IAN BILLINGS – LIVE ONSTAGE QUOTES
“Bouncing onto stage, belaying his middle-age,
high-octane silly patter …”
“…attacks his stand-up from the level of the child…”
“…an impressive hit rate, scoring laughs across the age range…”
“…Billings is a great introduction to the genre…”
Broadway Baby **
“This is a great show for adult and children alike…”
“…lots of audience participation…”
“…engaged brilliantly with the audience…”
“…is geared at childrens level but makes adults realise how daft we sound at time!!!!!”
“…Its very very funny. Euan whose 10 said it was great show and gave it 10/10 A great fun show for both parents and children.”
Primary Times *
“… well-versed in connecting with their young target audience, One was laughing so hard that he almost slid off his chair!”
“He often spoke with individual children in the audience, asking short questions building up to the next segment in his routine and most certainly knows how to make them laugh.”
“… great hour of fun and laughter for kids, and certainly worth four stars = Highly Recommended.”
Fringe Review **
"Blast-your-head-off kids comedy takes you on a giggle-guaranteed ride!"
digyorkshire.com
“Exuberant star!”
“A talented character actor!”
“Ridiculous thoughts brought to entertaining life!”
“Entertaining and charming!” -
The List
* “Ian Billings was brilliant!” -
Edinburgh Evening News
“An engaging stage style!” -
The Guardian
IAN BILLINGS – SCHOOL QUOTES
“Best thing I’ve seen in this school in thirty years!” -
Teacher, Norwich School, England
“It was brilliant - the kids were captivated.” –
St.Andrews School, Bangkok, Thailand
"My son, who is nearly 10, thought you were amazing and wants to be just like you when he grows up. So there you go, not only do you have a fan, you are now officially a role model :-) Thank you!" –
Weston All Saints Primary School, Bath, England
“Students thoroughly enjoyed the introductory assembly, in case you could not tell by all the laughter, as well as the small workshops. The students walked away from the workshops inspired and excited, which is always the sign of a great lesson.” -
The International Academy, Amman, Jordan.
"An inspiring children's comedian and author." -
Ipswich High School for Girls, England
"Hugely entertaining and extremely popular!" -
Edge Hill Junior School, England
“The children were incredibly motivated and inspired by your performance and workshop and as a result there has been a big shift in the enthusiasm for writing particularly the boys. Some have sent up a lunchtime writing club. There was great amusement regarding the workshop and children were excited to see that writing can be such fun! As a school we can only watch as the impact of this unfolds! Many thanks for a very inspiration and unconventional approach to writing.”
Seabrooke Primary School, Kent, England
“The students are still talking about it and we all went to work to develop interesting characters and settings in order to publish some interesting stories.
I personally noticed an improvement in several students’ writing due to the details they included. This they remembered from you and I thank you.” –
Le Rosey, Rolle, Switzerland
“The pupils you worked with during the day were so inspired by you that they still have not stopped talking about it. Parents, governors and pupils laughed all the way through your performance. The friends of the school have asked if we could book you to come every year as they were so impressed.”
William Stukeley School, Lincolnshire, England
“I enjoyed this session and found it very insightful. Creative and fun! Very useful to see how to build ideas without using words and engaging imagination. Unmissable and informative. As a YL teacher I got some useful tips. Only downside was lack of time!”
Teaching Centre & ELT Projects, British Council, Jabal Amman, Jordan
“Ian Billings is an author with a difference - he has a rare talent to entertain too. At the recent awards ceremony for the Warwickshire Secondary Book Award Ian not only expertly chaired discussion with two authors - Sophie Mckenzie and Emma Clayton - but had an auditorium full of Year 7 pupils in stitches, only pausing to catch his next gem in a stream of hilarious and fresh stand-up gags. ". -
Manager, Warwickshire Schools Library Service, England
“Everybody - children, teachers and non-teaching staff, thoroughly enjoyed your workshops throughout the day and particularly your hilarious show. The children were so enthused by you and you really got across the message that reading and writing can be fun. We look forward to welcoming you to our school again sometime in the future. “
Llangewydd Junior School, Wales