynd heibio i rai o gestyll cadarnaf Cymru a dau Safle Treftadaeth Byd UNESCO. Hwn hefyd yw r porth gogleddol i n pencadlys chwaraeon antur, Eryri, ac Ynys Môn, ynys sy n gyforiog o hanes hynafol. The North Wales Way runs along the northern coast to the island of Anglesey. The 75-mile route takes in some of the mightiest castles in Wales and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It s also the northern gateway to our adventure sports HQ, Snowdonia, and Anglesey, an island laden with ancient history. Mae r tair Ffordd yn croestorri n hawdd fel y gallwch deithio ar hyd un ohonynt am wyliau byr neu eu cysylltu â i gilydd ar gyfer teithiau hwy. Maent yn hawdd i w dilyn - mae mapiau o r llwybrau i w cael ar-lein yn fforddcymru.cymru yn ogystal â chanllaw i atyniadau sy n rhaid eu gweld a phrofiadau unigryw Gymreig ar hyd y ffordd: rhyfeddodau naturiol, tirnodau, trefi, orielau ac amgueddfeydd. Mae r llwybrau n cysylltu â bysiau a threnau felly gellir eu cyrraedd ar drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus. Fe u croesir yn aml gan lwybrau cerdded, beicio a merlota sy n cyrraedd y rhannau hynny o Gymru na all tractor mo u cyrraedd, heb son am geir. Dyna beth yw igam ogam go iawn. Dyma Ffordd Cymru. fforddcymru.cymru The three Ways intersect easily with each other, so you can travel one for shorter breaks, or link them together for longer adventures. They re easy to follow you ll find route maps at the website - and a guide to unmissable attractions and uniquely Welsh experiences along the way: natural wonders, landmarks, towns, galleries and museums. The routes link with buses and trains so they re accessible by public transport. And they re criss-crossed by walking, cycling and horse riding trails that reach the parts of Wales that tractors can t reach, let alone cars. That s going properly igam ogam. This is The Wales Way. thewalesway.com Clywedog Llwybr Glyndŵr / Glyndŵr s Way 14 machynlleth comedy festival

10 GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL BY TRAIN / CYRRAEDD YR ŴYL AR Y TRÊN Trains between Machynlleth & Birmingham All services are Direct, unless stated by CHANGE in this instance passengers should travel on the Arriva Trains Wales service to Shrewsbury, at which point the train either divides or alternate platform details will be made clear by the guard on the train. Always check with the guard! Times correct at time of print/press. Please check with the train operator. SATURDAY / DYDD SADWRN Trenau rhwng Machynlleth a Birmingham Mae pob gwasanaeth yn uniongyrchol, oni nodir CHANGE ac os felly, dylai teithwyr deithio ar wasanaeth Trenau Arriva Cymru i r Amwythig, ac yna bydd y trên naill ai n rhannu neu caiff manylion platfform arall eu hegluro gan y gard ar y trên. Gwiriwch bob amser gyda r gard! Amserau n gywir adeg argraffu/mynd i r wasg. Gwiriwch gyda r gweithredwr trên. FRIDAY / DYDD GWENER BIRMINGHAM NEW ST SHREWSBURY MACHYNLLETH 12:25 13:29 14:42 14:25 15:30 16:43 16:25 17:29 18:40 17:25 18:31 CHANGE 19:45 18:25 19:30 20:47 19:25 20:30 CHANGE 21:45 20:25 21:50 23:02 SUNDAY / DYDD SUL BIRMINGHAM NEW ST SHREWSBURY MACHYNLLETH 08:25 09:31 10:45 09:25 10:29 CHANGE 11:41 10:25 11:29 12:43 12:25 13:29 14:43 14:25 15:30 16:44 16:25 17:27 18:41 17:25 18:27 CHANGE 19:42 18:25 19:30 20:47 19:25 20:39 CHANGE 21:51 20:25 21:43 22:55 MACHYNLLETH SHREWSBURY BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 08:08 09:33 10:30 09:08 10:33 CHANGE 11:30 10:08 11:33 12:32 12:07 13:34 14:32 13:06 14:33 CHANGE 15:30 14:07 15:33 16:30 16:08 17:33 18:30 18:05 19:33 20:29 20:11 21:33 22:28 BIRMINGHAM NEW ST SHREWSBURY MACHYNLLETH X 08:30 10:25 10:04 11:28 12:42 12:24 13:27 14:43 14:24 15:27 16:43 15:24 16:29 CHANGE 17:41 16:24 17:27 18:42 17:24 18:28 CHANGE 19:40 18:24 19:27 20:44 20:24 21:43 22:39 The Cambrian Railways Partnership Experience the Best of Wales On Rails Partneriaeth Rheilffordd y Cambrian Profwch y Gorau o Gymru Ar y Tracs The Cambrian Railway spans 120 miles of unspoilt natural beauty and is one of the most scenic rail routes in Britain. From Shrewsbury in Shropshire, the Cambrian Main Line takes you over the border into Wales, through rugged mountain terrain, quaint market towns, World Heritage sites and castles, cross country towards the picturesque West coast of Wales. Here it merges into the Cambrian Coastal route offering spectacular views, coastal walks and places to visit along the length of the Gwynedd coast. Visiting by train is a great way to discover Wales. You ll see much more from the train than you will by car and almost every town along the Cambrian Line has strong links with Welsh history. From the origins of the Welsh parliament in Machynlleth and the World Heritage site at Harlech Castle to the myths and legends of Borth s ancient forest and the 26 stations along a 57-mile stretch of the scenic Wales coastal path. There s something for everyone to enjoy. Machynlleth Comedy Festival has been proud to work in partnership with The Cambrian Railways Partnership since With over 1000 additional rail journeys made to Machynlleth over festival weekend last year this stunning rail line is an integral part of what makes this festival work. With a direct link to Birmingham New Street we d encourage as many of you as possible to arrive by train. The Cambrian Railways Partnership Proud to sponsor the Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2018 www. TOP TIP! Coming via Birmingham? Try splitting your journey at New Street. For example to travel from London to Machynlleth before you buy for the entire journey check prices for London Euston to Birmingham New Street, and then Birmingham New Street to Machynlleth. It can often work out cheaper. Mae Rheilffordd y Cambrian yn ymestyn dros 120 milltir o harddwch naturiol heb ei ddifetha ac mae n un o r llwybrau rheilffordd mwyaf prydferth ym Mhrydain. O r Amwythig, mae Prif Linell y Cambrian yn mynd â chi dros y ffin i Gymru, trwy dir mynydd garw, trefi marchnad hyfryd, safleoedd Treftadaeth y Byd a chastyll, ar draws gwlad tuag at arfordir gorllewinol hardd Cymru. Yma mae n ymuno â llwybr Arfordirol Cambrian sy n cynnig golygfeydd ysblennydd, teithiau cerdded arfordirol a llefydd i ymweld â nhw ar hyd arfordir Gwynedd. Mae ymweld ar drên yn ffordd wych o ddarganfod Cymru. Fe welwch lawer mwy o r trên nag o r car ac mae gan bob tref ar hyd Llinell y Cambrian gysylltiadau cryf â hanes Cymru. O darddiad senedd Cymru ym Machynlleth a safle Treftadaeth y Byd yng Nghastell Harlech i chwedlau coedwig hynafol y Borth a r 26 o orsafoedd ar hyd 57 milltir o lwybr prydferth arfordirol Cymru. Mae rhywbeth i bawb ei fwynhau. Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth wedi bod yn falch o weithio mewn partneriaeth â Phartneriaeth Rheilffordd y Cambrian ers Gyda dros 1000 o deithiau rheilffyrdd ychwanegol i Fachynlleth dros benwythnos yr ŵyl y llynedd, mae r llinell reilffordd hon yn rhan annatod o r hyn sy n gwneud i r ŵyl hon weithio. Gyda chysylltiad uniongyrchol i Birmingham New Street, byddem yn annog cynifer ohonoch â phosib i gyrraedd ar y trên. Partneriaeth Rheilffyrdd y Cambrian Yn falch o noddi Gwyl Gomedi Machynlleth 2018 www. AWGRYM ARBENNIG! Dod drwy Birmingham? Ceisiwch rannu eich taith yn New Street. Er enghraifft, i deithio o Lundain i Fachynlleth, cyn i chi brynu taith lawn, gwiriwch brisoedd o Lundain Euston i Birmingham New Street, ac yna Birmingham New Street i Fachynlleth. Yn aml mae n rhatach. Last trains from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth & The Cambrian Coast Trenau olaf o Fachynlleth i Aberystwyth ac Afordir Y Cambria MACHYNLLETH SHREWSBURY BIRMINGHAM NEW ST 10:08 11:40 12:32 11:05 12:31 CHANGE 13:23 12:06 13:31 14:23 14:06 15:33 16:25 15:08 16:40 CHANGE 17:37 16:08 17:33 18:27 18:05 19:31 20:25 20:05 21:31 22:2 LAST TRAINS TO ABERYSTWYTH / TRENAU OLAF I ABERYSTWYTH FRI 28 SAT 29 SUN 30 20:49 20:52 21:46 21:51 20:48 23:07 23:02 22:45 LAST TRAINS TO THE CAMBRIAN COAST (PWLLHELI) / TRENAU OLAF I AFORDIR Y CAMBRIA (PWLLHELI) FRI 28 SAT 29 SUN 30 16:55 16: :04 19:04 x 21:43 21:43 x 16 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 17

11 BBC Radio Wales is over the moon to extend its relationship with the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. We ve been working together for years, but we re now taking it to the next level. This year our new partnership sees the main arena being named The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena. We re broadcasting more programmes than ever before from the festival: including Rhod Gilbert live, our topical comedy show The Leak, our comedy showcase and music programmes such as Bethan Elfyn. We re proud to support new and established comedy from Wales. In addition to our relationship with the festival, we ve got loads of comedy favourites on BBC Radio Wales all year round. You can listen to Rhod Gilbert live every Saturday morning from 11:30, or download his weekly podcast. Monday nights are the home of comedy on BBC Radio Wales: already this year we ve had a new comedy from Ruth Jones and later in 2018 we ll have a fresh sitcom from the makers of Meet David Sedaris. BBC Wales now has wider plans to develop comedy across TV, Radio and Online over the next few years. We hope that this exciting new partnership at Machynlleth is just the beginning of a funny new future. Colin Paterson Editor BBC Radio Wales Mae BBC Radio Wales wrth eu bodd eu bod yn ymestyn eu perthynas â Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Ry n ni wedi bod yn gweithio gyda n gilydd ers blynyddoedd, ond ry n ni bellach yn symud i r lefel nesaf. Eleni, bydd ein partneriaeth newydd yn gweld y prif arena n cael ei henwi yn Arena Mach BBC Radio Wales. Byddwn ni n darlledu mwy o raglenni nag erioed o r ŵyl, gan gynnwys Rhod Gilbert yn fyw, ein sioe gomedi The Leak, ein harddangosfa gomedi a rhaglenni cerddoriaeth fel Bethan Elfyn. Ry n ni n falch o gefnogi comedi newydd a sefydledig o Gymru. Yn ogystal â n perthynas â r ŵyl, mae gennym lawer o ffefrynnau comedi ar BBC Radio Wales trwy gydol y flwyddyn. Gallwch wrando ar Rhod Gilbert yn fyw bob bore Sadwrn o 11:30, neu lawrlwythwch ei bodlediad wythnosol. Nos Lun yw cartref comedi ar BBC Radio Wales; eleni ry n ni wedi cael comedi newydd gan Ruth Jones, ac yn hwyrach yn 2018, bydd gennym sitcom newydd gan grëwyr Meet David Sedaris. Bellach mae gan BBC Wales gynlluniau ehangach i ddatblygu comedi ar draws teledu, radio ac ar-lein dros yr ychydig flynyddoedd nesaf. Gobeithiwn y bydd y bartneriaeth newydd gyffrous hon ym Machynlleth yn ddechrau ar ddyfodol doniol newydd. Colin Paterson Golygydd BBC Radio Wales Rhod Gilbert Saturdays 11.30am Listen online and download the podcast on bbc.co.uk/radiowales 18 machynlleth comedy festival Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 19

12 VENUES LLEOLIADAU THE BBC RADIO WALES MACH ARENA Our super-size venue in the heart of the town brought to you by BBC Radio Wales! Located in the leisure centre next to the Plas, it is our biggest capacity venue and even has its own dedicated can and bottle bar in the squash court next door! Ein lleoliad enfawr yng nghanol y dref a gyflwynir i chi gan BBC Radio Wales! Wedi i leoli yn y ganolfan hamdden wrth ymyl y Plas, dyma r lleoliad mwyaf posib, ac mae hyd yn oed yn cynnwys ei far caniau a photeli ei hun... yn y cwrt sboncen drws nesaf! Y PLAS VENUES / LLEOLIADAU Y PLAS This year, Y Plas houses 5 of the festival s indoor spaces Y Plas, Vane Tempest, The Vortex, The Colin Wilde Room and The Haunted Cellar. As ever, the lawns of Y Plas play host to our live music stage, the festival Beech Bar, cafes, food stalls, an information point and the children s area: THE BEECH BAR The Beech Bar is located in the Big Top alongside the ancient beech tree on the lawn of Y Plas. The Beech Bar is well stocked with our incredible cask festiv-ale, real cider and all the usual pub products you d expect to find PLUS our dedicated cocktail bar. BIG TOP 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. CRAFTY KIDS TENT This is the colourful round tent on the Plas lawn filled with loads of activities for our younger festival goers from 10am 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. See our Children s Programme section on page 124 for more details. FOOD COURT Providing sumptuous street food all weekend, there is an array of delights on offer in the Plas grounds. See the food section on page 24 for full details. INFORMATION POINT Whilst tickets are only available online or via the festival box office at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre, the information point at the Plas will have up to minute details of sold out shows and what still has availability. The friendly faces there will also be able to direct, advise and inform you about all aspects of the festival. Eleni, mae r Plas yn cynnwys 5 o leoliadau dan do r ŵyl, sef Y Plas, Vane Tempest, Y Vortex, Ystafell Colin Wilde a r Haunted Cellar. Fel arfer, mae lawntiau r Plas yn cynnwys ein llwyfan cerddoriaeth fyw, Beech Bar yr ŵyl, caffis, stondinau bwyd, lle gwybodaeth ac ardal blant: THE BEECH BAR Mae r Beech Bar wedi i leoli yn y Big Top ochr yn ochr â r goeden ffawydd hynafol ar lawnt Y Plas. Mae stoc gwych gan y Beech Bar, gan gynnwys ein gŵyl gwrw gasgen, seidr go iawn, a r holl gynnyrch tafarn arferol y byddech yn disgwyl eu gweld YN OGYSTAL â n bar coctels pwrpasol. BIG TOP 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 Y PLANT Dyma r babell gron liwgar ar lawnt y Plas yn llawn llwyth o weithgareddau i n hymwelwyr ieuengaf o 10am 6pm ddydd Sadwrn a dydd Sul. Gweler in hadran Rhaglen y Plant ar dudalen 120 am fwy o fanylion. CWRT BWYD Yn darparu bwyd stryd hyfryd drwy r penwythnos, mae danteithion di-ri ar gael ar dir y Plas. Gweler yr adran fwyd ar dudalen 22 am fanylion llawn. LLE GWYBODAETH Tra bo tocynnau ond ar gael arlein neu o r swyddfa docynnau yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr, bydd y lle gwybodaeth yn y Plas yn cynnwys manylion diweddaraf sioeau sydd wedi gwerthu pob tocyn a beth sy n dal i fod ar gael. Bydd yr wynebau cyfeillgar yno hefyd yn gallu cyfeirio, cynghori a rhoi gwybod i chi am bob agwedd ar yr ŵyl. i OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE VENUES / LLEOLIADAU CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR THE STORE Accessed from the lawn at Owain Glyndŵr, The Store is a lovely little 40 seater room located at the back of the old red brick school (and now an actual hardware store). Gallwch ei gyrraedd o r lawnt yn Owain Glyndŵr, ac mae n ystafell hyfryd 40 sedd yng nghefn hen ysgol brics coch (a bellach yn siop galedwedd). 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 Billiard Room and Caffi Alys). In addition to the performance spaces, the Owain Glyndŵr Centre is also home to the Discover Delicious bar on the lawn, our festival box office in the Senedd building, food stalls, seating and the usual great vibes. THE SENEDD The historic Senedd building once again houses our festival box office. OWAIN GLYNDŴR 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. THE WOODLAND PAVILION Located along the pathway linking the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and the Plas, the Woodland Pavilion is back with some stand-up shows and pop-up performances taking place across the weekend. Keep an eye on the chalkboard there for more details on the weekend. 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 fwy o fanylion ar y penwythnos. 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). Yn ogystal â r mannau perfformio, mae Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr hefyd yn gartref i r bar Discover Delicious ar y lawnt, swyddfa docynnau r ŵyl yn adeilad y Senedd, stondinau bwyd, seddi a r awyrgylch gwych arferol. Y SENEDD Mae adeilad hanesyddol y Senedd unwaith eto n gartref i n swyddfa docynnau. 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. 20 Venues lleoliadau 21

13 YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN Ysgol Bro Hyddgen is the secondary school in Machynlleth. Their main hall provides a wonderful 180 capacity venue just across the road from the Plas, and the School Gym is home to our brand new, purpose built theatre venue which has been funded by the Arts Council of Wales. THE SIXTH FORM Housed within the Canolfan Hyddgen (built in 2009 overlooking Ysgol Bro Hyddgen), the Sixth Form is a 40 capacity venue on the ground floor. THE UPPER SIXTH Also within the Canolfan Hyddgen, the Upper Sixth is a 30 capacity venue upstairs. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen yw r ysgol gyfun ym Machynlleth. Mae ei phrif neuadd yn lleoliad hyfryd i 180 o gynulleidfa ar ochr arall y brif heol i r Plas, ac mae campfa r ysgol yn gartref i n lleoliad theatr pwrpasol newydd sbon, a ariannwyd gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. THE SIXTH FORM O fewn Canolfan Hyddgen (adeiladwyd yn 2009 yn agos at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen), dyma leoliad 40 sedd ar y llawr gwaelod. THE UPPER SIXTH Hefyd yng Nghanolfan Hyddgen, mae r lleoliad 30 sedd hwn lan llofft. HOMEWARES TOYS & GAMES JEWELLERY GIFTWRAP & CARDS CANDLES CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES GEMS & FOSSILS STATIONARY INCENSE Y TABERNACL THE SWALLOW THEATRE This stunning 300 seat converted tabernacle is housed in the Museum of Modern Art Wales (MoMA). Heading North from the clock tower the Tabernacle will be on your right. Sponsored by The Wales Way Tabernacl 300 sedd prydferth wedi i drosi yn Amgueddfa Celf Fodern Cymru yw ein lleoliad mwyaf yn yr ŵyl. Gan fynd i r gogledd o dŵr y cloc, bydd y Tabernacl ar y dde i chi. Noddir gan Ffordd Cymru The venue known as the Courtyard last year, the Swallow Theatre is an intimate 35 capacity venue within an old stone garage to the rear of the Wynnstay Hotel in the centre of town. Y lleoliad a alwyd The Courtyard y llynedd, mae r Swallow Theatre yn lleoliad bach 35 sedd mewn hen garej carreg tu ôl i Westy Wynnstay yng nghanol y dref. MACHYNLLETH RUGBY CLUB Nestled in the trees by the Woodland Pavilion, the Machynlleth Rugby Club is an 80 seater venue accessed just off the pathway between the Plas and Owain Glyndŵr. MACHYNLLETH BOWLING CLUB Located to the rear of the Co-op, this 80 seater sits within the wonderful Machynlleth Bowling Club Wedi i leoli tu ôl i r Co-op, mae r lleoliad 80 sedd hwn yn adeilad hyfryd Clwb Bowlio Machynlleth. Ymhlith y coed ger y Pafiliwn Coetir, mae Clwb Rygbi Machynlleth yn lleoliad 80 sedd ger y llwybr rhwng y Plas ac Owain Glyndŵr. THE WARREN ROOM A new addition for 2018, the Warren Room is a 50 seater venue located in the CAMAD building at the top of town. Walking away from the Clock Tower, walk past Huw Lewis tyres (opposite Hennighan s Top Shop) then round to the right. The Warren Room is in the building opposite the portakabins. Yn newydd yn 2018, dyma leoliad 50 sedd yn adeilad CAMAD ar dop y dref. Gan gerdded o Dŵr y Cloc, cerddwch heibio Huw Lewis Tyres (gyferbyn â Hennighan s Top Shop) ac yna i r dde. Ystafell Warren yw r adeilad gyferbyn â r portakabins. handmade fairtrade bohemian Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 5:15pm Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm Admission Free Y Tabernacl Heol Penrallt Machynlleth, Powys SY20 8AJ MODERN ART IN SEVEN BEAUTIFUL GALLERIES Morfydd Ransom-Hall 5 May - 16 June Was it wet that year? Clive Hicks-Jenkins 17 March - 23 June Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Jo Naden 24 March - 26 May The Sands of Time Gwyl Machynlleth Festival August Awst Venues moma.machynlleth.org.uk machynllethfestival.co.uk Comedi 23

14 FOOD BWYD Y PLAS LAWNS / LAWNT Y PLAS oven bakes the pizzas in under two minutes so you don t have to wait long for perfection... you can t buy happiness, but you can buy pizza, and that s pretty close! The Curry Stall busnes teulu sy n angerddol am fwyd stryd Indiaidd o safon gwych. Mae arbenigeddau n cynnwys cyrri cyw iâr rysáit cyfrinachol, Keema Matar (cig oen a phys) - y ddau wedi u paratoi n sbeislyd neu fel arall gan ddibynnu ar flas - a dewisiadau llysieuol blasus oll wedi u cyflwyno â reis neu lapiau arbennig! Daw r holl gynhwysion yn lleol lle bynnag y bo hynny n bosib, mewn cynwysyddion eco-gyfeillgar. cyfuniad cyfrinachol o berlysiau cyfoethog... ac wrth gwrs, cofiwch enllyn bom tsili cartref anhygoel Rustic Cooks. With a jam-packed weekend of shows on the go, it is important to have plenty of refuelling options during the festival. Our pop up food courts one by the Beech Bar at the Plas and the other by the box office at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre are filled with a mouth-watering mix of quality street food vendors. Y PLAS LAWNS / LAWNT Y PLAS THE GRAZING SHED Here at the Shed, we always like to moo-ve with the times, keeping our hooves on the pulse of festival grazing habits. Without a doubt, we ve noted a sizeable shift in eating patterns over recent times. Bigger line ups across multiple stages mean that people want to eat quickly, but at the same time, eat well. The Grazing Shed team reacts to this desire by providing a rapid food service delivery model that will ensure only the best quality, locally-sourced food products are used, cooked to order, then served in a flash! With the finest Welsh beef, or our secret recipe veggie patties, all nestled in a handmade bun, the perception that fast food is bad food needs to hit the hay. The days of compromising quality for speed are over! Yma yn y sied, ry n ni n hoffi mww-ynhau r awyrgylch, gan roi help carn i r ŵyl ddarparu yn ôl arferion. Yn sicr, ry n ni wedi sylwi ar newid sylweddol i batrymau bwyta yn ddiweddar. Mae mwy o berfformwyr ar fwy o lwyfannau yn golygu bod pobl am fwyta n gyflym, ond ar yr un pryd, bwyta n dda. Ymateb tîm The Grazing Shed i r awydd yma yw darparu model cyflwyno bwyd cyflym a fydd yn sicrhau y defnyddir cynnyrch bwyd lleol o r safon uchaf, wedi i goginio yn ôl yr archeb, wedi i gyflwyno mewn chwinc! Gyda r cig eidion Cymreig gorau, neu ein byrgyrs llysieuol rysáit cyfrinachol, mewn bynsen wedi i gwneud â llaw, rhaid ffarwelio â r syniad bod bwyd cyflym yn fwyd gwael. Mae dyddiau aberthu safon i gael bwyd yn gyflym ar ben! THE PARNSIPSHIP The Parsnipship make unique & original vegetarian & vegan foods packed with big punchy flavours. The company has grown from a home based business in small but steady steps & now has a dedicated team of 5 employees & a large kitchen in Ogmore Vale. The products are still handmade & sold at local farmer s markets & to food & music festivals The Parsnipship Gyda phenwythnos llawn sioeau ar y gweill, mae n bwysig bod digon o ddewisiadau i fwyta yn ystod yr ŵyl. Mae ein cyrtiau bwyd dros dro - un wrth y Beech Bar yn y Plas a r llall wrth y swyddfa docynnau yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr - yn llawn cymysgedd o fasnachwyr bwyd stryd o safon i ddod â dŵr i r dannedd. has fed scores of Glastonbury revellers over the years. The company supplies delis & specialist food shops all over the UK - even in Fortnum & Masons, a far cry from the windblown embankment of the Taff in Cardiff where it all started! Mae The Parsnipship yn gwneud bwydydd unigryw a gwreiddiol llysieuol a fegan yn llawn blas cryf. Mae r cwmni wedi tyfu o fusnes cartref mewn camau bach a bellach mae ganddo dîm ymroddgar o 5 gweithiwr a chegin fawr ym Mro Ogwr. Mae r cynnyrch yn dal i gael ei wneud â llaw ac yn cael ei werthu mewn marchnadoedd ffermwyr lleol ac i wyliau bwyd a cherddoriaeth mae The Parsnipship wedi bwydo llwyth o ddathlwyr Glastonbury dros y blynyddoedd. Mae r cwmni n cyflenwi delis a siopau bwyd arbenigol ar hyd a lled y DU - hyd yn oed yn Fortnum & Masons, ymhell o arglawdd gwyntog Afon Taf yng Nghaerdydd lle dechreuodd popeth! THE FRATELLI BROTHERS WOOD FIRED PIZZA Mama Fratelli, God rest her soul, sent forth her sons - the brothers, to bring her famous pizzas to the people... Using handmade dough and only the finest ingredients, we assemble each pizza to order and endeavour to serve you the best pizza you ve ever had. Our super-hot clay Gwnaeth Mama Fratelli, heddwch i w llwch, anfon ei meibion - y brodyr - i ddod â i pizzas enwog i r bobl. Gan ddefnyddio toes llaw a dim ond y cynhwysion gorau, ry n ni n creu pob pizza yn ôl yr archeb ac yn ceisio cyflwyno r pizza gorau ry ch chi erioed wedi i gael. Mae ein ffwrn glai grasboeth yn pobi r pizzas mewn llai na dwy funud felly does dim rhaid i chi aros yn hir am berffeithrwydd. Fedrwch chi ddim prynu hapusrwydd, ond gallwch brynu pizza, ac mae hynny n eithaf agos! THE CURRY STALL The Curry Stall is a family run business passionate about great quality Indian street food. Specialities include a fantastic secret recipe chicken curry, Keema Matar (lamb & peas) - both served either mild or spicy depending on taste - and delicious vegetarian options all served with speciality rice or wraps! All ingredients are sourced locally wherever possible and served in ecofriendly containers EXPLORE THE TOWN / ARCHWILIO R DRE The town of Machynlleth has many fine pubs, restaurants, cafes and takeaways. For more details, call into our information point on the Plas lawn. THE RUSTIC COOKS Their Speciality Sausage stall sells a variety of speciality, local and continental sausages with many different flavours and tastes all freshly cooked and served on a fresh bread roll with onions. These are all cooked on a giant griddle. Some of the famous sausages are as follows: Big Smokey - slightly smoked pork sausage. Giant ham - footlong sausage made of 80% ham meat. Cheesy - pork sausage with bits of cheese inside. Herby - white sausage with a very rich herby flavour of secret blend of spices...and of course, don t forget Rustic Cooks amazing homemade chilli bomb relish. Mae eu stondin selsig arbenigol yn gwerthu amrywiaeth o selsig arbenigol, lleol a chyfandirol gyda llawer o wahanol flasau wedi u coginio n ffres ac wedi u cyflwyno ar fynsen bara ffres gyda winwns. Mae r rhain i gyd wedi u coginio ar ridyll enfawr. Dyma rai o u selsig enwog: Big Smokey selsig porc wedi i gochi ychydig. Giant ham selsig troedfedd o hyd 80% cig ham. Cheesy selsig porc gyda darnau o gaws tu mewn. Herby selsig gwyn gyda blas Mae gan dre Machynlleth nifer o dafarnau, bwytai, caffis a lleoedd cludfwyd hyfryd. Am fwy o fanylion, gofynnwch yn ein man gwybodaeth ar lawnt y Plas. CAFFE MILO Caffe Milo will be back for their 6th Mach this year with some minor changes, a new addition to the team in the shape of Baby Jack, who will be 1 year 1 month, and a new Airstream style trailer. But what hasn t changed is our by now famous homemade cakes, freshly ground coffee, teas, hot chocolate and maybe even fresh lemonade if we see the sun!! Decaf, Soya and Gluten free options available too! Bydd Caffe Milo yn ôl ar gyfer eu chweched Mach eleni gydag ambell newid, ychwanegiad newydd i r tîm sef Babi Jack, a fydd yn 1 flwydd 1 mis oed, a threlar newydd arddull Airstream. Ond ni fydd newid i n cacennau cartref enwog, ein coffi ffres, te, siocled poeth, ac efallai hyd yn oed lemonêd ffres os welwn ni r haul!! Opsiynau decaf, soya a heb glwten ar gael hefyd! THE PINK POD 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 Pink Pod yn cynnig hufen iâ cartref blasus o Aberdyfi detholiad o fwy na 24 blas hufen iâ a enillodd wobr Great Taste, 10 sorbet, a sawl iogwrt wedi i rewi. 24 Food Bwyd 25

15 OWAIN GLYNDŴR LAWNS / LAWNT OWAIN GLYNDŴR SWSHI The Welsh sushi company offers home delivery, pop up nights and festival stalls around Wales. Finalists at Food Awards Wales 2018 Takeaway of the year - south west & Best Street Food. Our customers love our fresh, tasty handmade sushi from Maki to Sashimi. We use Welsh suppliers including Jonah s Fishmarket, Aberystwyth & Mor Fresh Cardigan Bay crab. At Mach Comedy Fest we will be serving hand rolled, fresh sushi wraps. Mae r cwmni swshi o Gymru yn cynnig bwyd i r cartref, nosweithiau dros dro, a stondinau mewn gwyliau ar draws Cymru. Cyrhaeddon nhw rownd derfynol Food Awards Wales 2018 Takeaway of the Year - South West & Best Street Food. Mae ein cwsmeriaid yn dwlu ar ein swshi cartref ffres, blasus o Maki i Sashimi. Ry n ni n defnyddio cyflenwyr Cymreig gan gynnwys Jonah s Fishmarket, Aberystwyth a chranc Mor Fresh Cardigan Bay. Yng ngŵyl gomedi Mach byddwn ni n cyflwyno lapiau swshi ffres wedi u rholio â llaw. ELE S LITTLE KITCHEN Spanish Tapas and Paella made with local Welsh produce. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten, meat and seafood options. Paella ready for each comedy break! Come and see us between your favourite shows and watch our authentic paella made in a traditional paellero by our head chef. Tapas a Paella Sbaeneg wedi u gwneud â chynnyrch Cymreig lleol. Opsiynau llysieuol, fegan, glwten, cig a bwyd môr. Paella yn barod ar gyfer pob egwyl comedi! Dewch i n gweld rhwng eich hoff sioeau, a gwyliwch ein paella go iawn yn cael ei wneud mewn paellero traddodiadol gan ein prif gogydd. CAFFI ALYS Housed within the Owain Gyndwr centre, Caffi Alys is a beautiful vintage tea room serving tasty food & drinks including tea, coffee, soup, sandwiches, paninis and a delicious range of home-made cakes to eat in or take away. Yng nghanolfan Owain Gyndŵr, mae Caffi Alys yn ystafell de hen-ffasiwn hyfryd yn gwerthu bwyd a diodydd blasus gan gynnwys te, cawl, brechdannau, paninis, ac amrywiaeth hyfryd o gacennau catref i w bwyta i mewn neu i w cymryd 26 Food Comedi 27

16 FESTIVAL BARS We run three official bars at the festival. Allow us to introduce you BARIAU R ŴYL Ry n ni n rhedeg tri bar swyddogol yn yr ŵyl. Gadewch i ni gyflwyno THE BEECH BAR (Y PLAS BIG TOP) Now as much part of the festival as the shows themselves, the Beech Bar at the Plas is home to our fabulous festiv-ale, showcasing some of the finest producers in Wales courtesy of our friends at Discover Delicious. Alongside the superb selection of quality ales and ciders, you ll also find a great range of standard pub products here including draught lager, cider, wine, spirits, soft drinks and fizz. Anyone for cocktails? From Mojitos to Espresso Martinis, there is a classic menu expertly mixed at the dedicated cocktail bar in the Big Top. The Beech Bar is also home to our hand-picked programme of music and cabaret. Not only is it awesome but it is also completely FREE for everyone to enjoy! See pages for full details. DISCOVER DELICIOUS BAR (OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE) The Discover Delicious bar is located on the lawn at Owain Glyndŵr, the site of the original Welsh Parliament and the spiritual home of the festival. It is also right outside the box office making it the perfect place to plan your day, enjoy a pre-show drink with friends or warm by the wood burners late into the evening. As well as a well-stocked bar, there are also fantastic food stalls over at OG including Welsh sushi, authentic tapas and paella. THE SQUASH BAR (MACH ARENA) To the delight of those heading to The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena, we are back with our express bar within an actual squash court in the leisure centre! Located just outside the main arena doors, the squash bar will be serving up pre-show and interval drinks to keep you well hydrated on court. BAR BEECH (Y PLAS BIG TOP) Bellach yn rhan o r ŵyl cymaint â r sioeau eu hunain, mae r Bar Beech yn y Plas yn gartref i n gŵyl gwrw wych, yn arddangos rhai o r cynhyrchwyr gorau yng Nghymru diolch i n ffrindiau yn Discover Delicious. Ochr yn ochr â r detholiad ardderchog o gwrw a seird o safon, gallwch hefyd ddod o hyd i amrywiaeth wych o gynnyrch tafarn arferol yma gan gynnwys lager, gwin seidr, gwirodyddion, diodydd meddal a swigod. Unrhyw un am goctel? O mojitos i espresso martinis, mae bwydlen glasurol wedi u cymysgu gan arbenigwyr yn ein bar coctels pwrpasol yn y Big Top. Mae r Beech Bar hefyd yn gartref i n rhaglen o gerddoriaeth a cabaret wedi u dewis yn ofalus. Mae n anghredadwy, ac ar ben hynny yn RHAD AC AM DDIM i bawb ei mwynhau! Gweler tudalennau am fanylion llawn. BAR DISCOVER DELICIOUS (CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR) Mae bar Discover Delicious ar lawnt Owain Glyndŵr, safle Senedd gwreiddiol Cymru a chartref ysbrydol yr ŵyl. Drws nesaf i r swyddfa docynnau, dyma r lle perffaith i gynllunio r diwrnod, i fwynhau diod gyfa ffrindiau cyn sioe, neu i gynhesu o flaen o llosgwyr pren yn hwyr y nos. Ynghyd â bar llawn, mae stondinau bwyd gwych yn OG gan gynnwys swshi Cymreig, tapas go iawn a paella. BAR SBONCEN (ARENA MACH) Er pleser i r rhai fydd yn mynd i Arena Mach, ry n ni nôl gyda n bar cyflym mewn cwrt sboncen go iawn yn y ganolfan hamdden! Wrth brif ddrysau r arena, bydd y bar sboncen yn cynnig diodydd cyn y sioe ac yn ystod yr egwyl, i sicrhau eich bod yn yfed digon o hylif ar y cwrt. DiscoverDelicious.Wales is an online marketplace showcasing hundreds of deliciously different food and drink products, made with love, in Wales. We are thrilled to officially curate this year s Ale and Cider Festival at Machynlleth Comedy Festival, bringing you some of the most incredible craft ales and ciders that Wales has to offer. As flag bearers for the flavours of Wales, we scour our verdant valleys and abundant coastlines for the new, the novel and the nutritious and, with such a fantastic selection of breweries in Wales, we truly are spoilt for choice. We ve lovingly brought you a carefully selected collection of the homegrown heroes (and Discover Delicious producers) that champion the quality and passion you can expect from our brewers and cider makers. Get to know our lovely producers a little better and discover more about them below. Iechyd Da! BLUESTONE BREWING CO. This family run brewery craft great beer from big, bold ingredients in the rough and rocky foothills of the Preseli mountains, home to the infamous Bluestone that created Stonehenge some 5,000 years ago! The result? A range of craft beers that are big on flavour and big on attitude. The Bluestone range also boasts 4 Great Taste awards, which demonstrates their top quality, great flavoured beers. Mae r bragdy teulu hwn yn creu cwrw gwych o gynhwysion mawr, bowld ym mhennau garw a chreigiog mynyddoedd y Preseli, yn gartref i r Bluestone enwog a greodd Côr y Cewri tua 5,000 o flynyddoedd yn ôl! Y canlyniad? Amrywiaeth o gwrw crefft sy n fawr o ran blas ac o ran agwedd. Mae amrywiaeth Bluestone hefyd yn cynnwys 4 gwobr Great Taste, sy n arddangos eu cwrw blasus o ansawdd uchel. BRAGDY TWT LOL Nestled in the South Wales valleys, Philip passionately brews his incredible range of craft ales, each with their own legend and history. The range of Welsh inspired ales encompasses Twt Lol s passion and enthusiasm for the Welsh language and all that Wales represents. Unashamedly different from other commercial breweries, the luxury of being able to innovate Mae DiscoverDelicious.Wales yn farchnad ar-lein sy n arddangos cannoedd o gynhyrchion bwyd a diod gwahanol, a wneir â chariad yng Nghymru. Rydym wrth ein boddau n curadu Gŵyl Gwrw a Seidr eleni yng Ngŵyl Comedi Machynlleth, sy n dod â rhai o r cwrw crefft a r seidr crefft mwyaf anhygoel i chi sydd gan Gymru i w cynnig. Fel hyrwyddwyr blasau Cymru, ry n ni n chwilio ym mhob rhan o n dyffrynnoedd dyfrllyd ac arfordiroedd cyfoethog am y newydd, y nofel a r maethlon, a gyda detholiad mor wych o fragdai yng Nghymru, ry n ni wir wedi n difetha o ran dewis. Ry n ni wedi dod â detholiad gofalus i chi o arwyr cartref (a chynhyrchwyr Discover Delicious) sy n hyrwyddo r ansawdd a r angerdd y gallwch ei ddisgwyl gan ein bragwyr a n gwneuthurwyr seidr. Dewch i adnabod ein cynhyrchwyr hyfryd ychydig yn well drwy ddarganfod mwy amdanynt isod. Iechyd da! on a small scale means they are able to try things larger breweries wouldn t dare, giving you the quality and variety you deserve. Twt Lol s beers have been honed through years of experience, transposed into a fresh look at craft ale. Wedi i nythu yng nghymoedd De Cymru, mae Philip yn bragu n frwdfrydig ei amrywiaeth anhygoel o gwrw crefft, gyda u chwedlau a u hanes eu hunain. Mae r amrywiaeth o gwrw a ysbrydolir yng Nghymru yn cwmpasu angerdd a brwdfrydedd Twt Lol am yr iaith Gymraeg a phobeth a gynrychiolir gan Gymru. Yn gwbl wahanol i fragdai masnachol eraill, mae r fraint o allu arloesi ar raddfa fach yn golygu y gallant roi cynnig ar bethau na fyddai bragdai mwy yn meiddio gwneud, gan roi r ansawdd a r amrywiaeth ry ch chi n ei haeddu. Mae cwrw Twt Lol wedi i anrhydeddu drwy flynyddoedd o brofiad, wedi u trosi n olwg ffres ar gwrw crefft. 28 Festival Bars Bariau r ŵyl 29

