The Horne Section have announced that they will film their latest show ‘The Horne Section’s Hit Show’ for a brand-new comedy special. Fronted by Alex Horne (creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster) and his actually talented band, they will film at The Royal Shakespeare Society in Stratford-upon-Avon, tuning up their instruments they will perform two shows at 6pm and 9:30pm on Thursday 7th June. This is the final time fans will have a chance to see the hit show.
The Horne Section’s Hit Show has enjoyed a huge 60+date tour across the UK and Ireland which was extended to meet overwhelming demand for tickets, and saw them perform at London’s Palladium Theatre, Salford’s Lowry, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and Dublin’s Vicar Street among many other venues.
The six-headed musical comedy band bring their trademark chaotically raucous musical stylings to an array of songs. Expect plentiful enthusiastic dancing, party games, and a lot of mucking about.
Having starred in two series of their critically-acclaimed sitcom The Horne Section TV Show on Channel 4 which was described as “riotously fun… [and] an utter delight” (The Guardian ★★★★), and “a first-class comedy” (The Sunday Times Online), while their previous TV credits include being featured on Channel 4’s The Last Leg including Last Leg Christmas Special and Last Leg: The Last Leg of the Year. They have featured in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), as well as the 2 hour special The Horne Section Television Programme on UKTV’s Dave filmed at the London Palladium, while the band have hosted three series of Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section on BBC Radio 4.
The band’s iTunes chart topping podcast The Horne Section Podcast is Shortlists’ Best Comedy Podcast and is currently enjoying a sell-out run of shows at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, while the band collaborated with Romesh Ranganathan’s Hip Hop Saved My Life podcast in an exclusive podcast mashup with Acast and Comic Relief. Separately, members of The Horne Section have performed with recording artists including Robbie Williams, Madness, Florence and the Machine, Amy Winehouse, George Ezra, Basement Jaxx, Disclosure and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
The Horne Section includes five outstanding musicians and one non-musical stand-up. They are: Alex Horne (band leader), Joe Auckland (trumpet and banjo), Mark Brown (saxophone and guitar), Will Collier (bass), Ben Reynolds (drums and percussion) and Ed Sheldrake (keyboards).
Tickets go on sale today, Tuesday 5th May and can be found at TheHorneSection.com
