An Evening with Paul Gascoigne

An Evening with Paul Gascoigne
In conversation with compere Jed Stone

Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum, and widely recognised as “the most naturally talented English footballer of his generation”.

Born and raised in Gateshead, Gascoigne signed schoolboy terms with Newcastle United, before turning professional with the club in 1984. Three years later, he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £2.2 million. He won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991, before being sold to Italian club Lazio for £5.5 million. In 1995, he was transferred to Rangers for £4.3 million and helped the club to two league titles, a Scottish Cup and a Scottish League Cup. He returned to England in a £3.4 million move to Middlesbrough in 1998. He made his debut in the Premier League in the 1998–99 season, having already featured in the 1998 Football League Cup Final. He switched to Everton in 2000, and later had spells with Burnley, Gansu Tianma and Boston United.

Gascoigne represented the England national team from 1988 to 1998, in which he was capped 57 times and scored ten goals. He was part of the England team that reached fourth place in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he famously cried after receiving a yellow card in the semi-final with West Germany, which meant he would have been suspended for the final had England won the game. He also helped the team to the semi-finals of Euro 96, which included scoring a goal against Scotland, described in 2013 as “one of the most iconic goals in the game’s recent history”.

Jed Stone has appeared many times on T.V. and Radio, including Sky T.V.’s “The New Comedians”, Central T.V.’s “Joker in the Pack” with Marti Caine, “Pot of Gold” with Des O’Connor, “My Kinda People” with Michael Barrymore.

He also won BBC 2 T.V.’s “The Weakest Link”, and left presenter Anne Robinson speechless for once.

His energy and enthusiasm combined with lightening quick ad-libs and topical bang up to date material ensure that every function is always a huge success, and make Jed one of the most sought after comedians in the country.

Jed is unique in that he can turn his hand to anything in comedy; this led to him appearing at The Labour Party Conference in Blackpool 2002 with Tony Blair and Bill Clinton in attendance. He can personalise his material especially for the client, which is why he hired regularly by some of the U.K.’s biggest blue chip corporate companies including The Royal Bank Of Scotland, British Telecom, Volvo Trucks U.K., to name but a few.