17 MONTY S BREWERY Husband and wife team, Russ and Pam Honeyman run their award-winning brewery on the fringes of the picturesque, ancient town of Montgomery. Monty s Brewery produces consistently great quality bottle conditioned beers, featuring various styles to suit all, from their gluten free Masquerade to the rich, malty dark ale Old Jailhouse and the deep chocolatey gluten free stout Dark Secret. There s a beer to suit all tastes, each brewed with taste, quality and satisfaction in mind enjoy! Mae r tîm gŵr a gwraig, Russ a Pam Honeyman, yn rhedeg eu bragdy arobryn ar ymylon tref hardd, hynafol Trefaldwyn. Mae Monty s Brewery yn cynhyrchu cwrw potel o ansawdd uchel, sy n cynnwys gwahanol arddulliau sy n addas i bawb, o u Masquerade heb glwten i r Old Jailhouse cywrain tywyll, a r Dark Secret siocled dwfn heb glwten. Mae cwrw at ddant pawb, pob un wedi i fragu â blas, ansawdd a boddhad mewn cof mwynhewch! PURPLE MOOSE This fabulous multi award-winning 40-Barrel microbrewery based in the historic harbour town of Porthmadog, North Wales, was established in Their beers are inspired by the beautiful surroundings of the Snowdonian mountains and are crafted for your enjoyment with passion and enthusiasm by local people. The brewery now offers a range of five core beers, available in cask conditioned or bottled formats and three craft beers, with seasonal speciality brews being offered at certain times of the year. Sefydlwyd y bragdy bach gwych arobryn 40 casgen yn nhref harbwr hanesyddol Porthmadog, Gogledd Cymru, yn Mae eu cwrw wedi i ysbrydoli gan amgylchedd hardd mynyddoedd yr Eryri ac fe i luniwyd er eich mwynhad gydag angerdd a brwdfrydedd pobl leol. Mae r bragdy bellach yn cynnig pum cwrw craidd, ar gael mewn fformatau cyflyru casgen neu boteli, a thri cwrw crefft, gyda bragiadau arbenigol tymhorol yn cael eu cynnig ar adegau penodol o r flwyddyn. TOMOS A LILFORD What started as a friendship between two dads at the school gates, bonding over their love of craft beers and the dream of owning a brewery, soon turned into a real business plan and the dream came true. Beer and adventure, that s what it s all about for this three-man microbrewery based in Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan. They pride themselves on brewing full flavour ales, combining new ideas with old traditions. Beers to appreciate, savour and remember. As their motto goes, Feel the fear and brew it anyway. Dechreuodd fel cyfeillgarwch rhwng dau dad wrth clwyd yr ysgol, yn rhannu cariad at gwrw crefft a r freuddwyd o fod yn berchen ar fragdy, ac yn fuan yn trodd yn gynllun busnes go iawn, a daeth y freuddwyd yn wir. Cwrw ac antur, dyna r cyfan i r bragdy bach tri-dyn hwn yn Llandow, Bro Morgannwg. Maent yn ymfalchïo eu hunain ar fragu cwrw blas llawn, gan gyfuno syniadau newydd gyda hen draddodiadau. Cwrw i w werthfawrogi, ei flasu a chofio. Fel mae eu harwyddair yn dweud, Feel the fear and brew it anyway. DISCOVER DELICIOUS OWAIN GLYNDŴR Over on the Owain Glyndŵr lawn the Discover Delicious bar will be showcasing even more local loveliness. As well as a great range from our amazing ale and cider producers, our Discover Delicious bar will feature some of our favourite gins, rums and mixers inspired by the spectacular seascapes and breathtaking landscapes of Wales. Below we ve provided a brief synopsis of each producer so you can get to know them a little better, but do call by and say hi when you re at the Festival we d love to chat some more about the lovely producers you can find at Discover Delicious over a glass or two of their delicious produce! Draw ar lawnt Owain Glydŵr, bydd y Bar Discover Delicious yn arddangos hyd yn oed mwy o hyfrytwch lleol. Yn ogystal ag amrywiaeth wych o n cynhyrchwyr cwrw a seidr, bydd ein bar Discover Delicious yn cynnwys rhai o n hoff jins, rymiau a chymysgwyr a ysbrydolir gan forluniau a thirweddau ysblennydd Cymru. Isod, mae crynodeb o bob cynhyrchydd er mwyn i chi allu dod i w hadnabod ychydig yn well, ond dewch i ddweud helo pan fyddwch chi yn yr ŵyl - byddem wrth ein bodd yn sgwrsio mwy am y cynhyrchwyr cynhyrchwyr hyfryd yn Discover Delicious dros wydr neu ddau o u cynnyrch blasus! HALLETS Hallets have taken the old, traditional methods of cider making and have applied a new philosophy to their production, stealing a few techniques from wine makers along the way. They believe in producing beautifully simple cider and have not yielded to the trend of adding syrups and berries. Instead, they have taken a more grown up approach and dedicate the care and attention that is needed to blend a fine cider worthy of acclaim from some of the most respected critics, and an ever-growing following of loyal customers. This philosophy has taken them to award-winning levels try for yourself. Mae Hallets wedi cymryd y hen ddulliau traddodiadol o wneud seidr a dilyn athroniaeth newydd i w cynhyrchu, gan ddwyn rhai o dechnegau gwneuthurwyr gwin ar hyd y ffordd. Maent yn credu mewn cynhyrchu seidr hyfryd syml heb ddilyn y duedd o ychwanegu syrypau ac aeron. Yn hytrach, maen nhw wedi cymryd ymagwedd fwy aeddfed, gan dalu r gofal a r sylw angenrheidiol i gyfuno seidr da sy n deilwng bri gan rai o r beirniaid mwyaf parchus, a dilyniant cynyddol o gwsmeriaid ffyddlon. Mae r athroniaeth hon wedi eu cymryd i lefelau arobryn rhowch gynnig arno eich hunain. DYFI DISTILLERY Our most local Discover Delicious producer to Mach Comedy Festival, this award-winning craft gin distillery was established in 2016 with the ambition to create a range of artisan gins with a genuine sense of place. Brothers Pete and Danny use local botanicals foraged from within the UNESCO Dyfi biosphere that surrounds the distillery. Ein cynhyrchydd Darganfod Delicious mwyaf lleol i Ŵyl Gomedi Mach, sefydlwyd y ddistyllfa jin crefft arobryn hon yn 2016 gyda r uchelgais i greu amrywiath o jins crefft gyda gwir ymdeimlad o le. Mae r brodyr Pete a Danny yn defnyddio botanegiau lleol wedi u casglu o fewn biosffer Dyfi UNESCO o amgylch y ddistyllfa ECCENTRIC GIN At Eccentric, it s all about the product. They let their gins do the talking, it s that simple. We love their refusal to accept the norm and their desire to challenge conventions. Each of their 5 craft gins are aged in various types of barrels, giving each their own unique flavour. Yn Eccentric, y cynnyrch yw r cyfan. Maent yn gadael i w jins siarad ar eu rhan, mae mor syml â hynny. Ry n ni n dwlu ar y ffaith eu bod yn gwrthod derbyn yr arferol a u dyhead i herio confensiynau. Mae pob un o u 5 jin crefft mewn gwahanol fath o gasgen, gan roi blas unigryw i bob un. BARTI DDU RUM Barti Rum is a heavily spiced rum infused with the wonderful Welsh delicacy, laver seaweed, hand-picked on the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast. The seaweed gently mellows the vibrant 30 Festival Bars Bariau r ŵyl 31

18 vanilla, Christmassy clove and zingy citrus to create a smooth spiced rum, perfect to drink over ice or with your favourite ginger beer. Rym llawn sbeis yw Barti Rum, wedi i drwytho â r danteithfwyd Cymreig, gwymon lawr, wedi i ddewis â llaw ar arfordir hardd Sir Benfro. Mae r gwymon yn ysgafnhau r fanila bywiog, clof Nadoligaidd a sitrws siarp i greu rym sbeislyd llyfn, yn berffaith i w yfed dros iâ neu gyda ch hoff gwrw sinsir. ddefnyddio eu dŵr ffynnon naturiol arobryn a chynhwysion naturiol i ryddhau hanfod y gwirod a chyflwyno coctel o r radd flaenaf. Gan ddefnyddio dŵr ffynnon naturiol Llanllyr SOURCE a chynhwysion naturiol o bob cwr o r byd, maen nhw n credu eu bod wedi creu r cymysgwyr gorau ar y blaned (ac ry n ni n cytuno!). ychwanegol neu melysyddion, blasau neu liwiau artiffisial. Maen nhw n ystyried iechyd yn bwysig, ac ar ben hynny n gwerthfawrogi r byd ry n ni n byw ynddo, felly mae r holl de wedi i ardystio n organig. LLANLLYR SOURCE NATURAL MIXERS Llanllyr SOURCE mixers are crafted using their award-winning natural spring water and natural ingredients to release the essence of the spirit and deliver a world-class cocktail. Using Llanllyr SOURCE natural spring water and natural ingredients sourced from around the globe, they believe that they have created the best mixers on the planet (and so do we!) Crefftir cymysgwyr Llanllyr SOURCE gan ICE CUBE TEA A small family-run business, producing lovely Iced Teas in small batches. Ingredients are carefully selected from the finest tea estates to ensure a truly authentic taste, with no added sugar or artificial sweeteners, flavours or colours. Not only do they care about health but they also appreciate the world in which we live, so all teas are certified organic. Busnes teulu bach sy n cynhyrchu te rhew hyfryd mewn cwgenni bach. Dewisir cynhwysion yn ofalus o r ystadau te gorau i sicrhau blas gwirioneddol ddilys, heb siwgr LURVILL S DELIGHT The contemporary adult soft drink - premium craft botanical sodas with no added sugar, making them the perfect alternative to conventional soft drinks. Lurvill s have brought the legend of the Lewis twins from South Wales back to life and have regenerated the age-old recipe to bring you a refreshing, unique blend of flavours. Y diod meddal cyfoes i oedolion sodas botanegol crefft premiwm heb siwgr ychwanegol, y dewis perffaith yn lle diodydd meddal confensiynol. Mae Lurvill wedi atgyfodi chwedl gefeilliaid Lewis o Dde Cymru ac wedi adfywio r rysáit hynafol i gyflwyno cymysgedd unigryw o flasau adfywiol i chi. H A N D M A D E I N S P I R E D A R T I S A N L O C A L P R O D U C E 32 Come and visit us at our Discover Delicious bar, perfectly situated on the Owain Glyndŵr lawn, and sign up to our newsletter for a chance to win a Discover Delicious hamper, worth over 300. Or, if you re enjoying a Welsh ale or cider at the Plas bar, you can also enter in the same way over there! Dewch i ymweld â ni yn ein bar Discover Delicious, yn y lle perffaith ar lawnt Owain Glyndŵr, a chofrestrwch i n cylchlythyr am gyfle i ennill hamper Discover Delicious, werth dros 300. Neu, os ydych yn mwynhau cwrw neu seidr Cymreig ym mar y Plas, gallwch gystadlu yn yr un ffordd! Festival Bars F L A V O U R H O M E G R O W N H E R O E S Discover delicious food and drink lovingly made in Wales. Discover a new online marketplace. discoverdelicious.wales

19 FRIDAY COMEDY COMEDI NOS WENER RHOD GILBERT WORK IN VERY EARLY PROGRESS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 15 // 16+ // The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena After six years away from live stand-up, I m gagging to get back on stage. Not like before though different. Real life stuff. I ll be rustier than a Welsh barbecue, so why not come along and see me flailing around, trying to find my notes and looking like a total twat? Oh yeah, and I ll be donating some of the ticket sales to Alzheimers Society and Stroke Association. Ar ôl chwe mlynedd heb wneud standyp byw, rwy n ysu am ddychwelyd i r llwyfan. Ond nid fel o r blaen... yn wahanol. Stwff bywyd go iawn. Byddai n fwy rhydlyd na barbeciw Cymreig, felly beth am ddod i fy ngweld yn gwneud smonach, yn ceisio dod o hyd i fy nodiadau, ac yn edrych fel twat? O ie, a byddai n cyfrannu peth o arian y tocynnau i r Gymdeithas Alzheimer a r Gymdeithas Strôc. MARK WATSON THIS IS HALFWAY TO BEING A SHOW Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 12 // 14+// Y Tabernacl After being cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster and fending off death on Bear Gryll s Celebrity Island, Mark Watson returns to what he s best at: being indoors. Other people make up most of the world s population. Why are we all so bad at understanding one another? This is the broad theme of Watson s show. It is a work-inprogress. It will be enjoyable, but tentatively delivered. Ar ôl wynebu bomiau clwstwr iogwrt ar Taskmaster a brwydro marwolaeth ar Bear Gryll s Celebrity Island, mae Mark Watson am ddychwelyd i r hyn mae n ei wneud orau: bod o dan do. Mae pobl eraill yn cynrychioli r rhan fwyaf o boblogaeth y byd. Pam ydyn ni gyd mor wael yn deall ein gilydd? Dyna brif thema sioe Watson. Mae n waith ar y gweill. Bydd yn bleserus, ond wedi i gyflwyno ag ansicrwydd. QUICKLY KEVIN, WILL HE SCORE? QUICKLY KEVIN, WILL HE TOUR? Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 10 // 12+ // Y Plas - Main Hall The cult podcast about 90s football has finally bowed to mild public demand and gone live. An hour in the company of Josh Widdicombe, Chris Scull and the Stewart Houston of live podcasting Michel Marden. If you like the podcast but have always wanted to see what they look like this is the show for you. Quickly Kevin, will there be a guest, anecdotes about meeting 90s footballers, a quiz, 90s clips on a big screen, and an appearance by Efan Ekoku? Yes, yes, almost certainly, hopefully and probably not. Mae r podlediad cwlt am bêl- LAZY SUSAN WORK IN PROGRESS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 14+ // Y Plas Vane Tempest Up-and-coming teen sensations Lazy Susan have bravely chosen to make a new hour of comedy. Expect a hot mess of sketches, characters and a few hometruths. Come and bear witness! Mae r arwyr newydd yn eu harddegau Lazy Susan wedi gwneud y penderfyniad dewr i wneud awr o gomedi newydd. Gallwch ddisgwyl llanast poeth o sgetsis, cymeriadau ac ychydig o droed y 90au wedi ymateb i r galw can y cyhoedd ac yn mynd i fod yn fyw. Awr yng nghwmni Josh Widdicombe, Chris Scull a - Stewart Houston podledu byw - Michel Marden. Os y ch chi n hoffi r podlediad ond wedi dyheu am weld sut maen nhw n edrych, dyma r sioe i chi. Gloi Kevin, a fydd yna westai, straeon am gwrdd â phêl-droedwyr y 90au, cwis, clipiau 90au ar sgrin fawr, ac ymddangosiad gan Efan Ekoku? Bydd, bydd, bron yn sicr, gobeithio a siŵr o fod ddim. wirioneddau. Dewch i dystio! Everything sketch shows should be - odd, inventive, silly and lots of fun The Mirror The Susans have significantly raised their game The Sunday Times COLIN HOULT AS ANNA MANN HOW WE STOP THE FASCISTS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Having effectively cured all depression in last year s smashhit hour, actress Anna Mann returns to take on the terrifying rise of fascism. Fear not, gentle liberals, Mother Mann is here. Star of her very own Sky Arts Short, Anna Mann s Valentine. As seen in Murder in Successville, Porridge, Derek, Nurse, Life s Too Short, and Being Human. Ar ôl gwella pob achos o iselder (mwy neu lai) yn sioe awr hynod boblogaidd y llynedd, mae r actores Anna Mann yn ôl i fynd i r afael â thwf brawychus ffasgiaeth. Peidiwch â phoeni, chwi bobl dawel ryddfrydol, mae Mam Mann yma. Seren ei Sky Arts Short ei hun, Anna Mann s Valentine. Fel a welwyd yn Murder in Successville, Porridge, Derek, Nurse, Life s Too Short, a Being Human. Funnier than almost all other shows at this year s Fringe. Telegraph Dazzlingly silly will keep you giggling far down the road from the venue. Fest JESSICA FOSTEKEW THE SILENCE OF THE NANS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys (Read in film-trailer voice): Last summer Jessica did two reasonably significant things. One, a story of pure joy. The other, a tale of entrapment, torment and gelato. This show tells the second story. The horrid one. This is an epic comedy-horrorstory about a disaster at sea from which there was no escape. GOOSE GOOSE IN MACH (PART 4 OF 5) (WORK IN PROGRESS) Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 14+ // The Warren Room The Goose boys are back in Mach with their most recent show yet. There will be old bits (bits that work) and new bits (bits that don t work), which suggests they are very slowly getting worse at sketch comedy. Please definitely come: this is genuinely the gig that gets us through the year and it also lets us tell important people that we do sell-out gigs outside of London even though this basically is London. Mae bois Goose yn ôl ym Mach gyda i sioe diweddaraf eto. Bydd hen ddarnau (darnau sy n gweithio) a darnau newydd (darnau sydd ddim yn gweithio), (Normal voice): Jessica cohosts the mighty Guilty Feminist podcast which has reached over 10 million listeners. She also writes for BBC R4 s News Quiz and C4 s 8 out of 10 Cats amongst other things. (Darllenwch mewn llais hysbyseb ffilm): Haf diwethaf, gwnaeth Jessica ddau beth gweddol bwysig. Mae un yn stori am lawenydd pur. Mae r llall yn stori am ymyrraeth, poenyidaeth, a gelato. Mae r sioe hon yn adrodd yr ail stori. Yr un erchyll. Mae hon yn stori gomediarswyd epig am drychineb ar y môr lle nad oedd dianc yn bosib. (Llais arferol): Jessica yw cyd-gyflwynydd y podlediad o fri Guilty Feminist sydd wedi cyrraedd dros 10 miliwn o wrandawyr. Mae n ysgrifennu i News Quiz BBC R4, 8 Out Of 10 Cats C4, ymhlith pethau eraill. Wears her smarts on her sleeve. Great stuff. The Guardian Consistently hilarious Fest sy n awgrymu eu bod nhw n gwaethygu fel digrifwyr sgets. Plis dewch yn sicr: go iawn, dyma r gig sy n ein helpu i oroesi r flwyddyn, ac mae n caniatáu i ni ddweud wrth bobl bwysig ein bod ni n gwerthu pop tocyn i gigs tu allan i Lundain, er mai Llundain yw hwn yn y bôn. ELEANOR MORTON WORK IN PROGRESS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 16+ // The Swallow Theatre Scottish rising star and oddball Eleanor Morton presents brand new material including free style rap, thoughts on whales, and a potentially murderous alter ego. Eleanor tries to reinvent herself as the sexy, confident comedian she has always secretly probably been. It will definitely work. Refreshingly silly, offbeat and alternative comedy from an award-nominated person. Seren newydd o r Alban, a pherson rhyfedd Eleanor Morton yn cyflwyno deunydd newydd sbon gan gynnwys rap rhydd, myfyrdodau ar forfilod, ac alterego allai fod yn llofrudd. Bydd Eleanor yn ailgreu ei hun fel y digrifwr rhywiol, hyderus mae wastad wedi bod, siŵr o fod. Bydd yn sicr yn gweithio. Comedi gwirion, rhyfedd ac amgen gan berson a enwebwyd am wobr. One of the most exciting rising stars of the British comedy circuit Young Perspective A thoroughly enjoyable hour of accomplished and skillful standup The Skinny A perfectly formed, awkward hour of social ineptitude Broadway Baby 34 Comedy Comedi 35

20 NISH KUMAR THE HEART PART V Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 8 // 12+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard My spot is solidified if you ask me (what else?), My name is identified as that king I ll let y all worry about a list, I m on some other shit A difference between accomplishments and astonishments You know what time it is, ante up, this is in forever Y all got til April the 7th to get ya ll shit together Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part IV None of these three shows are on April 7th. They are a work in progress for a tour later in the year. Please buy tickets. It has nothing to do with Kendrick Lamar and he will not be in it (although that could changes if he replies to my s - I ve been ing kendricklamar@ hotmail.com on the off chance). My spot is solidified if you ask me (what else?), My name is identified as that king I ll let y all worry about a list, I m on some other shit A difference between accomplishments and astonishments You know what time it is, ante up, this is in forever Y all got til April the 7th to get ya ll shit together Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part IV Nid yw un o r tair sioe hon ar 7 Ebrill. Mae nhw n waith ar y gweill ar gyfer taith yn hwyrach eleni. Prynwch docynnau. Does dim cysylltiad â Kendrick Lamar, ac ni fydd yn ymddangos ynddynt (ond gallai hynny newid os bydd yn ymateb i fy e-byst rwy wedi bod yn ebostio kendricklamar@hotmail.com rhag ofn). ANNIE MCGRATH LOVE IN THE TIME OF ANNIE MCGRATH Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Store Join angelic, dead-eyed comedian Annie McGrath as she returns to Mach Fest with a stand-up comedy show that will leave you feeling slightly less lonely. Annie anxiously takes her place as the deadpan voice of her generation, reminding us just how much easier everything was for old people, hilariously reviewing the real difficulties facing Millennials and the huge burden that comes with privilege. Ymunwch â r digrifwr angylaidd â llygaid marw Annie McGrath wrth iddi ddychwelyd i Ŵyl Mach gyda sioe gomedi a fydd yn peri i chi deimlo n llai unig. Mae Annie yn cymryd ei lle WIFI WARS PUB QUIZ Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 14+ Machynlleth Bowling Club From the team behind the hit TV show Dara O Briain s Go 8 Bit comes a brand new live show, making the most of their world record- yn betrus fel llais diemosiwn ei chenhedlaeth, gan ein hatgoffa faint yn haws oedd popeth i hen bobl, gan adolygu r gwir anawsterau sy n wynebu r milenialau a r baich enfawr sy n dod â braint. Spot on comic timing delightfully dark" Three Weeks McGrath s dry sense of humour together with cool deliveries works a treat Ridiculously funny The Edinburgh Reporter The audience is at her mercy with every line she speaks hilarious Edfringe Review. breaking WiFi Wars tech! Bring a charged smartphone, and compete on questions beamed to your phones in a series of quiz rounds, written by a bunch of special guest comedians! Hosted by comedian and regular videogames commentator Steve McNeil (Team Captain on Go 8 Bit and regular on Challenge TV s Videogame Nation ). Y tîm sy n gyfrifol am y sioe deledu boblogaidd Dara O Briain s Go 8 Bit yn cyflwyno sioe fyw newydd sbon, gan wneud y mwyaf o u technoleg WiFi Wars a gurodd record byd! Dewch â ffôn clyfar wedi i wefru, a chystadleuwch ar gwestiynau a drosglwyddir i ch ffonau mewn cyfres o rowndiau cwis, wedi u hysgrifennu gan ddigrifwyr arbennig! Cyflwynir gan y digrifwr a r sylwebydd gemau fideo Steve McNeil (capten tîm ar Go 8 Bit a gwestai rheolaidd ar Videogame Nation Challenge TV). TOM TOAL MASK YOUR LUNACY Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // All ages Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room In 2003, Tom Toal took up a position in a Butchery. It was a temporary Christmas position that was to last 9 years. A show about liars, class and the struggle with emotion versus expectation. Yn 2003, cafodd Tom Toal swydd fel cigydd. Swydd Nadolig dros dro oedd hi a fyddai n para 9 blynedd. Sioe am gelwyddau, dosbarth cymedeithasol, a brwydro gydag emosiwn a disgwyliadau. Captivates his audience with a unique brand of narrative comedy, that is as delightful to listen to as it is superbly funny. Punchline Recommends Sincere schoolboy nostalgia & great audience interaction. Fringe Biscuit KIRI PRITCHARD- MCLEAN VICTIM, COMPLEX Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar This is Kiri s third show and it s absolutely the hardest to write. Not because she s short of material, she s got loads to say, she was just struggling to make it funny. This is a show about women, friends and sanity. Dyma drydedd sioe Kiri, a r un anoddaf i w hysgrifennu heb os. Nid oherwydd ei bod hi n brin o ddeunydd, mae ganddi lawer i w ddweud, ond roedd hi n anodd ei wneud yn ddoniol. Dyma sioe am ferched, ffrindiau a phwyll. An increasingly impressive comic, making powerhouse standup from the thorniest of subjects The Guardian Passionate, smart and yes, bloody funny The Scotsman JAYDE ADAMS THE DIVINE MS JAYDE Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 16+ Machynlleth Rugby Club Featured on 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown and More 4 s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Dave s Go 8 Bit, Comedy Central s Roast Battle UK, 4 time comedy award winner and 4 time comedy award nominated, Jayde Adams is now coming to Machynlleth Festival with a brand new show. Hilarious story-telling, sequins, music from Jerry Springer the Opera s Richard Thomas and a surprising array of hidden talents. AMY MASON WITH JACKIE OATES AND MEGAN HENWOOD HOLLERING WOMAN CREEK Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre In 2015, newly pregnant and just off her psych meds, Amy Mason travelled around Texas to research the death penalty for her new novel. This show is about what happened next. Featuring an original soundtrack by multi-award winning musicians Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood, Hollering Woman Creek follows Amy as her mental health goes haywire in one of the brashest, biggest, and most baffling US States. Yn 2015, yn ddiweddar feichiog a newydd stopio cymeryd ei meddyginiaeth seicotropig, teithiodd Amy Mason o gwmpas Texas i ymchwilio i r gosb eithaf ar gyfer ei nofel newydd. Mae r sioe hon yn ymwneud â beth ddigwyddodd nesaf. Featuring an original soundtrack by multi-award winning musicians Yn cynnwys trac sain gwreiddiol gan y cerddorion arobryn Jackie Oates a Megan Henwood, mae Hollering Woman Creek yn dilyn Amy wrth i w hiechyd meddwl fynd yn wallgof yn un o daleithiau mwyaf, mwyaf brawychus, a mwyaf diflas yr Unol Daleithiau.. As raw as it gets as well charmingly poignant and funny. The Herald (The Islanders) Their story is not quite a celebration, nor is it quite a lament. It s full of echoes and memories, a thing assembled with love, like an old mix-tape, dug out of a drawer and played years later. A Must See! Show The Stage Ar ôl bod ar 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown a 8 Out Of 10 Cats More 4, Go 8 Bit Dave, Roast Battle UK Comedy Central, ac ennill 4 gwobr gomedi a chael ei henwebu am 4 arall, mae Jayde Adams yn awr yn dod i Ŵyl Machynlleth gyda sioe newydd sbon. Adrodd straeon digri, secwinau, cerddoriaeth gan Richard Thomas o Jerry Springer The Opera a llu o dalentau cudd. Jayde Adams is the 3rd funniest woman in the world. Fact. Dawn French Fearless force of nature. Independent 36 Comedy Comedi 37

21 JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS ALL I WANNA DO IS FX: GUNSHOTS WITH A FX: GUN RELOADING AND A FX: CASH REGISTER AND DO A WORK IN PROGRESS Fri /Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 15+ The Sixth Form Quick, hide! The Mach favourite returns with a brand new hour of extraordinary absurdist character comedy nonsense. Just terrific. Blam Blam! Gyflym, cuddiwch! Mae ffefryn Mach yn ôl gydag awr newydd sbon o nonsens comedi cymeriad abswrd rhyfeddol. Gwych dros ben. Blam Blam! A show as bafflingly stupid as this should rightly divide an audience down the middle, but through some strange alchemy the crowd absolutely lap it up... a consistently hilarious hour of measured madness The List An hour of joyously daft character comedy The Telegraph TOM ALLEN ABSOLUTELY Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 14 // 14+ // Y Plas - Main Hall JONNY & THE BAPTISTS THE WORLD IS A MESS, HERE ARE SOME SONGS Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 12 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall STUART LAWS STOPS Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 8 // 15+ // Warren Room Stuart wants to tell you the story of how he met the love of his life but gets distracted by absolutely everything from holidays with spiders, being a hard bastard, gilets, women in refrigerators and Idris Elba. As heard on BBC Radio 4, seen on NextUp, tour support for James Acaster and director of indie comedy house Turtle Canyon Comedy. JOHN ROBINS THE DARKNESS OF ROBINS Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 14 // 16+ // Y Tabernacl The final performance of the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show The Darkness of Robins. Love, loss and self-loathing as Stand-up comedian, vibe magnet and London s saddest DJ yells into a well for 55 minutes. Perfformiad terfynol y sioe a enillodd Gwobr Gomedi Caeredin 2017, The Darkness of Robins. Cariad, colled, a hunan-gasineb wrth i r digrifwr, y magned awyrgylch, a DJ tristaf Llundain floeddio mewn i ffynnon am 55 munud. This is a show that lays bare the limits of comedy with goosebump inducing results The Telegraph A broken heart in a jesters cap, Robins fills the room with complicated joy The Guardian LIAM WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WHITE REALLY-REALLY TWO MELLOW FELLOWS/MEN Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 8 // 16+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Liam Williams - He isn t just a loser. He s the loser. Time Out - reads out sections from his travel blog. Meanwhile, Johnny White Really-Really - Real comic craft, and an authentic and novel voice Fest - institutes some new material. Liam Williams - He isn t just a loser. He s the loser. Time Out yn darllen rhannau o i flog teithio. Yn y cyfamser, bydd Johnny White Really-Really - Real comic craft, and an authentic and novel voice Fest yn rhoi cynnig ar ddeunydd newydd The sharply dressed, well-spoken, disparagingly camp son of working class Bromley, Tom Allen is back at Machynlleth as part of his debut UK tour. In the last year Tom has supported Sarah Millican around the world, sold out his Edinburgh and London runs and even passed his driving test! As seen on Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, The Great British Bake Off s Extra Slice, The John Bishop Show, Channel 4 s Comedy Gala at the O2 and heard on Radio 4 s Just a Minute and News Quiz. Mab camp Bromley ddosbarth gweithiol, Tom Allen, wedi gwisgo n dda ac yn siarad yn dda, yn ôl ym Machynlleth fel rhan o i daith gyntaf yn y DU. Yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf mae Tom wedi cefnogi Sarah Millican o gwmpas y byd, wedi gwerthu pop tocyn yng Nghaeredin a Llundain, a hyd yn oed wedi pasio ei brawf gyrru! Fel a welwyd ar Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, The Great British Bake Off s Extra Slice, The John Bishop Show, Comedy Gala At The O2 Channel 4 ac a glywyd ar Just a Minute a News Quiz Radio 4. Catch him now and you ll be able to tell people how you saw him before he was famous The Telegraph It s very hard to tour topical material these days. For multi-award-nominated musical comedy stars Jonny & the Baptists, it s been a real nightmare. Every time they try to write something silly about the world, the world does something even sillier. Either way, this spring they re coming to Machynlleth with lots of new songs (and some old ones) to try to make sense of the mess. Mae n annodd iawn mynd â deunydd amserol ar daith y dyddiau hyn. I r sêr comedi cerddorol Jonny & the Baptists, a enwebwyd am sawl gwobr, mae n hunllef. Bob to mae nhw n ysgrifennu rhywbeth gwirion am y byd, mae r byd yn gwneud rhywbeth mwy gwirion fyth. Ta waeth, mae nhw n dod i Fachynlleth yn y gwanwyn gyda llawer o ganeuon newydd (ac ambell i hen un) i roi cynnig ar egluro r llanast yma. Wickedly amusing The Times Spirited comedy... broad, daft and punchy The Guardian Brilliant - the closest thing the fringe has to rock gods Fest Mae gan Stuart arsylwadau cyflym a doniol, ac mae n barod i w rhannu mewn awr. Dyma sioe am ei gariad at fywyd a byns gwlad Belg. You ll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate than laws a one-man episode of arrested development. Fest LOLLY ADEFOPE LOLLY 3 Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys A work in progress show from character comedian, Lolly Adefope. Sioe o waith ar y gweill gan y digrifwr cymeriad, Lolly Adefope. GRÁINNE MAGUIRE I CALL MY VAGINA THE PSYCHOPATH TEST Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Hi there, my name is Gráinne Maguire and I am an expert at making life unnecessarily difficult for myself. I m very like Hillary Clinton in that way; we both try too hard, love Fleetwood Mac and are attracted to sleazy men. This is a show about how too much effort often backfires, ghosts and how mishearing the words to Nellie The Elephant messed my life up. As heard on Radio 4 s The Now Show, Breaking The News and More Money Than Sense. Helo, fy enw i yw Gráinne Maguire, ac rwy n arbenigwr mewn gwneud bywyd yn anodd i mi fy hun heb reswm. Rwy n debyg i Hillary Clinton yn y ffordd yma; mae r ddwy ohonom yn trio n rhy galed, yn dwlu ar Fleetwood Mac, ac yn cael ein denu at ddynion llwgr. Mae hon yn sioe am ormod o ymdrech yn difetha pethau, ysbrydion, a sut wnaeth cam-glywed y geiriau i Nellie The Elephant ddifetha fy mywyd. Fel a glywyd ar The Now Show, Breaking The News a More Money Than Sense Radio 4. Original and unpredictable - a delightful, incisive hour of truth and madness Fringe Guru A definite must see performance from a comic at the top of her game- one of the finest political stand-up shows at this year s Fringe Edinburgh Festivals 38 Comedy Comedi 39

22 HEIDI REGAN HEIDI VS SHARKS Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre Heidi Regan, winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and So You Think You re Funny 2016, explores our relationship with an increasingly confusing world via the medium of shark films. She looks at religion, global warming and what makes Shark Attack III the Godfather III of shark films. Heidi Regan, enillydd BBC New Comedy Award 2017 a So You Think You re Funny 2016, yn archwilio ein perthynas gyda byd hynod ddryslyd drwy gyfrwng ffilmiau siarcod. Bydd hi n trafod crefydd, twymo bydeang, a r ffactorau sy n golygu mai Shark Attack III yw Godfather III ffilmiau siarcod. It felt so original and unlike anything else we had heard before Commissioning Editor for Comedy for BBC Radio 4 A fantastically confident set that took us to a very, very weird place Hugh Dennis INGRID DAHLE WINGRID Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 8 // 16+ The Swallow Theatre Expect entertainment galore because WINGRID is a comedy extravaganza for people who think an hour is far too long watch anyone just talk. How does a shy Norwegian who grew up in a small village in the fjords end up in the UK performing unique, stand up comedy? Surely there s more to it than simply putting a W in front of your name to become the winner you were meant to be? Join Ingrid to find out as she unravels the mystery and shares the secrets of how she became: Wingrid - Superior Human Being excelling at life. Llwyth o adloniant, gan fod WINGRID yn strafagansa comedi i bobl sy n credu bod awr yn llawer rhy hir i wylio unrhyw un yn siarad. Sut mae rhywun swil o Norwy a dyfodd mewn pentref bach yn y fjords yn cyrraedd y DU yn perfformio comedi llwyfan unigryw? Rhaid bod mwy i r peth na gosod W o flaen eich enw i fod yn enillydd fel roeddech chi fod i wneud? Ymunwch ag Ingrid wrth iddi ddatrys y dirgelwch a rhannu r gyfrinach o sut y daeth hi n: Wingrid, person uwchraddol yn rhagori ar fywyd. Fast rising comedian Sunday Times Endearingly zany Three Weeks SEAN MCLOUGHLIN HAIL MARY Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 15+ // Machynlleth Rugby Club Half-American downbeat comedian who draws on his life of grinding poverty to produce the laughs. Expect dark tales of his family and love life (he even confesses to a medical condition that makes sex uncomfortable!). You can t help yourself laughing at his misfortune. Digrifwr hanner-americanaidd sy n tynnu ar ei fywyd o dlodi difrifol i gynhyrchu r chwerthin. Gallwch ddisgwyl straeon tywyll am ei deulu a i fywyd carwriaethol (mae hyn yn oed yn cyfaddef i gyflwr meddygol sy n gwneud rhyw yn anghyfforddus!). Ni allwch helpu ond chwerthin ar y boi truenus. The best comedian you haven t heard of yet Time Out OLGA KOCH FIGHT Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 12+ The Upper Sixth Amused Moose finalist debuts comedy spy drama about her family. In 2014, Olga Koch s father got stopped by authorities on the Russian border, which resulted in the most surreal year in her family s life. This year, the Amused Moose National New Comic Award Finalist will try to dissect this real-life spy drama with nothing but a projector and a naturally comic mind (Bruce Dessau). Un a gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol Amused Moose yn cyflwyno dangosiad cyntaf o ddrama gomedi ysbïol am eu theulu. Yn 2014, cafodd tad Olga Koch ei stopio gan awdurdodau ar ffin Rwsia, gan arwain at y flwyddyn fwyaf swrreal ym mywyd ei theulu. Eleni, bydd Olga (rownd derfynol Amused Moose National New Comic Award) yn ceisio dod i ddeall y ddrama ysbïol go iawn hon heb ddim ond taflunydd a naturally comic mind (Bruce Dessau). 40 Comedy Comedi 41

23 WIFI WARS THE VIDEO GAME GAME SHOW SHOW Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 8 // 14+ // Machynlleth Bowling Club From the team behind the hit TV show Dara O Briain s Go 8 Bit and the world record-breaking WiFi Wars comes a brand new live videogaming/comedy show! See special guest comedians battle on classic videogames, and bring a charged smartphone to get involved in the action! Hosted by comedian and regular videogames commentator Steve McNeil. Y tîm sy n gyfrifol am y sioe deledu boblogaidd Dara O Briain s Go 8 Bit a WiFi Wars a gurodd record byd, yn cyflwyno sioe newydd sbon o chwarae gemau fideo/comedi byw! Dewch i weld digrifwyr arbennig yn brwydro ar gemau fideo clasurol, a dewch â ffon clyfar wedi i wefru i fod yn rhan o r miri! Cyflwynir gan y digrifwr a r sylwebydd gemau fideo Steve McNeil. TESSA COATES WORK IN PROGRESS Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // All Ages Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room One third of Massive Dad ( Hilarious - The Guardian), Tessa is very excited to be bringing a work-in-progress of her second show to Mach. It ll be about science and humans and sex and evolution and sort of about her absolutely useless degree in Anthropology. It ll be story-telling, with some character comedy and there *might be a bit with a homophobic dolphin. (It won t be rude). If everything else is sold out and you re not busy, she d absolutely love you to come and hang out with her. Traean Massive Dad ( Hilarious - The Guardian), mae Tessa yn gyffrous iawn i ddod a gwaith ar y gweill tuag at ei hail sioe i Fach. Bydd yn trafod gwyddoniaeth a phobl a rhyw ac esblygiad a rhywfaint am ei gradd ddiwerth yn Anthropoleg. Storïo gydag ychydig o gomedi cymeriad ac *efallai* y bydd darn gyda dolffin homoffobig. (Heb fod yn rŵd). Os yw popeth arall wedi gwerthu pob tocyn a dy ch chi ddim yn rhy brysur, byddai wrth ei bodd pe baech yn dod i dreulio amser gyda hi.. A delightfully funny, smart show... real star quality Chortle Like a modern day Spice Girl Broadway World THE DEATH HILARIOUS THE SCUM ALWAYS RISES Fri /Gwe // 10:30pm // 8 // 16+ // Y Plas Vane Tempest What s it like for a young black lesbian growing up in Harlem during the 1970 s? The Death Hilarious have no idea and would NEVER attempt to write a show about it. Instead they re bringing their acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show to Machynlleth! Dark, brooding sketches featuring diverse characters such as exorcists, monetizers, apelike weirdos and a homemade sex robot. Come why not don t you? MATT REES HAPPY HOUR Fri /Gwe // 8:45pm // 7 // 16+ The Sixth Form Matt Rees returns to Mach with his debut hour. The multi award winning sober drunk brings 50 minutes of very funny lines with a compelling, unforced lugubriousness (Chortle) and will probably shoehorn in an unwelcome emotional bit at the end. Daw Matt Rees yn ôl i Fach gyda i awr gyntaf. Y meddwyn sobor arobryn yn cyflwyno 50 munud o very funny lines with a compelling, unforced lugubriousness (Chortle) ac mae n siŵr y bydd yn gorfodi darn emosiynol digroeso i r diwedd. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year A properly original comedy mind The Guardian Sut beth yw bod yn fenyw ifanc ddu hoyw wedi i magu yn Harlem yn ystod y 1970au? Does dim syniad gan The Death Hilarious, a fydden nhw FYTH yn ceisio ysgrifennu sioe am y profiad. Yn hytrach, maen nhw n dod â u sioe o fri o Ŵyl Caeredin i Fachynlleth! Sgetsis tywyll, meddylgar yn cynnwys cymeriadau amrywiol megis allfwrwyr, arianwyr, pobl rhyfedd sy n edrych fel epaod, a robot rhyw cartref. Dewch pam lai na wnewch chi? This darkly impressive debut is packed with countless elements rich, strange and deviantly chilling. The Scotsman ADAM SCOTT-ROWLEY THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT Fri /Gwe // 10:30pm // 8 // 18+ // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre A brutally intense, darkly comic one-man show that unveils the bizarre, compulsive and eccentric nature of humanity. This thunderous, high energy piece of theatre is performed entirely nude and combines dark clowning and deeply grotesque bouffon to create a sharp political comment on contemporary society. A show for thrill-seekers. It is both uncomfortable to watch and mesmeric, leaving audiences emotions balancing on a knife edge. From a mendacious Spiritualist Lecturer to a despondent American Porn Star on the brink of her retirement, over ten characters take the audience on a journey from emotional despair to helpless laughter. Sioe un-dyn hynod ddwys, comig tywyll sy n datgelu natur rhyfedd a gorfodol y ddynoliaeth. Caiff y darn egnïol hwn o theatr ei berfformio n hollol noeth, ac mae n cyfuno clownio tywyll a bwffon grotesg i greu sylwebaeth wleidyddol ar gymdeithas gyfoes. Sioe i bobl sy n chwilio am wefr. Mae n anghyfforddus a mesmerig i w gwylio, gan adael emosiynau cynulleidfaoedd yn deilchion. O ddarlithydd ysbrydol difrifol i seren bornograffig Americanaidd anffodus ar fin ymddeol, mae dros ddeg o gymeriadau yn mynd â r gynulleidfa ar daith o anobaith emosiynol i chwerthin diddal. Deeply sad in parts, this performance is a 55 minute scream for help, and it sounds beautiful. The Independent Please be aware that this show contains nudity and adult content Byddwch hysbys bod y sioe hon yn cynnwys noethni a chynnwys i oedolion MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Fri /Gwe // 10:30pm // 15 // minutes (with break) // The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena The annual Friday night showcase, packed with as many festival acts as we can squeeze in.* *Note: there is a Friday Night Showcase running concurrently in Y Plas if you need to coordinate with friends. Arddangosfa Nos Wener yn Arena Mach!* *Noder: mae Arddangosfa Nos Wener ar yr un pryd yn y Plas os oes angen i chi gydlynu gyda ffrindiau. THE WHITE LION HOTEL MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Fri /Gwe // 10:30pm // 15 // minutes (with break) // Y Plas - Main Hall The annual Friday night showcase, packed with as many festival acts as we can squeeze in.* *Note: there is a Friday Night Showcase running concurrently in The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena if you need to co-ordinate with friends. Arddangosfa Nos Wener yn y Plas!* *Noder: mae Arddangosfa Nos Wener ar yr un pryd yn Arena Mach os oes angen i chi gydlynu gyda ffrindiau. Sponsored by The White Lion Hotel. / Noddir gan The White Lion Hotel 42 Comedy Comedi 43

24 Supplier of Marquees and Big Tops to the Comedy Festival since year one, based in the Dyfi valley and working nationally Hilltoptents.co.uk TYWYN CINEMA Always a great night out! All the latest Films Live Music Comedy and Theatre Theme Nights Special Events Cafe Bar Area Corbett Square, Tywyn, Gwynedd LL36 9DF SATURDAY COMEDY COMEDI DYDD SADWRN JOSH WIDDICOMBE WORK IN PROGRESS (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT) Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 10 // 14+ Y Tabernacl Josh returns to Mach Fest with want he thinks will be a very early work in progress show. At the time of writing he has about 10 minutes of stuff but he has some time off to work on it so is hopeful he ll get there. And, worst case scenario, if he doesn t have enough he ll do some old stuff, which will probably be better. Daw Josh yn ôl i Ŵyl Mach gyda sioe y mae n disgwyl bod yn waith ar y gweill cynnar iawn. Ar adeg ysgrifennu, mae ganddo tua 10 munud o stwff ond mae ganddo rywfaint o wyliau i weithio arno, felly mae n obeithiol y bydd yn cyrraedd yno. Ac yn y sefyllfa waethaf, os nad oes ganddo ddigon, bydd rhaid iddo wneud hen stwff, a fydd siŵr o fod yn well. An idyllic spot on the stunning mid Wales coast offering group accommodation, camping, glamping, boating and more... ELF LYONS CHIFFCHAFF Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 7 // 14+ Y Plas Vane Tempest The Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee (Best Show 2017) presents her one woman musical about the economy. You read that right. Let s get fiscal. The kween of clown is back and she s making the dismal science fun with a whole orchestra and an Invisible Hand. Why? Why not? BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017, Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee 2017, British Vogue s 20 Names of Now Enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award (Best Show 2017) yn cyflwyno ei sioe gerdd un fenyw am yr economi. Do, darllenoch chi n gywir. Mae n amser trafod arian. Mae brenhines y clowns yn ôl ac mae hi n gwneud y gwyddoniaeth diflas yn ddifyr gyda cherddorfa gyfan a llaw anweledig. Pam? Pam ddim? A fast talking, smart-thinking standup for whom the adjective kooky could have been invented for. The Guardian Hysterical tour de force Three Weeks 44 Comedy Comedi 45

