Top names for Birmingham Glee Club Autumn comedy season

Irish comedy legend Tommy Tiernan, former They Think It's All Over regular Lee Hurst and fast-rising star Jack Whitehall are among the acts lined up for The Glee Club Birmingham's 2011 Autumn comedy season.

The city centre venue, has scooped the prestigious Chortle Award for Best Comedy Venue in the Midlands and East for three consecutive years (2009-2011).

Prompted by the redevelopment of his own East End comedy club, Londoner Lee Hurst returns to live touring after a decade away with Man v Woman, a mix of stand-up combined with a live interactive battle of the sexes game show.

Tommy Tiernan follows up his critically acclaimed Crooked Man show with the strangely named Poot. Tiernan has been described as Ireland's Billy Connolly, and was keen to return to the venue after his appearance last year.

Jack Whitehall has very quickly made big waves in the world of comedy and arrives on his solo debut tour. Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival back in 2009, Hollywood industry bible Variety then selected him as one of their 10 Comics to Watch.

The club's Autumn season also features headline shows from Mock the Week regular Seann Walsh, Canadian comic Tom Stade, leading Aussie comedians Adam Hills and Jimeoin, The Mighty Boosh-approved Paul Foot, the towering Greg Davies of C4's The Inbetweeners and BBC3's We Are Klang! fame, Craig Campbell and Hal Cruttenden.

The Glee Club's owner Mark Tughan said: "TV shows like Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Mock the Week have really pushed comedy into the mainstream, and it's great to see so many of these talented live comics returning to The Glee."

In addition, The Glee Club's established weekly Best In Live Stand-up Comedy shows - featuring four live comics handpicked from the top of the UK and International circuit - boast appearances by Radio 4 favourite Tom Wrigglesworth and Kiwi Jarred Christmas, while a series of shows as part of the annual Birmingham Comedy Festival will be announced soon.

Tickets for all of the above shows are available now direct from www.glee.co.uk/birmingham or by calling 0871 472 0400.

2011 Autumn Season - Comedy Tour Show Listings:

Adam Hills: Mess Around - Thursday October 6, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show (Studio) £12. Doors: 8pm.

Jack Whitehall: Let's Not Speak of This Again - Sunday October 9, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show. £15. Doors: 6.45pm.

Hal Cruttenden - Fri October 14, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show (Studio). £12 | £10 NUS. Doors: 8pm

Seann Walsh - Wednesday October 19, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show (Studio). £12 phone | £11.50 web | £5 NUS. Doors: 7.30pm.

Paul Foot: Still Life - Friday, October 21, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show (Studio). £12 | £10 NUS. Doors: 8pm.

Tommy Tiernan: Poot - Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show. £17.50 phone | £17 web | £16 NUS. Doors: 7.15pm.

Jimeoin: Lovely - Thursday, Octovber 27, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show (Studio). £14 | £12 NUS. Doors: 8pm.

Lee Hurst: Man v Woman - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show. £15. Doors: 6.45pm.

Tom Stade: Live - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - Comedy Tour Show. £14 phone | £13.50 web. Doors: 7.15pm.