A MIX of familiar faces and the best comics on the circuit will be in Stockton as they attempt to Beat the Gong.

Catch 22 will see 12 comics take to the stage at Arc on Friday June 12.

Peter Vincent, of promoters Ten Feet Tall, said: “We work with more big names than you can shake a stick at right throughout the year, but Beat the Gong is always a favourite date in the diary.

“Pretty much every big-hitting comic you can think of started out at gigs just like this – John Bishop springs to mind for starters – so it’s always exciting to think we could be watching a spot of tomorrow’s comedy gold right there on that stage.

“It’s always very fast and funny on the night, and Danny McLoughlin is our special guest MC this time around. And the great thing about the night is the audience decides who wins.”

Tickets for the gig, which starts at 8pm, cost £7.50 and are available from the box office on 01642-525199 or www.arconline.co.uk