25 LOUISE REAY ERASERHEAD Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 8 // 16+// Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys LUKE MCQUEEN AS YET UNTITLED Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 7 // 16+ // The Warren Room SARAH BREESE, CALUM STEWART, DAN THOMAS TRIPLE FRET. F-R-E-T. BECAUSE WE WORRY Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 7 // 14+ // Upper Sixth Calum Stewart: Comedian. Autistic. Legend. Two time Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Award semi finalist. His is a name to remember Joe Lycett Sarah Breese: Comedian. Cheap. Local. A combination of sharp observations, skewed logic, and boundless enthusiasm. Excellent The Scotsman Dan Thomas: Comedian. Greying. Fragrant. Forceful and energetic, delivering his jokes with skill and wistfulness. A barnstorming frenetic b*st*rd after my own heart. Quality. Russell Kane Calum Stewart: Digrifwr. Autistic. Legend. Rownd cyn-derfynol Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Award ddwywaith. His is a name to remember Joe Lycett Sarah Breese: Digrifwr. Rhad. Lleol. Cyfuniad o arsylwadau siarp, rhesymeg amheus, a brwdfrydedd diderfyn. Excellent - The Scotsman Dan Thomas: Dan Thomas: Digrifwr. Llwydo. Persawrus. Egnïol a grymus, yn cyflwyno jôcs gyda sgil a hiraeth. A barnstorming frenetic b*st*rd after my own heart. Quality. Russell Kane The first show in Edinburgh was banned... and lawyers told her to can the second show. How will the third show fare? Eraserhead is the third instalment of award-winning comedian Louise Reay s provocative trilogy on power and oppression. It s a free country, isn t it? Currently facing legal proceedings, Louise explores issues of free expression, censorship and oppression in modern Britain. Winner- Adelaide Fringe Best Emerging Artist 2017, Nominee - Best Comedy Brighton Fringe 2017, Nominee - Edinburgh Fringe Groundbreaker Award 2016 Cafodd y sioe gyntaf yng Nghaeredin ei gwahardd... a dywedodd cyfreithwyr wrthi am roi r gorau i r ail sioe. Beth fydd dyfodol y drydedd? Eraserhead yw trydedd rhan trioleg ysgogol y digrifwr arobryn Louise Reay ar bŵer a gormes. Mae n wlad rydd, on d yw hi? Ar hyn o bryd yn wynebu achos cyfreithiol, mae Louise yn archwilio materion mynegiant rhydd, sensoriaeth a gormes ym Mhrydain fodern. Louise Reay can legitimately claim to be unique. The Independent Truly fantastic, utterly out there. Al Murray TOM PARRY LOOK AT THAT OVER THERE Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Tom Parry is back at the greatest comedy festival in the world. I mean he s not even sure he wants to do comedy anymore and yet here he is! So lets knuckle down and have it shall we! An hour (or so) of red cheeked and sweaty guff that isn t gonna change the world but might just distract you from its horrors for a short while (or so). Parry is sweaty, 37 and one third of sketch legends Pappy s. Come see him sweat and shout. (Best Newcomer Nom Edinburgh 2015). Mae Tom Parry yn ôl yng ngŵyl gomedi orau r byd. Dyw e ddim hyd yn oed yn siŵr os yw e n dymuno gwneud comedi bellach, ac eto dyma fe! Felly dewch i ni fynd ati, ie? Awr (oddeutu hynny) o nonsens chwyslyd â bochau cochion na fydd yn newid y byd, ond a fydd efallai n tynnu eich sylw oddi ar ei erchylltarau am ychydig (oddeutu hynny). Mae Parry yn chwyslyd, yn 37 oed, ac yn un o r tri y grŵp sgets chwedlonol Pappy s. Dewch i w weld yn chwysu ac yn gwaeddi. (enwebai Best Newcomer Edinburgh 2015). LUCY PEARMAN WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // // The Store Absolute harmless nonsense and some work in progress from Lucy Pearman. Some lovely grapes, some lovely shapes. Watch out for the worm. Nominee: Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nonsens pur diniwed a gwaith ar y gweill gan Lucy Pearman. Grawnwin hyfryd, a siapiau hyfryd. Gwyliwch am y mwydyn First steps on the road to household name Sunday Times Embrace the lunacy and enjoy The Evening Standard TUDUR OWEN THE SIZE OF WALES Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 8 // 16+ // Machynlleth Rugby Club My show this year is about me trying to make you laugh for an hour. I m not one of those comedians that will try to make you cry or question your opinions. Some of you will hate me but that will just make the others like me more. This will be my 5th solo show. The other 4 have been completely degrading. Bydd fy sioe eleni yn ymwneud â minnau n ceisio gwneud i chi chwerthin am awr. Dydw i ddim yn un o r digrifwyr hynny a fydd yn ceisio gwneud i chi grïo neu gwestiynu ch barn. Bydd rhai ohonoch yn fy nghasáu, ond bydd hynny n gwneud i r gweddill fy hoffi n fwy. Dyma fydd fy mhumed sioe unigol. Roedd y 4 arall yn hollol fychanol. A monstrously overgrown baby that has burst free of its playpen The Guardian. Another joyous stand up show from this award winning comedian and father of Welsh people. He is now firmly in the second half of life, he might even be in the last quarter, for all he knows the next show could be his last, so book now to avoid regret. Sioe gyffrous arall gan y comedïwr arobryn a thad y Cymry. Mae bellach yn ail hanner bywyd, efallai hyd yn oed yn y chwarter olaf cyn belled â i fod o n gwybod, efallai mai r sioe nesaf fydd yr olaf, felly mynwch docyn ar unwaith i osgoi difaru. As heard on BBC Radio 4 s The Now Show Riotously Funny The Reviews Hub GEORGE RIGDEN MANIPULATIVE Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 7 // 16+ The Swallow Theatre Are you lonely? Shy? Hate being picked on? Do you worry you re fundamentally unlovable? Then this probably isn t the show for you. Impossibly arrogant lothario & all-round great guy GEORGE RIGDEN (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee 2017) uses his abrasive brand of Musical Comedy to show YOU how to attract potential suitors. No refunds/nerds. Ydych chi n unig? Yn swil? Yn casau pobl yn pigo arnoch chi? Ydych chi n poeni eich bod yn amhosib eich caru? Felly mae n siŵr taw nid dyma r sioe i chi. Mae r lothario amhosib o drahaus a r boi gwych cyffredinol GEORGE RIGDEN (enwebai Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017) yn defnyddio i arddull haerllyg o gomedi cerddorol i ddangos i CHI sut i ddenu cariadon posib. Dim arian yn ôl/nyrds. Deliciously Dark Beyond The Joke Very Funny Stuff Chortle 46 Comedy Comedi 47

26 JAMIE WOOD I AM A TREE Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 10 // All Ages // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre When Jamie is still for any length of time, someone finds him and tells him about their life. His girlfriend says he is like a tree that dogs like to piss up. He gets this from his Grandfather. Last year Jamie walked 150 miles to his grandparent s birthplace to look for what he d lost. From the international art clown and creator of O No! ( The Stage) comes something else entirely. A dance party with ghosts, in a forest, in a theatre. An invitation to drink deep, face the shadows that growl inside you and laugh big. Pan fydd Jamie yn llonydd am beth amser, bydd rhywun yn dod o hyd iddo ac yn dweud wrtho am eu bywyd. Mae ei gariad yn dweud ei fod fel coeden y mae cŵn yn hoffi piso arni. Etifeddodd hyn gan ei Daid. Y llynedd, cerddodd Jamie 150 o filltiroedd i fan geni ei Nain a i Daid i chwilio am yr hyn a gollodd. Gan y clown celf rhyngwladol a chreawdwr O No! ( The Stage) daw rhywbeth cwbl wahanol. Parti dawnsio gydag ysbrydion, mewn coedwig, mewn theatr. Gwahoddiad i yfed yn ddwfn, i wynebu r cysgodion sy n tyfu y tu mewn i chi, ac i chwerthin yn fawr. A bubble of calm and contemplation " The Stage Heart-warming soul-searching" The WeeReview SOFIE HAGEN MADE OF HUMAN PODCAST Sat /Sad // 12:15pm // 8 // 16+ The Sixth Form Hi. I m Sofie Hagen and this is my podcast. The Made of Human Podcast, also called MohPod, is about connection. I sit down with a lovely PAPPY S PAPPY S FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 8 // 14+ // Y Tabernacl // 75 mins/munud Pappy s Flatshare Slamdown is the hilarious and anarchic panel game hosted by award winning sketch team Pappy s and featuring great comedian guests. Set in Pappy s flat - with landlord Matthew in charge - each show sees unruly tenants Ben and Tom battle to avoid doing an annoying household chore. To help them in this exciting high stakes contest they force their houseguests (who have previously included the likes of Adam Buxton, Bridget Christie, Mike Bubbins, Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar) to take sides and help them fight it out over a number of stupid games. person (guest tbc) and we talk about life. I want to find out how to cope with being an adult person. I want to find out how to deal with all of the confusing bits of life. All of the hurtful bits of life. I want to sit, for just an hour, with a great person and learn from them. And - if they have no idea how to adult, then that will be absolutely okay - at least we will have an hour of feeling like we re not alone in the world. Helo. Sofie Hagen ydw i, a dyma fy mhodlediad. Cysylltu yw thema Made of Human Podcast, neu MohPod. Rwy n eistedd gyda pherson hyfryd (gwestai i w g/chadarnhau) ac ry n ni n trafod bywyd. Hoffwn ddysgu sut i ymdopi â bod yn oedolyn. Hoffwn ganfod sut i ymdopi â holl ddarnau dryslyd bywyd. Holl ddarnau dolurus bywyd. Hoffwn eistedd, am awr, gyda pherson gwych a dysgu ganddyn nhw. Ac os nad oes syniad ganddyn nhw sut i oedoli, bydd hynny n iawn hefyd o leiaf bydd awr gennyn ni o deimlo nad ydyn ni ar ein pennau ein hunain yn y byd.. Pappy s Flatshare Slamdown yw r gêm banel ddoniol anarchaidd a gynhelir gan y tîm sgets arobryn Pappy s, gan gynnwys digrifwyr gwych fel gwesteion. Wedi i osod yn fflat Pappy s - gyda r landlord Matthew yn gyfrifol - mae pob sioe yn gweld brwydr rhwng y tenantiaid anghyfrifol Ben a Tom er mwyn osgoi gwneud tasg ddiflas yn y cartref. Er mwyn eu helpu yn y gystadleuaeth gyffrous hon, maen nhw n gorfodi eu gwesteion (yn y gorffennol pobl fel Adam Buxton, Bridget Christie, Mike Bubbins, Sara Pascoe a Nish Kumar) i ochri â nhw a u helpu i ymladd dros nifer o gemau twp. Miles funnier than any panel show on TV or radio. Time Out Like Basil Brush meets the Young Ones. Evening Standard THE DELIGHTFUL SAUSAGE REGENERATION GAME Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas Vane Tempest The Delightful Sausage is back in another surreal sketch comedy adventure. Yorkshire s finest, meat-themed comedy duo wash up in Ickleton. Financially flatlining, culturally stagnant and seemingly forgotten - the townsfolk have all but given up hope. Luckily Chris and Amy have a plan to regenerate the town and hopefully make themselves a couple of quids in the process... The gag-packed follow-up to Cold Hard Cache. Ideal for those with a daft sense of humour. Mae The Delightful Sausage yn ôl gydag antur gomedi sgets swrreal arall. Mae deuawd r comedi gorau ar thema cig o Swydd Efrog yn cyrraedd Ickleton. Heb arian, diwylliant, na neb yn cofio amdanynt mae pobl y dref wedi rhoi r gorau iddi. Yn ffodus, mae gan Chris ac Amy gynllun i adfywio r dref a gobeithio ennill punt neu ddwy yn y broses... Y dilyniant llawn jôcs i Cold Hard Cache. Perffaith i unrhyw un sy n hoffi hiwmor gwirion. One of the best adverts for modern alternative comedy you could ever wish to see. Ed Fest Mag Inventive and increasingly hysterical The Skinny JOEL DOMMETT WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 8 // 14+ // Y Plas Joel, that guy from I m a Celebrity Get me out of Here, Live at the Apollo and regrettably Pornhub, returns to Mach to test out some new ideas and stories. Joel, y boi o I m a Celebrity Get me out of Here, Live at the Apollo ac yn anffodus Pornhub, yn dychwelyd i Fach i roi cynnig ar syniadau a straeon newydd. Great storytelling comic The Guardian TOM NEENAN IT S ALWAYS INFINITY Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 12+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Fear. Loss. Loneliness. Single. Word. Sentences. Character comedian and proper actor Tom Neenan tells the true story of searching for his girlfriend through the medium of challenging theatre creating what he is calling a Dram-u-mentary. Braw. Colled. Unigrwydd. Braweddau. Un. Gair. Y digrifwr cymeriadau a r actor go iawn Tom Neenan yn adrodd hanes gwir chwilio am ei gariad drwy theatr heriol y mae n ei alw n ddramaddogfen. BEC HILL WHAT DOES A GIRL HAVE TO DO TO GET A FLAMETHROWER AROUND HERE? (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ // The Warren Room I m a time traveler, so I ll be doing some material from the future and some from the past. There might be a flamethrower, but I wouldn t come based on that in case there isn t one. So come for the jokes and, y know, maybe there ll be a flamethrower as an added bonus. But probably not. Rwy n deithiwr amser, felly byddai n gwneud peth deunydd o r dyfodol a pheth o r gorffennol. Efallai y bydd fflamydd, ond peidiwch â dod ar sail hynny rhag ofn nad oes un. Felly dewch am y jôcs ac, o bosib, efallai y bydd fflamyddwr fel bonws ychwanegol. Ond mae n annhebygol. 48 Comedy Comedi 49

27 ROB AUTON THE HAIR SHOW Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 8 // 14+ // Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard A show for anyone who has, or has had, hair and hairs. Rob casts an introspective eye over the world of hair, underpinned by leaving his head hair and beard to their own devices until he has performed The Hair Show for the final time. Join Rob as he explores the importance of appearance and how people react to someone who looks like he has checked out. For the past six years Rob has used his command of words and distinctive unconventional humour to explore seemingly mundane subjects: sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow. Sioe i bawb a fu â gwallt erioed. Mae r digrifwr a r bardd arobryn Rob Auton (enillydd gwobr Dave s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe, Bardd Preswyl Glastonbury) yn ôl gyda sioe gomedi/theatr/gair llafar teimladwy a rhyfedd arall, sy n archwilio gwallt. Bydd Rob yn dadansoddi byd gwallt, ac yn y cyfamser yn gadael i w wallt a i farf ei hun i wneud beth bynnag yr hoffen nhw tan iddo berfformio The Hair Show am y tro olaf. Ymunwch â Rob wrth iddo gwestiynu pwysigrwydd golwg pobl, a sut mae pobl yn ymateb i rywun sy n edrych fel nad ydynt yn becso rhagor. Ac heb wneud ers chwe mlynedd. His delicate turn of phrase is a delight to hear and he has a truly unique voice, which, among the hundreds of acts at the Fringe, is no mean feat. British Comedy Guide If you re new to his work, The Hair Show is an excellent start. It s a warm, wonderful hour that proves there s no one quite like him. The List WILL DUGGAN REUNION Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ The Store Comedy s answer to the question no one asked is back. Will Duggan is slightly lost, everything has sort of come rushing along all at once. To try and figure out what the hell happened Will has decided to have a chat with his oldest friends to see if they can help him, unfortunately they haven t really spoken in 20 years and if Will is right (which he is) then they probably aren t going to be very useful. But that might be because they are imaginary friends. This show explores the conversation that Will and his four (yes, four, don t judge) imaginary friends had while, looking back on it he was definitely having a breakdown, in October Mae ateb comedi i r cwestiwn na ofynnodd neb yn ôl. Mae Will Duggan ar goll i ryw raddau. Mae popeth wedi rhuthro tuag ato ar yr un pryd. I geisio canfod beth yffar ddigwyddodd, mae Will wedi penderfynu cael sgwrs gyda i ffrindiau hynaf i weld a fydden nhw n gallu ei helpu. Yn anffodus, dydyn nhw ddim wir wedi siarad ers 20 mlynedd, ac os yw Will yn iawn (mae e), mae n siŵr na fyddan nhw n ddefnyddiol iawn. Ond efallai bod hynny am eu bod yn ffrindiau dychmygol. Mae r sioe hon yn archwilio r sgwrs a gafodd Will â i bedwar (ie, pedwar, peidiwch â barnu) ffrind dychmygol mewn cyfnod ym mis Hydref 2017 tra fod Will, o yn ôl, yn mynd drwy chwalfa. SHEEPS LIVE AND LOUD SELFIE SEX HARRY POTTER Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 8 // 15+ Machynlleth Bowling Club New (worse? maybe) sketches from some old masters (Sheeps, Time Out s Ones To Watch, 2006). I BET, cards on the table, we re talking five or six new ones that re really great and we ll come to see as our new bankers and then, say, ten more sketches that are basically fine. Nothing to quote. Just fine. Probably at least one real shit-hole of a sketch; a real misstep, which we lose confidence in about halfway through and attempt to ride out by just doing it faster, which of course means you ll hear less of it and like it even less and then the sketch that comes after it (good or bad) will take a BIT of a hit. Sgetsis newydd (gwaeth? efallai) gan hen feistri (Sheeps, Ones To Watch 2006 Time Out). Mi wna i FETIO, dyma r gwir, y bydd pump neu chwech o rai hollol wych a byddwn ni n ystyried yn gwbl ddibynadwy, ac yna, dywedwch, deg o sgetsis eraill sydd fwy neu lai n oreit. Dim i w ddyfynnu. Dim ond oreit. Siŵr o fod o leiaf un sgets cwbl shit; camsyniad llwyr, a byddwn ni n colli hyder ynddo hanner ffordd ac yn ceisio cyrraedd y diwedd drwy ei berfformio n gynt, ac wrth gwrs bydd hynny n golygu y byddwch chi n clywed llai ohono ac yn ei hoffi n llai fyth, ac yna bydd y sgets nesaf (da neu ddrwg) yn dioddef YCHYDIG. Clever, arch and multi-layered The Guardian Something quite different and very exciting indeed The Independent SUNIL PATEL VIBES Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ Swallow Theatre Congratulations on reading this blurb even though you have seen the title of this show and the accompanying image. Everyone tells me I am ridiculous for calling this show Vibes but I am v stubborn and convinced it will draw in the crowds. This show is about game theory, my Dad going to Disneyworld without me, and why some people don t own sunglasses (+ possible extra material on bumholes). 100% vibes. Llongyfarchiadau ar ddarllen y broliant hwn er eich bod chi wedi gweld teitl y sioe a r llun sy n mynd gyda hi. Mae pawb yn dweud fy mod yn dwpsyn am alw r sioe yn Vibes ond rwy n styfnig dros ben ac yn argyhoeddedig y bydd yn denu r tyrfaoedd. Mae r sioe hon yn ymwneud â theori gêm, fy nhad yn mynd i Disneyworld hebdda i, a pham nad yw rhai pobl yn berchen ar sbectol haul (+ deunydd ychwanegol, efallai am benolau). 100% vibes. 50 Comedy Comedi 51

28 SAM & TOM SAM & TOM: INTERVIEW Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 15+ // Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar Sam & Tom are a small up-start company specialising in audienceoriented comedy deliverance. They have won (one) industry award(s) and their assets have been featured on BBC radio, BBC television... and that s it. After review of your recent application they would like to extend to you the opportunity to interview for the position of Audience. In this sophomore show, they will go over the basics of the job and tell you a little more about themselves. Directed by Adam Weirdo Larter. Mae Sam & Tom yn gwmni bach newydd sy n arbenigo mewn cyflwyno comedi gan ganolbwyntio ar y gynulleidfa. Maent wedi ennill (un) (g) wobr ddiwydiannol, ac mae eu hasedau wedi bod ar radio BBC, teledu BBC... a dyna ni. Ar ôl adolygu eich cais diweddar hoffen nhw gynnig y cyfle i chi ddod i gyfweliad am swydd Cynulleidfa. Yn y sioe soffomor hon, mi fyddan nhw n trafod sylfeini r dwydd ac yn cyflwyno eu hunain ychydig. Cyfarwyddwyd gan Adam Weirdo Larter. BEN TARGET A WROK IN PORGRESS Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room New ideas from maverick physical comedian (and Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee) Ben Target Guardian Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year winner. Syniadau newydd gan y maverick physical comedian (and Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee) Ben Target Guardian. Enillydd Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Impressively funny The Scotsman A true original and a legend in the making The Guardian MIKE WOZNIAK WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 15+ The Sixth Form This could get rough. That is to say that blurbtime is quite a bit before show-time and at blurb-time the nature of the show is unclear beyond that it will be thoughts delivered in the form of Showbusiness. Mike plays Brian Ames in Channel 4 s Man Down which he also writes on a bit. He s a member of the team that makes Small Scenes for BBC Radio 4 and plays a variety of characters in the Beef and Dairy Network Podcast, all of whom have the same voice. Gallai hwn fod yn anodd. Hynny yw, mae amser ysgrifennu broliant eithaf tipyn cyn amser y sioe, ac ar amser ysgrifennu broliant mae natur y sioe yn aneglur ar wahân i r ffaith y bydd yn cyflwyno syniadau ar ffurf sioe. Mike sy n chwarae Brian Ames yn Man Down Channel 4, ac mae hefyd yn ysgrifennu ychydig ar y sioe. which he also writes on a bit. Mae hefyd yn aelod o r tîm sy n gwneud Small Scenes i BBC Radio 4 ac mae n chwarae amrywiaeth o gymeriadau yn The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast, pop un ohonynt â r un llais. Wozniak is bang on the money Sunday Times JUSTIN TEDDY CLIFFE TIGERFACE Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ Upper Sixth Join TigerFace as he searches for pockets of joy in trousers made of disappointment and misery, in a event of self-schadenfreude that is actually better than a kick in the bollocks. Asking the audience what they wanted to be when they grew up, then criticising them for becoming anything but, TigerFace explores his disenfranchisement of adulthood through the guise (and lies) of a live children s television show, which you re invited to. Creating a physically active dichotomy between what we were told to expect as children vs the reality of being a 30-something-someone living in 2018, TigerFace is a ragged-scream-party-piece thats two parts misery one part joyful. Free Piña Colada* *There s no Piña Colada Ymunwch â TigerFace wrth iddo chwilio am bocedi o lawenydd mewn trowsus o siom a thrallod, mewn digwyddiad o hunanschadenfreude sy n well na chic yn y ceilliau. Gan ofyn i r gynulleidfa beth roedden nhw am fod pan fyddent yn oedolion, ac yna u beirniadu am fod yn unrhywbeth arall, bydd TigerFace yn archwilio colli ffydd mewn bod yn oedolyn trwy gyfrwng (celwyddog) sioe deledu fyw i blant, ac mae gwahoddiad i chi. Gan greu dicotomi gweithgar corfforol rhwng ein disgwyliadau fel plant yn erbyn realiti bod yn 30-rhywbeth oed ac yn byw yn 2018, mae TigerFace yn ddarn parti i wneud i chi sgrechian, â dwy ran drist i un rhan hapus. Piña Colada am ddim* *Does dim Piña Colada NISH KUMAR THE HEART PART V Sat /Sad // 2:00pm // 8 // 12+ Machynlleth Rugby Club See page 36 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 36 am wybodaeth am y sioe JOSH WIDDICOMBE JOSH WIDDICOMBE & FRIENDS Sat /Sad // 2:15pm // 12 // mins/munud // The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Josh Widdicombe hosts a special show featuring a line-up of hand-picked guests. 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 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 gyda llu o westeion wedi u dewis yn benodol. Mae r gig hwn i godi arian i r ŵyl. Drwy fynychu, byddwch yn cael amser gwych, ac ar ben hynny n cefnogi r ŵyl yn uniongyrchol ac yn sicrhau y gallwn barhau i wneus yr hyn ry n ni n ei wneud yn y ffordd ry n ni n ei wneud. WILL ADAMSDALE & ED GAUGHAN LOST DISC Sat /Sad // 3:30pm // 10 // mins/ munud // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre CULT COMEDY! LIVE MUSIC! ADVENTURE! WITNESS THE EPIC MUSICAL ODYSSEY! A riotous search for the holy grail of recorded music! This rare bootleg is a quest for a lost recording, a tape three of the 20th century s finest forgotten musicians made together! Part gig, part play, part comedy show and an alternative history of popular music. Written and performed by Perrier winner Will Adamsdale (Jacksons Way) and Ed Gaughan (Peter Sellers Comedy Award nominee) and starring Victoria Elliott (Vic & Bob s Big Night Out) & John Lightbody (Ghost Stories) with a live score from cult favourites The London Snorkelling Team. Directed by Perrier nominee Tom Parry (Pappy s). COMEDI CWLT! CERDDORIAETH FYW! ANTUR! DEWCH I WELD YR ODYSI CERDDOROL EPIG! Chwiliad terfysglyd am graig sanctaidd cerddoriaeth wedi i recordio! Mae r chwiliad prin hwn yn ymgais am recordiad coll, tâp a wnaed gyda thri o gerddorion anghofiedig gorau r 20fed ganrif gyda i gilydd! Cyfuniad o gig, drama, a sioe gomedi a hanes amgen cerddoriaeth boblogaidd. Wedi i hysgrifennu a i pherfformio gan enillydd Perrier, Will Adamsdale (Jacksons Way) ac Ed Gaughan (enwebai Peter Sellers Comedy Award) ac yn serennu Victoria Elliott (Vic & Bob s Big Night Out) a John Lightbody (Ghost Stories) gyda sgôr fyw gan ffefrynnau cwlt The London Snorkelling Team. Wedi i gyfarwyddo gan enwebai Perrier Tom Parry (Pappy s). 52 Comedy Comedi 53

29 RICHARD GADD WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 18+ Y Plas Vane Tempest JOHN KEARNS DON T WORRY THEY RE HERE Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 10 // 16+ Y Plas - Main Hall The only ever winner of both the Best Show and Best Newcomer prize at the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards presents his latest stand-up show: an hour of richly idiosyncratic comedy, frequently compared to Tony Hancock (Guardian). As seen starring in BBC3 s Top Coppers, guesting on C4 s 8 Out of 10 Cats and heard on his own BBC Radio Four series. Following highly acclaimed, sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and at London s Soho Theatre, John dons his false teeth and monk wig for his debut UK tour. Yr unig berson i ennill gwobrau Best Show a Best Newcomer yn yr Edinburgh Comedy Awards mawreddog yn cyflwyno ei sioe gomedi ddiweddaraf: awr o richly idiosyncratic comedy, frequently compared to Tony Hancock (Guardian). Fel a welwyd yn seren Top Coppers BBC3, fel gwestai ar 8 Out of 10 Cats C4, ac fel a glywyd yn ei gyfres ei hun ar BBC Radio Four. Yn dilyn rhediadau o fri a werthodd bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin ac yn Theatr Soho Llundain, daw John yn ei ddannedd ffug a i wig mynach i w daith genedlaethol gyntaf yn y DU. A supreme stand-up - you re in the hands of a master The Guardian Funny and intellectually ambitious - Kearns could be your new King of Comedy Evening Standard A true comedy original Time Out Roaringly funny, hugely impressive The Scotsman Gadd has made a small name for himself in comedy. Now he is trying theatre. Unfortunately for him, he has to try theatre at comedy festivals because nobody knows who he is anywhere else. Genuinely. Don t expect laughs. There will be a few, but not many. It will probably be hugely testing subject matter for 3:45pm as well. Undersold enough? Good. But still come. Obviously. Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Best Show 2016 Mae Gadd wedi gwneud enw bach i w hun mewn comedi. Nawr mae n rhoi cynnig ar theatr. Yn anffodus iddo fe, mae n rhaid iddo roi cynnig ar theatr mewn gwyliau comedi gan nad oes neb arall yn gwybod pwy yw e. Wir. Peidiwch â disgwyl chwerthin. Bydd ambell jôc, ond dim llawer. Mae n siŵr bydd y pwnc yn heriol am 3:45pm hefyd. Ydy hynny n PAT CAHILL THE FISHERMAN Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Pat Cahill is a fisherman, is THE Fisherman. Having hidden in plain sight as an absurdist comedian for a while now it s time for him to flash you a sneaky bink at his ultimate form. Come and enjoy a bit of quiet reflection by the riverbank interrupted by an idiot who insists on singing, chatting and spooking the fish. Best Show Nominee Leicester Comedy Festival Time Out 10 Best Shows Mae Pat Cahill yn bysgotwr Y pysgotwr. Ar ôl cuddio mewn golwg amlwg fel digrifwr abswrd am sbel bellach, mae n amser iddo ddigon i ch atal rhag dod? Da iawn. Ond dewch beth bynnag. Wrth gwrs. A true one off. Daily Telegraph Undeniably compelling The Guardian Hysterically funny. The Skinny Frankly magnificent Fest roi cipolwg i chi ar ei ffurf terfynol. Dewch i fwynhau myfyrio n dawel ar lan yr afon, gyda thwpsyn yn torri ar eich traws drwy fynnu canu, sgwrsio a dychryn y pysgod. A near perfect absurdist hour Edfest True star quality Evening Standard 2.8 lb Perch Anglers Mail BISHA K ALI BISHA K ALI S LIFE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Bisha K Ali brings a work in progress show to Mach. As heard on The Guilty Feminist, this rising star of the UK circuit makes the political personal with her original, inventive voice. Come for the jokes, stay for the heartbreak. Bisha K Ali yn cyflwyno sioe o waith ar y gweill ym Mach. Fel a glywyd ar The Guilty Feminist, dyma seren newydd ar gylch y DU yn gwneud y gwleidyddol yn bersonol gyda i llais gwreiddiol, dyfeisgar. Dewch am y jôcs, arhoswch am y tor-calon. LOU SANDERS AN APOLOGY TO ALL THE GUYS I VE TOUCHED Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 8 // 15+ Machynlleth Bowling Club Lou Sanders doing a new show which she has really thought about this time. Lou Sanders yn gwneud sioe newydd y mae wedi meddwl yn ddwys amdani tro ma. DAVID ELMS SONGS TO BREATHE LOUDLY THROUGH THE NOSE TO (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 12+ The Store David Elms (Mr Swallow, Borderline, Siren) performs with an hour of characters, songs, and silliness. David Elms (Mr Swallow, Borderline, Siren) yn perfformio gydag awr o gymeriadau, caneuon, a gwiriondeb. No ordinary comedian The List Brilliantly surreal The Scotsman ADAM HESS SOCKS AND SKIES Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // All Ages Machynlleth Rugby Club Adam isn t sure yet what the show will be about but it will definitely include a bit about how he wore make up as a 9 year old. He has been on a few TV shows, he can t imagine the queen with wet hair and he can t get his head around the fact that his cat has a grandad. Dyw Adam ddim yn siŵr eto beth fydd pwnc y sioe, ond bydd yn sicr yn cynnwys darn amdano n gwisgo colur yn 9 oed. Mae wedi bod ar nifer o raglenni teledu, mae n methu â dychmygu r frenhines heb wallt gwlyb, ac PIERRE NOVELLIE HEAR NOVELLIE, SPEAK NOVELLIE, SEE NOVELLIE (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 16+ The Swallow Theatre Hello again Mach! Pierre Novellie returns to your valleys with another sack of jokes (work in progress). His last haul was the seventh best-reviewed show of the Edinburgh Fringe, including five stars from the Metro. The most valuable work-in-progress is always Machynlleth, so do come along and warp the show in your own image please. Helo eto, Fachynlleth! Daw Pierre Novellie yn ôl i ch cymoedd gyda sachaid arall o jôcs (gwaith ar y gweill). Ei gasgliad diwethaf ddaeth seithfed yn y sioeau a gafodd yr adolygiadau gorau yn Ngŵyl Caeredin, gan gynnwys pum seren gan y Metro. Machynlleth yw r gwaith-ar-y-gweill mwyaf gwerthgawr bob tro, felly dewch i newid y sioe yn ôl eich gweledigaeth chi plis. mae n methu credu bod gan ei gath dad-cu. I ve seen few shows that are funnier The Times For high quality gags per minute there is no better comedian on the fringe The Independent 54 Comedy Comedi 55

30 JORDAN BROOKES WAIT TILL THE GUYS HEAR ABOUT THIS Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 18+ The Sixth Form A fourth hour on the trot from Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best show nominee 2017 Jordan Brookes. Here he presents a work-inprogress of a new hour of intricately ambitious stand-up full of silly faces and unnecessary confessions, mixing the philosophical and the physical, the observational and the absurd. In last year s show Body of Work, Brookes told a joke that caused a ripple of upset in his personal life. In this new show he explores our crippling epidemic of self-absorption and our frustrations to get our story straight, no matter how many times we go over it in our heads. Pedwerydd awr ar y trot gan enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show 2017, Jordan Brookes. Yma, mae n cyflwyno gwaith ar y gweill o awr newydd o standyp cymhleth uchelgeisiol yn llawn wynebau gwirion a chyffesau diangen, gan gyfuno r athronyddol a r corfforol, yr arsylwadol a r abswrd. Yn sioe llynedd, Body of Work, dywedodd Brookes jôc a berodd ychydig o ofid yn ei fywyd personol. Yn y sioe newydd hon, mae n edrych ar ein hepidemig ysgubol o feddwl am neb ond ni n hunain, a n rhwystredigaeth i gael ein stori n gywir, waeth faint o weithiau rydym yn mynd drosti yn ein pennau. Wildly entertaining The Guardian STEFFAN ALUN ROMANTIC COMEDY Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 8 // 12+ Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar A love story from one of Wales finest comedians; Steffan weaves a marvellous tale full of jokes guaranteed to tickle your bones and tug on your heart strings. Romantic Comedy is uplifting and powerfully funny without going for the easy laughs of shock humour. Well he does say the word bellend. Once. YURIKO KOTANI OVERWORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 15+ The Warren Room Born and raised in Japan, Yuriko Kotani now lives in the UK. It s her first Machynlleth Comedy Festival and she s very excited. Using her unique perspective, she is going to tell stories of her experiences and thoughts. Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2015 and Time Out s One to Watch, Yuriko brings you wonderfully offbeat stories with her rugpulling punchlines and bizarre observations. As seen on Russell Howard s Stand Up Central and Pls Like (BBC3). Wedi i geni a i magu yn Japan, mae Yuriko Kotani bellach yn byw yn y DU. Dyma ei Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth gyntaf, ac mae n gyffrous dros ben. Gan ddefnyddio ei safbwynt unigryw, bydd hi n adrodd straeon am eu phrofiadau a i meddyliau. Enillydd BBC New Comedy Award 2015 a Time Out s One to Watch, bydd Yuriko Stori gariad gan un o ddigrifwyr gorau Cymru. Ac... un funud. Steffan sy n cyfieithu llyfryn Machynlleth bob blwyddyn hefyd, ac mae n mynd ar ei nerfau cymaint mae digrifwyr yn brolio. Ond dyma fe n gwneud yn union yr un peth! Felly, i gadw r peth yn syml stori gariad yw hon, yn llawn jôcs. Mae n dda. Ond mae hefyd yn cael ei pherfformio n Gymraeg, felly plis dewch i honna n lle. yn cyflwyno wonderfully offbeat stories with her rug-pulling punchlines and bizarre observations. Fel a welwyd ar Russell Howard s Stand Up Central a Pls Like (BBC3). Leftfield rising star - Time Out NATHANIEL METCALFE CHAMELEON, COMEDIAN, CORINTHIAN AND CARICATURE Sat /Sad // 3:45pm // 7 // 14+ Upper Sixth Hello fellow thrillseeker! A word of warning: This show is just an updated version of the show I did here in Machynlleth in 2016, then called Nathaniel Metcalfe: Work in Progress (Work in Progress), so if you saw that then perhaps, don t come again, unless: You want to. You re a fan of the working process. You re an obsessive stalker, because if you are but chose not to attend then I d question your zeal. If you didn t come to that then please come to this. It features Eighties British TV themes, David Bowie references, Jeremy Irons and is better than that sounds. Your 2016 equivalents seemed to really enjoy it. Helo, chi sy n chwilio am wefr! Gair o rybudd: Mae r sioe hon ond yn fersiwn newydd o r sioe wnes i ym Machynlleth yn 2016, sef Nathaniel Metcalfe: Work in Progress (Gwaith ar y Gweill), felly os weloch chi hi bryd hynny, peidiwch â dod eto, oni bai: Eich bod yn dymuno gwneud. Eich bod yn gefnogwr o r broses waith. Eich bod yn stelciwr obsesiynol, oherwydd os ydych chi, ond eich bod yn dewis peidio â dod, byddai n cwestiynu eich eiddgarwch. Os na ddaethoch i honno, dewch i hon. Mae n cynnwys cerddoriaeth teledu Prydain yr 80au, cyfeiriadau at David Bowie, Jeremy Irons, ac mae n well na mae n swnio. Rwy n credu bod cynulleidfa 2016 wedi ei mwynhau n fawr. Original and hilarious Josh Widdicombe Wonderfully quirky Time Out JOE LYCETT I M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL AND I THINK JOE LYCETT Sat /Sad // 5:15pm // 15 // 15+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Pop in and see Joe Lycett on his brand new stand-up tour, where he ll be sharing jokes, paintings and some of the pathetic internet trolling he s been up to recently. As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and The Royal Variety Performance. Dewch i weld Joe Lycett ar ei daith gomedi newydd sbon, lle bydd yn rhannu jôcs, paentiadau, a rhai o r triciau pathetig mae wedi bod yn eu chwarae ar y we yn NICK MOHAMMED CHARACTERS Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 14 // 14+ Y Tabernacl Your friend and mine Nick Mohammed brings a cohort of characters and comedy to Mach this May. With some rarely seen friends and the return of some firm favourites (you d be RIGHT to expect good old Mr Swallow). Eich ffrind chi a ni Nick Mohammed yn dod â chymeriadau amrywiol a chomedi i Fach ym mis Mai. Gyda ffrindiau na welir yn aml, a ffefrynnau n dychwelyd hefyd (byddech chi n IAWN i ddisgwyl yr hen Mr Swallow). ddiweddar. Bu ar 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI a The Royal Variety Performance. A man who makes funny seem easy The Guardian Effortlessly funny Time Out Did you sing a number? Prince Charles after The Royal Variety Performance 56 Comedy Comedi 57

31 AISLING BEA Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 10 // 15+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Fresh from recording a fifteen minute special for Netflix, British Comedy Award winner Aisling Bea is working up a show called That Difficult First Dead Dad Show - this Machfest hour will comprise of some odd bits and bobs of thoughts and what some may describe as stand up. It may take four more years to finish and tour but her beloved Machfest will be her first attempt at it. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats (Ch4, Team Captain), Taskmaster (Dave), QI (BBC1), A League of Their Own (Sky), The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (Ch4) and The Last Leg (Ch4). BETH VYSE AS OLIVE HANDS IN THE HAND THAT ROCKED THE CRADLE Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 8 // 16+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Beth Vyse s sassy, leopard print clad alter ego Olive Hands (Britain s number two in the morning!), daytime TV wannabe, resurrects her career again! And she s now had a baby, can she finally talk her way into the perfect Hand s job with a child? Olive Hand s left hand doesn t know what the right hand is doing. Mae alter ego saslyd Beth Vyse, Olive Hands (yr ail orau ym Mhrydain yn y bore!), sy n dyheu am fod ar deledu bore, yn ôl yn ei phrint llewpart i roi cynnig arall ar achub ei gyrfa! Â hithau bellach wedi cael babi, all hi ddod o hyd i r swydd berffaith gyda phlentyn? Nid yw llaw chwith Olive Hand yn gwybod beth mae r llaw dde yn ei wneud. This show has cult written all over it, a formidable comic actress Chortle The biggest idiot on the Fringe Scotsman Yn ffres o recordio sioe chwarter awr i Netflix, mae enillydd British Comedy Award Aisling Bea yn gweithio ar sioe o r enw That Difficult First Dead Dad Show. Bydd yr awr hon yng Ngŵyl Mach yn cynnwys rhai darnau rhyfedd o feddyliau, a beth y gallai rhai ei ddisgrifio fel standyp. Efallai y bydd yn cymryd pedair blynedd arall i r gorffen a u troi n daith, ond mae n dwlu ar Ŵyl Mach, felly dyma fydd ei hymgais gyntaf arni. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 Out of 10 Cats (Ch4, capten tîm), Taskmaster (Dave), QI (BBC1), A League of Their Own (Sky), The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (Ch4) a The Last Leg (Ch4). STUART GOLDSMITH LIKE I MEAN IT Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 10 // 16+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Comedian s Comedian Podcast host and expert stand-up (Times) Goldsmith now commits to the bit. This year: second international tour, seven million downloads, critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, and look, honestly? My best ever show. I m so goddamn proud of this, it s stupider and less clever-clogs and just the funniest stuff I ve ever created. OK? Back to the PR... Come see how a master of the form (Independent) makes it look easy (Chortle). Via As Yet Untitled and Russell Howard s Stand Up Central. Winner: Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2017 British Comedy Guide Top 20 Best Reviewed Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2017 Cyflwynydd Comedian s Comedian Podcast ac expert stand-up (Times) Goldsmith yn ymrwymo i r peth. Eleni: ail daith ryngwladol, saith miliwn o lawrlwythiadau, rhediad o fri beirniadol yng Ngŵyl Caeredin, a drychwch, yn onest? Fy sioe orau erioed. Rwy mor blydi falch yn hwn, mae n dwpach ac yn llai fi-fawr, a r stwff mwyaf doniol i mi ei greu erioed. Iawn? Nôl i r PR... Dewch i wedl sut mae a master of the form (Independent) yn makes it look easy (Chortle). Drwy As Yet Untitled a Russell Howard s Stand Up Central. KAT BOND IT S ME CATHY COME HOME NOW SO COLD Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 12+ The Warren Room Award Winning comic Kat Bond and one of life s fighters brings a fantastic new WIP show to Mach. After a sell out Ed Fringe 2017 with her critically acclaimed debut Loo Roll she is back this time with a silly show where she will become ALL YOUR EMOTIONS with the help of Kate Bush and a doormat. As seen and heard on BBC1 s Call the Midwife, Feed My Funny, Ch 4 Blaps, Sky Arts and Radio 4 Sketchorama. Y digrifwr arobryn Kat Bond ac un o ymladdwyr bywyd yn cyflwyno sioe gwaith ar y gweill newydd wych i Fach. Ar ôl iddi werthu pob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin 2017 gyda i sioe gyntaf o fri Loo Roll, mae hi n ôl y tro hwn gyda sioe ddoniol lle bydd hi n perfformio EICH HOLL EMOSIYNAU gyda chymorth Kate Bush a mat drws. Fel a welwyd a chlywyd ar Call the Midwife BBC1, Feed My Funny, Blaps Ch 4, Sky Arts a Sketchorama Radio 4. Offbeat brilliance The Times MARK WATSON HOW YOU CAN ALMOST WIN (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 8 // All Ages // The Store Last year Mark Watson, a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem, was asked to go on The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn t for him at all because his favourite things include safety, comfort, food and not being scared and miserable. But the experience changed the shambolic comedian for the better, and now he is trying to write a AMY ANNETTE AND SOPHIE DUKER I DON T FEEL LIKE A LEGEND. I FEEL LIKE A WORK IN PROGRESS BARBRA STREISAND Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ The Swallow Theatre sort of motivational talk/seminar thing about what he learned from it about life. But still with jokes. But not ALL jokes. You see the general idea. He attempts it for the first ever time at Machynlleth. Y llynedd, gofynnwyd i Mark Watson dyn sy n dioddef o bryder sylweddol, gyda sawl ffobia a hanes o hunan-barch hynod isel - fynd ar The Celebrity Island gyda Bear Grylls. Doedd hyn ddim at ei ddant mewn gwirionedd, gan fod ei hoff bethau n cynnwys diogelwch, cysur, bwyd a pheidio â bod yn ofnus ac yn drist. Ond mae r profiad wedi newid y digrifwr carpiog er gwell, a bellach mae n ceisio ysgrifennu rhyw fath o gyflwyniad ysgofol/seminar math o beth am yr An hour split in two with Amy Annette - a woman, a comedian of sorts and someone who has really lent into this whole feminism thing and serial feminist Sophie Duker who has described herself as a sexy-cerebral comedy underdog. Sophie has been seen on C4 and Comedy Central. Amy is the host of What Women Want, has been heard on Ed Milliband and Geoff Lloyd s podcast and as seen over the years frequenting many Mach Fest cake stalls. Awr wedi i rhannu n ddwy gydag Amy Annette, menyw, digrifwr o ryw fath, a rhywun sydd wedi rhoi cynnig ar y busnes ffeministiaeth ma a r ffeminist cyfresol Sophie Duker, sydd wedi disgrifio i hun fel ceffyl tywyll comedi rhywiol-ymenyddol. Gwelwyd Sophie ar C4 a Comedy Central. Amy yw cyflwynydd What Women Want, bu ar bodlediad Ed Milliband a Geoff Lloyd, ac a welwyd dros y blynyddoedd yn mynychu nifer o stondinau cacennau Gŵyl Mach. CHRIS BETTS ON WE (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ / Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys New jokes, stories and thoughts from comedian and huge Point Break fan, Chris Betts. Top 20 Jokes of the Fringe The Daily Telegraph Jôcs, straeon a myfyrdodau newydd gan y digrifwr a r ffan mawr o Point Break, Chris Betts. An enticing prospect The Independent hyn a ddysgodd am fywyd drwddo. Ond gyda jôcs o hyd. Ond nid jôcs i GYD. Ry ch chi n gweld y syniad. Mae n rhoi cynnig arno am y tro cyntaf ym Machynlleth. 58 Comedy Comedi 59

32 BEC HILL AND SARAH BENNETTO UNIVER-SILLY CHALLENGE Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 8 // All Ages // Machynlleth Bowling Club Comedians, Sarah Bennetto (BBC Radio 4, Storytellers Club, Glastonbury Backstage Radio) and Bec Hill, (Sky s DC Fancast, CBBC s The Dog Ate My Homework) host a night filled with quizzes, quests and qu...omedy! Two teams will be selected from the audience to battle for the trophy. Multimedia rounds include: Butts on Film, TV art, Most Evil Photo ID. Plus loads more. Early versions in London and Bristol completely sold out. Pack your terrifying driving licence and come play along. It s an event designed for people who often think, If I only had a brain! Y digrifwyr Sarah Bennetto (BBC Radio 4, Storytellers Club, Glastonbury Backstage Radio) a Bec Hill, (DC Fancast Sky, The Dog Ate My Homework CBBC) yn cynnal noson yn llawn cwisiau, cwestiau, a co... chomedi! Dewisir dau dîm o r gynulleidfa i frwydro am y tlws. Bydd rowndiau amlgyfrwng yn cynnwys: Butts on Film, TV art, Most Evil Photo ID. A llawer mwy. Gwerthodd fersiynau cynnar yn Llundain a Bryste bob tocyn. Dewch â ch trwydded yrru fywaf brawychus gyda chi i chwarae. Mae n ddigwyddiad ar gyfer pobl sy n aml yn meddwl, Pe bai ond gen i ymennydd i! A sophisticated mix of standup and character comedy, Bennetto succeeds in harnessing the full power of an instinctive comedic mind. Fest Magazine Bec Hill: exuberant, daft and inventive. The Scotsman OWEN ROBERTS OWEN ROBERTS: I LET A SIX YEAR OLD WRITE MY SHOW Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ // Y Plas - Colin Wilde Room After a severe case of writer s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a six year old child write his show for him. Kids are funny, right? What could possibly go wrong? She can t spell, she can t focus for more than 3 minutes, and her ideas are wildly unrealistic to say the least. From a cross dressing police officer s adventures in Africa, to a man eating foot that lives under the sea, this is a show is about how children think but more importantly how annoying they are to work with. From one third of BEASTS A tsunami of silliness Telegraph. Ar ôl methu n llwyr ag ysgrifennu sioe, mae Owen wedi pendrfynu cymryd risg a gadael i blentyn chwech oed ysgrifennu ei sioe ar ei ran. Mae plant yn ddoniol, na? Beth allai fynd o i le? Dyw hi n methu sillafu, na chanolbwyntio am fwy na 3 munud, ac mae ei syniadau n wyllt ac afrealistig â dweud y lleiaf. O anturiaethau heddwas sy n croes-wisgo yn Affrica, i droed sy n pobl yn byw o dan y môr, mae hon yn sioe am y ffordd mae plant yn meddwl, ond yn bwysicach na hynny, pa mor flinderus yw ceisio gweithio gyda nhw. Gan un o dri aelod BEASTS. A tsunami of silliness Telegraph. BRETT GOLDSTEIN WHAT IS LOVE BABY DON T HURT ME Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ // Machynlleth Rugby Club FRANK FOCOULT SHOES Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 15+ Y Plas - Cellar Someone told Frank to do a theme show. His theme s shoes. Anybody sensible might say that it s quite a poor choice. I imagine that by now he s regretting this decision. Is Frank trying something new? Or is he just avoiding the subject? Dywedodd rhywun wrth Frank i wneud sioe â thema. Esgidiau yw ei thema. Byddai unrhyw un synhwyrol yn dweud bod hwn yn ddewis eithaf gwael. Rwy n dychmygu ei fod difaru r penderfyniad erbyn hyn. A yw Frank yn ceisio rhywbeth newydd? Neu a yw ond yn osgoi r pwnc? A tiny work of comic genius The Scotsman Pure imagination. Funny as anything The Stand Frank will make you laugh or feel like the world is missing something tremendously funny that only he can show you Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Awards ROB AUTON THE TALK SHOW (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ The Sixth Form This is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about talking. Following on from his shows about hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, Rob now turns his attention to talking because he is ready to talk. Dyma shoe gomedi/theatr/gair llafar ynglŷn â siarad. Yn dilyn ei sioeau am wallt, cwsg, dŵr, wynebau, yr awyr a r lliw melyn, mae Rob nawr yn rhoi ei sylw i siarad gan ei fod yn barod i siarad. A genuine original. Poetical, philosophical, humane, completely charming and funny to boot. The Guardian Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch. The Independent ROBIN MORGAN HONEYMOON Sat /Sad // 5:30pm // 7 // 15+ Upper Sixth Robin s getting married in July. Three days later he goes away for a month, without his wife. Why? Doesn t exactly sound like an ideal honeymoon. The second hour show from the writer of The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), warm-up for the Graham Norton Show and tour support for Ellie Taylor. As seen on BBC Three. Bydd Robin yn priodi ym mis Gorffennaf. Dair diwrnod yn ddiweddarach, bydd yn gadael am fis, heb ei wraig. Pam? Dyw hynnyd ddim yn swnio fel mis mêl delfrydol. Ail sioe awr gan ysgrifennwr i The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), cynhesu cynulledifa The Graham Norton Show, a chefnogaeth ar daith i Ellie Taylor. Fel a welwyd ar BBC Three. Intelligent and hilarious. I highly recommend. Joe Lycett Sunday Times Broadway Baby RHOD GILBERT WORK IN VERY EARLY PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 15 // 16+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena See page 34 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 34 am wybodaeth am y sioe Being in love is the worst. Brett Goldstein returns to MachFest with a show he tried out last year and got fifty per cent wrong. He s back. With the missing half. A show about love, porn, addiction and sex. And whether you can tell the difference. Peth erchyll yw bod mewn cariad. Daw Brett Goldstein yn ôl i Ŵyl Mach gyda sioe a geisiodd ei pherfformio llynedd, 50% yn anghywir. Mae nôl. Gyda r hanner colledig. Sioe am gariad, porn, caethiwed a rhyw. A ph un a allwch ddweud y gwahaniaeth. 60 Comedy Comedi 61

33 ED GAMBLE MAMMOTH Sat/Sad // 7:15pm // 12 // 16+ // Y Tabernacl After the huge success of his 2016 tour, that gobby little toerag Ed Gamble is back with a brand new lumbering beast of a comedy show. Off of Mock the Week (BBC2), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Conan (TBS), Almost Royal (E4), Russell Howard s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live (BBC3), Man Down (C4) as well as countless other things (3 other things). Ar ôl llwyddiant ysgubol ei daith yn 2016, mae r snichyn bach cegog Ed Gamble yn ôl gydag ufflon o sioe gomedi newydd. O Mock the Week (BBC2), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Conan (TBS), Almost Royal (E4), Russell Howard s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live (BBC3), Man Down (C4) yn ogystal â llwyth o bethau eraill (3 pheth arall). He is on irresistible form The Telegraph A master of unlocking the humour in everything The List Creative and clever humour that leaves the audience in stitches Edinburgh Festivals Magazine AMUSICAL AMUSICAL Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 12 // 14+ // Y Plas - Main Hall Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host this celebration of all things West End (or Broadway if you re American/ better off than us). Accompanied by our house band, Dave and the Quavers, comedians perform their favourite songs from the stage and screen and it s up to you to decide who s best. The winner takes home a smug sense of pride as well as closing the show with their ultimate encore song. Come, if you love comedy, musicals and comedians almost certainly getting horribly drunk to cope with the nerves of singing. Jayde Adams a Kiri Pritchard-McLean fydd yn cyflwyno r dathliad hwn o bopeth West End (neu Broadway os y ch chi o America/yn gyfoethocach na ni). Gyda n band tŷ, Dave and the Quavers, bydd digrifwyr yn perfformio eu hoff ganeuon o r llwyfan a r sgrîn, a chi sydd i benderfynu pwy wnaeth orau. Bydd yr enillydd yn cael ymdeimlad o falchder yn ogystal â chael cau r sioe gyda i hoff gân encore. Dewch, os y ch chi n caru comedi, sioeau cerdd a digrifwyr bron yn sicr yn meddwi n gaib i ymdopi â r nerfau o ganu. BIRTHDAY GIRLS SKETCO MADNESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 8 // 15+ // Y Plas Vane Tempest Birthday Girls return to their fave festival to perform sketco old and new. They re planning for it to be 50% old faves (that they just can t bring themselves to stop performing) and 50% brand new (that they hope will become their future old faves). In reality the split could be more like 80/20 but they re gonna TRY THEIR BEST like the legends they are. Think of it as a pick n mix of sketco. Or a sketco bargain bucket. Or SKETCO MADNESS! Birthday Girls are Beattie (the funny one), Rose (the funny one) and Camille (the funny one). They ve been on the radio and the telly and the films. Mae r Birthday Girls yn dychwelyd i w hoff ŵyl i berfformio hen sgetsis a rhai newydd. Maent yn bwriadu iddi fod yn 50% hen ffefrynnau (na allant wynebu peidio â u perfformio) a 50% newydd sbon (maen nhw n gobeithio y byddant yn dod yn hen ffefrynnau yn y dyfodol). Mewn gwirionedd, gallai r rhaniad fod yn agosach at 80/20 ond maen nhw n mynd i DRIO EU GORAU fel chwedlau comedi. Meddyliwch amdano fel bag cymysg o sgetsis. Neu fwced bargen o sgetis. Neu WALLGOFRWYDD SGETSIS! Y Birthday Girls yw Beattie (yr un doniol), Rose (yr un doniol) a Camille (yr un doniol). Maen nhw wedi bod ar y radio a r teledu a r ffilmiau. This is joy The Skinny The Little Mix of Sketch Comedy Chortle JEN BRISTER MEANINGLESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 18+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Ever wanted to know the meaning of life? No, neither has Jen, she s too busy trying to stop her twins from using her shoes as a toilet. Still, we re only on this planet for a finite time, wouldn t it be good to find a bit of meaning in your otherwise pointless existence? Join Jen as she clutches at all the straws trying to make sense of it all. Ydych chi erioed wedi dymuno gwybod ystyr bywyd? Na, na Jen chwaith, mae hi n rhy brysur yn ceisio stopio ei gefeilliaid rhag defnyddio ei hesgidiau fel toiled. Ond wedyn, ry n ni ond ar y blaned hon am amser byr, oni fyddai n dda dod o hyd i rywfaint o ystyr yn eich bodolaeth ddi-bwrpas? Ymunwch â Jen wrth iddi wneud ei gorrau i geisio gwneud synnwyr o r cyfan. Blisteringly Funny The List Outrageously Funny The Metro SINDHU VEE WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ The Swallow Theatre NICK HELM MASTERWORKS IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 8 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Award winning comedian and host of the BBC s Comedy of the Week podcast Sindhu Vee, presents a work in progress about how difficult it is to STAY married, how you love your kids SO MUCH it sucks but how, ultimately it s all about LOVE and nothing worthwhile was ever easy, so hey, best get on board. Chortle s: Comedians To Watch 2017 Mae Sindhu Vee, y digrifwr arobryn a chyflwynydd podlediad Comedy of the Week BBC, yn cyflwyno gwaith ar y gweill ynghylch pa mor anodd yw hi i AROS mewn priodas, caru eich plant GYMAINT ei fod yn boen, ond yn y pen draw, CARIAD yw r pwnc, a doedd dim byd gwerth chweil erioed yn hawdd, felly hei, gwell dod i arfer â r peth. Priceless Chortle Her acerbic perspective and unapologetic delivery of less politically correct home truths are alarmingly persuasive. The List Professional Fuck-Buddy and Raconteur Nick Helm does another one of his Masterworks In Progress. Bydd y Professional Fuck-Buddy a r Raconteur Nick Helm yn gwneud un arall o i gampweithiau ar y gweill. Genuinely exciting. The Telegraph A true comedy daredevil. Utterly exhilarating. Time Out HOLLY BURN WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ // Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys More silly voices, and dafty faces from the person who always wears heels at Mach. Star of ITV s Bad Bridesmaid and Victoria Beckham in a corner shop Vogue 73 Questions viral hit. Mwy o leisiau gwirion a wynebau twp gan y person sydd bob tro n gwisgo sodlau uchel ym Mach. Seren Bad Bridesmaid ITV a fideo firaol Victoria Beckham mewn siop gornel 73 cwestiwn Vogue. Hilarious The Independent The Fringe s answer to car crash television. Burn reminds me of a hybrid of Eddie Izzard and Carrot Top Three Weeks Like a holiday camp run by clowns and deviants... there s plenty of fun to be had The Guardian. 62 Comedy Comedi 63

34 Just for the Festival: food served all day till late Always a Barrel of Laughs At The Wynnstay Open all day every day of the festival - Lunches 12-2pm Afternoon nibbles and snacks Dinner - 6pm to last orders 10 pm - (booking advisable) Bar open all day till late - Come and have a cwtch in the Cwtch Pizzeria open all day till late Damn fine food, beer & cider - We import our own wines Proud to host shows in our new venue at the rear. MICHAEL J DOLAN DETERIORATION UPDATE 2018 Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ The Store After a couple of years off I m back, goddammit, and everything is worse than it was before, both outside in the world and inside, on my insides. The anti-psychotics they put me on are making me be VERY SICK but I reckon I need them now more than ever because holy mother of whatever s left that is good and pure, things are so, so bad and I m so, so scared. So a bit like Cormac McCarthy s The Road but stand-up comedy somehow? Ar ôl ychydig flynyddoedd i ffwrdd, rwy n ôl damo, ac mae popeth yn waeth nag o r blaen, y tu allan yn y byd a r tu mewn, yn fy nhu mewn. Mae r gwrth-seicotigs maen nhw wedi u rhoi i mi yn fy ngwneud yn SÂL IAWN ond rwy n credu fod eu hangen nhw arna i bellach yn fwy nag erioed oherwydd, mam bach popeth sy n dal i fod yn sanctaidd, mae pethau mor, mor ddrwg ac rwy mor, mor ofnus. Felly, ychydig fel The Road Cormac McCarthy ond comedi standyp rhywsut? Skillful humour from the very dark side The Sunday Times The word bleak doesn t begin to cover it The List ED ACZEL IS ED ACZEL INFINITE? Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 10 // All Ages Machynlleth Bowling Club Ed Aczel is the ultimate anti-comic, but is he Infinite? Have you ever thought: who am I? Is it all just a dream? Is time constant or variable? Is it only possible to imagine the infinite? No, me neither. Anyway, we live in uncertain times and Ed s house is built on shifting sand. So, it calls for some navel-gazing. It ll probably be fine it might even work there ll definitely be jokes. And more stars than you can shake a stick at (ideally). His show includes meditations on the nature of infinity, which reference great theories of science, philosophy and mathematics without caring being too clear on what they might mean, if anything. Ed Aczel yw r gwrth-ddigrifwr eithaf, ond yw e n anfeidrol? Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl: pwy ydw i? Ai breuddwyd yw r cyfan? Yw amser yn gyson neu n amrywiol? Ai dim ond dychmygu r an-feidrol sy n bosib? Na, na fi chwaith. Ta waeth, ry n ni n byw mewn cyfnod ansicr, ac mae tŷ Ed ar dywod sy n symud. Felly, mae n galw am drafod y peth yn rhy hir. Mae n siŵr y bydd hi n iawn efallai y bydd hi n gweithio, hyd yn oed... bydd jôcs yn sicr. A mwy o sêr na gallwch chi ddychmygu (yn ddelfrydol). Mae ei sioe yn cynnwys trafod natur anfeidredd, gan gyfeirio at ddamcaniaethau mawr gwyddo-niaeth, athroniaeth a mathemateg heb boeni gormod am beth mae n nhw n ei olygu, os unrhyw beth. Dead-pan dynamo very funny (Mirror). Still the master of the genre (Scotsman) MOLLY NAYLOR & COMPANY LIGHTS! PLANETS! PEOPLE! Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre Renowned space scientist Maggie Hill recently launched a career-defining mission to find habitable planets. It didn t go well. Shortly afterwards, her girlfriend stopped speaking to her. She s going to have to address both of these catastrophes. Maggie is giving a lecture about her career, to inspire young women to work in science. She s also attending her first therapy session, in which she s at pains to state how her bipolar disorder isn t relevant to the conversation. The spaces overlap as we begin to build a picture of Maggie s greatest achievements and biggest regrets. LIGHTS! PLANETS! PEOPLE! is an intimate and exhilarating story about communication, both interpersonal and intergalactic. Yn ddiweddar, lansiodd y gwyddonydd gofod mawreddog Maggie Hill genhadaeth a ddiffiniodd ei gyrfa i ddod o hyd i blanedau y gellir byw arnynt. Nid oedd yn llwyddiant. Yn fuan wedyn, stopiodd ei chariad siarad â hi. Bydd rhaid iddi fynd i r afael â r ddwy drychineb. Bydd Maggie yn cyflwyno darlith am ei gyrfa, i ysbrydoli menywod ifanc i weithio mewn gwyddoniaeth. Bydd hi hefyd yn mynychu ei sesiwn therapi gyntaf, lle bydd hi n brwydro i nodi nad yw ei anhwylder deubegwn yn berthnasol i r sgwrs. Bydd y mannau n gorgyffwrdd wrth i ni ddechrau creu darlun o gyflawniadau gorau Maggie a i hofnau mwyaf. Mae LIGHTS! PLANETS! PEOPLE! yn stori agos a chyffrous am gyfathrebu rhyngbersonol a rhyngalaethol. Brave, funny, tough and beautiful writing. The Guardian 64 Comedy Comedi 65

35 TIM KEY MEGADATE Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 15 // 16+ Y Tabernacl ceblau, Kronenburg, stampio traed a hiraeth hen-ffasiwn. Enillydd Edinburgh Comedy Award flynyddoedd yn ôl. Bu Key yn Taskmaster, Inside Number 9 a chyfres Alan Partridge. Flabbergastingly funny... I have never enjoyed myself in a comedy show more The Times If this is love, Key s hard to resist. The Metro Megadate is another Tim Key delight: delicate, yet a feat of comic strength. The Independent AMIR KHOSHOKHAN NOT ON YOUR SIDE Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 18+ Upper Sixth A brand new 60 minutes, blending poeticals, talking, standing, spotlights, cables, Kronenburg, foot-stamping and old school wistfulness. Edinburgh Comedy Award winner years ago. Key has appeared in Taskmaster, Inside Number 9 and the Alan Partridge franchise. 60 munud newydd sbon, yn cyfuno barddoniaeth, siarad, sefyll, goleuadau, JACK BARRY LETS GET SEXY Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 15+ The Warren Room Jack Barry is a fan of sex. He has read in the news that people have been getting sex very wrong. He s also spent the last year sending sex offenders to jail and trying to stop his parents getting divorced. He s no expert on sex but is an enthusiastic amateur, so wants to talk to you all about it. This is a show for anyone who has ever had sex or hopes to have sex in the future. As seen/heard on Radio 4, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV2. Tour support for James Acaster and Joe Lycett. Mae Jack Barry yn hoff o ryw. Mae wedi darllen yn y newyddion bod pobl wedi bod yn cael rhyw yn anghywir. Mae hefyd wedi treulio r flwyddyn ddiwethaf yn anfon troseddwyr rhyw i garchar a cheisio atal ei rieni rhag ysgaru. Nid yw n arbenigwr ar ryw, ond mae n amatur brwdfrydig, felly hoffai siarad â chi am y peth. Dyma sioe i unrhyw un sydd erioed wedi cael rhyw neu sy n gobeithio cael rhyw yn y dyfodol. Fel a welwyd/glywyd ar Radio 4, Channel 4, Channel 5 ac ITV2. Cefnogaeth daith i James Acaster a Joe Lycett. Sunday Times EdFest Magazine The List CHARLIE WEBSTER RATS NEVER SLEEP (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 18+ The Haunted Cellar Rats Never Sleep is an absurdist amalgamation of dirty rants, pointless stories, sensual yet trou-bling set pieces and tales of pork pies and processed meat that will take you down a greasy path that you wish you d never ventured. Mae Rats Never Sleep yn gyfuniad abswrdaidd o frygowthan budr, straeon dibwrpas, darnau gosod cnawdol ond gofidus a straeon am basteiod porc a chig wedi i brosesu a fydd yn mynd â chi ar lwybr seimllyd y byddwch chi n difaru mynd yn agos ato. FERN BRADY WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 8 // 16+ Machynlleth Rugby Club SOFIE HAGEN WORK IN PROGRESS Sat /Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 16+ The Sixth Form Sofie Hagen (hello) will be talking at you for some time and that is about as much as you can definitely expect. In an ideal world, there will be jokes and opinions, who knows, maybe even poetry (there s a first for everything), but it s not an ideal world, is it? IS IT? Bydd Sofie Hagen (helo) yn siarad â chi am beth amser, a dyna r cyfan y gallwch chi ei ddisgwyl â sicrwydd. Yn ddelfrydol, bydd jôcs a safbwyntiau, pwy a wyr, efallai barddoniaeth hyd yn oed (mae tro cyntaf i bopeth), ond dyw e ddim yn fyd delfrydol, yw e? YW E? My dream topic of sexual harassment and catcalling is finally being acknowledged as a real thing by the world at large! So this show is almost definitely going to be about that. Her best show yet (Guardian quote on last year s show), I was featured in Vogue s Top 5 Female Comedians, woahhhh. As seen on Russell Howard Hour, as heard on Radio 4 s Now Show and The News Quiz. O r diwedd, mae fy hoff bwnc sef aflonyddu rhywiol a gwaeddi ar ferched yn gyoheddus wedi cael eu cydnabod fel pethau go iawn gan y byd yn gyffredinol! Felly, mae n siŵr mai dyna fydd pwnc y sioe hon. Her best show yet (dyfyniad The Guardian ar y sioe ddiwethaf), ro n i ar Top 5 Female Comedians Vogue, woooooo. Fel a welwyd ar Russell Howard Hour, fel a glywyd ar Now Show a The News Quiz Radio 4. So You Think You re Funny Finalist, BBC New Comedy Award finalist, Time Out s One to Watch, Independent s One to Watch and The Piccadilly Comedy Club s New Comedian winner, Amir Khoshokhan does some stand-up comedy for you. Cyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol So You Think You re Funny, rownd derfynol BBC New Comedy Award, enillydd One to Watch Time Out, One to Watch Independent ac enillydd The Piccadilly Comedy Club s New Comedian, bydd Amir Khoshsokhan yn gwneud comedi standyp i chi. A forensically meticulous routine in which every elongated pause was precision timed, every line leading up to something with further impact. Chortle JORDAN BROOKES BODY OF WORK Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 10 // 16+ Y Plas Vortex In August 2015 Jordan s Nanna, Gwendoline Martha Brookes, passed away. She was 95. This show is a genuine attempt to pay tribute to her. That can t be the whole thing, can it? I thought Jordan Brookes did absurdist stuff? Like, bits that go on for ages and horrible physical stuff, daft faces, etc? Is he just going to talk about his Nan for an hour? Surely not. Brookes third solo hour of high wire stand-up and absurdism started out at a Free Festival venue before transferring to the Pleasance Courtyard to become the word-of-mouth success story of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Ym mis Awst 2015, bu farw Nanna Jordan, Gwendoline Martha Brookes. Roedd hi n 95 oed. Mae r sioe hon yn ymgais ddiffuant i dalu teyrnged iddi. Nid dyna fydd y cwbwl, does bosib? Ro n i n meddwl bod Brookes yn gwneud stwff abswrd? Fel, darnau sy n mynd ymlaen am oesoedd a stwff corfforol erchyll, wynebau twp, etc? Fydd e n gwneud dim ond siarad am ei fam-gu am awr? Annhebygol. Dechreuodd trydedd sioe unigol Brookes o standyp ac abswridiaeth peryglus mewn lleoliad Free Festival cyn trosglwyddo i Pleasance Courtyard a throi n llwyddiant gair llafar i yng Ngŵyl Caeredin Wildly entertaining stand-up that demolishes the conventions of comedy The Guardian Intense, insane and exceptional an exhilarating hour there is no comedic skill he can t deploy The Skinny 66 Comedy Comedi 67

36 The French say: plus ca change, plus c est la meme chose (the more things change, the more things stay the same). The world still hasn t learnt from Athena s personal life - when will we realise she constantly makes mistakes so the rest of the world doesn t have to. LAURA DAVIS GHOST MACHINE Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 14+ Y Plas Vane Tempest A comedy show about life. Performed by a ghost. For the love of God. A truly unique experience for the comedy savvy, GHOST MACHINE is a super-charged show from multiaward winning stand-up Laura Davis. One of the most raved about comedians in Australia, Davis is now making waves in the UK. GHOST MACHINE delights audiences and pushes into new ground in this darkly honest, constantly surprising, existential extravangaza. Sioe gomedi am fywyd. Wedi i pherfformio gan ysbryd. Er mwyn dyn. Profiad gwirioneddol unigryw i bobl sy n deall comedi, mae GHOST MACHINE yn sioe drydanol gan y digrifydd arobryn Laura Davis. Mae Davis yn ddigrifydd sydd wedi denu llwyth o sylw cadarnhaol yn Awstralia, ac mae bellach yn creu cynnwrf yn y DU. Mae cynulleidfaoedd yn ymhyfrydu yn GHOST MACHINE, sy n torri tir newydd mewn arddangosiad tywyll a gonest am fodolaeth, yn llawn syrpreis. Droll elegance frequently hilarious The Scotsman A genuinely exciting experience Fest SIMON MUNNERY RENEGADE PLUMBER Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 12 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall A new hour of stand-up and miscellany from British Comedy Award nominee, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Chortle Award winner, Simon Munnery. Featuring tales of plumbing woes, his attempts at under tent heating, jokes, songs, poems and the ridicule of capitalism. Buy tickets now. Awr newydd o standup ac amrywiaeth gan enwebai British Comedy Award, enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award, ac enillydd Chortle Award, Simon Munnery. Yn cynnwys straeon am ei broblemau plymio, ei ymdrechion i PETER DOBBING PLEASED WITH YOURSELF ISN T THE SAME AS BEING HAPPY Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 16+ The Swallow Theatre Funny, upbeat and surprisingly articulate. Former street performer and defrocked futurologist was banging on about bitcoin as far back as He returns to Mach direct from the Adelaide Fringe and will be pretending to talk about technology, but mostly talking about himself. Yn ddigrif, yn obeithiol ac yn syndod o dda yn mynegi ei hun. Cyn-berfformiwr stryd a dyfodolydd a gafodd y sac a oedd yn GEIN S FAMILY GIFTSHOP VOLUME 3 Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 10 // 18+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Like persistent dandruff, the multi awardwinning sketch group are back and they are itching to show you what they ve come up with. Skin ailments aside, the four strong, five star sketch group can t wait to hawk out their wresogi dan babell, jôcs, caneuon, cerddi, a gwneud hwyl am gyfalafiaeth. Prynwch docynnau ar unwaith. A genuine innovator in the land of the samey, and an annual must-see for any comedy connoisseur The Guardian Munnery is as bold and brilliant as ever. He s a ramshackle pro, eccentric and unique The Scotsman Convention defying, innovative stuff. Simon Munnery is a brilliant comedian The Times trafod bitcoin mor bell yn ôl â Mae n dychwelyd i Fach yn syth o Ŵyl Adelaide i esgus siarad am dechnoleg, ond yn bennaf yn sôn amdano i hun. highly anticipated third hour. Fel cen parhaus, mae r grŵp sgets arobryn yn ôl, ac yn dyheu i ddangos beth sydd ganddyn nhw. Ar wahân i anhwylderau croen, mae r grŵp sgets pedwar aelod, pum seren yn edrych ymlaen at gyflwyno eu trydydd awr y bu disgwyl mawr amdani. Would unsettle even the darkest League of Gentlemen fan The Sunday Times A joy to watch The Skinny LAURA LEXX FIGHT OR FLIGHT CLUB Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys In 2014 Laura Lexx s did a show all about her life being relatively lovely, thank goodness. While Laura was grateful to be content, it seems some people need tragedy to make comedy work... as one reviewer so tactfully put it: one can only hope that that there s some life-altering catastrophe waiting just around the corner for Lexx... well congratulations Ryan O Connor - come and see this show because 2017 has been pretty awful. Who better than the most delightful performer you re ever likely to see (GQ) to talk you through what happens when you take a year off to have a baby and find yourself medicated after a nervous breakdown. Just the sort of lifealtering catastrophe a reviewer requires. Yn 2014, cyflwynodd Laura Lexx sioe am y ffaith bod ei bywyd yn gymharol hyfryd, diolch byth. Er bod Laura n ddiolchgar am fod yn fodlon, dysgodd bod angen trasiedi ar rai pobl i fwynhau comedi. Fel dywedodd un adolygydd: one can only hope that that there s some life-altering catastrophe waiting just around the corner for Lexx... wel, llongyfarchiadau Ryan O Connor tyrd i weld y sioe hon, oherwydd mae 2017 wedi bod yn eithaf ofnadwy. Pwy well na the most delightful performer you re ever likely to see (GQ) i esbonio beth sy n digwydd pan fyddwch yn cymryd blwyddyn o r gwaith i gael babi ac yn sydyn yn derbyn meddyginiaeth ar ôl chwalfa nerfol. Yr union fath o drychineb bywyd mae ei angen ar adolygydd. One of the most delightful performers you re ever likely to see GQ Real comedic steel The Guardian A joy... roars of laughter The Independent ATHENA KUGBLENU STILL KMT Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 16+ The Store The best of Athena s 2017 show with the best of her work in progress 2018 show, Still KMT is a new take on politics now the wails of left and right are drowning each other out. JOHN KEARNS AND PAT CAHILL 110% JOHN KEARNS AND PAT CAHILL Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 15+ The Warren Room Old friends John Kearns and Pat Cahill have gathered together 110% of their very best talking points, bloopers, songs and fighting talks to discuss over a few of Machynlleth s finest draft liqueurs. Also featuring some hand picked friends from the cream of their alternative comedy price bracket. No interval, no corkage! Mae r hen ffrindiau John Kearns a Pat Cahill wedi casglu 110% o u pwyntiau trafod, camsyniadau, caneuon a sgyrsiau ymladd gorau at ei gilydd i w trafod dros rai o wirodydd drafft gorau Machynl-leth. Gan gynnwys y detholiad gorau o u ffrindiau comedi oedd o fewn eu cyllideb. Dim egwyl, dim corcbris! Y gorau o sioe 2017 Athena gyda r gorau o i gwaith ar y gweill yn 2018, mae Still KMT yn olwg newydd ar wleidyddiaeth nawr bod llefau r chwith a r dde yn boddi ei gilydd. Mae pobl Ffrainc yn dweud: plus ca change, plus c est la meme chose (po fwyaf y mae pethau n newid, po fwyaf y mae pethau n aros yr un fath). Nid yw r byd wedi dysgu o fywyd personol Athena - pryd wnawn ni sylweddoli bod hi n gwneud camgymeriadau n gyson fel nad oes rhaid i weddill y byd wneud. An informed social observer and invested cultural commentator The Scotsman JAMES MCNICHOLAS PIG BOY Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room Is James a man or a pig? We must know. Come and see the world s first indoor comedy show. Work-in-progress from James McNicholas - best-known as one third of critically acclaimed sketch act BEASTS. James has appeared on Horrible Histories (ITV2) and Drunk History (Comedy Central). A yw James yn ddyn neu n fochyn? Rhaid i ni gael gwybod. Dewch i weld y sioe gomedi dan do gyntaf yn y byd. Gwaith ar y gweill gan James McNicholas sydd fwyaf adnabyddus fel rhan o act sgets o fri beirniadol, BEASTS. Bu James ar Horrible Histories (ITV2) a Drunk History (Comedy Central). Pure, unabashed silliness. Metro McNicholas takes erratic weirdness to the next level Broadway Baby 68 Comedy Comedi 69

37 ROB KEMP THE ELVIS DEAD Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 12+ // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre Cult classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis. Elvis Presley is the quintessential rock star icon. Bruce Campbell is the quintessential B-movie horror icon and once appeared as Elvis in the soul-stealing mummy movie, Bubba Ho-Tep. Rob loves all of these things, and has been told that he bears a passing resemblance to Bruce Campbell. Every now and then, an idea strikes that seems absurd, yet bizarrely fitting, and the logical thing to do is don a jumpsuit and sing your way through as much of the plot of Evil Dead 2 as you can in an hour. JOIN US! Leicester Comedy Festival 2017 Award Winner - BEST SHOW, and BEST MUSICAL LastMinute.com Edinburgh Fringe 2017 nominee - BEST NEWCOMER Amused Moose 2017 Award Winner - OUTSTANDING FRINGE SHOW Comedian s Choice Award 2017 Winner - BEST PERFORMER Comedian s Choice Award 2017 Nominee - BEST SHOW Y ffilm arswyd gwlt glasurol, Evil Dead 2, wedi i dehongli trwy ganeuon Elvis. Elvis Presley yw prif eicon sêr roc. Bruce Campbell yw prif eicon ffilmiau B-movie arwsyd, ac fe ymddangosodd unwaith fel Elvis yn y ffilm mymi n dwyn eneidiau, Bubba Ho-Tep. Mae Rob wrth ei fodd â r holl bethau hyn, a dywedwyd wrtho ei fod yn edrych yn debyg iawn i Bruce Campbell. Bob nawr ac yn y man, daw syniad sy n ymddangos yn hurt, ond sydd rywsut yn gweithio, a r peth rhesymegol i w wneud yw gwisgo siwr amddiffyn a chanu cymaint o blot Evil Dead 2 ag y gallwch mewn awr. YMUNWCH Â NI! LISA CURRY ALIVE FOR A WHILE Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 18+ // Machynlleth Rugby Club Lisa Curry is thrilled to be making her international debut at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Born and raised in a small town outside of Chicago, she was an artistic kid who spent her time getting into trouble with her three brothers and hanging out at the biker bar their parents owned. The lawlessness of her home environment gave her a fearlessness that carried into adulthood and shines through in each performance. Among other topics, this show will cover sex, death and racism. Lisa s comedy is dark, smart and deeply personal. Mae Lisa Curry yn falch iawn o fod yn perfformio n rhyngwladol am y tro cyntaf yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Wedi i geni a i magu mewn tref fechan y tu allan i Chicago, roedd yn blentyn artistig a dreuliodd ei hamser yn mynd i drafferth gyda i thri brawd ac yn lladd amser mewn bar beicwyr roedd ei rhieni n berchen arno. Rhoddodd anghyfiawnder ei hamgylchedd cartref ddiffyg ofn iddi sydd dal ganddi fel oedolyn ac sy n disgleirio ym mhob perfformiad. Ymhlith pynciau eraill, bydd y sioe hon yn cynnwys rhyw, marwolaeth a hiliaeth. Mae comedi Lisa yn dywyll, yn glyfar ac yn bersonol dros ben. Intersectional as fuck. - Sara AMY GLEDHILL TRAWL Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ Y Plas - Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar Join Amy as she navigates themes of love, loss and bin collections all the while trying to figure out what it is we re all searching for. Brimming with natural warmth and charm, Gledhill s stand up is a unique blend of confessional stories, intelligent observations and ridiculous, off-beat daftness. She commands the stage (Funny Women) with her playful energy and is as unpretentious as a sock in a puddle. Winner of multiple new act competitions. Runner up in even more (including the prestigious Leicester Square New Comedian of The Year). She s also one half sketch of comedy duo The Delightful Sausage who have been called One of the best adverts for modern alternative comedy you could ever wish to see by Ed Fest Mag. Ymunwch ag Amy wrth iddi drafod themâu cariad, colled a chasgliadau bin gan geisio canfod beth ry n ni n chwilio amdano. Yn llawn cynhesrwydd a swyn naturiol, mae standyp Gledhill yn gyfuniad unigryw o straeon cyfad-defol, arsylwadau deallus a gwiriondeb rhyfedd heb ei ail. Mae n command the stage (Funny Women) gyda i hegni chwareus ac mae mor ddiymhongar â hosan mewn pwll. Enillydd sawl cystadlaethau act newydd. Cyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol hyd yn oed yn fwy (gan gynnwys Leicester Square New Comedian of The Year). Mae hi hefyd yn un r ddeuawd gomedi sgets The Delightful Sausage a alwyd yn One of the best adverts for modern alternative comedy you could ever wish to see gan gylchgraen Ed Fest. ROSS & JOSH THE NOT SO LATE SHOW Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 14+ Machynlleth Bowling Club Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late-night chat show to its illogical conclusion A multimedia extravaganza from the creators of UK Garage Horse Racing. With daft sketches, in-teractive games, spoof adverts, pop culture icons and very special guests from the world of live comedy. JYmunwch â ch cyflwynwyr Ross Brierley a Joshua Sadler wrth iddyn nhw fynd â r sioe sgwrs hwyr i r eithaf heb reswm. JAMES ROWLAND TEAM VIKING Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 8 // 16+ The Sixth Form A while ago my best friend Tom was diagnosed with heart cancer, his last wish was to be given a Viking burial. So I gave him one. This is that story. Sbel yn ôl, darganfu fy ffrind gorau Tom bod ganddo gancr y calon, a i ddymuniad olaf oedd derbyn claddedigaeth Lychlynaidd. Felly mi wnes i ddarparu un iddo. Dyma r stori honno. Heart-lifting and incredibly moving The Stage A wordy c**t Broadway Baby A reminder that life really is for the living Fest Dathliad amlgyfrwng gan greawdwyr Rasio Ceffylau Garej y DU. Gyda sgetsis gwirion, gemau rhyngweithiol, hysbysebion parodi, eiconau diwylliant pop a gwesteion arbennig iawn o fyd comedi byw. Vic & Bob for the video game, grime generation, their Big Night Out-style chat show is a lot of fun Scotsman More originality and inventiveness within a few minutes of this show than in the entire duration of other Fringe hours - The Skinny STUART LAWS STUART LAWS STARTS SOMETHING NEW Sat /Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 16+ Upper Sixth Stuart has jumped the shark; last year he wrote a play and bought a gilet from Latvian Etsy. Now the shark is back on the horizon as he writes a new stand-up show, and Mach is the starting point. It will be different to his usual shows, with actual stuff about himself rather than just saying Honk Honk repeatedly for an hour. Shark Shark! Note: Jumping the Shark is the moment when an established long-running series changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh. Ironically, that moment makes the viewers realize that the show s finally run out of ideas. It s reached its peak, it ll never be the same again, and from now on it s all downhill. Mae Stuart wedi neidio r siarc. Llynedd ysgrifennodd ddrama a phrynodd gilet o Etsy Latfia. Nawr mae r siarc yn ôl ar y gorwel wrth iddo ysgrifennu sioe standyp newydd, a Mach yw r man cychwyn. Bydd yn wahanol i w sioeau arferol, gyda phethau gwir amdano i hun yn hytrach na dim ond dweud honc honc dro ar ôl tro am awr. Siarc siarc! Nodyn: Neidio r Siarc yw r foment pan fydd cyfres hir sefydledig yn newid mewn ffordd arwyddo-caol mewn ymgais i aros yn ffres. Yn eironig, mae r foment honno n gwneud i r gwylwyr sylweddoli nad oes syniadau ar ôl yn y sioe bellach. Mae r uchafbwynt wedi bod, fydd hi byth yr un fath eto, ac o hyn ymlaen bydd yn dirywio. He s fantastically funny, leaving you wondering how he possibly comes up with these structural masterpieces EdFestMag You ll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate... like a one-man episode of Arrested Development Fest Deliriously clever twisting and turning of language The Skinny 70 Comedy Comedi 71

38 MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Sat /Sad // 10:30pm // 15 // minutes (with break) // BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena The annual Saturday night showcase, packed with as many festival acts as we can squeeze in.* *Note: there is a Saturday Night Showcase running concurrently in Y Plas if you need to co-ordinate with friends. Arddangosfa Nos Sadwrn yn Arena Mach!* *Noder: mae Arddangosfa Nos Sadwrn ar yr un pryd y Plas os oes angen i chi gydlynu gyda ffrindiau. PHIL KAY PROGRESS IN WORK Sat /Sad // 10:45pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Come along for some Phil in that last hour before Saturday night dancing in the Disco Tent in the crazy cyclists field with their powerful thighs & hydration levels. Come along into a school! Slightly pissed! At night! Hear, witness and shape the show of this Scotsman which could be all anecdotes and made-up songs, surreal musings, powerful yet vulnerable meanderings and...and...camping tips. Dewch draw am ychydig o Phil yn yr awr THE RED LION THE GLANG SHOW Sat /Sad // 10:45pm // 8 // All Ages Y Plas Vane Tempest Earth s most prestigious comedy anticompetition has landed at Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Who shall succeed? Who shall perish amidst the fires? Who shall be crowned Earth s champion? The Glang Show is the world s first full ddiwethaf cyn dawnsio nos Sadwrn yn y Babell Ddisgo yn y maes beicwyr gwallgof gyda u gluniau a lefelau hydradiad grymus. Dewch draw i ysgol! Ychydig yn feddw! Yn y nos! Gwrandewch, gwyliowch a siapiwch sioe r Albanwr hwn a allai fod yn ddim ond straeon a chaneuon byrfyfyr, syniadau swrreal, myfyrdodau pwerus ond tyner ac... ac... awgrymiadau gwersylla. The story of taking crack on a Mega-Bus managed to be tender, poignant and fitfully hilarious...a comic in touch with the deepest wellsprings of his humanity. Fest Magazine MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Sat /Sad // 10:30pm // 15 // minutes (with break) // Y Plas The annual Saturday night showcase, packed with as many festival acts as we can squeeze in.* *Note: there is a Saturday Night Showcase running concurrently in The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena if you need to co-ordinate with friends. Arddangosfa Nos Sadwrn yn y Plas!* *Noder: mae Arddangosfa Nos Sadwrn ar yr un pryd yn Arena Mach os oes angen i chi gydlynu gyda ffrindiau. Sponsored by The Red Lion / Noddir gan Y LLew Côch interactive anarcho-comedy dystopia. A line-up of powerful comedians compete for your affection amidst a shifting landscape of challenging interactions and interactive challenges. The Glang Show is a scourge and it will replicate itself until nothing else remains. There can only be one winner. Mae gwrth-gystadleuaeth comedi mwyaf nodedig y Ddaear wedi glanio yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Pwy fydd yn llwyddo? Pwy fydd yn diflannu yn y tân? Pwy a goronnir yn bencampwr y ddaear? The Glang Show yw dystopia anarchogomedi rhyngweithiol llawn cyntaf y byd. Cyfres o ddigrifwyr pwerus yn cystadlu i chi eu hoffi mewn tirlun symudol o ryngweithio heriol a heriau rhyngweithiol. Mae The Glang Show yn arf a fydd yn dyblygu ei hun nes nad oes dim byd arall ar ôl. Dim ond un enillydd all fod. JOEL DOMMETT AND STEVE DUNNE COMEDY SCORE PODCAST Sat /Sad // 10:45pm // 10 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Joel Dommett and Steve Dunne return for the second series of the Comedy Score podcast with a one off live recording with an incredible surprise guest that hasn t been booked yet. Joel Dommett a Steve Dunne yn dychwelyd am ail gyfres o bodlediad Comedy Score gyda recordiad byw unigryw gyda gwestai arbennig iawn sydd heb ei fwcio eto. NECKFACE SHORT FILM & RHOD GILBERT Q & A WITH CAST AND CREW Sat /Sad // 11:00pm // 7 // 14+ Y Tabernacl The happiest day of a girl s life is when she vows to honour and obey her inner-bridezilla. Having dreamed of the perfect wedding, Laney wakes up with the world s most unwelcome wedding guest in her bed - NeckFace. In this dark comedy, will Laney still go through with it; after all they have spent 950 on taffeta chair ties and 200 on her mother s hat alone? Starring Isy Suttie, Nick Helm, Sian Harries and Elis James. Rhod Gilbert holds a badly put together Q and A with Producer Barry Castagnola and cast and crew. COLIN HOULT ANNA MANN S LATE NIGHT CHEESE & SEX PARTY Sat /Sad // 11:00pm // 10 // 14+ // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre Join Anna Mann (actress, singer, welder got to have a backup) & special guests as she hosts one of her famous wild nights of cheese, sex, and late night comedy. The make-up s on, the brie s been ordered, and Anna s had 17 coffees to keep her awake until midnight. Also showing: Sump: Directorial debut from moustachioed legend Mike Wozniak (Channel 4 s Man Down) Will obviously contain swearing. Sorry. Diwrnod hapusaf bywyd merch yw pan fydd hi n addo anrhydeddu ac ufuddhau ei Bridezilla mewnol. Ar ôl breuddwydio am y briodas berffaith, mae Laney yn deffro gyda r gwestai priodas mwyaf annerbyniol yn ei gwely - NeckFace. Yn y comedi tywyll hwn, a fydd Laney yn priodi Colin Hoult s hugely enjoyable ( Times) alter ego brings her late night extravaganza to Mach for the first time after a sell out residency at Soho Theatre. Previous guests have included James Acaster, Mae Martin, Ed Gamble, Rose Matafeo, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Zoe Coombs Marr, Steen Raskopoulos and Phil Wang. Ymunwch ag Anna Mann (actores, cantores, weldiwr rhaid bod â rhywbeth wrth gefn) a gwesteion arbennig wrth iddi gyflwyno un o i nosweithiau gwyllt enwog o gaws, rhyw, a chomedi hwyr. Mae r colur ymlaen, mae r Brie wedi i archebu, ac mae Anna wedi yfed 17 coffi i w chadw n effro tan hanner nos. Daw cymeriad hugely enjoyable ( Times) Colin Hoult â i sbloet hwyr i Fach am y tro cyntaf ar ôl preswyliaeth a werthodd bob tocyn yn Theatr Soho. Mae gwesteion blaenorol yn cynnwys James Acaster, Mae Martin, Ed Gamble, Rose Matafeo, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Zoe Coombs Marr, Steen Raskopoulos a Phil Wang. Funnier than almost all other shows at this year s Fringe. Telegraph Masterclass in character comedy TimeOut yn y pen draw? Wedi r cyfan, maen nhw wedi gwario 950 ar gysylltiadau cadeiriau taffeta a 200 ar het ei mam yn unig. Gydag Isy Suttie, Nick Helm, Sian Harries ac Elis James. Bydd Rhod Gilbert yn cynnal sesiwn holi anniben gyda r cynhyrchydd Barry Castagnola a r cast a r criw. Hefyd yn dangos: Sump: Ffilm gyntaf gan y cyfarwyddwr, y chwedl â mwstash Mike Wozniak (Man Down Channel 4) Wrth gwrs, bydd yn cynnwys rhegi. Sori. 72 Comedy Comedi 73

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40 SUNDAY COMEDY COMEDI DYDD SUL GAVIN OSBORN FEATURING ISY SUTTIE SONGS AND TALKING Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 8 // 15+ // Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Musician Gavin Osborn returns to Mach to sing his songs. He will also do some illconsidered talking in-between. Expect life-affirming, personal and political songs from last year s Echo Bridge album and new work-in-progress stuff, as well as an appearance from comedian Isy Suttie. She might even be on for half the show, but that depends on who s babysitting her daughter. Mae r cerddor Gavin Osborn yn dychwelyd i Fach i ganu ei ganeuon. Bydd hefyd yn gwneud y camdyniad o siarad rhywfaint rhyngddynt. Gallwch ddisgwyl caneuon cadarnhaol, personol a gwleidyddol o albwm Echo Bridge y llynedd, a phethau newydd o waith ar y gweill, yn ogystal ag ymddangosiad gan y digrifwr Isy Suttie. Efallai y bydd hi hyd yn oed yno am hanner y sioe, ond mae hynny n dibynnu ar bwy sy n gwarchod ei merch. RICHARD HERRING RICHARD HERRING S LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE PODCAST (EXCEPT AT THE MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL) Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 8 // 12+ // Y Tabernacl The King of Edinburgh (The List) and multi-award winning Podfather (Elle) returns with the In-ternet chat show, that all the cool kids who hang around the Clocktower call RHLSTP (RHLSTP). Armed with his book of Emergency Questions and a questionable desire to find out what it would take for his guest to pleasure Keith Allen and what they d do with a time-travelling finger (hopefully same answer to both questions) Herring will chat with one or more of the Festivals funniest co-medians for an hour or laughter/mild awkwardness. Warning: May have a shrek in it (may not). Mae r King of Edinburgh (The List) a r Podfather (Elle) arobryn yn dychwelyd gyda sioe sgwrsio r we, a elwir gan yr holl blant cŵl sy n treulio u hamser o gwmpas tŵr y cloc yn RHLSTP (RHLSTP). Wedi i arfogi gyda i lyfr Cwestiynau Brys ac awydd amheus i ddarganfod beth fyddai n ei gymryd i w westeion roi pleser i Keith Allen a beth fydden nhw n ei wneud gyda bys sy n teithio drwy am-ser (gobeithio yr un ateb i r ddau gwestiwn) bydd Herring yn sgwrsio ag un neu fwy o r digrifwyr mwyaf doniol yn yr ŵyl am awr o chwerthin/lletchwithdod ysgafn. Rhybudd: Efallai y bydd shrek ynddo (efallai ddim). Richard Herring s comedian-on-comedian chat action takes the crown Time Out BEASTS BEASTS Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 8 // 15+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Sketch phenomenon Beasts return to Machynlleth with an hour of their best ever sketches. Only one problem: they can t agree on what should make it in. Will this be peacefully resolved? Obviously not. Ffenomen sgets Beasts yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gydag awr o u sgetsis gorau erioed. Dim ond un broblem; dyw nhw n methu cytuno pa rai yw r gorau. A gaiff hyn ei setlo n heddychlon? Na, wrth gwrs. Hilarious The Daily Telegraph Unforgettably nutty The Times GLENN MOORE GLENN GLENN GLENN, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 8 // 14+ // Swallow Theatre Glenn Moore, from Mock The Week and Absolute Radio, presents a new show full of the distinctive jokes and offbeat gags we ve come to accept. This time, he s going somewhere nobody s been before, so you might want to join him for the big send-off. Glenn Moore, o Mock The Week ac Absolute Radio, yn cyflwyno sioe newydd yn llawn jôcs nodweddiadol a rhyfedd fel ry n ni wedi dod i w derbyn. Y tro hwn, mae n mynd i rywle nad oes neb wedi bod o r blaen, felly efallai yr hoffech ymuno ag ef i ffarwelio. PETER BRUSH CHASING SNAILS Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys A new hour of jokes and off-beat surrealism from awkward jokesmith Peter Brush, including advice and the drawbacks to trying to contact the dead, advice and drawbacks to trying to improve your sex appeal, something about parallel universes, how to create a cult of personality, and the truth about why snails move so slowly. Awr newydd o jôcs a syrrealiaeth ryfedd gan y digrifwr lletchwith Peter Brush, gan gynnwys cyngor ac anfanteision ceisio cysylltu â r meirw, cyngor ac anfanteision ceisio gwella ch apêl rhywiol, rhywbeth am fydysodau cyfochrog, sut i greu cwlt personoliaeth, a r gwir reswm bod malwod yn symud mor araf. Compellingly hilarious.. first-class gag writing an original and achingly funny voice Chortle Glenn Moore is tipped for great things GQ Relentlessly silly and gag-laden a potential comedy great The List ALI BRICE ALI BRICE S LEMONADE STAND Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 16+ // The Store You are cordially invited to The Grand Re-Re-Re-Re-Opening of Lemon Adrian s Lemonade Stand. The Health & Safety Inspector shall not win again. When life hands you lemons, remember to check the sell by date and ensure they ve been legally sourced! Ali Brice is a very silly man who creates very silly characters. This is a work-in-progress of his latest show and aims to be his silliest yet. Always heartfelt, always stupid, Brice likes to explore the peculiarities of life through nonsense. This year he is being directed by Spencer Jones. Fe ch gwahoddir yn gynnes i Ail- Ail-Ail-Ail-Agoriad Anrhydeddus Stondin Lemonêd Adrian. Ni fydd yr Arolygydd Iechyd a Diogelwch yn ennill eto. Pan fydd bywyd yn rhoi lemonau i chi, cofiwch wirio r dyddiad gwerthu a sicrhau eu bod yn gyfreithlon! Mae Ali Brice yn ddyn gwirion iawn sy n creu cymeriadau gwirion iawn. Mae hwn yn waith ar y gweill o i sioe ddiweddaraf ac mae n bwriadu iddi fod y gwirionaf eto. Bob amser yn ddidwyll, bob amser yn dwp, mae Brice yn hoffi archwilio pethau arbennig bywyd trwy nonsens. Eleni mae n cael ei gyfarwyddo gan Spencer Jones. A twinkle-eyed comedy natural ShortCom A side-splittingly comical entity TheUpcoming 76 Comedy Comedi 77

41 SARAH BENNETTO UNITED COLOURS OF BENNETTO Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 14+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room A brand new hour of stand-up, comic storytelling and characters from the Melbourne-born, London-based comedian.. This will be a new hour of jokes in preparation for the upcoming 2018 Edinburgh Fringe. It will be called something like United Colours of Bennetto or We re All Definitely Gonna Die (Some Sooner Than Others), So Let s Not Mince Words. Something like that. You get the picture. Awr newydd sbon o standyp, straeon comig a chymeriadau gan y digrifwr o Melbourne sy n byw yn Llundain. Bydd hon yn awr newydd o jôcs i baratoi ar gyfer Gŵyl Caeredin 2018 sydd i ddod. Fe i gelwir yn rhywbeth fel United Colours of Bennetto neu We re All Definitely Gonna Die (Some Sooner Than Others), So Let s Not Mince Words. Rhywbeth fel na. Chi n gweld. A sophisticated mix of stand-up and character comedy, Bennetto succeeds in har-nessing the full power of an instinctive comedic mind. Fest magazine, Edinburgh STUART GOLDSMITH ONE NIGHT ONLY Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 16+ The Warren Room Stu s back with some thoughts on how it all works out in the end, and whether anyone cares. A hilarious safari through rare diseases, mishaps with appliances, and the chance to convince your son you ve got some sort of backbone. Taking in ambition, money, a sort of moral autopilot, and whether men as a species are worth saving. A Goldsmith always pays his debts. Mae Stu yn ôl gyda syniadau am sut mae popeth yn iawn yn y pen draw, ac os oes ots gan neb. Saffari doniol drwy afiechydon prin, camgymeriadau gyda theclynnau, a r cyfle i argyhoeddi eich mab bod gennych ryw fath o asgwrn cefn. Gan drafod uchelgais, arian, math o moesoldeb awtomatig, ac os oes gwerth achub dynion fel rhywogaeth. Mae Goldsmith bob amser yn talu ei ddyledion. A master of the form The Independent FOXDOG STUDIOS FOXDOG STUDIOS: ROBOT CHEF Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 14+ // Machynlleth Bowling Club Fresh from a year of building an invoicing system for a factory in Stoke-on-Trent, IT consultants Foxdog Studios are having a party to celebrate the end of dbase IV. Returning with more baffling technology, music, characters and a robot chef the audience control via augmented reality characters using their phones. As heard on BBC Radio 4 extra. Nominated Chortle award for Innovation Nominated two Malcolm Hardee awards 2016 Yn ffres o flwyddyn o adeiladu system anfonebu i ffatri yn Stoke-on-Trent, mae ymgynghorwyr TG Foxdog Studios yn cael parti i ddathlu diwedd dbase IV. Yn dychwelyd gyda mwy o dechnoleg dryslyd, cerddoriaeth, cymeriadau a chogydd robot y mae r gynulleidfa yn ei reoli trwy gymeriadau realiti estynedig gan ddefnyddio eu ffonau. Fel y clywir ar BBC Radio 4 Extra. Gwobr Chortle Award for Innovation Enwebwyd dau Malcolm Hardee Award Skinny The List GEORGE EGG DIY CHEF Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 8 // 12+ Machynlleth Rugby Club George Egg cooks with power tools in this total sell out show from Edinburgh George s doctor has demanded he rethink his diet so he s been banned from the kitchen and banished to the shed. But George s unstoppable urge to keep cooking leads to inventive creations, innovative solutions and seriously tasty food. Funny, inspiring and absurd it s a cross-genre show as much a comedy set as an illustrated lecture. Expect power tools, gardening equipment and office supplies to be re-purposed and abused. Expect laughs. Expect to learn something new. And expect to taste the food at the end. George Egg yn coginio gydag offer trydan yn y sioe hon a werthodd bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin Mae meddyg George wedi mynnu ei fod yn ailystyried ei ddeiet, felly mae wedi cael ei wahardd o r gegin a i alltudio i r sied. Ond mae ysfa anhyblyg George i barhau i goginio yn arwain at greadigaethau dyfeisgar, atebion arloesol a bwyd blasus o ddifri. Yn ddoniol, yn ysbrydoledig ac yn hurt, mae r sioe hon yn set gomedi ac yn ddarlith ddarluniadol. Gallwch ddisgwyl offer trydan, cyfarpar garddio a deunydd swyddfa yn cael eu hail-ddefnyddio a u cam-drin. Gallwch ddisgwyl chwerthin. Gallwch ddisgwyl dysgu rhywbeth newydd. A gallwch ddisgwyl blasu r bwyd ar y diwedd. Brilliantly funny Jay Rayner in The Observer The wonderfully talented George Egg is genuinely unique The i CHRISTOPHER BLISS WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 12+ Y Plas Vane Tempest MATTHEW CROSBY LET S GO AWAY - A READING OF A NEW PLAY Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // All Ages // The Sixth Form So, I ve written a play. It s about a man and a woman who end up accidentally holidaying in a caravan (owned by a different woman). Then another man comes along and ruins it for all of them. To see if it s any good I m getting a few of my comedian friends to read it out for you: the lovely, friendly Mach audience. It should be a fun, funny, relaxed way to spend a hungover Sunday afternoon. Why don t you join us? Felly, rwy wedi ysgrifennu drama. Mae n ymwneud â dyn a menyw sy n mynd ar wyliau mewn ca-rafan yn ddamweiniol (sy n perthyn i fenyw wahanol). Yna daw dyn arall a i sbwylio iddyn nhw. I weld os yw n dda neu beidio, bydd rhai o fy ffrindiau comedi yn ei ddarllen i chi: cynulleidfa hyfryd, gyfeillgar Mach. Dylai fod yn ffordd hwyl, ddoniol, hamddenol o dreulio prynhawn Sul â phen mawr. Beth am ymuno â ni? Jeremy Irons is an emotional powerhouse (in lieu of any reviews this is actually a quote about Bristol Old Vic s production of Long Day s Journey Into Night, which I had absolutely nothing to do with) GABRIEL EBULUE THE THREE TRACK PODCAST LIVE! WITH NISH KUMAR Sun /Sul // 12:15pm // 7 // 18+ The Upper Sixth The Three Track Podcast is the premiere podcast for music lovers in which guests are given the impossible task of naming just three of their favourite songs. In this special live rendition of the podcast, resident host, comedian and music nerd Gabriel Ebulue, will be talking to comedian Nish Kumar about three of his favourite Kendrick Lamar songs. Previous guests have included James Acaster, Nick Helm, Jamali Maddix, Felicity Ward and Robin Ince. The Three Track Podcast yw r podlediad pennaf i bobl sy n dwlu ar gerddoriaeth. Yn y fersiwn byw arbennig hwn o r podlediad, bydd y cyflwynydd preswyl - y digrifwr a r gîc cerddoriaeth Gabriel Ebulue yn rhoi r dasg amhosib i w westeion o enwi a thrafod tair o u hoff ganeuon, yn ogystal â cherddoriaeth yn gyffredinol. Gwesteion blaenorol yn cynnwys Nish Kumar, Nick Helm, Jamali Maddix, Felicity Ward a Robin Ince. Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He trots around Shropshire writing three novels a day, and this year he s written his very first play. He ll be sharing the stage with a couple of local actors he found in his village, and he can t ruddy wait to show you his new masterpiece. Mae Christopher Bliss yn nofelydd pentrefenwog a mab i ddau. Mae n trotian o amgylch Sir Amwythig yn ysgrifennu tair nofel y dydd, ac eleni ysgrifennodd ei ddrama gyntaf. Bydd yn rhannu r llwyfan gyda chwpwl o actorion lleol a ffeindiodd yn ei bentref, a dyw e n methu bali aros i ddangos ei gampwaith newydd i chi. This is how character comedy should be done Chortle One of the best character shows we ve seen for a long time British Comedy Guide 78 Comedy Comedi 79

42 AMY ANNETTE WHAT WOMEN WANT Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 8 // 12+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall DANIEL COOK CARPET Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // All Ages The Store JAMES ACASTER COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 1999 Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 14 // 14+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Looking around my bedroom now I m counting four deodorants. Only one of them contains anything but I don t know which one. I don t know why I m not throwing deodorants away once I ve finished using them. They re all roll on though so that makes me feel a bit like a grown up at least. Anyway, on top of this palaver, I ve got to write another show and while this deodorant thing makes for a novel blurb it s certainly not making it in. But it should give you an idea of where I was at when writing said show so you can probably expect a similar tone. I decided on the title when I was drunk. Gan edrych o amgylch fy ystafell wely nawr, gallaf gyfri pedwar diaroglydd. Dim ond un ohonyn nhw sy n cynnwys unrhyw beth, ond dydw i ddim yn gwybod pa un. Dwn i ddim pam nad ydw i n cael gwared ar ddiaroglyddion ar ôl i mi orffen eu defnyddio. Ond mae nhw i gyd yn rhai rholio, felly mae hynny n gwneud i mi deimlo fel oedolyn o leiaf. Ta waeth, ar ben hyn i gyd, rhaid i mi ysgrifennu sioe arall, ac er bod y diaroglyddion hyn yn gwneud broliant diddorol, fyddan nhw ddim yn rhan o r sioe heb os. Ond dylai roi syniad i chi o fy meddylfryd wrth ysgrifennu r sioe, felly gallwch ddisgwyl naws debyg. Penderfynais ar y teitl tra n feddw. Join Amy Annette (co-editor of critically acclaimed I Call Myself A Feminist) in conversation with her more famous comedy friends. Nish Kumar, Sindhu Vee and Bisha K Ali share personal responses to this age-old question, discussed by philosophers, rom-com scriptwriters and many a helpful internet meme. They ll be talking misconceptions, misadventures, misogyny, and mystique (the feminine one). Fresh from a sell out run at Soho Theatre and the Edinburgh festival join the recording of the show at Mach Festival - where it all began two years ago! Ymunwch ag Amy Annette (cyd-olygydd yr arobryn I Call Myself A Feminist) wrth sgwrsio â i ffrindiau comedi mwy enwog. EMMA SIDI A GRACEFUL WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Characters, dance and jokes. We re talking a triple threat of a work-in-progress. After two critically acclaimed shows, character comedian Emma Sidi comes to back to her favourite comedy festival ever, and with her she s bringing a brand new Bydd digrifwyr gwadd yn rhannu ymatebion personol i r cwestiwn hynafol hwn, a drafodwyd gan athronwyr, sgriptwyr rom-com a llawer o jôcs defnyddiol ar y we. Byddant yn trafod camdybiaethau, anffawd, atgasedd at fenywod a dirgelwch (yr un benywaidd). Yn ffres o werthu pod tocyn i w sioeau yn Theatre Soho ac yng Ngŵyl Caeredin, dewch i fod yn rhan o r recordiad yng Ngŵyl Mach - lle ddechreuodd hyn oll ddwy flynedd yn ôl! hour of language-bending, mind-cuddling, movement-based comedy. As seen on Pls Like (Raindance Film Festival Winner - Best Web Series) and Climaxed (BBC 3) W1A (BBC 1), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Liam Williams Ladhood, Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4). She s also in a music video by heavy metal band Mastodon, cos why not. Cymeriadau, dawns a jôcs. Bygythiad triphlyg o waith ar y gweill. Ar ôl dwy sioe o fri beirniadol, mae r digrifwr cymeriadau Emma Sidi yn dychwelyd i w hoff ŵyl gomedi erioed, gydag awr newydd sbon o gomedi sy n herio iaith, yn cofleidio r meddwl, yn seiliedig ar symud. Fel a welwyd ar Pls Like (enillydd Raindance Film Festival - Best Web Series) a Climaxed (BBC 3), W1A (BBC 1), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Liam Williams Ladhood, Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar a The Now Show (BBC Radio 4). Mae hi hefyd mewn fideo cerddoriaeth gan y band metal trwm Mastodon, achos pam lai. A-grade stuff, invigoratingly fresh The Daily Telegraph Vastly entertaining and talented, with superb command of her vocal and physical presence onstage Broadway Baby Ludicrous, but in the best way, Sidi creates a show so good I wish I could binge it Three Weeks ED GAMBLE HELL NO Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 8 // 15+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Ed Gamble is putting together an hour of hard hitting political clowning OR stories about his junk (tbc). As seen on everything EXCEPT: Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Mash Report, Celebrity Juice, Brookside, Tipping Point, News at 10, Ready Steady Cook, Traffic Cops, Crufts. Mae Ed Gamble yn datblygu awr o glownio gwleidyddol called NEU straeon am ei bidlen (i w gadarnhau). Fel a welwyd ar bopeth AR WAHAN I: Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Mash Report, Celebrity Juice, Brookside, Tipping Point, News at 10, Ready Steady Cook, Traffic Cops, Crufts. A new stand up show from hilarious faced comedian (that quote is bang out of order actually) Daniel Cook. I wanna talk to you face to face about my new pet cat. As seen and heard on BBC 1, Channel 4, Radio 4 and Radio 2. Sioe standyp newydd gan y digrifwr hilarious faced (mae r dyfyniad yna n eithaf sarhaus, wedi meddwl) Daniel Cook. Hoffwn i siarad â chi wyneb yn wyneb am fy nghath. Fel a welwyd ac a glywyd ar BBC 1, Channel 4, Radio 4 a Radio 2. Frenetic and hilarious... Superb The List This is excellent stand up Edinburgh Festival Magazine CHRIS WASHINGTON YOU BEAUTY! Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ The Warren Room 2017 Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee, Chris Washington brings his brand new show about the best year of his life! Including receiving the prestigious 10 years service tie pin from Royal Mail and the series of You Beauty! moments that followed. A feel good underdog story about a Wigan postman who used all his annual leave to take a show to the world s biggest arts festival and got 5 numbers and the bonus ball on the comedy lottery. ROSIE JONES FIFTEEN MINUTES Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ Swallow Theatre Who would Rosie be if she didn t have cerebral palsy? Nobody knows, but Rosie s hunch is she s probably a knobhead! The debut hour of critically acclaimed comedian Rosie Jones (8 Out Of 10 Cats, Silent Witness). Catch her before she wobbles her way to stardom! Pwy fyddai Rosie oni bai bod ganddi barlys yr ymennydd? Does neb yn gwybod, ond mae Rosie n drwgdybio ei bod hi n nobed! Awr gyntaf gan y digrifwr o fri beirniadol Rosie Jones (8 Out Of 10 Cats, Silent Witness). Dewch i w gweld hi cyn iddi woblo i fyd y sêr! It s rare to see a comedian who exudes such joy Chortle Jason Manford Tour Support. Enwebydd Edinburgh Best Newcomer 2017, daw Chris Washington â i sioe newydd sbon am flwyddyn orau ei fywyd! Gan gynnwys derbyn y pin tei mawreddog am 10 mlynedd o wasanaeth i r Post Brenhinol, a r gyfres o fomentau You Beauty! a ddilynodd. Stori geffyl tywyll hapus am bostmon o Wigan a ddefnyddiodd ei holl wyliau i gymryd sioe i ŵyl gelf fwya r byd ac a gafodd 5 rhif a r belen fonws yn y loteri comedi. Cefnogodd Jason Manford ar daith. Funny, relatable and heart-warming Broadway Baby 80 Comedy Comedi 81

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44 KRISS FOSTER MUG TREE Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // All Ages Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar THE COMEDIANS COMEDIAN PODCAST: [REDACTED] Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 8 // 16+ Machynlleth Rugby Club Live at Mach, The Comedian s Comedian Podcast returns with [REDACTED] format! Join Goldsmith and guests for a top secret, non-recorded, neverto-be-broadcast, [REDACTED]- bending hour of conversation, mind-games, [REDACTED], unskilled pseudo-therapy, [REDACTED] and great big fucking [REDACTED]. [REDACTED], or be square! Yn fyw ym Mach, daw The Comedian s Comedian Podcast yn ôl ar ffurf [REDACTED]! Ymuwnch â Goldsmith a i westeion am ddarllediad cyfrinachol, heb ei recordio, na chaiff ei ddarlledu, i herio r [REDACTED] gan gynnwys sgwrsio, gemau meddwl, [REDACTED], therapi ffug heb sgil, [REDACTED] a [REDACTED] ffycing enfawr. [REDACTED], neu byddwch [REDACTED]! HARRIET DYER SOO S A PRICK Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room Ever wondered why Sooty never doth speaketh? Thought so. It s time you knew the truth, the oh so sinister truth. Expect usual Harriet Dyer (as seen on ITV1, 2 and Be, BBC3 and as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Ouch) tomfoolery but with puppets, dance numbers and emotional turmoil. The larks you ll feel will be different. Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl pam nad yw Sooty yn siarad? Ro n i n meddwl. Mae n bryd i chi gael gwybod y gwir, y gwir gwirioneddol sinistr. Gallwch ddisgwyl yr un hen dwpdra gan Harriet Dyer (fel a welwyd ar ITV1, 2 a Be, BBC3 ac fel a glywyd ar BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Ouch) ond gyda phypedau, dawnsfeydd a thrallod emosiynol. Bydd yr hwyl a gafwch yn wahanol. A bundle of whimsical hilarity a breath of fresh air... will have you in stitches Broadway Baby Kriss Foster is a man from Lancaster who sees the marvellous in the mundane. Songs and stories about puffins, pencils, Scrabble and many, many mugs. For fans of Flight of the Conchords, Frank Sidebottom and John Shuttleworth. Mae Kriss Foster yn ddyn o Lanhirfryn sy n gweld y rhyfeddod yn y byd. Caneuon a straeon am balod, pensiliau, Scrabble... a llawer, llawer o fwgiau. I ffans Flight of the Conchords, Frank Sidebottom a John Shuttleworth. Sweet, mild mannered very funny Scotsman Dead good NME A great disappointment His Gran PAT CAHILL TALENTS (WORK IN PROGRESS) Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ // The Sixth Form Warning, show may contain; chin rubs, hoover trapped round corner of wall you can t pull round with hose, hotel dancing, mr sauce, ballad of uncle Len, daft punks, one horrible story. No artificial awareness or lack of panic. SEYMOUR MACE SEYMOUR MACE GETS CENSORED BY MACHFEST Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ Machynlleth Bowling Club Mister Tuesday, potatoes versus knives, eighties, music, Future Wizards, noise, monkeys, lords, frauds, the saddest pictures in the world, Animal Band, ways to live, ways to die, sucked off by God. If that sounds like your kind of thing then come and meet me in my inside of head unless you re a little kid then fuck off. Mister Dydd Mawrth, tatws yn erbyn cyllyll, wythdegau, cerddoriaeth, dewinod y dyfodol, swn, mwncïod, arglwyddi, twyll, y lluniau mwyaf trist yn y byd, band anifeiliaid, ffyrdd o fyw, ffyrdd o farw, Duw yn eich sugno. Os yw hynny n swnio fel eich math chi o beth, dewch i gwrdd â mi y tu mewn i fy mhen, oni bai eich bod yn blentyn bach os felly, cadwch y ffwc draw. For Seymour Mace the rules of conventional stand up are irrelevant. The Scotsman Bananas! Chortle Rhybudd, gallai r sioe gynnwys: rhwbio gen, hwfer yn sownd wrth gornel wal na allwch ei dynnu rownd gyda r bibell, dawnsio mewn gwesty, Mr Saws, hanes Wncwl Len, pyncs dafft, un stori ofnadwy. Dim ymwybyddiaeth artiffisial na diffyg panig. Wonderfully weird The Guardian Edfestmag Timeout IVO GRAHAM MOTION SICKNESS Sun /Sul // 2:00pm // 7 // 14+ Upper Sixth A feisty new hour about facing the future, named after my fourth favourite Hot Chip song. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, and eating Subway sandwiches on petrol station forecourts. This ll be my fifth Mach. There are people at this festival who ve done more, sure. But let s not beat around the bush, there are loads of people who ve done far less. Is that any guarantee of the show s quality? No. Does it mean that my local references will be piping hot? Absolutely. Be there or be Owain Glyndŵr. Awr newydd gyffrous am wynebu r dyfodol, wedi i henwi ar ôl fy mhedwaredd hoff gân Hot Chip. Fel a welwyd ar Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, ac yn bwyta brechdanau Subway o flaen gorsafoedd petrol. Hon fydd fy mhumed Mach. Mae pobl yn yr ŵyl sydd wedi gwneud mwy, yn sicr. Ond â gweud y gwir, mae llawer o bobl sydd wedi gwneud llawer llai. A fydd hyn yn gwarantu bod y sioe o safon? Na fydd. A fydd yn golygu y bydd fy nghyfeiriadau lleol yn grasboeth? Heb os. Byddwch yno neu byddwch yn Owain Glyndŵr. ELIS JAMES AND JOHN ROBINS POTATO POTATO Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 quid // 14+ // Y Plas - Main Hall The gameshow literally no-one is talking about. Y sioe gêm nad oes neb yn siarad amdani. ALUN COCHRANE YOU. ME. NOW. Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 // 16+ // Y Tabernacl Come on then! (To my show) You want some? (Comedy) You wanna go? (Buy a ticket then) I ll be joking about you, me, and this wonderfully odd time to be alive. Alun Cochrane has been doing solo standup shows at the Edinburgh Fringe since He has performed at International Comedy festivals, pub gigs, comedy clubs, and touring. He s regularly really funny on Frank Skinner s radio show, and Just A Minute, and is sometimes on TV shows and panel games including Room 101, Mock The Week, and Have I Got News For You. Alun Cochrane: TI. FI. NAWR. Dere mlaen! (I r sioe) Tisie peth? (Comedi) Ti n barod amdani? (Pryna docyn, te) Byddai n gwneud jôcs amdanoch chi, amdana I, a r cyfnod rhyfedd hwn i fyw ynddo. Mae Alun Cochrane wedi bod yn gwneud sioeau standyp unigol yn Ngŵyl Caeredin ers Mae wedi perfformio mewn gwyliau comedi rhyngwladol, gigs tafarn, clybiau comedi, a theithiau. Mae ddoniol iawn yn rheolaidd ar sioe radio Frank Skinner, a Just A Minute, ac weithiau mae n ymddangos ar sioeau teledu a gemau panel, gan gynnwys Room 101, Mock The Week, a Have I Got News For You. GEIN S FAMILY GIFTSHOP VOL: 4 Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Gein s Family Giftshop may or may not be stuck in a bunker. Who knows? It s a work in progress. So nobody yet. Mae n bosib bod Gein s Family Giftshop yn sownd mewn byncer. Pwy a ŵyr? Mae n waith ar y gweill. Felly neb eto. They are exceptionally brilliant Reece Shearsmith The Sunday Times The Guardian The Metro JOSIE LONG IF THE BABY COMES EARLY I WON T BE HERE Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 // All Ages Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard I m doing my last solo show for a while and I would love for you to come. It ll be a work in progress about how you try and introduce a human being to the entire world. Rwy n gwneud fy sioe unigol olaf am ychydig a byddwn wrth fy modd pe byddech yn dod. Bydd yn waith ar y gweill ynghylch sut rydych chi n ceisio cyflwyno person i r byd i gyd. 84 Comedy Comedi 85

45 SIMON MUNNERY FYLM SCHOOL Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Simon Munnery one of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years (Guardian) turns host and director to introduce the finest, funniest and most daring comedians to a camera, projector and screen. Fylm School takes comedy to cinematic proportions. Fylm School returns to Machynlleth for the fourth time, with David Elms and Bec Hill joining Munnery in front of the camera. Simon Munnery - one of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years (Guardian) yn troi n gyflwynydd a chyfarwyddwr i gyflwyno r digrifwyr gorau, mwyaf doniol a heriol i gamera, taflunydd a sgrîn. Bydd Fylm School yn mynd â chomedi i fyd y sinema. Daw Fylm School yn ôl i Fachynlleth am y pedwerydd tro, gyda detholiad o westeion arbennig yn ymuno â Munnery o flaen y camera. Surreal, whimsical and always inexplicably hilarious, this innovative show proves there s more to comedy than one man and a microphone Three Weeks A potboiler of a parody, joyously performed The Times One of the most impressive comedy shows on the Fringe" Chortle OWEN NIBLOCK SPECTRAL ANALYSIS Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 16+ Swallow Theatre different and whether or not it matters. There will be data. There will be jokes. There will be some songs written by my daughter. This is my nth Machynlleth comedy festival and my (n+3)th solo show (I ve lost track but n > 3). WARNING: this show may contain graphs. A yw fy merch ar y sbectrwm awtistiaeth? Ydw i? A yw fy ngwraig? Oes ots? Safbwynt gwyddonydd cyfrifiadurol ar ystyr bod yn wahanol ac os yw hynny n bwysig neu beidio. Bydd data. Bydd jôcs. Bydd caneuon a ysgrifennwyd gan fy merch. Dyma fy nfed Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth a fy (n+3)fed sioe unigol (rwy wedi colli cyfri, ond mae n > 3). RHYBUDD: gallai r sioe hon gynnwys graffiau. A very funny man. Russell Howard The master of all geekdom. Three Weeks Is my daughter on the autism spectrum? Am I? Is my wife? Does it matter? A computer scientist s take on what it means to be ARNAB CHANDA HOW DO YOU DO THIS? Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 // All Ages Machynlleth Rugby Club MARK SIMMONS ONE-LINERER Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys This show is for people that like jokes. Nominated for the Amused Moose: Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival and featured in Dave s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe. Rob Brydon tour support. As seen on BBC3 s One for the Road. Mae r sioe hon i bobl sy n hoffi jôcs. Enwebwyd ar gyfer Amused Moose: Best Show yng Ngŵyl Caeredin, a rhan o Dave s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe. Cefnogodd Rob Brydon ar daith. Fel a welwyd ar One for the Road BBC3.. Master of one liners One4review A talented comic with an artisan s grasp of joke-writing Chortle SOFIE HAGEN WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 16+ The Store Sofie Hagen (hello) will be talking at you for some time and that is about as much as you can definitely expect. In an ideal world, there will be jokes and opinions, who knows, maybe even poetry (there s a first for everything), but it s not an ideal world, is it? IS IT? Bydd Sofie Hagen (helo) yn siarad â chi am beth amser, a dyna r cyfan y gallwch chi ei ddisgwyl â sicrwydd. Yn ddelfrydol, bydd jôcs a safbwyntiau, pwy a wyr, efallai barddoniaeth hyd yn oed (mae tro cyntaf i bopeth), ond dyw e ddim yn fyd delfrydol, yw e? YW E? RACHEL PARRIS WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 8 // 14+ The Warren Room Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Austentatious, Plebs) presents a fun-filled ramble through her new material. Expect: comedy songs; standup; satirical side-swipes; mild swearing; to laugh. Do Not Expect: swans; one-liners; a reward; to be fed. Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Austentatious, Plebs) yn cyflwyno taith llawn hwyl drwy ei deunydd newydd. Gallwch ddisgwyl: caneuon digri; standyp; dychan; ychydig o regi; chwerthin. Peidiwch â disgwyl: elyrch; jôcs un llinell; gwobr; bwyd. CHRIS KENT LOOKING UP Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 15+ Machynlleth Bowling Club Cork comedian Chris Kent returns with his 6th solo show Looking Up. Chris has spent the past year balancing comedy with being a stay at home dad and trying to grow a beard. He has also removed the word mate from his vocabulary as it takes too much effort to say in an Irish accent. Y digrifwr o Cork Chris Kent yn dychwelyd gyda i chweched sioe unigol, Looking Up. Mae Chris wedi treulio r flwyddyn ddiwethaf yn cydbwyso comedi gyda bod yn dad yn y cartref a cheisio tyfu barf. Mae hefyd wedi dileu r gair mate o i eirfa gan ei fod yn cymryd gormod o ymdrech i w ddweud mewn acen Wyddelig. Among the best acts I ve seen The Mirror JOSH PUGH THE CHANGINGMAN Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 14+ Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar A show about coming of age, then coming of age again and again forever. The Changingman; the new show from English Comedian of the Year 2016 Josh Pugh explores issues of identity and family through the true story of being trapped inside a puffer jacket for 48 hours. Sioe am dyfu n oedolyn, yna tyfu n oedolyn eto ac eto am byth. The Changingman; bydd y sioe newydd gan English Comedian of the Year 2016 Josh Pugh yn archwilio materion hunaniaeth a theulu trwy stori wir cael ei drapio y tu mewn i gôt am 48 awr. Pugh proves that semi-surrealism is alive and well. The List In his solo debut, Arnab Chanda (Noel Fielding s Luxury Comedy, Hunderby, Russell Howard s Good News, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 2007 Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee) returns to live performing for the first time in seven years with a personal storytelling show about his childhood, his parents, living abroad, getting alopecia, his father s death, and basically, not knowing how to do life. He simply asks for kind and forgiving audiences who won t bite his head off, or cause him further trauma. Yn ei sioe unigol gyntaf, bydd Arnab Chanda (Noel Fielding s Luxury Comedy, Hunderby, Russell Howard s Good News, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, enwebai Chortle Best Newcomer 2007) yn dychwelyd i berfformio n fyw am y tro cyntaf mewn saith mlynedd gyda sioe adrodd stori bersonol am ei blentyndod, ei rieni, byw dramor, cael alopesia, marwolaeth ei dad, ac yn y bôn, diffyg gwybod sut i wneud bywyd. Mae n gofyn am gynulleidfaoedd caredig llawn maddeuant na fyddant yn gwylltio ag ef, na n peri trawma pellach iddo. Star of tomorrow he s a rare talent on the U.K. circuit The Herald Arnab Chanda is the funniest person on earth. Simon Amstell 86 Comedy Comedi 87

46 GARRETT MILLERICK SUNFLOWER Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 14+ The Sixth Form Sensible answers to stupid questions, bar stool philosophy and subjects you d normally discuss with a cab driver. Things you never realised were annoying, analysed in detail you never thought necessary. Millerick returns to Mach with his most acerbic, snarling, painfully funny hour yet. Atebion synhwyrol i gwestiynau twp, athroniaeth stôl bar, a phynciau y byddech fel arfer yn eu trafod gyda gyrrwr tacsi. Pethau nad oeddech yn sylweddoli eu bod yn mynd ar eich nerfau, wedi u dadansoddi yn llawer yn rhy fanwl. Daw Millerick yn ôl i Fach gyda i awr fwyaf acerbig, crac, a phoenus ddoniol eto. A halfway house between Phil Jupitus and Stewart Lee, Millerick is a combination of some of the best British comedians in the business, making a fantastic stand up show that always hits its mark. Three Weeks The result is watching a man slaughter one sacred cow after another with the fervour of a wild preacher who has been stuck alone in a room for an inconsiderate period of time. The List #NTWNHS70 ROB OLDHAM WORM S LAMENT Sun /Sul // 3:45pm // 7 // 14+ Upper Sixth Rob Oldham, Amused Moose Breakthrough Comic 2017 and tour support for John Kearns and Abandoman considers politics, youth, and death. He does jokes to ensure this is funny. Don t miss this debut show from an exciting, thoughtful young comic. Rob Oldham, enillydd Amused Moose Breakthrough Comic 2017 a gefnogodd John Kearns ac Abandoman ar daith, yn ystyried gwleidyddiaeth, ieuenctid, a marwolaeth. Bydd yn gwneud jôcs i sicrhau fod hyn yn ddoniol. Dewch i weld y sioe gyntaf hon gan ddigrifwr ifanc cyffrous, meddylgar. Worm s Lament is an hour of stand-up, poetry, reflective nostalgia, and ambient anxiety drawing on Rob s Quirky, offbeat sensibilities that distil into smart jokes that rarely sound like anyone else s (Chortle). To put it enthusiastically, You have not lived until you have heard one of Rob Oldham s tonal prose poems. (Ed Fest Mag). SARA PASCOE LADSLADSLADS Sun /Sul // 4:00pm // 15 // 16+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Sara Pascoe is enjoying a year-long, one woman stag-do. From spiritual retreats, city-breaks, lifedrawing classes and football matches; she has been drunk and lonely everywhere. Following a sell-out West End run, this is the BEST EVER show from a comic you ve seen on Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, QI and Taskmaster on Dave. Mae Sara Pascoe yn mwynhau parti stag un fenyw blwyddyn o hyd. O seibiannau ysbrydol, gwyliau i r ddinas, dosbarthiadau lluniadu bywyd a gemau pêl-droed; mae hi wedi bod yn feddw ac yn unig ym mhobman. Ar ôl gwerthu pob tocyn yn y West End, dyma r sioe ORAU ERIOED gan gomig ry ch chi wedi i gweld ar Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, QI a Taskmaster ar Dave. Always intelligent and occasionally exquisite The Independent Pascoe s lively mind teases out big questions with intelligence, silliness and self-deprecation The Guardian Company Registration No / Rhif Cofrestredig Y Cwmni: Charity Registration No / Elusen Cofrestredig Rhif: Design / Dylunio: bwtic.co.uk 88 Comedy Comedi 89

47 RICHARD HERRING OH FRIG I M 50! Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 14 // 14+ Y Tabernacl I only regret the people I didn t have sex with And 60% of the people I did have sex with. The Podfather (The Guardian) returns with his 13th one man show about living longer in denial. Older and wiser? Or just older? And more stupid. Following on from Oh F***, I m 40!, this is the second (and let s face it, almost certainly penultimate) instalment in Herring s once-adecade examination of ageing. Rwyf ond yn difaru r bobl wnes i ddim cael rhyw â nhw... A 60% o r bobl wnes i gael rhyw â nhw. Mae r Podfather (The Guardian) yn ôl gyda i 13eg sioe un dyn am fyw n hirach mewn gwadu. Yn hŷn ac yn ddoeth? Neu ddim ond hŷn? Ac yn dwpach. Yn dilyn ymlaen o Oh F ***, I m 40!, dyma ail ran (a gadewch i ni fod yn onest, bron yn sicr yr olaf ond un) archwiliad Herring i heneiddio unwaith bob degawd. A gloriously infantile delight in mischief, provocation and inspired rudeness The Guardian TONY LAW ABSURDITY FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 12 // 14+ // Y Plas - Main Hall Multi award-winning power wizard of comedy Tony Law is back. The punk ethos is alive and well. Whimsy ain t just for students. Tony Law is your maverick Sunday. Ridiculousness for the people. Hysteria for nurses, teachers, mothers and plumbers. Important nonsense for you. Unite in art. Escape with purpose. The doctor is in and he has what you need. (Funny.) Y dewin grymus arobryn comedi Tony Law yn ôl. Mae ethos pync yn fyw ac yn iach. Nid i fyfyrwyr yn unig mae mympwy. Tony Law yw eich rebal wîcend. Abswrdiaeth i r bobl. Hysteria i nyrsys, athrawon, mamau a phlymwyr. Nonsens pwysig i chi. Ymuno yng nghelf. Dihangwch gyda phwrpas. Mae r meddyg i mewn ac mae ganddo r hyn sydd ei angen arnoch chi. (Doniol.) Chaos has rarely been so finely constructed and this much fun. The Times Inspired nonsense The Scotsman WILLIAM ANDREWS WILLY Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 8 // 18+ Y Plas Vane Tempest This show started at Mach last year, and now it s even better. At least I think it is. There s always a chance I m completely deluded and should just give up and get a job making kitchen doors because I m good at making kitchen doors. Unless I m completely deluded and my doors are completely shi*e as well. I don t know what I d do then lifeguard? It sits somewhere between stand-up and theatre - the show, not the doors. Ask around. I m cult. Hamish Macdougall is directing, and he s incredible. If he s willing to put his name to it I don t see why you shouldn t. Come. Do. Dechreuodd y sioe hon ym Mach y llynedd, ac erbyn hyn mae hyd yn oed yn well. O leiaf, rwy n credu ei bod hi. Mae n bosib fy mod yn twyllo fy hun yn llwyr ac y dylwn i roi r gorau iddi a chael swydd yn gwneud drysau cegin - oherwydd rwy n dda yn gwneud drysau cegin. Oni bai fy mod yn twyllo fy hun yn llwyr a bod fy nrysau cegin yn gwbl sh*t hefyd. Does dim syniad gen i beth i w wneud os felly bod yn achubwr bywyd? Mae hi hanner ffordd rhwng standyp a theatr - y sioe, hynny yw, nid y swydd. Gofynnwch o gwmpas. Rwy n gwlt. Mae Hamish Macdougall yn cyfarwyddo, ac mae e n anhygoel. Os yw n fodlon rhoi ei enw arni, does dim rheswm i chi beidio. Dewch. Gwnewch. TEZ ILYAS TEZTIFY Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 10 // 16+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Armed with his trademark cheek and uncompromising approach, Tez presents his slick, smart and typically subversive new stand-up show. As seen on BBC2 s Mock The Week, Live at the BBC, Channel 4 s The Last Leg and heard on BBC Radio Four with two series of Tez Talks. Gyda i ymagwedd eofn â i ddull digyfaddawd, mae Tez yn cyflwyno ei sioe standyp newydd, ac mae n slic, yn glyfar ac yn nodweddiadol chwyldroadol. Fel a welwyd ar Mock The Week BBC2, Live at the BBC, The Last Leg Channel 4 - ac a glywyd ar BBC Radio 4 gyda dwy gyfres o Tez Talks.. Tez Ilyas political stand-up is candy floss with a razorblade inside: sweet and familiar at first, then shockingly, painfully sharp. It takes serious talent to pull off The Telegraph A mischievous show with serious intent Ilyas has the slickness of U.S. comics, and the gags to back it up The Guardian Thoughtful but radiantly entertaining The Times Articulate, passionate, thoughtful he is equally light entertainer and heavyweight pontificator London Evening Standard DO NOT ADJUST YOUR STAGE THE WUNDERKAMMER Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 8 // 15+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys DNAYS return for 2018 Improvised comedy sketches and scenes inspired by TED-style talks from guest speakers. Recommended by TimeOut, Metro, Londonist, ToDoList Sell-out shows in the UK, Europe, US, including a residency at the Natural History Museum. Winner Stagedoor s Most Loved Show at VaultFest DNAYS yn dychwelyd yn 2018 Sgetsis comedi byrfyfyr a golygfeydd wedi u EVELYN MOK WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 16+ The Store Featured on BBC 3, Channel 4 and Comedy Central, the award-winning Swedish comedian presents a work in progress that promises to be uncensored, unapologetic and... wildly refreshing - BroadwayBaby. Fel a welwyd ar BBC 3, Channel 4 a Comedy Central, mae r digrifwr o Sweden a enillodd wobr yn cyflwyno gwaith ar y gweill sy n addo bod yn uncensored, unapologetic and... wildly refreshing - BroadwayBaby. Proves herself to have an ambition, originality and wit that augurs well... The Times A refreshing hour of finely crafted stand-up The Skinny Honest and revealing comedy... both poignant and funny ShortCom BBC New Talent Hotlist, 2017 hysbrydoli gan gyflwyniadau arddull TED gan siaradwyr gwadd. Argymhellwyd gan TimeOut, Metro, Londonist, ToDoList. Sioeau a werthodd bob tocyn yn y DU, Ewrop, yr UDA, gan gynnwys preswyliaeth yn yr Amgueddfa Hanes Naturiol. Everything Theatre LondonTheatre1 Remote Goat Three Weeks 90 Comedy Comedi 91

48 EDD HEDGES FOR EVA, FROM FOREVER AGO Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ The Swallow Theatre HARRIET KEMSLEY HARRIET KEMSLEY S NEW SHOW Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room Harriet s back at Mach & she s brushed her hair specially. You might have seen her in; VICELAND s Bobby & Harriet Get Married, Comedy Central s Roast Battle, Kevin Hart s LOL Live from Just For Laughs Montreal, the Radio One Comedy Live Lounge & Jo Brand s Channel4 Sitcom DAMNED. Mae Harriet yn ôl ym Mach, ac mae hi wedi brwsio ei gwallt yn arbennig. Efallai eich bod wedi ei gweld yn: Bobby & Harriet Get Married VICELAND, Roast Battle Comedy Central, Kevin Hart s LOL Live From Just For Laughs Montreal, Radio One Comedy Live Lounge a sitcom Channel 4 Jo Brand, DAMNED. Hello! My name is Edd. I ve just got back from Australia where I was doing Wonderland from 2017 s Edinburgh fringe. But that s old news, stop living in the past. This is my new; less funny, less prepared show that began the day I met Eva for first time. Helo! Fy enw i yw Edd. Rwy newydd ddod nôl o Awstralia lle ro n i n perfformio Wonderland o Ŵyl Caeredin Ond mae hynny n hen hanes, stopiwch fyw yn y gorffennol. Dyma fy sioe newydd llai doniol, a llai o waith paratoi a ddechreuodd y diwrnod y cwrddais i ag Eva am y tro cyntaf. DAVID TRENT THIS IS A REQUIRED FIELD Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 8 // 16+ Machynlleth Bowling Club HELLO MACHYNLLETH. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. THE LITTLE SIGN LIKE IN HOLLYWOOD, THE GREAT BREAKFAST, GOING DAHN THE PUB, SLEEPY IN THE TENTS MAYBE I LL BRING MY KIDS AND WIFE THIS YEAR WHO KNOWS? I DON T KNOW. I DON T KNOW WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT OR IF IT WILL BE FUNNY OR IF IT WILL BE GOOD ALL I KNOW IS THAT I WILL DO IT FOR AN HOUR. IT BEING THE SHOW NOT DOING A FUCK. OH GOD. PLEASE BUY A TICKET FOR THIS SHOW. HELO FACHYNLLETH. RWY N DWLU ARNI GYMAINT. YR ARWYDD BACH FEL YN HOLLYWOOD, Y BRECWAST GWYCH, MYND LAWR I R DAFARN, CYSGU YN Y BEBYLL EFALLAI DOF I Â R PLANT A R WRAIG ELENI PWY A ŴYR? DWN I DDIM. DWN I DDIM BETH FYDD YN Y SIOE HON NEU OS BYDD HI N DDONIOL NEU OS BYDD HI N DDA YR UNIG BETH RWY N EI WYBOD YW Y BYDDAI N GWNEUD Y PETH AM AWR. Y SIOE HYNNY YW NID FFWCIO. O DDUW. PLIS PRYNWCH DOCYN I R SIOE HON. GOOD AT COMEDY PRESIDENT OBAMA BETH VYSE AS FUNNY AS CANCER Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 10 // 14+ // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre Vyse is back with her critcally acclaimed and award winning show: an extraordinary look at her battle with breast cancer. But then, as comedians go, Beth doesn t have much time for the expected The Guardian Hear the tale of her Stoke-on-Trent family, her time with Nelson Mandela, acting and thieving at the Royal Shakespeare Company, settling down with Michael Jackson and finding cancer. And all before the age of 30! Mae Vyse yn ôl gyda i sioe arobryn o fri beirniadol: golwg ryfedd ar ei brwydr gyda chanser y fron. But then, as comedians go, Beth doesn t have much time for the expected (Guardian). Gwrandewch ar hanes ei theulu o Stoke-on-Trent, ei hamser gyda Nelson Mandela, actio a dwyn yn y Royal Shakespeare Company, setlo gyda Michael Jackson a chanfod canser. A hyn oll cyn ei bod yn 30 oed! Visionary piece of genre-fusing theatre on surviving cancer The Stage TWO STUPIDS AN APOLOGY Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 15+ // Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar STEEN RASKOPOULOS STEEN RASKOPOULOS Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 10 // 16+ // Machynlleth Rugby Club The Two Stupids (Michael Legge and Caroline Mabey) owe you an apology. If you saw their show last year, you ll know why- it was AWFUL. And if you didn t see it, you missed out big time. Either way, let them make amends by raking over some of the terrible choices they made in 2017 (what a year!) and help them put things right. The world will never be at peace until recompense is made. Sorry? You will be. Dylai The Two Stupids (Michael Legge a Caroline Mabey) ymddiheuro i chi. Os weloch chi sioe y llynedd, byddwch chi n gwybod pam roedd hi n ERCHYLL. Ac os na weloch chi hi, colloch chi gyfle mawr. Ta waeth, gadewch iddyn nhw wneud yn iawn drwy fyfyrio ar y penderfyniadau gwael wnaethon nhw yn 2017 (am flwyddyn!) a helpwch nhw i gywiro pethau. Fydd y byd byth yn mwynhau heddwch tan i r pris gael ei dalu. Sori? Mi fyddwch chi. A mirror image of a normal comedy hour Legge and Mabey are of such a calibre that Two Stupids is too good The Skinny JONNY PELHAM COMFORTABLY NUMB Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 16+ The Warren Room Jonny Pelham returns to Mach. The first two years he camped but last year he stayed in a house and he now realises that camping is stupid. He doesn t really know what the show is about but he has decided to call it comfortably numb in the hope of tricking some Pink Floyd fans into coming. Fingers crossed. Daw Jonny Pelham yn ôl i Fach.Y ddwy flynedd gyntaf, roedd mewn pabell, ond llynedd arhosodd mewn tŷ gan ddysgu bod gwersylla n dwp. Dyw e ddim yn gwybod am beth fydd y sioe, ond mae wedi dewis rhoi r enw Comfortably Numb arni gan obeithio twyllo rhai o ffans Pink Floyd i ddod. Croesi bysedd. As seen on Russell Howards Stand-up Central and Live from the BBC. Brilliant stand-up Jonny deserves to be a sell-out Chortle The Melbourne Comedy Festival Best Show and Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee is back with a brand-new hour of never-before seen characters and spontaneity. As seen on Top Coppers (BBC), Whose Line is it Anyway? Australia and Sky s Halloween Shorts; don t miss the latest show from this gifted and masterful improviser. Mae enwebai r Melbourne Comedy Festival Best Show ac Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer yn ôl gydag awr newydd o fyrfyfyr a chymeriadau na welwyd o r blaen. Fel a welwyd ar Top Coppers (BBC), Whose Line Is It Anyway? Awstralia a Halloween Shorts Sky; peidiwch â cholli r sioe ddiweddaraf gan y meistr byrfyfyr talentog hwn. Triple threat of performance, material and charisma. A flawless hour of comedy. Herald An astonishing tour de force of sketch comedy and inspired improv The List Like witnessing a talent explosion The Times 92 Comedy Comedi 93

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50 RHOD GILBERT WORK IN VERY EARLY PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 15 // 16+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena See page 34 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 34 am wybodaeth am y sioe IVO GRAHAM EDUCATED GUESS Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 12 // 14+ Y Plas - Main Hall The Woman in Black meets Strange But True, in a Tudor history lesson. Expect multi-roling, homemade sound effects and more gags than Henry VIII had wives. Seven. HENRY PAKER WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 5:30pm // 7 // 14+ The Sixth Form The Leicester Mercury winning comedian is building a brand new hour of stand up. And is there anything more fun than watching building work? Witness Henry wielding brand new pieces of comedy masonry, stirring up joke paste in his concept mixer, brandishing his ideas trowel and sealing it all with narrative grouting. Henry will also be trying out some new facial expressions, including sexual nostalgia and rage. Henry guarantees that he will cover the following topics: marriage, eggs, commuting, Naked Bars, friendship, time and crisps. Henry will not be leaving any tools in his van overnight. Mae r digrifwr a enillodd Leicester Mercury yn adeiladu awr newydd sbon o standyp. Ac oes na unrhyw beth sy n fwy difyr na gwylio r gwaith adeiladu? Dewch i weld Henry gyda i offer gwaith comedi, gan droi past jôcs yn ei gymysgydd cysyniadau, a chydio yn ei drywel syniadau a selio r cyfan gyda growtio naratif. Bydd Henry hefyd yn rhoi cynnig ar wynebau newydd, gan gynnwys hiraeth rhywiol a chynddaredd. Mae Henry yn addo y bydd yn ymdrin â r pynciau canlynol: priodas, wyau, cymudo, bariau Naked, cyfeillgarwch, amser a chreision. Ni fydd Henry yn gadael unrhyw offer yn ei fan dros nos. Scales impressive comedy peaks throughout this entertainingly twisty solo hour The Guardian After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc.), the boy s back in town, with resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever. How much has Ivo learnt? And what good has it done him? As seen on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, As Yet Untitled, Live From The BBC and Fighting Talk. Ar ôl blwyddyn brysur o wyliau (cafodd laptop newydd etc), mae r boi nôl yn y dref, gyda llu o addunedau ond yn llai o ddewrder a sicrwydd nag erioed. Faint mae Ivo wedi ei ddysgu? A faint o les mae hynny weid ei wneud iddo? Fel a welwyd ar Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, As Yet Untitled, Live From The BBC a Fighting Talk. PAUL FOOT IMAGE CONSCIOUS Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 12 // 16+ Y Tabernacl Greetings. I am one of the world s comedians and I m here to tell ye about my show. Have you ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? Well I have. That animal is absolutely ridiculous. What about the many, MANY problems that occur when organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. And that s just the tip of the iceberg, which incidentally is a terrible type of lettuce. Cyfarchion. Rwy n un o ddigrifwyr y byd ac rydw i yma i ddweud wrthych am fy sioe. Ydych chi erioed wedi ystyried natur unigryw y cranc cragen feddal? Wel, rwy wedi. Mae r anifail yn hollol chwerthinllyd. Beth am y problemau lawer, LAWER sy n codi wrth drefnu parti rhyw maestrefol? Yr arlwyo, er enghraifft. A dim ond y dechrau yw hynny. Like Hugh Grant s less well-adjusted younger brother The Guardian Honed to within a whisker of perfection... a joyous show The Evening Standard Sublime, original and brilliant The Independent A deranged genius Sydney Morning Herald GREAT BRITISH MYSTERIES? GREAT BRITISH MYSTERIES 1599? Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 12+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Do you like mysteries? Do you like historical inaccuracies? Then this is the show for you. Great British Mysteries 1599? is the follow up to the group s self-titled debut show from 2017, which enjoyed a sold out Edinburgh run in the Pleasance Courtyard. But it s set 400 years earlier. Confused? You will be. In this edition, mystery-hunters Olive and Teddy find themselves embroiled in a grubby case involving witches, a cursed mansion, and a fat greyhound called Phantom. It s like DESIREE BURCH UNF*CKABLE Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 10 // 18+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard At the intersection of sex, race and capitalism, sits a black woman who can t be f*cked. A raw and raucous hour from a virtuoso story teller, Desiree Burch lays out a roadmap for escaping the cycle of silence and self-loathing that Ydych chi n hoffi dirgelwch? Ydych chi n hoffi anghywirdebau hanesyddol? Yna, dyma r sioe i chi. Great British Mysteris 1599? yw r dilyniant i sioe gyntaf y grŵp o 2017, a werthodd bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin yn Pleasance Courtyard. Ond mae wedi i osod 400 mlynedd yn gynharach. Wedi ch drysu? Mi fyddwch chi. Yn y rhifyn hwn, mae r helwyr dirgelwch Olive a Teddy yn dod yn rhan o achos brwnt sy n cynnwys gwrachod, plasty wedi i felltithio, a milgi tew o r enw Phantom. Mae hanner ffordd rhwng The Woman in Black a Strange But True, mewn gwers hanes am y Tuduriaid. Gallwch ddisgwyl effeithiau sain aml-rolio, cartref a mwy o jôcs nag oedd gan Harri VIII o wragedd. Saith. Hilarious world of weirdness Metro Gloriously silly, wonderfully observed Time Out comes from always being taken for a ride. From dealing with sex in the workplace, to adventures in sex work, Desiree investigates the drives women have to stop sex from becoming work. Unf*ckable celebrates the transformation that happens when you get in the driving seat, stop getting f*cked and start getting f* %$@!cked. Ar groesffordd rhyw, hil a chyfalafiaeth, mae menyw ddu yn eistedd sy m yn becso ff*c. Awr amrwd aflafar gan storïwr rhyfeddol, bydd Desiree Burch yn llunio map ffordd i ddianc y cylch o dawelwch a hunan-dostiri a ddaw o bobl yn cymryd mantais ohonoch. O ddelio â rhyw yn y gweithle, i anturiaethau mewn gwaith rhyw, bydd Desiree yn ymchwilio i r gyriannau sydd gan fenywod i stopio rhyw rhag troi n waith. Mae Unf*ckable yn dathlu r trawsne-widiad sy n digwydd pan fyddwch chi n cyrraedd y sedd yrru, yn stopio cael eich ff*cio, ac yn dech-rau cael eich ff* %$@!cio. KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN APPROPRIATE ADULT Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 10 // 16+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Double Chortle Award Winner Kiri thinks the world revolves around her but she didn t let that stop her wishing to mentor vulnerable kids. Consequently, she s going to be extremely careful what she wishes for in future. An immoral comedian s morality tale about other people s lack of morals. Mae Kiri, enwebai Chortle Award, yn credu bod yn byd yn troi o i hamgylch hi, ond wnaeth hynny ddim ei hatal rhag bod eisiau mentora plant diamddiffyn. O ganlyniad, mae hi n mynd i fod yn ofalus iawn cyn dymuno dim yn y dyfodol. Stori foeseg gan ddigrifwr heb foesau yn trafod diffyg moesau pobl eraill. It s a frank, funny and, yes, feminist hour that inspired howls of recognition.a gripping tale of lost innocence that will have your heart in your mouth. The Telegraph This feels like a precision-tooled set It s pacey and lean; no opportunity is missed for a second laugh to build upon the first; every joke comes with a just-as-funny aside powerhouse standup The Guardian As brave as it s boisterously funny The List 96 Comedy Comedi 97

51 TOM WRIGGLESWORTH GREATEST HITS & NEW BITS Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 8 // 16+ Machynlleth Rugby Club Expect elegant storytelling courtesy of one of the finest and most original comics in the UK. Sony Award Winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Chortle & Time Out Award winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC 2. Gallwch ddisgwyl storïo cain gan un o r digrifwyr gorau a mwyaf gwreiddiol yn y DU. Enillydd Sony Award, enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award, enillydd Chortle a Time Out Award a seren Radio 4 a BBC 2. The Gods of comedy chose Tom Wrigglesworth for greatness The Scotsman Magical storytelling hysterical and accomplished. Comedy is rarely this elegant Time Out STUART LAWS AND MEGAN PUGH THE COMEDIANS SHORT FILM NIGHT Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 8 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Comedians do other stuff too okay? The Comedians Short Film Night is an hour of terrific short films written by, directed and produced by the thoughtful, complex and talented comedians that you thought could only make you laugh. See what else they re made of; with films of all genres and subjects set to make audiences cry, sigh, jump with fright, think, look up, down, back and to the future. Featuring short films from your Mach Fest favourites and curated by the comedian Stuart Laws and Producer (sort of) Megan Pugh. Mae digrifwyr yn gwneud pethau eraill hefyd, iawn? Dyma awr o ffilmiau byrion gwych a ysgrifennwyd, a gyfarwyddwyd ac a gynhyrchwyd gan y comedïwyr meddylgar, cymhleth a thalentog roeddech chi n meddwl oedd yn gallu gwneud dim ond peri i chi chwerthin. Dewch i weld bod mwy iddynt; gyda ffilmiau o bob math a phwnc i wneud i gynulleidfaoedd lefain, ochneidio, neidio mewn braw, meddwl, edrych i fyny, i lawr, yn ôl, ac i r dyfodol. Yn cynnwys ffilmiau byr gan eich ffefrynnau yng Ngŵyl Mach a gynhelir gan y digrifwr Stuart Laws a r cynhyrchydd (mwy neu lai) Megan Pugh. BECKY BRUNNING WORK IN PROGRESS (WITH GOOD BITS) Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 15+ The Store Funny Women Finalist and Broadchurch actor Becky is working on that awkward second show after her debut hour Beaming stormed* Edinburgh in She promises to fall back on good old bits if it s turning into a debacle of awkwardness and silence. Mae r actor o Broadchurch a gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol Funny Women, Becky, yn gweithio ar yr ail sioe anodd honno ar ôl i w hawr gyntaf fwynhau llwyddiant ysgubol* yng Nghaeredin yn Mae hi n addo dibynnu ar hen ddarnau da os bydd y peth yn troi n lanast lletchwith llawn tawelwch. Australia Times Dark Chat Original, Inventive and Exciting Sara Pascoe *it s all relative / *mae popeth yn gymharol SEAN MORLEY I APOLOGISE FOR MY RECENT BEHAVIOUR Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 8 // 14+ The Swallow Theatre Thank you so much for reading about my show and once again I cannot apologise enough for my recent behaviour. I promise I ve put it all behind me now and it will absolutely not affect my performance! The latest genre-bending show from absurdist comedian Sean Morley. Diolch o galon am ddarllen am fy sioe, ac unwaith eto, fedra i ddim ymddiheuro ddigon am fy ymddygiad diweddar. Rwy n addo fod y cyfan tu cefn i mi, ac ni fydd yn effeithio ar fy mherfformiad o gwbl! Y sioe ddiweddaraf i herio categoreiddio gan y digrifwr abswrd Sean Morley. Best Show Nominee - Leicester Comedy Festival 2017 A rising star of the surrealist genre Three Weeks Giddily hilarious. And he told not one joke Vibrations Magazine ANGELA BARNES ROSE-TINTED Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 8 // 16+ Machynlleth Bowling Club I m Angela Barnes and I m doing a new show. I d love to tell you what it s about, but it s a secret*. I ve done some things you might have liked, Newsjack and News Quiz on R4, Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo on BBC2. So yeah, I d love it if you could come and see my new bits. *I haven t written it yet Angela Barnes ydw i, ac rwy n gwneud sioe newydd. Byddwn wrth fy modd yn rhannu r pwnc gyda chi, ond mae n gyfrinach*. Rydw i wedi gwneud rhai pethau ry ch chi efallai n eu hoffi - Newsjack a News Quiz ar R4, Mock The Week a Live At The Apollo ar BBC2. Felly, ie, byddwn wrth fy modd petaech chi n gallu dod i weld fy narnau newydd. * Dydw i heb ei hysgrifennu eto JAMES MEEHAN GAZ Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 16+ Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar James Meehan (Funz and Gamez, ex- Gein s Family Giftshop) presents his brand new show for A show that s loosely about identity and not leaving the house for six months. A combination of stand-up, sketch, live music, videos and good jokes. Edinburgh Panel Prize Winner, Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee. James Meehan (Funz and Gamez, gynt o Gein s Family Giftshop) yn cyflwyno ei sioe newydd sbon ar gyfer Sioe sydd mwy neu lai n trafod hunaniaeth ac aros yn y tŷ am chwe mis. Cyfuniad o standyp, sgets, cerddoriaeth fyw, a jôcs da. Ed Fest Mag His earnestness is compelling The Scotsman PHIL ELLIS IS READY FOR THE BIG TIME Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ The Warren Room After winning the Edinburgh Panel prize in 2014 with Funz and Gamez, Phil s ready to bring his unique, anarchic and unreliable comedy to the masses. Phil doesn t mean to brag but he s been involved with no less than 5 failed pilots and over 20 unread TV show ideas. Ar ôl ennill gwobr Panel Caeredin yn 2014 gyda Funz a Gamez, mae Phil yn barod i ddod â i gomedi unigryw, anarchaidd ac annibynadwy i r bobl. Nid yw Phil yn bwriadu brolio, ond mae wedi bod yn ymwneud â dim llai na 5 peilot a fethodd ac 20 o syniadau am sioeau teledu na ddarllenwyd. Much cleverer and much more stupid than you might think Chortle JOHNNY WHITE REALLY-REALLY PIGEONS Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 8 // 15+ Upper Sixth Pigeons takes the audience, not on a journey, as the performance is seated and in a fixed location, but on an adventure of sorts through time. From the dawning of humanity all the way through to the end of the world via witches, a surprising amount about rivers and letters to Godzilla. The big questions (life, death etc) are handled with a complete lack of regard for stories that have defined endings. Lengthy imaginings about James Nesbitt snuggle up against tall tales about magic mirrors. There are also some more run-of-the-mill jokes about supermarkets and that kind of carry-on. Something for absolutely everyone, then! See you there! Mae Pigens yn mynd â r gynulleidfa, nid ar daith, gan fod y perfformiad mewn lleoliad sefydlog sy n darparu cadeiriau, ond ar antur o fath trwy amser. O ddechrau r ddynoliaeth tan ddiwedd y byd gan glwyed am wrachod, llawer mwy na r disgwyl am afonydd, a llythyrau at Godzilla. Caiff y cwestiynau mawr (bywyd, marwolaeth etc) eu trin heb unrhyw ystyriaeth i straeon â diweddglo diffiniedig. Dychmygiadau hir am James Nesbitt ochr yn ochr â straeon anhebygol am ddrychau hud. Mae rhai jôcs mwy arferol hefyd am archfarchnadoedd a r math hynny o beth. Rhywbeth i bawb, felly! Welwn ni chi yno! 98 Comedy Comedi 99

52 MATT WINNING CLIMATE STRANGE Sun /Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 16+ // The Sixth Form Dr Matt Winning explores why what we know about climate change doesn t necessarily match with what we do about it. Knowledge doesn t always translate into behavior. For those interested in the psychology behind the biggest problem facing mankind and the planet. Oh and it ll be funny. As seen as the environmental correspondent on Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave) Dr Matt Winning yn archwilio pam nad yw r hyn a wyddwn am newid yn yr hinsawdd o reidrwydd yn cyd-fynd â r hyn a wnawn amdano. Nid yw gwybodaeth bob amser yn cyfieithu i ymddygiad. I r rhai sydd â diddordeb yn y seicoleg wrth wraidd y broblem fwyaf sy n wynebu r ddynoliaeth a r blaned. O, a bydd yn ddoniol. Fel a welwyd fel y gohebydd amgylcheddol ar Unspun With Matt Forde (Dave) Winning s sharp wit and intelligence allows him to educate as he entertains" The Sunday Post A very powerful and eccentric piece of comedy from Winning, who is sure to become one of the largest names in UK comedy very soon. ShortCom NICK HELM THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO ME THAT I HAVEN T ALREADY DONE TO MYSELF Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 15 // 16+ // Y Tabernacl Stop fearing the worst. It s already happened. So instead of crying about it, why not crawl out of your homemade nuclear fallout shelters and bear witness to Living Legend and National Treasure in waiting Nick Helm as he delivers some home truths about life, love and how not to be a dick. This is a call to arms to anyone that feels hard done by and shortchanged by this ugly new world. It s time to take ownership and rise from the ashes as we learn to believe in ourselves again. For one night in your pathetic lives, let s believe in a better world. Let s believe in Nick Helm. Peidiwch ag ofni r gwaethaf. Mae eisoes wedi digwydd. Felly, yn hytrach na chrïo am y peth, beth am fentro allan o ch cysgodfannau niwclear cartref fod yn dyst i r Chwedl Byw a r darpar Drysor Cenedlaethol Nick Helm wrth iddo ddarparu gwirioneddau am fywyd, cariad a sut i beidio â bod yn dwat. Dyma alwad i r gâd i unrhyw un sy n teimlo bod y byd newydd hyll hwn yn gas neu n atgas iddynt. Mae n amser cymryd perchnogaeth a chodi o r lludw wrth i ni ddysgu credu yn ein hunain eto. Am un noson yn eich bywydau pathetig, gadewch i ni gredu mewn byd gwell. Gadewch i ni gredu yn Nick Helm. Genuinely exciting. The Telegraph A genuinely unique comedy brain. The Guardian A potent mix of soft-voiced fragility and visceral showmanship. An exciting comic presence. The Times Utterly exhilarating. Time Out Original and beguiling. The Sunday Times Top tip the utterly full on Nick Helm. The Evening Standard Inspired anarchy. Scotsman On Sunday Very exciting. Daniel Kitson Blew my mind. Jimmy Carr MAX & IVAN WORK IN PROGRESS Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 8 // 14+ Y Plas Vane Tempest Black-belt grandmasters of narrative-sketchcomedy take to the live stage in a whirlwind hour of new ideas and never-before-seen characters. Prif feistri belt du comedi sgets â naratif yn camu i r llwyfan am awr wyllt o syniadau newydd a chymeriadau na welwyd erioed o r blaen. Astonishing: fast-paced and unflaggingly funny The Times Phenomenal range of talent Mirror Max & Ivan are the real deal The Guardian BRIAN GITTINS DO NOT FEED THE MONKEY MAN Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 10 // 18+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall David Earl s alter ego, Brian Gittins is an utter prat and according to the Sussex Argus, The World s Worst Comedian. However, Brian s not having any of it and he s back with a live show with the might of powerhouse sponsor Rampoo (Shampoo for rams) behind him. It promises dancing, singing and Knock Knock jokes about an elderly lady called Joan McEnroe (sounds like John McEnroe). This year Brian will be giving back in the final section of the show exclusively for frustrated audience members called Heckle Gittins. This is a rare chance to catch one of the country s leading alternative comics outside of London. A true a virtuoso in the field of Wincemaking and fully certified berk of a man, this is a comedy joyride with all the bells, whistles and monkey suits that go with it. So, if you like watching a 42 year old man prancing around like a moron, come and see the newly invigorated Brian before he s bedridden with performance anxiety. Mae Brian Gittins, cymeriad David Earl, yn DAVID ELMS BEST OF Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 8 // 12+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard brat llwyr, ac yn ôl y Sussex Argus, The World s Worst Comedian. Fodd bynnag, mae Brian yn gwrthod derbyn hyn, ac mae nôl gyda sioe fyw (wedi i noddi gan Rampŵ - siampŵ i hyrddod). Mae n addo dawnsio, canu a jôcs cnoc cnoc am hen fenyw o r enw Joan McEnroe (swnio fel John McEnroe). Eleni, bydd secsiwn i aelodau rhwystredig y gynulleidfa ar ddiwedd y noson o r enw Heckle Gittins. Dyma gyfle prin i weld un o ddigrifwyr amgen gorau r wlad y tu allan i Lundain. Gwir arbenigydd ym maes gwgeiddio a thwpsyn swyddogol o ddyn, dyma daith gyffrous drwy gomedi gyda r trimins i gyd a r wisg mwnci sy n deillio. Felly, os y ch chi n mwynhau gweld dyn 42 oed yn dawnsio fel twpsyn, dewch i weld Brian wedi i ailfywiogi cyn iddo fynd i r gwely n poeni am berfformio. One of the best comedy characters of the decade Ricky Gervais Lucky pup Elms performs all the fun songs from his first three shows for a mostly-killer some-filler best-of show. Calling it a best-of isn t arrogant, I checked. Y boi lwcus Elms yn perfformio r holl ganeuon difyr o i dair sioe gyntaf i greu sioe gyda chyn lleied o ddeunydd gwan â phosib. Nid yw defnyddio r term best-of yn drahaus gofynnais i. A born performer THE LIST 100 Comedy Comedi 101

53 MICHAEL LEGGE THE WORST NURSE ON EARTH Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Michael Legge returns to Mach Festival with an hour of brand new work-in-progress material plus a bit of old stuff that you can mouth along with him. Will there be anger? None of your business. Will there be swearing? Flip, yeah! So come along for 60 minutes of life-affirming, feel-good screaming. Daw Michael Legge yn ôl i Ŵyl Mach gydag awr o ddeunydd gwaith ar y gweill newydd sbon, a pheth hen stwff y gallwch ei gydadrodd gyda fe. A fydd dicter? Dim o ch NISH KUMAR THE HEART PART V Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 8 // 12+ Swallow Theatre See page 36 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 36 am wybodaeth am y sioe busnes chi. A fydd rhegi? Fflip, bydd! Felly dewch am 60 munud o sgrechian teimladwy i godi ch calon. Wonderfully, cathartically funny Chortle MARK WATSON HOW YOU CAN ALMOST WIN Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 8 // All Ages The Warren Room See page 59 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 59 am wybodaeth am y sioe JARRED CHRISTMAS & HOBBIT COMEDY BEATBOX PARTY BITCHES Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 10 // 16+ Machynlleth Bowling Club Combining the talents of the two coolest mofo s in show biz; award-winning comedian and some-times TV personality Jarred Christmas and UK loop station champion and Beatbox extraordinaire Hobbit. They ll make your laugh pants fly off and your brain stems get hard. Comedy from the mouth, music from the mouth, laughter from the soul... that s ROSE JOHNSON HERE SHE IS Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 16+ The Store Rose (the fat loud one out of sketch group Birthday Girls) is bringing her debut hour of stand-up to Mach. Powered exclusively by sherry, crisps, and anxiety, join her as she talks true crime, sex, and going on holiday with her mother. Mae Rose (yr un dew swnllyd o grŵp sgets Birthday Girls) yn dod â i hawr gyntaf o standyp i Fach. Dan ddylanwad sieri, creision, a phryder, ymunwch â hi wrth iddi drafod trosedd go iawn, rhyw, a mynd ar wyliau gyda i mam. Superb Confident, confessional delivery of strongly relatable material What s On Genuinely impressive command of the audience Short Com right, the freakin soul. Get involved, win prizes and partake in the most bonkers beatbox battle ever seen. Yn cyfuno talentau r ddau mofo mwyaf cŵl yn y busnes; y digrifwr arobryn syth weithiau ar y teledu Jarred Christmas, a r pencampwr Loop Station a r bîtbocsiwr o fri, Hobbit. Byddant yn gwneud i ch pants ddiflannu ac i ch ymennydd fynd yn galed. Comedi o r geg, cerddoriaeth o r geg, chwerthin o r enaid... ie wir, y ffricin enaid. Dewch i gymryd rhan, i ennill gwobrau a bod yn rhan o r frwydr bîtbocsio mwyaf boncyrs a welwyd erioed. ELF LYONS SWAN Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 10 // 14+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre NOMINEE: Fringe World 2018, Perth, Australia - Best Comedy Show NOMINEE: Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show NOMINEE: Malcolm Hardee Award For Comic Originality 2017 A one woman production of Swan Lake. In an hour. In French. Ish. ENWEBAI: Fringe World 2018, Perth, Awstralia - Best Comedy Show ENWEBAI: Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show ENWEBAI: Malcolm Hardee Award For Comic Originality 2017 Cynhyrchiad un fenyw o Swan Lake. Mewn awr. Yn Ffrangeg. Ish. This is comedy as enchantment, a show so beguiling that you don t just love it, you somehow fall in love with it. The Scotsman FELICITY WARD BUSTING A NUT Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ Machynlleth Rugby Club As seen on her Netflix Live From The BBC special, Mock The Week, Russell Howard s Good News, Channel 4 Blaps, and heard as regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist, Felicity Ward returns with a new show of jokes. Fel a welwyd ar ei sioe Live From The BBC ar Netflix, Mock The Week, Russell Howard s Good News, Blaps Channel 4, ac a glywyd fel cyd-gyflwynydd The Guilty Feminist, mae Felicity Ward yn ôl gyda sioe newydd y jôcs. CAROLINE MABEY CAROLINE MABEY LEAVES THE ROOM SLOWLY (AND INVITES YOU TO DO THE SAME) Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 15+ Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar Nothing lasts for ever. Including this brand new work in progress show from Oddball genius (Chortle) Caroline Mabey. New thoughts, jokes, moves and epigrams from Britain s least sought after comic. Come and see what all the fuss isn t about and luxuriate in the knowledge that it will all soon be over. Co-host of the Self Renovators podcast. Writer on Radio 4s News Quiz. Does dim yn para am byth. Gan gynnwys y sioe newydd sbon hon o waith ar y gweill gan yr oddball genius (Chortle) Caroline Mabey. Syniadau, jôcs, symudiadau ac epigramau newydd gan ddigrifwr lleiaf poblogaidd Prydain. Dewch i weld pam nad oes ffwdan, gan fwynhau r wybodaeth y daw i ben cyn hir. Cyd-gyflwynydd podlediad Self Renovators. Ysgrifennwr i News Quiz Radio 4. A mischievous, kooky talent Time Out Funny and touching and brilliant The Guardian BOBBY MAIR LOUDLY INSECURE Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 8 // 14+ Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 30 years ago, Bobby was put up for adoption and now he s tracking down his birth family one by one. Saying his search has hit a couple of snags would be an understatement and he still has relatives out there who continue to elude him except for Justin Bieber. Loudly Insecure gives Bobby a chance to fill you in on the wildly dramatic twists and turns of his quest, the accidental broadening of his search for next of kin, plus he ll fill you in on a couple of other musings along the way. 30 mlynedd yn ôl, fe gynigiwyd Bobby i w fabwysiadu a nawr mae n olrhain ei deulu geni un wrth un. Mae ei chwiliad wedi arwain at ambell broblem â dweud y lleiaf, ac mae perthnasau iddo ar goll o hyd heblaw am Justin Bieber. Mae Loudly Insecure yn rhoi cyfle i Bobby rannu stori ddramatig ei chwiliad, ehangu ei chwiliad yn ddamweiniol i ddod o hyd i berthynas newydd, a bydd yn eich rhannu ambell fyfyrdod arall ar hyd y ffordd. Bobby Mair is clearly a brilliant stand up. He s either going to be a huge international comedy star or the funniest homeless man ever. Jimmy Carr Gleefully profane, joyously explicit comedy. The Guardian 102 Comedy Comedi 103

54 CIARAN DOWD DON RUDOLFO Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 15+ The Sixth Form Don Rudolfo is a total butthead, a shameless libertine and the greatest swordsman the world has ever seen. He s got some stories to tell and, in Mach, character comedian Ciarán Dowd will try to remember them all and get them in the right order. Come watch a man wrestle with a Spanish accent and his own demons. Ciarán is a member of the sketch group BEASTS, star of Drunk History (Comedy Central), Zapped (Dave), and Keith Lemon: Coming in America (ITV2). Mae Don Rudolfo yn dwpsyn llwyr, yn Libertine digywilydd, a r dyn sioe gorau i r byd ei weld erioed. Mae ganddo storïau i w rhannu ac, ym Mach, bydd y digrifwr cymeriad Ciarán Dowd yn ceisio eu cofio i gyd a chael eu trefn yn gywir. Dewch i wylio dyn yn brwydro gydag acen Sbaeneg a i broblemau ei hun. Mae Ciarán yn aelod o r grŵp sgets BEASTS, seren Drunk History (Comedy Central), Zapped (Dave), a Keith Lemon: Coming in America (ITV2). Hilarious The Daily Telegraph Greatest of the fools The Scotsman AMUSICAL AMUSICAL Sun /Sul // 10:30pm // 12 // 14+ // YPlas COMEDI (COMEDY) GYDA CHYFIEITHIAD! (TRANSLATION PROVIDED!) Sun /Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ // Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Caffi Alys It started as a simple idea put on a Welshlanguage show, but provide live translation for non-welsh speakers. But, thanks to budgetary constraints, translation services will be provided by the comedians themselves. Come and see what MAY be a unique cultural event, but will PROBABLY be a car crash of mischief and passive aggression. Welsh- and non-welsh-speakers welcome! Roedd yn syniad yn un digon syml sioe Gymraeg gyda gwasanaeth cyfieithu ar gael i r di-gymraeg. Yn anffodus, does dim digon o arian i gyflogi cyfieithwyr, felly mae r digrifwyr eu hunain am roi cynnig arni. Dyma sioe a fydd NAILL AI yn ddigwyddiad diwylliannol hanesyddol NEU yn sbloets llawn direidi a dryswch. Croeso cynnes i siaradwyr Cymraeg a di-gymraeg! SARAH BENNETTO AND FRIENDS SARAH BENNETTO S STORYTELLERS CLUB Sun /Sul // 10:45pm // 8 // 14+ Y Plas Vane Tempest True comedy stories live on stage from Sarah Bennetto and a selection of her stand-up chums (to be announced; always good). There ll be a prize for best 5-word audience story. Tonight s special show theme is SECRETS. We did this once before in Edinburgh, and the acts and audience are still recovering. We ll really try not to libel anyone this time. No press allowed. Strictly no tweeting / facebooking / blogging / messenger pigeons / semaphore. Instagram s fine, I guess. Straeon gwir comedi yn fyw ar y llwyfan gan Sarah Bennetto a rhai o i ffrindiau standyp (eto i w cyhoeddi; bob amser yn dda). Bydd gwobr am y stori gynulleidfa 5-gair orau. Thema arbennig sioe heno yw CYFRINACHAU. Gwnathon ni hyn unwaith o r blaen yng Nghaeredin, ac mae r gynulleidfa a r perfformwyr yn dal mewn sioc. Fe wnawn ni wir geisio peidio ag enllibio neb y tro hwn. Ni chaniateir unrhyw wasg. Yn sicr dim trydar / facebookio / blogio / colomennod negeseuon / semaffor. Mae Instagram yn iawn, mae n siŵr. The atmosphere is so warm and hospitable. There is liberal flirting, mic-swapping and impromptu dialogue Three Weeks Particularly lovely, thea perfect way to spend an early autumn night The Guardian JAMES ACASTER COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 2017 Sun /Sul // 10:30pm // 14 // 14+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Looking around my bedroom now I m counting four deodorants. Only one of them contains anything but I don t know which one. I don t know why I m not throwing deodorants away once I ve finished using them. They re all roll on though so that makes me feel a bit like a grown up at least. Anyway, on top of this palaver, I ve got to write another show and while this deodorant thing makes for a novel blurb it s certainly not making it in. But it should give you an idea of where I was at when writing said show so you can probably expect a similar tone. I decided on the title when I was drunk. Gan edrych o amgylch fy ystafell wely nawr, gallaf gyfri pedwar diaroglydd. Dim ond un ohonyn nhw sy n cynnwys unrhyw beth, ond dydw i ddim yn gwybod pa un. Dwn i ddim pam nad ydw i n cael gwared ar ddiaroglyddion ar ol i mi orffen eu defnyddio. Ond mae nhw i gyd yn rhai rholio, felly mae hynny n gwneud i mi deimlo fel oedolyn o leiaf. Ta waeth, ar ben hyn i gyd, rhaid i mi ysgrifennu sioe arall, ac er bod y diaroglyddion hyn yn gwneud broliant diddorol, fyddan nhw ddim yn rhan o r sioe heb os. Ond dylai roi syniad i chi o fy meddylfryd wrth ysgrifennu r sioe, felly gallwch ddisgwyl naws debyg. Penderfynais ar y teitl tra n feddw. See page 62 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 62 am wybodaeth am y sioe 104 Comedy

55 THEATRE / THEATR Much of this year s theatre programme is about journeys. From the physical journeys taken by Amy Mason to Texas, Jamie Wood walking to Wales and Molly Naylor taking us interstellar, to the journeys we sometimes have to make as human beings in Beth Vyse s As Funny as Cancer and James Taylor s Team Viking. However as Machynlleth Comedy Festival turns 9 more and more shows are starting life at the festival with their very first read-throughs and returning sometimes 2 or 3 years later having been on their own journeys. We re incredibly proud that our event has become both testing bed and final bow for so many works and it is a testament to you, the audience, that the artists we work with want it to be that way. We hope you enjoy the theatre programme this year, and we hope you all take the opportunity to see at least one theatre show during your visit. We can assure you it ll be worth it. Pregnant, off her psych meds, and in Texas researching the death penalty, what an opening gambit! We re over the moon about Amy Mason s return to the Festival with her incredible new work Hollering Woman Creek. Did we mention it also has a live soundtrack by multi-award winning musicians Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood. Errr yes please! Friday, 7:00pm (see page 37) Jamie Wood s previous visit to Machynlleth with his hit show O No! left such a lasting impression on the audience that we re absolutely delighted to welcome him back with I Am A Tree, especially as this show focuses on a 150 mile walk into Wales. Jamie is a wonderful clown who truly blurs the lines between comedy, theatre and performance. Saturday, 12:30pm (see page 48) Yn feichiog, oddi ar ei meddyginiaeth seicotropig, ac yn Texas i ymchwilio i r gosb eithaf am fan cychwyn! Ry n ni wrth ein boddau bod Amy Mason yn dychwelyd i r Ŵyl gyda i gwaith newydd anhygoel, Hollering Woman Creek. Wnaethom ni sôn bod ganddi hefyd drac sain fyw gan y cerddorion arobryn Jackie Oates a Megan Henwood? Ymm... ie plis! Nos Wener, 7:00pm (gweler y dudalen 37) Right we know how This Is Not Culturally Significant sounds. Some completely naked dude doing characters for an hour. But 1) this isn t just some naked dude, it s Adam Scott- Rowley! From Gein s Family Giftshop! In the nuddie! And 2) just trust us, it s incredible. We don t really go in for reviews/star ratings, but if we did, watch out because this show s got a shedload of good ones/stars. Friday, 10:30pm (see page 43) Cafodd ymweliad blaenorol Jamie Wood i Fachynlleth gyda i sioe boblogaidd O No! argraff mor fawr ar y gynulleidfa ei bod hi n bleser o r mwyaf i ni ei groesawu n ôl gydag I Am A Tree, yn enwedig gan fod y sioe hon yn canolbwyntio ar daith 150 milltir i Gymru. Mae Jamie yn glown gwych sydd wir yn herio r llinellau rhwng comedi, theatr a pherfformiad. Dydd Sadwrn, 12:30pm (gweler y dudalen 48) Mae llawer o raglen theatr eleni yn ymwneud â theithiau. O r teithiau corfforol a gymerwyd gan Amy Mason i Texas, Jamie Wood yn cerdded i Gymru a Molly Naylor yn ein cymryd i r sêr, i r teithiau y mae n rhaid i ni eu gwneud weithiau fel bodau dynol yn As Funny As Cancer Beth Vyse a Team Viking James Taylor. Fodd bynnag, wrth i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth droi n 9 oed, mae mwy a mwy o sioeau n dechrau eu bywydau yn yr ŵyl gyda u darlleniadau cyntaf ac yn dychwelyd weithiau 2 neu 3 blynedd yn ddiweddarach ar ôl bod ar eu teithiau eu hunain. Ry n ni n hynod falch bod ein digwyddiad wedi bod yn lle i brofi ac yn lle i gloi i gynifer o weithiau, ac mae n adlewyrchu arnoch chi, y gynulleidfa, fod yr artistiaid ry n ni n gweithio gyda nhw am wneud hynny. Gobeithiwn y byddwch chi n mwynhau r rhaglen theatr eleni, a gobeithio y byddwch i gyd yn manteisio ar y cyfle i weld o leiaf un sioe theatr yn ystod eich ymweliad. Gallwn addo y bydd yn werth chweil. Iawn... ry n ni n gwybod sut mae This Is Not Culturally Significant yn swnio. Rhyw foi hollol noeth yn gwneud cymeriadau am awr. Ond 1) nid dim ond unrhyw foi noeth yw hwn, ond Adam Scott-Rowley! O Gein s Family Giftshop! Yn borcyn! A 2) ry n ni n addo, mae n anhygoel. Dy n ni ddim wir yn credu mewn adolygiadau/sgoriau sêr, ond os bydden ni, mae gan y sioe hon lwyth o rai da/sêr. Nos Wener, 10:30pm (gweler y dudalen 43) Justin Teddy Cliffe, from Newport s much loved Tin Shed Theatre, makes his solo festival debut with his new work Tigerface. Justin is a performer who is constantly innovating, and is interested in finding new ways to connect with a live audience. We re very excited about the way his new work is developing and think that Machynlleth is the perfect place for it to develop further. Saturday, 2:00pm (see page 53) Richard Gadd s Work-in-Progress unsurprisingly sold out long-ago. Nothing to see here then, unless of course you have a ticket, in which case you have an hour s worth of pure treat-time to see. Saturday, 3:45pm (see page 54) Gwerthodd gwaith ar y gweill Richard Gadd bob tocyn sbel yn ôl, wrth gwrs. Dim i w weld yma, felly, oni bai bod gennych docyn wrth gwrs, ac os felly mae gennych awr o amser i w fwynhau.. Dydd Sadwrn, 3:45pm (gweler y dudalen 54) Since Molly Naylor s last visit to Machynlleth, this being her third, she wrote the wonderful sitcom for Sky One, After Hours, with fellow festival favourite John Osborne. Light! Planets! People! is her return about space travel, relationships and bi-polar disorder. Molly is a fascinating writer and it s always a pleasure to showcase her work at the festival. Saturday, 7:15pm (see page 65) Justin Teddy Cliffe, o Theatr Tin Shed poblogaidd Casnewydd, yn yr ŵyl am y tro cyntaf mewn sioe unigol gyda i waith newydd Tigerface. Mae Justin yn berfformiwr sy n arloesi n gyson, ac mae ganddo ddiddordeb mewn dod o hyd i ffyrdd newydd o gysylltu â chynulleidfa fyw. Ry n ni n gyffrous iawn ynglŷn â r ffordd mae ei waith newydd yn datblygu, a Machynlleth yw r lle perffaith iddi ddatblygu ymhellach. Dydd Sadwrn, 2:00pm (gweler y dudalen 53) We often talk about what the distinction is between comedy and theatre and Lost Disc embodies that quite physically, in that it s a new piece of theatre that is dripping with comedy pedigree. Will Adamsdale, Ed Gaughan and Tom Parry all have a hand in this part gig, part play, part comedy. Anyone lucky enough to get a ticket will not leave disappointed. Saturday, 3:30pm (see page 53) Ers ymweliad diwethaf Molly Naylor â Machynlleth (hon yw ei thrydydd), ysgrifennodd y sitcom wych ar gyfer Sky One, After Hours, gyda ffefryn arall yr ŵyl, John Osborne. Lights! Planets! People! yw ei sioe nesaf, am deithio gofod, perthnasoedd ac anhwylder bi-polar. Mae Molly yn awdur diddorol ac mae n bleser bob amser i arddangos ei gwaith yn yr ŵyl. Nos Sadwrn, 7:15pm (gweler y dudalen 65) Ry n ni n aml yn sôn am beth yw r gwahaniaeth rhwng comedi a theatr ac mae Lost Disc yn dangos hyn yn amlwg, gan ei fod yn ddarn newydd o theatr sy n llawn goreuon comedi. Mae Will Adamsdale, Ed Gaughan a Tom Parry oll wedi cyfrannu at y sioe sy n gig, yn ddrama ac yn gomedi. Ni fydd unrhyw un sy n ddigon ffodus i gael tocyn yn siomedig. Dydd Sadwrn, 3:30pm (gweler y dudalen 53) WHY WE HAVE A THEATRE PROGRAMME At its very heart this Festival has always been about testing where the lines are drawn between comedy and other art forms. And whilst the comedy programme often bleeds freely across these boundaries it is equally important to us to showcase this process happening in reverse. In short we believe that the definitions of whether something is comedy or theatre are largely arbitrary to the creator of the work, and by allowing them the maximum amount of creative freedom you will often see the most incredible results. This is why we have a theatre programme, and this is why we think every single person attending should go and see at least one theatre show during their visit. PAM FOD RHAGLEN THEATR GENNYM Yn galon i r Ŵyl hon erioed yw profi lle mae r ffin rhwng comedi a ffurfiau celf eraill. Ac er bod y rhaglen gomedi n aml yn croesi r ffiniau hyn, mae n bwysig hefyd i ni arddangos y broses honno o r ochr arall. Yn syml, credwn bod diffinio rhywbeth fel comedi neu theatr yn fympwyol i raddau helaeth, gan ddibynnu ar awdur y gwaith, a thrwy ganiatáu r rhyddid mwyaf iddynt, fe welwch chi r canlyniadau mwyaf anhygoel yn aml. Dyna pam bod gennym raglen theatr, a dyna pam y credwn y dylai pawb sy n mynychu fynd i weld o leiaf un sioe theatr yn ystod eu hymweliad. 106 Comedy Comedi 107

56 WITH THANKS TO ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES Over the last 5 years we have worked passionately to establish a vibrant and exciting theatre presence at Machynlleth Comedy Festival, thanks largely to the always wonderful Lisa Heledd Jones. It is down to this work that we successfully obtained support from the Arts Council of Wales to help with the costs of building a purpose built venue to house the majority of our theatre programme, and help with the associated costs of programming theatre. We re incredibly proud of the line-up at this year s festival and feel it continues the great work that Lisa brought to the event. We d like to send our gratitude to The Arts Council of Wales for backing the next stage of theatre development at the festival and enabling us to continue working with some incredibly talented artists, and also to Lisa for her tireless work building the theatre element of the programme from scratch and leaving us in such a strong position to continue to develop it. GYDA DIOLCH I GYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU Dros y 5 mlynedd diwethaf, ry n ni wedi gweithio n frwd i sefydlu presenoldeb theatr bywiog a chyffrous yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, gyda r diolch yn bennaf i Lisa Heledd Jones, sy n arbennig. Oherwydd y gwaith hwn, llwyddwyd i gael cefnogaeth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru i helpu gyda chostau adeiladu lleoliad pwrpasol ar gyfer y rhan fwyaf o n rhaglen theatr, ac i helpu gyda chostau cysylltiedig rhaglenni theatr. Ry n ni n hynod falch o r hyn sy n digwydd yn yr ŵyl eleni, a theimlwn ei bod yn parhau â r gwaith gwych a wnaeth Lisa i r digwyddiad. Hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru am gefnogi r cam nesaf o ddatblygu theatr yn yr ŵyl, gan ein galluogi i barhau i weithio gyda rhai artistiaid hynod dalentog, a hefyd i Lisa am ei gwaith diflino i ddatblygu elfen theatr y rhaglen o r dechrau, gan ein rhoi ni mewn sefyllfa mor gref i barhau i w datblygu. When a show comes to us highly recommended by Josie Long and Jonny Donahoe we tend to sit up and take note. James Rowland s Team Viking is the first in a trilogy of shows that we hope to bring to Machynlleth in the coming years, this one about James mission to give his best friend a Viking Burial. Saturday, 9:00pm (see page 71) Pan ddaw sioe atom wedi i argymell yn gryf gan Josie Long a Jonny Donahoe, ry n ni n tueddu i dalu sylw. Team Viking James Rowland yw r cyntaf mewn trioleg o sioeau y gobeithiwn ddod â nhw i Fachynlleth yn y blynyddoedd i ddod, yr un hwn am ymgais James i roi claddedigaeth lychlynol i w ffrind gorau. Nos Sadwrn, 9:00pm (gweler y dudalen 71) We shouldn t need to say much more than the words Elvis meets The Evil Dead to pique your interest, but if you need more then Rob Kemp s The Elvis Dead was one of the standout comedy shows of Another incredible theatre show that happily straddles multiple genres. If you haven t seen this show yet then you might want to rectify that pronto. Saturday, 9:00pm (see page 70) Mae n siŵr nad oes angen i ni ddweud llawer mwy na r geiriau Elvis a The Dead Evil i ennyn eich diddordeb, ond os oes angen mwy arnoch chi, roedd The Elvis Dead Rob Kemp oedd un o r sioeau comedi blaenllaw yn Sioe theatr anhygoel arall sy n perthyn i sawl genre. Os nad ydych wedi gweld y sioe eto, efallai y byddwch am gywiro hynny pronto. Nos Sadwrn, 9:00pm (gweler y dudalen 70) Matthew Crosby performed with Pappy s on the opening night of the very first Machynlleth Comedy Festival in 2010 and has been part of the furniture in one form or other ever since. This year he brings a read-through of his new play. Machynlleth has always been about seeing the development of work and artists and Let s Go Away represents both of those things. Sunday, 12:15pm (see page 79) Perfformiodd Matthew Crosby gyda Pappy s ar noson agoriadol yr Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth gyntaf yn 2010 ac mae wedi bod yn rhan o r ŵyl mewn un ffordd neu gilydd ers hynny. Eleni mae n dod â darlleniad o i ddrama newydd. Mae Machynlleth bob amser wedi bod yn ymwneud â gweld datblygiad gwaith ac artistiaid, ac mae Let s Go Away yn cynrychioli r ddau beth. Dydd Sul, 12:15pm (gweler y dudalen 79) The Theatre programme closes with another show that defies labelling. The incredibly compelling performer Elf Lyons brings her critically acclaimed Swan, a one-woman Swan Lake to the festival after using Machynlleth as a work-in-progress for it last year. We think this is the perfect way to see out your weekend with us and would urge anyone who hasn t seen it yet to get tickets. Sunday, 9:00pm (see page 103) Mae r rhaglen theatr yn dod i ben gyda sioe arall sy n herio labelau. Mae r perfformiwr anhygoel Elf Lyons yn dod â i sioe o fri beirniadol, Swan fersiwn un fenyw o Swan Lake - i r ŵyl ar ôl defnyddio Machynlleth fel gwaith ar y gweill ar ei chyfer y llynedd. Credwn mai dyma r ffordd berffaith o gloi eich penwythnos gyda ni, a bydden ni n annog unrhyw un sydd heb ei gweld eto i gael tocynnau. Nos Sul, 9:00pm (gweler y dudalen 103) An example of that very process coming to a close is the final ever performance of Beth Vyse s As Funny As Cancer, a show which started life with the very first work-in-progress called True Vyse at Machynlleth in It is fitting that after numerous stages of development, festival runs and a nationwide tour the show comes full circle for one last performance. Sunday, 5:30pm (see page 93) Enghraifft o r broses honno n dod i ben yw perfformiad olaf Beth Vyse o As Funny As Cancer, sioe a ddechreuodd gyda r gwaith cyntaf un o r enw True Vyse ym Machynlleth yn Mae n briodol, ar ôl sawl cam datblygu, rhediadau mewn gwyliau, a thaith ledled y wlad bod y sioe n cau r cylch am un perfformiad olaf. Dydd Sul, 5:30pm (gweler y dudalen 93) 108 Comedy Comedi 109

57 BBC We re thrilled to welcome back the BBC to Machynlleth this year with their biggest ever programme of free gigs and events for you to enjoy across the weekend. Mae n bleser gennym groesawu r BBC yn ôl i Fachynlleth eleni gyda i rhaglen fwyaf erioed o gigs a digwyddiadau am ddim i chi eu mwynhau drwy r penwythnos. THE BBC RADIO WALES MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL STAND UP SHOWCASE Sun /Sul // 11:00am // 14+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Free but ticketed/ Am ddim ond gyda thocyn 100 mins/munud Kiri Pritchard Mclean showcases some of the best acts performing at this year s festival. Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 4 Extra. Kiri Pritchard Mclean yn cyflwyno rhai o r perfformwyr gorau yng ngŵyl eleni. Recordir i w ddarlledu yn y dyfodol ar BBC Radio Wales a BBC Radio 4 Extra. THE LEAK Fri /Gwe // 4:00pm // 14+ // Y Tabernacl Free but ticketed/ Am ddim ond gyda thocyn In Machynlleth early and wanting to get the comedy juices flowing? Come and be part of the audience for the first official show of the 2018 festival. Tom Price will be joined by some of the acts appearing at the festival to discuss the lighter side of the week s news. Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio Wales. Ym Machynlleth yn gynnar ac eisiau dechrau mwynhau comedi ar unwaith? Dewch i fod yn rhan o r gynulleidfa ar gyfer y sioe swyddogol gyntaf yng ngŵyl Yn ymuno â Tom Price fydd rhai o r perfformwyr yn yr ŵyl i drafod ochr ysgafnach newyddion yr wythnos. Recordir i w ddarlledu ar BBC Radio Wales. RHOD GILBERT ON BBC RADIO WALES Sat /Sad // 11:30am // 14+ The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Free but ticketed/ Am ddim ond gyda thocyn 120 mins/ munud A special edition of Rhod s Saturday morning radio show broadcast live on BBC Radio Wales. Rhod will be joined by some of the comedy acts appearing at the festival along with live musical performances. Pennod arbennig o raglen radio fore Sadwrn Rhod wedi i darlledu n fyw ar BBC Radio Wales. Yn ymuno â Rhod fydd rhai o berfformwyr comedi r ŵyl ynghyd â pherfformiadau cerddorol. BETHAN ELFYN ON BBC RADIO WALES Sat /Sad // 7:00pm // Y Plas lawn 120 mins/ munud Bethan Elfyn broadcasts her BBC Radio Wales show live to the nation live from the heart of the action on Saturday night. A long-time supporter of the festival we re delighted that she ll be joining us as the party cranks up. Bethan Elfyn yn darlledu ei sioe BBC Radio Wales yn fyw i r genedl o galon yr hwyl nos Sadwrn. Ry n ni wrth ein bodd i groesawu rhywun sydd wedi cefnogi r ŵyl ers amser hir pan fydd y parti n dechrau twymo. BBC WRITERSROOM WALES PRESENTS: BREAKING INTO COMEDY Sun /Sul // 12:45pm // 14+ // The Vortex Free but ticketed/ Am ddim ond gyda thocyn // 60 mins/ munud Ever heard the one about the comedy writer, the BBC and the instant million pound successful TV show? Probably not. Getting into the comedy writing is a serious business. So for one hour only Writersroom Wales brings you a panel of esteemed industry professionals to provide practical advice and expert insight into how you can get your work on the BBC and discuss upcoming opportunities with Writersroom. Glywoch chi r un am yr ysgrifennwr comedi, y BBC, a r sioe deledu lwyddiannus gwerth miliwn o bunnoedd dros nos? Annhebygol. Mae ysgrifennu comedi yn fusnes difrifol. Felly am awr yn unig, bydd Writersroom Wales yn cyflwyno panel o bobl broffesiynol mawr eu parch yn y diwydiant i roi cyngor ymarferol a gwybodaeth arbenigol ar sut i gael eich gwaith ar y BBC ac i drafod cyfleodd i ddod gyda Writersroom. 110 Comedy Comedi 111

58 CABARET MARY BIJOU CABARET AND SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS MARY BIJ0OU S WALK OF SHAME Fri /Gwe // 11:00pm // 14+ Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Mary Bijou returns, after a heavy couple of years to discover that it is time to pick up the pieces and go home but do we know remember where our home is? Mary Bijou is an immigrant driven collective of circusy fun makers. They strive to reach beyond the unicorn and into the beyond, beyond. For Mach they bring psychedelic circus and physical feats to bring you to a higher state of being. Mary Bijou Cabaret brings its unique brand of perverse irreverence to Mach. Expect a wild frolic with aerial and acrobatics and mind bending merry making. Free admission 112 Comedy Mae Mary Bijou yn dychwelyd, ar ôl blynyddoedd trwm, i ddarganfod ei bod hi n amser codi r darnau a mynd adref, ond ydyn ni n cofio lle mae ein cartref ni? Grŵp yw Mary Bijou o wneuthurwyr hwyl syrcas a yrrir gan fewnfudwyr. Maen nhw n ceisio cyrraedd y tu hwnt i r uncorn a thu hwnt, i r tu hwnt. Ar gyfer Mach maen nhw n dod â syrcas seicolegol a chastiau corfforol er mwyn dod â chi i gyflwr uwch o fodolaeth. Mae Mary Bijou Cabaret yn dod â i math unigryw o amharch anghyffredin i Fach. Gallwch ddisgwyl chwarae gwyllt gyda hwyl awyr ac acrobateg a phlygu r meddwl. Mynediad am ddim Comedi 113

59 COMEDI CYMRAEG YM MACH! STEFFAN ALUN ROM COM CYMRAEG Gwe // 7:00pm // 7 // 12+ // Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys Am y tro cyntaf ym Machynlleth, dyma Steffan yn cyflwyno sioe gyfan unigol Gymraeg - a stori gariad fydd hi! Rom com llawn jôcs, yn y lleoliad mwyaf rhamantus yn y byd - Aberystwyth. (Yr un sioe yn Saesneg yw Romantic Comedy. Dim ond un stori gariad sydd gan Steffan i w rhannu.) SARAH BREESE A FFRINDIAU LLEISIAU NEWYDD Sad // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ // Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys Arddangosfa o r lleisiau comedi newydd gorau yng Nghymru. Dewch draw i weld sêr cyffrous y dyfodol cyn i wirionedd eu proffesiwn strywo eu hewyllys! ELIS JAMES GOREUON Y GANRIF Y SENGLAU Sad // 3:45pm // 8 // 14+ // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Prif Neaudd Ar ol llwyddiant y rhaglenni comedi Rhacs Jibiders a Llygaid y Byd i S4C, ma Elis James yn dod a i hoff jocs a straeon o r ganrif yma (ok, ers 2015) i Fachynlleth. Ma Elis yn un o brif gomediwyr Prydain, dewch i weld e n perfformio yn ei gynefin naturiol neuadd ysgol ym Machynlleth. Bydd na groeso i bawb hambons, pobl y dre, yr hen a r ifanc (dim rhy ifanc). TUDUR OWEN AR Y GWEILL Sul // 5.30pm // 8 // 18+ Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Prif Neaudd Be sgin ti ar y gweill Tudur? Dewch i weld y sioe yma a gewch chi weld. Awr o gomedi Cymraeg newydd sbon (gyda ambell beth cyfarwydd). Heblaw am y wraig bresennol, chi fydd y cyntaf i glywed y deunydd yma. DAN THOMAS Sul // 7:15pm // 7 // 14+ // Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys Ar ôl teithio r wlad gyda i sioe gymraeg cyntaf yn 2018, mae Dan nôl gyda sioe hollol newydd - bydd e mwy na thebyg yn siarad am ei plant, Apollo 13, Uber, yr FWA ac asynod grac. Bastard frenetic ar ôl fy nghalon fy hun. Ansawdd. Russell Kane STEFFAN EVANS YN GROES I R GRAEN Sad // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ // Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys Mae Steffan Evans yn comediwr gyda cipolwg unigryw ar y byd. Mae r hanner hambon yn dod o Eglwyswrw yn Sir Benfro. Roedd yn act cefnogol i Elis James ar ei daith genedlaethol yn 2017 a hefyd wnaeth e perfformio ar sioeau comedi S4C Gwerthu Allan ac O r Diwedd. Gyda Chefnogaeth. Yn ddig a doniol Dolly Chicken Bydd deunydd Steffan bownd o daro deuddeg a nifer, ledled COMEDI GYDA CHYFIEITHIAD! Sul // 9:00pm // 7 // 14+ // Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys Roedd yn syniad yn un digon syml sioe Gymraeg gyda gwasanaeth cyfieithu ar gael i r di-gymraeg. Yn anffodus, does dim digon o arian i gyflogi cyfieithwyr, felly mae r digrifwyr eu hunain am roi cynnig arni. Dyma sioe a fydd NAILL AI yn ddigwyddiad diwylliannol hanesyddol NEU yn sbloets llawn direidi a dryswch. Croeso cynnes i siaradwyr Cymraeg a di-gymraeg! Mwy neu lai r un digrifwyr â llynedd, felly cyfle i rai na welodd y sioe yn Welsh- and non-welsh-speakers welcome! Mostly the same lineup as last year, so this is a show for those who missed it in Comedy Comedi 115

60 MUSIC CERDDORIAETH SWEET BAB00 Fri/Gwe // 8:00pm // Free/Am Ddim // Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Exactly ten years (to the year!) since Sweet Baboo released The Mighty Baboo (seriously, take a listen) we asked him to come and play the album in full. He replied that he couldn t even remember the names of the songs let alone how to play them. So expect one or two of those in amongst a decade s worth of belters. One of the most prolific and consistently amazing Welsh musicians we ve had the pleasure of working with returns to the festival to open the music stage. Ddeng mlynedd yn union (i r flwyddyn!) ers i Sweet Baboo ryddhau The Mighty Baboo (wir, ewch i wrando), gofynnon ni iddo ddod i chwarae r albwm yn llawn. Atebodd na allai gofio enwau r caneuon hyd yn oed, heb sôn am sut i w chwarae. Felly gallwch ddisgwyl un neu ddau ymysg gwerth degawd o ganeuon gwych. Un o r cerddorion prysuraf a chyson anhygoel o Gymru ry n ni wedi gweithio gydag ef yn dychwelyd i r ŵyl i agor y llwyfan cerddoriaeth. MY NAME IS IAN Sat/Sad // 1:30pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Self-titled The Worst Band in Wales My Name Is Ian have already built a back catalogue that would have taken The Stone Roses millennia to mirror. Since 2010 their output of thirteen releases have dealt with break-ups, breakdowns, mysterious lion paintings and characters from the Tom Hanks movie Big. This restless productivity has seen genres including but not restricted to lo-fi, bedroom punk, garage rock, prog and anti-folk, all filtered through the pop-oriented cranium of frontman Reginald Foxwell. Gan alw eu hunain yn The Worst Band in Wales, mae My Name Is Ian eisoes wedi datblygu casgliad y byddai The Stone Roses wedi cymryd mileniwmau i w adlewyrchu. Ers 2010 mae eu 13 rhyddhad wedi trafod methiant perthynas, chwalfeydd meddyliol, paentiadau rhyfedd o lewod, a chymeriadau o ffilm Big Tom Hanks. Mae r gweithgarwch diflino hwn wedi cynnwys mathau o gerddoriaeth sy n cynnwys lo-fi, pync ystafell wely, roc garej, prog a gwrth-werin, oll wedi u dadansoddi drwy ymennydd pop y prif berfformiwr Reginald Foxwell. SEAZOO Sat/Sad // 3:15pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Hot on the heels of a UK tour and the release of their new album, TRUNKS, Welsh wizards Seazoo return to Machynlleth for a third time. Buckets of BBC Radio airplay, Marc Riley sessions and a Maida Vale BBC session in the bag, Seazoo remain firm favourites of the festival. All sounds made at home, pretty much exclusively in their spare room. Yn fuan iawn ar ôl taith y DU a rhyddhau eu halbwm newydd, TRUNKS, mae r consurwyr Cymreig Seazoo yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth am y trydydd tro. Gyda bwcedi o gael eu chwarae ar BBC Radio, sesiynau Marc Riley a sesiwn Maida Vale BBC, mae Seazoo yn dal i fod yn ffefrynnau yn yr ŵyl. Gwneir eu holl synau yn y cartref, mwy neu lai n eu hystafell sbâr yn unig. WASUREMONO Sat/Sad // 5:00pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) BBC 6 Music favourites, Wasuremono are a four piece indie/dream-pop outfit from Bradford-on-Avon, UK. Their debut album Something Left Behind has been championed by the likes of BBC 6 Music s Steve Lamacq and Lauren Laverne, and their songs featured heavily on their 6 music playlists, recommends shows and Best of Their ever developing live show incorporates intricate guitar styles and soundscapes, four part harmonies, rhythmic drums and synths. Mae ffefrynnau BBC 6 Music, Wasuremono, yn fand annibynnol/pop breuddwyd pedwar aelod o Bradford-on-Avon, y DU. Cafodd ei albwm gyntaf, Something Left Behind, ei hyrwyddo gan bobl fel Steve Lamacq a Lauren Laverne BBC 6 Music, a chafodd eu caneuon eu chwarae llawer ar 6 Music, sioeau a argymhellwyd, a Best of Mae eu sioe fyw sy n datblygu o hyd yn cynnwys arddulliau gitâr a chyfansoddiadau cymhleth, harmonïau i bedwar llais, drymiau rhythmig a synth. A marvellous little curio of a record Steve Lamacq Wasuremono means anything forgotten or left behind in Japanese. No chance with this brilliant band. Lauren Laverne WYLDERNESS Sat/Sad // 6:45pm // Free/Am Ddim // Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Wylderness are a new band from Cardiff and London. Over the past twelve months they ve written their eponymous debut album due for release in early 2018 recording it with acclaimed indie producer Rory Attwell (Veronica Falls, Telegram, Palma Violets). The album is packed with woozy sun-drenched indie and mesmerising shoegaze, echoing the sounds of Ride and My Bloody Valentine as well as more recent contemporaries DIIV. Wylderness released their first single 72 & Sunny in December 2017, and it was championed by Steve Lamacq (6Music) and Huw Stephens (Radio 1) and the debut album Wylderness is out 16 March 2018 on Succulent Recordings. Mae Wylderness yn fand newydd o Gaerdydd a Llundain. Dros y deuddeg mis diwethaf, mae nhw wedi ysgrifennu eu halbwm cyntaf i w ryddhau yn gynnar yn 2018 gan ei recordio gyda r cynhyrchydd annibynnol o fri Rory Attwell (Veronica Falls, Telegram, Palma Violets). Mae r albwm yn llawn cerddoriaeth annibynnol dwym dan yr haul a shoegaze swynol, yn debyg i synau Ride a My Bloody Valentine yn ogystal â r band mwy cyfoes DIIV. Rhyddhaodd Wylderness eu sengl gyntaf 72 & Sunny ym mis Rhagfyr 2017, a chafodd ei hyrwyddo gan Steve Lamacq (6 Music) a Huw Stephens (Radio 1), a bydd yr albwm cyntaf Wylderness yn cael ei ryddhau ar 16 Mawrth 2018 ar Succulent Recordings. SPOOK SCHOOL Sat/Sad // 8:30pm // Free/Am Ddim // Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Machynlleth mainstays The Spook School keep getting bigger and better, but keep saying yes to Mach Fest. What more can we say about The Spook School aside from that we love them with all our hearts. Shall we just call it a residency? Mae selogion Machynlleth The Spook School yn tyfu ac yn gwella, ond yn dal i gytuno i ddod i Ŵyl Mach. Beth allwn ni ddweud am The Spook School ar wahân i r ffaith ein bod ni n dwlu arnyn nhw. Allen ni eu galw nhw n fand preswyl? 116 Music cerddoriaeth 117

61 TOBY HAY Sun/Sul // 3:15pm // Free/Am Ddim // Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Rhyader s Toby Hay makes a welcome return to the festival. Since his last appearance he has released his beautiful debut album, The Gathering, and continues to make waves in UK folk music. Pleser yw gweld Toby Hay o Raeadr Gwy yn dychwelyd i r ŵyl. Ers iddo ymddangos ddiwethaf, mae wedi rhyddhau ei albwm cyntaf prydferth, The Gathering, ac yn parhau i adael ei farc ar gerddoriaeth werin y DU. CHLOE FOY Sun/Sul // 1:30pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) We first heard Chloe Foy on NPR s All Songs Considered days before she jetted out to SxSW and we knew straight away that we wanted her for Machynlleth Comedy Festival. She writes a brand of melodic, homegrown pop that has been likened to such artists as Laura Marling and Sharon Van Etten. Her songs are imbued with lyrical and textural inflections evocative of much of the music she loves - taking inspiration from classical music as much as wider trends within British and American Indie pop, Chloe s music comprises of carefully constructed arrangements that delicately compliment her cryptic lyrics. Clywon ni Chloe Foy am y tro cyntaf ar All Songs Considered NPR ddyddiau cyn iddi adael i SxSW, gan wybod yn syth ein bod yn dyheu iddi ddod i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Mae n ysgrifennu pop melodig, cartref tebyg i artistiaid megis Laura Marling a Sharon Van Etten. Mae ei chaneuon yn cynnwys mynegiannau llythrennol a thestunol sy n debyg i lawer o r gerddoriaeth y mae hi n ei charu wedi u hysbrydoli gan gerddoriaeth glasurol cymaint â dylanwadau ehangach o fewn pop annibynnol Prydain ac America, mae cerddoriaeth Chloe yn cynnwys trefniadau gofalus i gyd-fynd â i geiriau cryptig. JIM GHEDI Sun/Sul // 5:00pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Born in Sheffield before moving around various parts of the British Isles and then settling in Moss Valley - an abandoned and forgotten area on the edgelands of South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire - it makes perfect sense that 26 year old Jim Ghedi s music feels both fluidly transient yet also deeply rooted to a sense of place. His current solo work explores connections to the natural environments and heritage of rural communities and landscapes across the British Isles, including the village in which he grew up. Drawing musically from some genre-crossing ideas combining 6 & 12 string finger-style guitar composition, orchestral arrangements and traditional folk song. Wedi i eni yn Sheffield cyn symud o gwmpas gwahanol rannau o Ynysoedd Prydain ac ymgartrefu yn Nyffryn Moss - ardal wedi i adael a i anghofio ar ymylon De Swydd Efrog a Gogledd Ddwyrain Swydd Derby - mae n gwneud synnwyr bod cerddoriaeth Jim Ghedi, sy n 26 oed, yn teimlo n rhydd ond hefyd wedi ei wreiddio n ddwfn mewn ymdeimlad o le. Mae ei waith unigol ar hyn o bryd yn archwilio cysylltiadau ag amgylcheddau naturiol a threftadaeth cymunedau gwledig a thirweddau ar draws Ynysoedd Prydain, gan gynnwys y pentref lle cafodd ei fagu. Gan dynnu o syniadau cerddorol ar draws genre, a chyfuno cyfansoddiadau gitâr bysedd 6 a 12 llinyn, trefniadau cerddorfaol, a chanu gwerin traddodiadol. LOS BLANCOS Sun/Sul // 6:45pm // Free/Am Ddim Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Los Blancos are the embodiment of the quiet confidence that underpins the Alt/Pop scene growing rapidly in Carmarthenshire. There is no compromise to Los Blancos s sound, they are unashamedly creatively open, with songs bursting with the drunken passion and abandonment of The Replacements and Mac Demaco s playful joy the joy of creating within the four walls of the rehearsal space. Los Blancos are a band bonded in friendship; Gwyn, Dewi, Emyr and Osian have known each other since school days. Mae Los Blancos yn ymgorffori r hyder tawel sy n sail i r sîn alt/pop sy n tyfu n gyflym yn Sir Gaerfyrddin. Does dim cyfaddawd i sain Los Blancos, maen nhw n agored i greadigrwydd heb gywilydd, gyda chaneuon llawn brwdfrydedd meddw a rhyddid The Replacements a llawenydd Mac Demaco llawenydd creu o fewn pedair wal y gofod ymarfer. Mae Los Blancos yn fand wedi i greu gan gyfeillgarwch; mae Gwyn, Dewi, Emyr ac Osian wedi adnabod ei gilydd ers dyddiau ysgol. PARTNER Sun/Sul // 8:30pm // Free/Am Ddim // Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Partner is funny, but not a joke. Gay but not for each other, as their Instagram tagline reads. Partner is the mature effort of two best friends named Josée Caron and Lucy Niles. Borne of their bizarre and fortuitous friendship, Partner confidently harnesses the infinite power of Rock to explore a variety of niche yet strangely universal themes. Self-described as post-classic-rock. Influenced by acts as varied as Melissa Etheridge, Ween, kd lang, and Prince, Partner delivers a refreshing and vital twist on a classic, prompting you to re-think what you thought was possible in Rock. Partner is genre-defying and terrifying: part musical act, part teenage diary, and 100% queer. PMae Partner yn ddoniol, ond heb fod yn jôc. Yn hoyw, ond ddim i w gilydd fel mae eu manylion ar Instagram yn dweud. Partner yw ymdrech aeddfed dau ffrind gorau o r enw Josée Caron a Lucy Niles. O ganlyniad i w cyfeillgarwch rhyfedd a ffodus, mae Partner yn defnyddio grym anfeidrol cerddoriaeth roc yn hyderus i drafod amrywiaeth o themau arbenigol sydd rhywsut yn gyffredinol. Mae nhw n disgrifio u gwaith fel ôl-roc-glasurol. Mae dylanwadau Partner yn cynnwys perfformwyr mor amrywiol â Melissa Etheridge, Ween, kd lang, a Prince, ac mae nhw n cynnig clasur gyda newid braf a hanfodol, a byddwch yn ailfeddwl beth sy n bosib gyda roc. Mae Partner yn herio categorïau ac yn codi braw: cyfuniad o act cerddorol, dyddiadur person ifanc, a 100% hoyw. 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62 KIDS PLANT THE LADYBIRD CIRCUS SHOW Sat/Sad // 11:00am // All Ages // Y Plas - Vortex Tickets: 4/ 12 for family of 4 WIFI WARS KIDS SHOW Sat / Sad // 11:30am // All Ages Machynlleth Bowling Club Tickets: 5/ 15 for family of 4 WiFi Wars is the World Record-Breaking live comedy game show where the entire audience play along! Login with your smartphone or tablet (make sure you ve got plenty of battery!) and compete on a range of games to win the show, and prizes! Hosted by comedian and regular videogames commentator Steve McNeil (Team Captain on the hit TV show Dara O Briain s Go 8 Bit and regular on Challenge TV s Videogame Nation ), the show was first developed at the prestigious Royal Institution. WiFi Wars yw r sioe gemau gomedi fyw a gurodd record byd lle mae r gynulleidfa gyfan yn chwarae! Logiwch i mewn gyda ch ffôn clyfar neu dabled (sicrhewch bod digon o fatri gennych!) a chwblhewch gemau amrywiol i ennill y sioe, a gwobrau! Cyflwynir gan y digrifwr a r sylwebydd gemau fideo Steve McNeil (capten tîm ar Go 8 Bit a gwestai rheolaidd ar Videogame Nation Challenge TV), a datblygwyd y sioe yn wreiddiol yn y Sefydliad Brenhinol mawreddog. Critic s Choice Time Out Top Ten London Geek Nights Out - Metro Not To Be Missed The Guardian JAMES ACASTER BABYSITS Sat / Sad // 12:15pm // Age recommendation 3 11 (but all ages welcome) // Y Plas - Main Hall Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 James Acaster gets the audience to write and perform a play and the audience are kids. In previous years it has got really out of hand and he nearly had a nervous breakdown onstage. Once again, this is ill advised at best. Adults welcome. Bydd James Acaster yn annog y gynulleidfa i ysgrifennu a pherfformio drama, a phlant fydd y gynulleidfa. Dros y blynyddoedd, mae popeth wedi mynd o i le, a bu bron iddo fod mewn argyfwng ar y llwyfan. Unwaith eto, mae hwn yn syniad gwael â dweud y lleiaf. Croeso i oedolion. MILKSHAKE AND THE BUBBLE FLOWER Sat / Sad // 2:00pm // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 A bubble adventure from the world s most entertaining bubble duo. Milkshake s bubble flower cannot survive a cold winter without bubbles so she must get help from Dr Bubble and quick. Smoke Bubbles, Fire Bubbles, Giant Bubbles, Carousels, Light Tables, Square Bubbles, hand bubbles and the amazing Dodecahedron. Award Nominated (Fringe World 2016 Best Children s Event) and reviewed annually, they create new shows combining their high level bubble artistry skills and theatrical story telling featu-ring Dr Bubble and Milkshake. Come and celebrate the wonderful world of bubble! Antur swigod gan y ddeuawd swigod mwyaf difyr yn y byd. Ni all blodyn swigen Milkshake oroesi gaeaf oer heb swigod felly rhaid iddi gael help gan Dr Bubble ar unwaith. Swigod mwg, swigod tân, swigod enfawr, carwselau, byrddau golau, swigod sgwâr, swigod llaw a r dodecahedron anhygoel. Enwebwyd am wobr (Fringe World 2016 Best Children s Event) ac adolygwyd bob blwyddyn yn creu sioeau newydd sy n cyfuno eu sgiliau celf swigod arbennig a stori theatrig yn cynnwys Dr Bubble a Milkshake. Dewch i ddathlu byd anhygoel y swigen! Are you ready to run away to the insect circus! Roll upand scuttle into join these two ladybird s for a circus show like no other? Watch Spotty and Dotty and their Death Defying Acts as they balance on chairs, tables and...ladders? They get themselves and the audience into all sorts of mischief, nonsense and tom-foolery. It s Circus, Mach but not as we know it! Ydych chi n barod i redeg i r syrcas bryfedf? Dewch i ymuno â r ddwy fuwch goch gota hon am sioe syrcas wahanol i bob un arall! Gwyliwch Spotty a Dotty a u Morgrug Arbennig wrth iddyn nhw gydbwyso ar gadeiriau, ar fyrddau, ac ar... ysgolion? Byddan nhw a r gynulleidfa mewn pob math o drafferth, nonsens a ffolineb. Dy-ma r syrcas, Mach, ond nid fel ry n ni n ei ddeall! SINBAD THE SAILOR Sun / Sul // 11:00am // 5+ // Y Plas - Vortex Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 Jump on board an ancient sewn ship and journey across the Arabian Sea to destinations unknown for adventure after adventure with oneof the most famous seafarers of all time... Sindbad the SAILOR! Join his reckless crew to escape from the spew and spit of a spuming whale, to marvel at a somersaulting sheep bejeweled with precious stones and to confront the dangers of moustache propelling frogs! Hair dryers, hoovers and hummus included, belly dancing optional. Brought to you by one of last year s family festival favourites Glorious Greeks Camwch ar long hynafol i deithio ar draws Môr Arabia i leodd anhysbys am antur ar ôl antur gydag un o r morwyr mwyaf enwog erioed... Sinbad the SAILOR! Ymunwch â i griw anhygoel i ddianc rhag morfil enfawr, i ryfeddu ar ddafad yn troi cylchoedd we-di i haddurno gyda cherrig gwerthfawr ac i wynebu peryglon brogaoed sy n gwthio mwstasis! Sychwyr gwallt, hwfrau a hwmws wedi i gynnwys, dawnsio bol yn ddewisol. Cyflwynir gan un o ffefrynnau gŵyl deuluol y llynedd, Glorious Greeks. 120 Kids Plant 121

63 JARRED CHRISTMAS & HOBBIT THE MIGHTY KIDS BEATBOX GAMESHOW Sun /Sul / 12:15pm // All Ages // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall // Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and come down to the best game show in town. Get involved and learn some beatboxing tips to impress your friends & your enemies. Be one of the chosen ones to compete with the beat. Win prizes & laugh through your pantaloons. Great family entertainment from 2 really great blokes who are just crazy enough to pull this kind of nonsense off. Nominated for Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Fest Hei blant, dewch â ch rhieni, rhieni dewch â ch arian, i r sioe gêm orau yn y dref. Cymerwch ran a dysgwch awgrymiadau bît-bocsio i synnu eich ffrindiau a ch gelynion. Byddwch yn un o r rhai a ddewisir i gystadlu gyda r bît. Byddwch yn ennill gwobrau ac yn chwerthin trwy ch pantalŵns. Ad-loniant gwych i r teulu gan ddau ddyn gwych digon gwallgof i wneud y math hwn o nonsens yn llwyddiant. Enwebwyd ar gyfer Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Fest FUNZ AND GAMEZ FLOGGING A DEAD HORZE Sun / Sul // 2:00pm // All Ages // Y Plas - Main Hall Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 They re back! Why? Money. After a failed BBC pilot and numerous non-appearances on TV and radio, Phil s resurrected the Edinburgh award winning (Panel Prize still counts) cult hit Funz and Gamez in a last ditched attempt to get on TV. Join Bonzo, Jim the Elf and Uncle Mick in a brand new format that Phil s created, called A comedy panel show. Still full of funz, gamez and prizez for the kidz. Maen nhw n ôl! Pam? Arian. Ar ôl methiant peilot ar y BBC, a sawl diffyg ymddangosiad ar deledu a radio, mae Phil wedi cyfodi ei sioe gwlt a enillodd Wobr Caeredin (mae Gwobr y Panel yn dal i gyfri), Funz a Gamez yn ei ymgais olaf i gyrraedd y teledu. Ymunwch â Bonzo, Jim the Elf ac Uncle Mick mewn fformat newydd sbon a grëwyd gan Phil, o r enw sioe banel gomedi. Yn dal i fod yn llawn funz, gamez a prizez i r kidz. The antihero of kid s shows The Times Delighting both children and (on a rather different level) adults alike The Telegraph FLOSSY & BOO S CURIOSITY SHOP Sun / Sul // 3:45pm // All Ages // Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre // Tickets: 5/ 16 for family of 4 Flossy and Boo have decided to run away from the circus to set up their own travelling Curiosity Shop, traversing the globe and collecting stories, songs and trinkets for their little cart. Roll up! Roll up! See Flossy and Boo s amazing (and rather unbelievable) tales! Hear the extraordinarily well-crafted-and-never-at-all-silly songs! Behold the extraordinary characters they have met along the way! With live original music, physical theatre and comedy, Flossy and Boo s Curiosity Shop is an energetic, entertaining, interactive theatre show - there is something for everyone in Flossy and Boo s rather peculiar world. The Curiosity Shop has toured internationally and is riding high on 4 and 5 star reviews, Flossy and Boo wheel their cart once more to Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Mae Flossy a Boo wedi penderfynu dianc o r syrcas i sefydlu eu Siop Sborion deithiol eu hunain, gan deithio r byd a chasglu straeon, caneuon a thrysorau ar gyfer eu cartiau bach. Dewch yn llu! Dewch i weld straeon anhygoel (a gweddol anghredadwy) Flossy a Boo! Dewch i glywed eu caneuon hynod-grefftus-a-ddim-yn-wirion-o-gwbl! Dewch i gwrdd â r cymeriadau anhygoel maen nhw wedi cwrdd â nhw ar hyd y ffordd! Gyda cherddoriaeth wreiddiol fyw, theatr gorfforol a chomedi, mae Flossy and Boo s Curiosity Shop yn sioe theatr egnïol, difyr, rhyngweithiol - mae rywbeth i bawb ym myd rhyfedd Flossy a Boo. Mae r Siop Sborion wedi teithio n rhyngwladol gan fwynhau adolygiadau 4 a 5 seren. Daw Flossy a Boo â i cart unwaith eto i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. 122 Kids Comedi 123

64 FREE KIDS WORKSHOPS ON THE PLAS LAWN GWEITHDAI PLANT AM DDIM AR LAWNT Y PLAS CRAFTY KIDS CIRCUS Sun/Sul // 12.30pm // Y Plas Lawn Come and try your hand at some circus skills with some of the crew from the Mary Bijou Cabaret. Dewch i roi cynnig ar sgiliau syrcas gyda rhai o griw Mary Bijou Cabaret. The Crafty Kids team just loves encouraging folks of all ages to use their imaginations and create things using a huge variety of materials. There are always lots of fabulous things to make and take away when you visit our workshops. Our friendly family team are always on hand to help out, give you crafty ideas and welcome you with a smile. Look out for our drop-in craft workshops, outdoor chalk boards and activity den at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, and come along for crafty family fun! Buy your tokens on arrival at our colourful round marquee, situated on Y Plas lawn, and exchange them for different craft activities. It costs just 5 for 3 tokens, and there are lots of crafty things for you to choose from. Mae tîm Crafty Kids wrth eu bodd yn annog pobl o bob oedran i ddefnyddio eu dychymyg a chreu pethau gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth eang o ddeunyddiau. Mae llawer o bethau gwych i w gwneud a u cymryd pan fyddwch yn ymweld â n gweithdai bob amser. Mae ein tîm cyfeillgar i r teulu bob amser wrth law i helpu, i roi syniadau crefft i chi am grefftau, ac i ch croesawu gyda gwên. Cadwch lygad am ein gweithdai galw heibio yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, a dewch draw am hwyl a chrefftau i r teulu! Prynwch eich tocynnau wrth gyrraedd ein pabell gron liwgar, wedi i lleoli ar lawnt y Plas, a chyfnewidiwch nhw am weithgareddau crefft gwahanol. Mae ond yn costio 5 am 3 tocyn, ac mae llawer o grefftau i ddewis rhyngddynt. HULA HOOP FLASH MOB AND WORKSHOP Sat/Sad // 12.30pm // Y Plas Lawn Come and watch the Sparkle s Hoop Troupe do a dazzling hooping routine followed by an opportunity for you to have a go yourself! Not only have Sparkles Hoop Troupe taken Cardiff by storm with amazing classes they have been nominated for two World Hoopie Awards Dewch i wylio Sparkle s Hoop Troupe yn perfformio rwtîn cylchu anhygoel, gyda chyfle wedyn i chi gael tro eich hun! Mae dosbarthiadau gwych Sparkle s Hoop Troupe wedi bod yn llwyddiannus dros ben yng Nghaerdydd, ac ar ben hynny fe u henwebwyd ar gyfer dau World Hoopie Award The hoop troupe are the funniest, finest and most dynamic act in Cardiff! We are Cardiff Saturday/Dydd Sadwrn 10:00am 6:00pm Tokens / Tocyn Sunday/Dydd Sul 10:00am 6:00pm Badge and Key ring making Gwneud bathodynnau a chylchoedd allweddi Suncatchers Dalwyr haul Wooden door hangers Hangeri drws pren Windmills Melinau gwynt Ceramic trinket boxes Blychau trysorau ceramig Fabric snap bracelets Brechledau snap ffabrig Colouring activities Gweithgareddau lliwio Tokens / Tocyn Badge and Key ring making Gwneud bathodynnau a chylchoedd allweddi Honeycomb flowers and hearts Blodau a chalonnau crwybr Wooden flower and boat pictures Lluniau blodau a chychod pren Plastic coasters Matiau plastig i gwpannau Ceramic bird decorations Addurniadau adara ceramig Cotton mini bag Bag bach cotwm Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for children over 6 years Addas i blant dros 6 oed Suitable for children over 6 years Addas i blant dros 6 oed Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for all ages but under 5 s will need parental help Addas i bob oedran, ond bydd angen cymorth rhieni ar blant dan 5 Suitable for children over 6 years Addas i blant dros 6 oed Suitable for children over 6 years Addas i blant dros 6 oed Suitable for all ages Pob oedran Colouring activities Gweithgareddau lliwio Suitable for all ages Pob oedran Free/Am Ddim Free/Am Ddim Brought to you by Emma s Crafty Kids emmascraftykids.co.uk Cyflwynir gan Emma s Crafty Kids emmascraftykids.co.uk 124 Kids Plant 125

65 FAMILY FUN AND GAMES HWYL A SBRI I R TEULU FREE ACTIVITY PACKS You can pick up a family Mach Pack full of more fun activities on Saturday lunchtime. They will be available from the Ladybirds on the Plas lawn from midday onwards. Numbers are limited so grab yours while you can! PECYNNAU GWEITHGAREDD AM DDIM Gallwch gasglu Pecyn Mach i r teulu yn llawn gweithgareddau difyr amser cinio Sadwrn. Byddant ar gael gan y Ladybirds ar lawnt y Plas o ganol dydd ymlaen. Cofiwch eu casglu cyn bod dim ar ôl! BINGO COLOUR Get a photo by the Green Door (and send it to Cymryd llun wrth y Drws Gwyrdd (a i anfon Eat from a food truck/stall Bwyta o stondin fwyd PLAYING AS A FAMILY TEAM, HOW MANY OF THESE WILL YOU DO OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND?! GAN CHWARAE FEL TÎM TEULU, FAINT O R RHAIN FYDDWCH CHI N EU GWNEUD DROS Y PENWYTHNOS?! Eat from EVERY food stall Bwyta o BOB stondin fwyd Watch a comedian you ve never heard of before Gwylio digrifwr nad ydych wedi clywed amdanynt o r blaen Climb up to the Machynlleth sign Dringo i arwydd Machynlleth ME LLIWIWCH FI Stand under the clock tower (bonus point for being on the hour) Sefyll dan dŵr y cloc (pwyntiau bowns am fod ar yr awr) Eat chips as your first meal of the day Bwyta sglodion fel pryd cynta r dydd Have a beer as your first drink of the day (ADULTS ONLY) Cael cwrw fel diod cynta r dydd (OEDOLION YN UNIG) Queue for the shower Ciwio i r gawod Watch hula hooping Gwylio cylchu hula Have a go at hula hooping! Cael tro ar gylch hula! Shelter from the rain in a big top Cysgodi gan y glaw yn y Big Top Watch a free outdoor performance Gwylio perfformiad awyr agored am ddim Eat in Mach s great cafes and pubs Bwyta yng nghaffis a thafarnau gwych Mach See someone in a tutu or fairy wings Gweld plentyn mewn twtw a/neu adennydd tylwyth teg Dance Dawnsio Wear your pyjamas outside Gwysgo ch pyjamas yn yr awyr agored Go to the wrong venue then race to the right one Mynd i r lleoliad anghywir ac yn rasio i r un cywir Spot the Mach pin badges on someone Gweld rhywun yn gwisgo bathodyn Mach Bump into someone you didn t expect to see Digwydd cwrdd â rhywun nad oeddech yn disgwyl eu gweld *safely from the pavement opposite. Do not stand in the road. * yn ddiogel o r palmant gyferbyn. Peidiwch â sefyll yn y ffordd. 126 Kids Plant 127

66 MORE MWY Josie Long stars in this mumblecore rom-com meets socio-political drama as a romance obsessed young librarian who thinks she has found her perfect match. Exhilarating, topical and also deeply alarming Super November is a wake up call and an ambitious breakthrough for director Douglas King and screenwriter Josie Long. Josie Long yn serennu mewn hanner ffilm gariad mumblecore, hanner drama cymdeithasol-wleidyddol wrth i ramant rhwng llyfrgellydd ifanc sy n credu ei bod wedi canfod y person perffaith. Yn rhyfeddol, yn amserol ac yn ddychrynllyd iawn, mae Super November yn rybudd ac yn ddechrau uchelgeisiol i r cyfarwyddwr Douglas King a r sgriptwr Josie Long. PORTRAIT DRAWING Sun /Sul // 10:00pm (120mins) // // 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. About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl Chapple has many years experience and has had exhibitions of his work displayed across the UK. About the models: A selection of models (comedians) will pose for your drawing pleasure. The class will be tailored to all levels of ability and experience and all materials will be provided. Work from the class will be displayed in a festival exhibition the gallery by reception in Y Plas from Sunday afternoon onwards. CORRIS RAILWAY Sat /Sad // 12 // 14+ Pick-up: 9.15am Y Plas Car Park / Return: 12:00pm Y Plas Car Park Dychweliad ein dosbarth celf blynyddol! Fore Sul, bydd Carl yn arwain dosbarth portreadu yn y Tabernacl gyda nifer o gomedïwyr yn eistedd i chi eu hanfarwoli mewn siarcol. Ynghylch y tiwtor: Mae gan yr artist yng Nghymru Carl Chapple lawer o flynyddoedd o brofiad ac mae arddangosfeydd o i waith wedi u cynnal ar draws y DU. Ynghylch y modelau: Bydd detholiad o fodelau (comedïwyr) yn sefyll er mwyn eich pleser darlunio. Caiff y dosbarth ei addasu i bob lefel o allu a phrofiad a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau. Caiff gwaith o r dosbarth ei arddangos mewn arddangosfa yn y galeri ger derbynfa r Plas o brynhawn Sul ymlaen. 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 Drên Cyflym Machynlleth! Teithiwch ar hyd rheilffordd gul gyntaf Canolbarth Cymru i r ffefryn gŵyl bore Sadwrn hwn. Ar ôl cyrraedd, bydd y llond llaw o ddeiliaid tocynnau lwcus yn cael eu hanfon ar long ager i r sied injan 138 oed sy n troi n glwb comedi. Bib-bib! MARK OLVER S DIFFICULT QUIZ Sun /Sul // 11:00am // Free/Am Ddim // 14+ // The Beech Bar (Y Plas) A show of strength for those that really know their comedy! It cannot be stressed enough that this really is a difficult quiz. Sioe o nerth i r rhai sy n adnabod eu comedi n wirioneddol! Mae hyn yn wir yn gwis anodd. JOSIE LONG FILM FILM SCREENING - SUPER NOVEMBER Sun /Sul // 1:45pm // 4 // 15+ // 90 mins / munud // Y Tabernacl DISCOVER DELICIOUS PRESENTS THE DYFI DISTILLERY Sun /Sul // 5:00pm // Free but ticketed/ Am ddim ond gyda thocyn // 18+ Pick-up: 5.00pm Y Plas Car Park Return: 7.00pm Y Plas Car Park A very special early evening gig presented by Discover Delicious featuring four festival acts at the Dyfi Gin Distillery in nearby Corris. Transportation to and from the Distillery is provided. There will also be time for some pre-show gin-tasting and a complimentary G&T to enjoy during the gig. Keep an eye on Discover Delicious social media before the festival for your chance to win a pair of tickets for the show. Gig arbennig iawn gyda r nos a gyflwynir gan Discover Delicious, sy n cynnwys pedwar act o r ŵyl yn Nistylliaeth Dyfi Gin yng Nghorris gerllaw. Darperir cludiant i r ddistylliaeth ac yn ôl. Bydd amser hefyd i flasu gin cyn y sioe a G&T am ddim i w fwynhau yn ystod y gig. Cadwch lygad ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol Discover Delicious cyn yr ŵyl am eich cyfle i ennill pâr o docynnau i r sioe. discoverdeliciouswales ddeliciouswales discoverdeliciouswales THE SAUNA Sat / Sad & Sun / Sul // 2:00pm 7:00pm 5 per person // 14+ // Y Plas Unwind between shows with a quick sauna on the Plas lawn? Why not. This luxury wood fired sauna, hand built in Machynlleth by Heartwood Saunas, is available for 30minute slots on Saturday and Sunday. Sign up at the sauna on the day for just 5 per person (all proceeds will be donated to the Wales Air Ambulance charity). Fancy one for yourself? Owner and master craftsman Olly Davey will be on hand to answer any questions throughout the weekend. Ymlaciwch rhwng sioeau gyda sawna cyflym ar lawnt y Plas. Pam ddim? Mae r sawna tân pren moethus hwn, a adeiladwyd â llaw ym Machynlleth gan Heartwood Saunas, ar gael am slotiau 30 munud ddydd Sadwrn a dydd Sul. Cofrestrwch wrth y sawna ar y diwrnod am 5 y pen (bydd yr holl elw n cael ei roi i elusen Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru). Ffansïo un eich hun? Bydd y perchennog a r crefftwr o fri Olly Davey wrth law i ateb unrhyw gwestiynau trwy gydol y penwythnos. 128 More MWY 129

67 Barow,Pontycymmer,AnthonyStokes,2017 WOODLAND PAVILION Y PAFILIWN COETIR fotogaleriygofeb HEOLPEN 'RALLT MACHYNLLETH M ay 31August2018 m ore from THE VALLEYS photographsby ANTHONYSTOKES a new photographygaleryselinga selectionoffineprintsand postcards check opening tim eshere: The pop up performance space along the pathway between the Plas and the Owain Glyndŵr Centre returns for another year! Programmed from Saturday onwards all sorts of wonderful things will appear on the stage. As always join Mark Olver on Sunday (3.00pm 4.30pm) for his alfresco comedy club Woodland Curiosities where he cajoles/bribes/blackmails the finest festival comics to do short sets for your enjoyment, and all for free! Keep an eye out on the blackboard by the Woodland Pavilion and social media for details of additional performances during the weekend! 130 Mae r man perfformio dros dro ar hyd y llwybr rhwng y Plas a Chanolfan Owain Glyndŵr Centre yn ôl am flwyddyn arall! O ddydd Sadwrn ymlaen, bydd pob math o bethau ardderchog yn ymddangos ar y llwyfan. Fel bob amser, ymunwch â Mark Olver ddydd Sul (3.00pm 4.30pm) ar gyfer ei glwb comedi awyr agored Woodland Curiosities lle bydd yn annog/llwgrwobrwyo/ bygwth blacmel i r digrifwyr gorau yn yr ŵyl i wneud setiau byr i chi eu mwynhau, ac oll am ddim! Cadwch lygad ar y bwrdd du fer y Pafiliwn Coetir ac ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol am fanylion am berfformiadau ychwanegol yn ystod y penwythnos! continuouseye exercise along the road from YTabernacl,Machynleth pen'ra lt galeria siop lyfrau photography ilustrated art poetry cu rentisues politics environm ent architecture booksforchildren m usic and a few laughs open throughoutthe weekend from 10am untileye-lidsdroop galerybookshop fotogra fiaeth lyfraudarluniadol celf barddoniaeth pynciau losg gwleidyddiaeth yram gylchedd pensaernïaeth lyfrauplant cerddoriaeth acychydig o chwerthin ltga lerybookshop.co.uk More MWY 131

68 FRI COMEDY / COMEDI GWE Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 7:00pm Rhod Gilbert - Work in Very Early Progress The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 7:00pm Mark Watson - This Is Halfway To Being A Show Y Tabernacl 12 7:00pm Quickly Kevin, Will He Score? - Quickly Kevin, Will He Tour? Y Plas - Main Hall 10 7:00pm Lazy Susan - Work In Progress Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 7:00pm Nish Kumar - The Heart Part V (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 7:00pm Colin Hoult as Anna Mann - How We Stop the Fascists Ysgol Bro Hyddgen 10 7:00pm Jessica Fostekew - The Silence of the Nans Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 7:00pm Annie McGrath - Love In The Time Of Annie McGrath The Store 8 7:00pm Eleanor Morton -Work In Progress The Swallow Theatre 7 7:00pm Goose - Goose in Mach (Part 4 of 5) (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 7:00pm WiFi Wars - Pub Quiz (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 7 7:00pm Amy Mason with Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood - Hollering Woman Creek Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 7:00pm Jayde Adams- The Divine Ms Jayde (Work in Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 7 7:00pm Tom Toal - Mask Your Lunacy (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 7:00pm Kiri Pritchard-McLean - Victim, Complex (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 7:00pm John-Luke Roberts - All I Wanna Do is (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 8:45pm John Robins - The Darkness of Robins Y Tabernacl 14 8:45pm Tom Allen - Absolutely Y Plas - Main Hall 14 8:45pm Liam Williams & Johnny White Really-Really -Two Mellow Fellow...(Work In Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 8:45pm Jonny & the Baptists - The World is a Mess, Here are Some Songs Ysgol Bro Hyddgen 12 8:45pm Gráinne Maguire - I Call My Vagina The Psychopath Test (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 7 8:45pm Lolly Adefope - Lolly 3 (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 8:45pm Heidi Regan- Heidi vs Sharks The Store 7 8:45pm Ingrid Dahle - Wingrid The Swallow Theatre 8 8:45pm Stuart Laws - Stops The Warren Room 8 8:45pm WiFi Wars - The Video Game Game Show Show Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 8:45pm Sean McLoughlin - Hail Mary (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 7 8:45pm Tessa Coates - Work In Progress Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 8:45pm Matt Rees - Happy Hour (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 8:45pm Olga Koch - Fight (Work In Progress) The Upper Sixth 7 10:30pm Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 10:30pm Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase Y Plas - Main Hall 15 10:30pm The Death Hilarious - The Scum Always Rises Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 10:30pm Adam Scott-Rowley - This is Not Culturally Significant Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 8 Comedi 133

69 SAT COMEDY / COMEDI SAD Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 12:15pm Josh Widdicombe - Work In Progress (or something like that) Y Tabernacl 10 12:15pm Elf Lyons - ChiffChaff (Work In Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 12:15pm Tom Parry - Look At That Over There (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 12:15pm Louise Reay - Eraserhead Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 12:15pm Lucy Pearman - Work In Progress The Store 7 12:15pm George Rigden - Manipulative (Work In Progress) The Swallow Theatre 7 12:15pm Luke McQueen - As Yet Untitled (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 12:15pm Jamie Wood - I am a Tree Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 12:15pm Tudur Owen - The Size of Wales Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 12:15pm Sofie Hagen - Made of Human Podcast The Sixth Form 8 12:15pm Sarah Breese, Calum Stewart, Dan Thomas - Triple Fret. F-R-E-T. Because We Worry Upper Sixth 7 2:00pm Pappy s - Pappy s Flatshare Slamdown Y Tabernacl 8 2:00pm Joel Dommett - Work In Progress Y Plas - Main Hall 8 2:00pm The Delightful Sausage - Regeneration Game (Work In Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 2:00pm Rob Auton - The Hair Show Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 2:00pm Tom Neenan - It s Always Infinity (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 2:00pm Will Duggan - ReUnion (Work In Progress) The Store 7 2:00pm Sunil Patel - Vibes (Work In Progress) Swallow Theatre 7 2:00pm Bec Hill - What Does a Girl Have To Do To Get (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 2:00pm Sheeps - Live and Loud Selfie Sex Harry Potter (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 2:00pm Nish Kumar - The Heart Part V (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 2:00pm Ben Target - A Wrok in Porgress (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 2:00pm Sam & Tom - Sam & Tom: Interview (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 2:00pm Mike Wozniak - Work In Progress The Sixth Form 7 2:00pm Justin Teddy Cliffe - TigerFace Upper Sixth 7 2:15pm Josh Widdicombe - Josh Widdicombe & Friends The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 12 3:30pm Will Adamsdale & Ed Gaughan - Lost Disc Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 3:45pm John Kearns- Don t Worry They re Here Y Plas - Main Hall 10 3:45pm Richard Gadd - Work in Progress Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 3:45pm Pat Cahill - The Fisherman Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 3:45pm Bisha K Ali - Bisha K Ali s Life is a Work In Progress (Work in Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 3:45pm David Elms - Songs To Breathe Loudly Through the Nose To (Work in Progress) The Store 7 3:45pm Pierre Novellie - Hear Novellie, Speak Novellie, See Novellie (Work in Progress) The Swallow Theatre 7 3:45pm Yuriko Kotani - Overwork In Progress (Work in Progress) The Warren Room 7 3:45pm Lou Sanders - An Apology to all The Guys I ve Touched Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 3:45pm Adam Hess - Socks and Skies (Work in Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 7 3:45pm Steffan Alun - Romantic Comedy (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 8 3:45pm Jordan Brookes -Wait Till The Guys Hear About This (Work in Progress) The Sixth Form 7 3:45pm Nathaniel Metcalfe - Chameleon, Comedian (Work in Progress) Upper Sixth 7 SAT COMEDY / COMEDI SAD Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 5:15pm Joe Lycett - I m About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 5:30pm Nick Mohammed - Characters Y Tabernacl 14 5:30pm Beth Vyse as Olive Hands in The HAND That Rocked the Cradle (Work in Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 5:30pm Stuart Goldsmith - Like I Mean It Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 10 5:30pm Aisling Bea - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 10 5:30pm Chris Betts - On We (Work in Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 5:30pm Mark Watson - How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress) The Store 8 5:30pm Amy Annette and Sophie Duker - I Don t Feel like a Legend (Work In Progress) The Swallow Theatre 7 5:30pm Kat Bond - It s me Cathy Come Home Now So Cold (Work in Progress) The Warren Room 7 5:30pm Bec Hill and Sarah Bennetto - Univer-silly Challenge Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 5:30pm Brett Goldstein - What Is Love Baby Don t Hurt Me (Work in Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 7 5:30pm Owen Roberts - I Let A Six Year Old Write (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 5:30pm Frank Foucault - Shoes (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 5:30pm Rob Auton - The Talk Show (Work in Progress) The Sixth Form 7 5:30pm Robin Morgan - Honeymoon (Work in Progress) Upper Sixth 7 7:15pm Rhod Gilbert - Work in Very Early Progress The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 7:15pm Ed Gamble - Mammoth Y Tabernacl 12 7:15pm Amusical - Amusical Y Plas - Main Hall 12 7:15pm Birthday Girls - SKETCO MADNESS (Work in Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 7:15pm Jen Brister - Meaningless (Work in Progress) Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 7 7:15pm Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress (Work in Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 7:15pm Holly Burn - Work in Progress Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 7:15pm Michael Dolan - Deterioration Update 2018 (Work in Progress) The Store 7 7:15pm Sindhu Vee - Work in Progress The Swallow Theatre 7 7:15pm Jack Barry - Lets Get Sexy (Work in Progress) The Warren Room 7 7:15pm Ed Aczel - Is Ed Aczel infinite? Machynlleth Bowling Club 10 7:15pm Molly Naylor - LIGHTS! PLANETS! PEOPLE! Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 7:15pm Fern Brady - Work in Progress Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 7:15pm Charlie Webster - Rats Never Sleep (Work in Progress) The Haunted Cellar 7 7:15pm Sofie Hagen - Work in Progress The Sixth Form 7 7:15pm Amir Khoshokhan - Not On Your Side (Work in Progress) Upper Sixth 7 9:00pm Tim Key - Megadate Y Tabernacl 15 9:00pm Jordan Brookes - Body of Work Y Plas Vortex 10 9:00pm Laura Davis - Ghost Machine Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 9:00pm Simon Munnery - Renegade Plumber Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 12 9:00pm Gein s Family Giftshop - Volume 3 Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 10 9:00pm Laura Lexx - Fight or Flight Club Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 9:00pm Athena Kugblenu - Still KMT (Work in Progress) The Store 7 9:00pm Peter Dobbing - Pleased With Yourself Isn t The Same (Work in Progress) The Swallow Theatre SCHEDULE atodlen 135

70 SAT COMEDY / COMEDI SAD Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 9:00pm John Kearns and Pat Cahill - 110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill (Work in Progress) The Warren Room 8 9:00pm Ross & Josh - The Not So Late Show Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 9:00pm Rob Kemp - The Elvis Dead Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 8 9:00pm James McNicholas - Pig Boy (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 9:00pm Lisa Curry - Alive for a While Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 9:00pm Amy Gledhill - Trawl (Work in Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 9:00pm James Rowland - Team Viking The Sixth Form 8 9:00pm Stuart Laws - Stuart Laws Starts Something New (Work in Progress) Upper Sixth 7 10:30pm Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 10:30pm Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase Y Plas - Main Hall 15 10:45pm The Glang Show Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 10:45pm Phil Kay - Progress in Work Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 10 10:45pm Joel Dommett and Steve Dunne - Comedy Score Podcast Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 10 11:00pm NeckFace - Short Film & Rhod Gilbert Q & A with cast and crew Y Tabernacl 7 11:00pm Colin Hoult - Anna Mann s Late Night Cheese & Sex Party Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 SUN COMEDY / COMEDI SUL Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 12:15pm Richard Herring - Richard Herring s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Y Tabernacl 8 12:15pm Beasts- Beasts Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 12:15pm Gavin Osborn featuring Isy Suttie - Songs and Talking (Work in Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 12:15pm Peter Brush - Chasing Snails (Work in Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 12:15pm Ali Brice - Ali Brice s Lemonade Stand The Store 7 12:15pm Glenn Moore - Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It (Work In Progress) Swallow Theatre 7 12:15pm Stuart Goldsmith - One Night Only (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 12:15pm Foxdog Studios - Foxdog Studios: Robot Chef (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 7 12:15pm George Egg - DIY Chef Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 12:15pm Sarah Bennetto - United Colours of Bennetto (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 12:15pm Matthew Crosby - Let s Go Away - A Reading of A New Play (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 12:15pm Gabriel Ebulue - The Three Track Podcast Upper Sixth 7 2:00pm James Acaster - COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 1999 The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 14 2:00pm Christopher Bliss - Work in Progress Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 2:00pm Amy Annette - What Women Want Ysgol Bro Hyddgen 8 2:00pm Ed Gamble - Hell No (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 2:00pm Emma Sidi - A Graceful Work in Progress (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 2:00pm Daniel Cook - Carpet (Work In Progress) The Store 7 2:00pm Rosie Jones - Fifteen Minutes (Work In Progress) Swallow Theatre 7 SUN COMEDY / COMEDI SUL Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 2:00pm Chris Washington - You Beauty! (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 2:00pm Seymour Mace - Seymour Mace Gets Censored by MachFest (Work in Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 7 2:00pm The Comedian s Comedian Podcast: [Redacted] Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 2:00pm Harriet Dyer - Soo s a Prick (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 2:00pm Kriss Foster - Mug Tree Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 2:00pm Pat Cahill - Talents (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 2:00pm Ivo Graham - Motion Sickness (Work In Progress) Upper Sixth 7 3:45pm Alun Cochrane - YOU. ME. NOW. (Work In Progress) Y Tabernacl 8 3:45pm Elis James and John Robins - Potato Potato Y Plas - Main Hall 8quid 3:45pm Gein s Family Giftshop - Vol: 4 (Work In Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 3:45pm Simon Munnery - Fylm School Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hal 10 3:45pm Josie Long - If The Baby Comes Early I Won t Be Here (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 3:45pm Mark Simmons - One-linerer Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 3:45pm Sofie Hagen - Work In Progress The Store 7 3:45pm Owen Niblock - Spectral Analysis (Work In Progress) The Swallow Theatre 7 3:45pm Rachel Parris- Work In Progress The Warren Room 8 3:45pm Chris Kent - Looking Up (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 7 3:45pm Arnab Chanda - How Do You Do This? Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 3:45pm Josh Pugh - The Changingman (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 3:45pm Garrett Millerick - Sunflower (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 3:45pm Rob Oldham - Worm s Lament (Work In Progress) Upper Sixth 7 4:00pm Sara Pascoe - LadsLadsLads The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 5:30pm Richard Herring - Oh Frig I m 50! Y Tabernacl 14 5:30pm Tony Law - Absurdity for the Common People Y Plas - Main Hall 12 5:30pm William Andrews - Willy Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 5:30pm Tez Ilyas - Teztify Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 10 5:30pm Do Not Adjust Your Stage - The Wunderkammer Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 5:30pm Evelyn Mok - Work In Progress The Store 7 5:30pm Edd Hedges - For Eva, From Forever Ago (Work In Progress) The Swallow Theatre 7 5:30pm Jonny Pelham - Comfortably Numb (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 5:30pm David Trent - THIS A REQUIRED FIELD (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 5:30pm Beth Vyse - As Funny As Cancer Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 5:30pm Steen Raskopoulos - Steen Raskopoulos Machynlleth Rugby Club 10 5:30pm Harriet Kemsley - Harriet Kemsley s New Show (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 7 5:30pm Two Stupids - An Apology (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 5:30pm Henry Paker (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 7:15pm Rhod Gilbert - Work in Very Early Progress The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 15 7:15pm Paul Foot - Image Conscious (Work In Progress) Y Tabernacl 12 7:15pm Ivo Graham - Educated Guess Y Plas - Main Hall SCHEDULE atodlen 137

71 SUN COMEDY / COMEDI SUL Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris 7:15pm Great British Mysteries? - Great British Mysteries 1599? (Work In Progress) Y Plas Vane Tempest 7 7:15pm Kiri Pritchard-Mclean - Appropriate Adult Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 10 7:15pm Desiree Burch - Unf*ckable Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 10 7:15pm Stuart Laws and Megan Pugh - The Comedians Short Film Night Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 8 7:15pm Becky Brunning - Work In Progress (with good bits) The Store 7 7:15pm Sean Morley - I Apologise For My Recent Behaviour The Swallow Theatre 8 7:15pm Phil Ellis - Is Ready for the Big Time (Work In Progress) The Warren Room 7 7:15pm Angela Barnes - Rose-Tinted (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Bowling Club 8 7:15pm Tom Wrigglesworth - Greatest Hits & New Bits (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 8 7:15pm James Meehan - Gaz (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 7:15pm Matt Winning - Climate Strange (Work In Progress) The Sixth Form 7 7:15pm Johnny White Really-Really - Pigeons Upper Sixth 8 9:00pm Nick Helm - There Is Nothing You Can Do To Me That I Haven t Already Y Tabernacl 15 9:00pm Max & Ivan - Work in Progress Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 9:00pm Brian Gittins - Do Not Feed The Monkey Man Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 10 9:00pm David Elms - Best Of Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard 8 9:00pm Michael Legge - The Worst Nurse on Earth (Work In Progress) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys 7 9:00pm Comedy (Translation Provided!) Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Caffi Alys 7 9:00pm Rose Johnson - Here She Is (Work In Progress) The Store 7 9:00pm Nish Kumar - The Heart Part V (Work In Progress) Swallow Theatre 8 9:00pm Mark Watson - How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress) The Warren Room 8 9:00pm Jarred Christmas & Hobbit - Comedy Beatbox Party Bitches Machynlleth Bowling Club 10 9:00pm Elf Lyons - SWAN Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 10 9:00pm Felicity Ward - Busting A Nut (Work In Progress) Machynlleth Rugby Club 7 9:00pm Bobby Mair - Loudly Insecure Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 8 9:00pm Caroline Mabey - Caroline Mabey Leaves the Room Slowly (Work In Progress) Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7 9:00pm Ciaran Dowd - Don Rudolfo (work in Progress) The Sixth Form 7 10:30pm James Acaster - COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 2017 The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 14 10:30pm Amusical - Amusical Y Plas - Main Hall 12 10:45pm Sarah Bennetto and Friends - Sarah Bennetto s Storytellers Club Y Plas Vane Tempest 8 MORE... / MWY... Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Sat/Sad 9:30am Corris Railway Corris Railway 12 Sun/Sul 10:00am Portrait Drawing Y Tabernacl 12 Sun/Sul 11:00am Mark Olver's Difficult Quiz Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 5:00pm The Dyfi Distillery Dyfi Distillery 12 Sun/Sul 1:45pm Josie Long - Super November film screening Y Tabernacl 4 Sat/Sad - Sun/Sul 2:00pm The Sauna Y Plas - Lawn 5 donation Sat/Sad -Sun/Sul Various The Woodland Pavilion Free/Am Ddim BBC Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Fri/Gwe 4:00pm The Leak Y Tabernacl Free/Am Ddim (ticketed) Sat/Sad 11:00am Rhod Gilbert on BBC Radio Wales The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena Free/Am Ddim (ticketed) Sun/Sul 11:00am The BBC Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival Stand Up Showcase Sun/Sul 12:45pm BBC Writersroom Wales Presents: Breaking into Comedy COMEDI CYMRAEG The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena The Vortex Free/Am Ddim (ticketed) Free/Am Ddim (ticketed) Day Amser Digwyddiad Lleoliad Pris Fri/Gwe 7:00pm Steffan Alun - Rom Com Cymraeg Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys 7 Sat/Sad 3:45pm Elis James - Goreuon Y Ganrif - Y Senglau Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Prif Neuadd 10 Sat/Sad 7:15pm Sarah Breese a Ffrindiau - Lleisiau Newydd Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys 7 Sat/Sad 9:00pm Steffan Evans - Yn Groes I r Graen Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys 7 Sun/Sul 5:30pm Tudur Owen - Ar y Gweill Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Prif Neuadd 8 Sun/Sul 7:15pm Dan Thomas - Dan Thomas Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys 7 Sun/Sul 9:00pm Comedi (Gyda Chyfieithiad!) Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Caffi Alys SCHEDULE atodlen 139

72 MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Fri/Gwe 8:00pm Sweet Baboo Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 1:30pm My Name is Ian Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 3:15pm Seazoo Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 5:00pm Wasuremono Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 6:45pm Wylderness Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 8:30pm Spook School Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 1:30pm Chloe Foy Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 3:15pm Toby Hay Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 5:00pm Jim Ghedi Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 6:45pm Los Blancos Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 8:30pm Partner Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim WEDDING DESIGN AND COORDINATION DJ Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Sat/Sad 10:00am David Trent s Reggae Breakfast Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 9:30pm John Robins DJ Set Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sat/Sad 11:00pm DJ Phat Springbeatz Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 9:30pm Maybe an hour from Henry Widdicombe Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim Sun/Sul 10:30pm Felicity Ward DJ Set Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim CABARET Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Fri/Gwe 11 :00pm Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club - Mary Bijou s Walk of Shame Beech Bar (Y Plas Big Top) Free/Am Ddim wedding design & styling AD event coordination - on the day full wedding planning KIDS / PLANT Day Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad Venue/Lleoliad Price/Pris Sat/Sad 11:00am The Ladybird Circus Show Y Plas Vortex 4/ 12 family ticket Sat/Sad 11:30am WiFi Wars - KIDS SHOW Machynlleth Bowling Club 5/ 16 family ticket Sat/Sad 12:15pm James Acaster - Babysits Y Plas - Main Hall 5/ 16 family ticket Sat/Sad 2:00pm Milkshake and the Bubble Flower Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 5/ 16 family ticket Sun/Sul 11:00am Sinbad the Sailor Y Plas Vortex 5/ 16 family ticket Sun/Sul 12:15pm Jarred Christmas & Hobbit - The Mighty Kids Beatbox Gameshow Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Main Hall 5/ 16 family ticket Sun/Sul 2:00pm Funz And GameZ - Flogging a Dead Horze Y Plas - Main Hall 5/ 16 family ticket Sun/Sul 3:45pm Flossy & Boo s Curiosity Shop Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - The Theatre 5/ 16 family ticket venue finder pop up outdoor weddings hand painted stationery & watercolour portraits emma@sylvieandjoan.co.uk SCHEDULE

73 ABERYSTWYTH COMEDY FESTIVAL As part of Visit Wales Year of the Sea Little Wander are launching a brand new comedy festival in Aberystwyth this October. With venues stretched along the iconic seafront we couldn t think of a better location to start our second comedy festival. Bookending the Summer season our two comedy festivals will have their own distinct personalities, very much drawing from their locations and the time of year. Trust us, this is going to be epic. See you there. The project has been funded via the Welsh Government s Tourism Product Innovation Fund which aims to encourage new innovative product ideas working in partnership which will have a greater impact and attract more #FINDYOUREPIC GŴYL GOMEDI ABERYSTWYTH Fel rhan o Flwyddyn y Môr Croeso Cymru, mae Little Wander yn lansio gŵyl gomedi newydd sbon yn Aberystwyth fis Hydref. Gyda lleoliadau ar hyd y glan môr eiconig, allen ni ddim meddwl am leoliad gwell i gychwyn ein hail ŵyl gomedi. Bob pen i dymor yr haf, bydd gan ein dwy ŵyl gomedi ei phersonoliaeth unigryw ei hun, gan fanteisio ar eu lleoliadau ac adeg y flwyddyn. Credwch ni, bydd hyn yn epig. Welwn ni chi yno. Ariannwyd y prosiect trwy Gronfa Arloesi Cynnyrch Twristiaeth Llywodraeth Cymru sy n annog syniadau cynnyrch arloesol newydd gan weithio mewn partneriaeth i gael mwy o effaith a denu mwy o #FINDYOUREPIC 142 machynlleth comedy festival

74 1. The BBC Radio Wales Mach Arena 2. Y Plas - Main Hall 3. Y Plas - Vane Tempest 4. Y Plas - The Vortex 5. Y Plas - The Colin Wilde Room 6. Y Plas - The Haunted Cellar 7. Big Top Stage 8. Beech Bar 9. Crafty Kids 10. Information 11. Owain Glyndŵr Centre 12. Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Powys Room 13. Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Room 14. Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Caffi Alys 15. Owain Glyndŵr Centre - The Store 16. The Senedd 17. Box office 18. Y Tabernacl 19. Woodland Pavillion 20. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - MAIN HALL 21. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - THEATRE 22. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen - Sixth Form 23. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen -Upper Sixth 24. Machynlleth Bowling Club 25. Machynlleth Rugby Club 26. The Swallow Theatre 27. The Warren Room 28. Official Festival Campsite 29. Live-in vehicle pitches YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN TRAIN STATION HEOL PENTRERHEDYN HEOL PEN RALLT Y TABERNACL 18 THE SWALLOW THEATRE MAP BBC RADIO WALES MACHARENA HE NEW ST HEOL MAENGWYN MACHYNLLETH RUGBY CLUB 25 OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE LLYNLLOEDD LN MACHYNLLETH BOWLING CLUB 24 THE WARREN ROOM Y PLAS 2 MACH ARENA 1 TH 19 THE PATHWAY WOODLAND PAVILION 28 OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAMPSITE & YURTS BIGTOP CRAFTY KIDS 10 Key ATM Toilets Food stalls Official Bar Picnic benches

75 Dewch i ddarganfod profiadau newydd epic ar hyd glannau Cymru yn Hon yw Blwyddyn y Môr. #GwladGwlad In 2018 discover new epic experiences on the shores of Wales. This is our Year of the Sea. #FindYourEpic Ein Glannau Epic. Our Epic Shores. croeso.cymru visitwales.com