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Update 11/03/24: Gerry K replaces Andrew Bird

With Andrew Maxwell, Gerry K, Jamie Oliphant and hosted by Tom Toal!

Headlined by the hilarious Andrew Maxwell! Renowned for his cutting edge comedy and intrepid social commentary, Andrew has appeared on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, he is also the recognisable voice of MTV’s hit show Ex On The Beach. As well as being a regular on Radio 4 as the host of Welcome to Wherever You Are, he’s frequently on The News Quiz, which he has also guest hosted. As seen on Qi (BBC Two), Live At The Apollo (BBC One), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), Celebrity Juice (ITV2) Mock The Week (BBC Two) Conspiracy Road Trip (BBC3) and High Road Low Road (rté)..

Throughout his career, Andrew has had many sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has also performed at The Amnesty / Channel Four’s Secret Policeman’s Ball (alongside Eddie Izzard, Chevy Chase and Dylan Moran), Glastonbury, Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs, The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Las Vegas (alongside Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock), and several appearances at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.

Opening the show is Gerry K! Anecdotal, observational and refreshingly honest in style, Gerry’s comedy is enriched by a somewhat unique perspective: Real name Gerry Kyei (pronounced “Chay”), Gerry was born in the East End, but grew up in rural Essex, as a rare black face in an almost totally white ­and very parochial area (a million miles away from the traditional Essex stereotype towns like Harlow, Basildon, Romford and Southend). In addition to providing some truly original insights into life in rural England, these early experiences have ensured Gerry’s comedy delights an incredible range of audiences often confounds expectations.

Gerry K first hit the stage in 2003 and performed his first Edinburgh show four years later. As well as performing stand-up Gerry has acted on The Bill, Angelo’s and hosted a football forum with Jeff Stelling and

With up-and-coming comic Jamie Oliphant!

Hosted by the brilliantly funny Tom Toal!

Please note, that while we do our best to ensure that we deliver the published bill, line-ups can be subject to change at short notice.

**Update 08.02.2024 Line Up Change: Jason Stampe replaces Peter Flanagan**

**Update 07.02.2024 Line Up Change: Adam Flood replaces Toussaint Douglass**

**Update 18.01.2024 Line Up Change: Toussaint Douglass replaces Josh James**

With Marcus Brigstocke, Toussaint Douglass, Peter Flanagan and hosted by Ash Frith!

 

Headlined by the hilarious Marcus Brigstocke! Marcus’s talent was noted early on in his career in 1996 when he won the BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He is now regarded as a major comedy, writing, and acting talent, performing stand-up nationally to sell-out audiences on tour. BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to Marcus with regular appearances on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, The Now Show and Just a Minute; he has written and recorded five series of his hit show Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off. Most recently, he co-starred alongside Kerry Godliman in two series of The Wilsons Save the World. 

 

Marcus has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental (Dave), and host of The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars (BBC Four). Other appearances include; Live at the Apollo (BBC One), Have I Got News for You (BBC One), Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Sorry, I’ve Got No Head (BBC One), The Late Edition (BBC Four), and The 11 O’Clock Show (Channel 4).

 

Marcus is the master of satirical comedy and has proved to be blisteringly funny over a wide range of topics including; climate change, religious extremism, immigration, loans companies, the Special Relationship, compensation culture, women’s magazines, the EU, and David Blaine, not to mention his own personal battle against his middle-class roots.

 

Adam has appeared on ITV’s Stand Up Sketch Show and can be heard performing on BBC Radio 4’s comedy series of DMs Are Open. As an actor, he has performed in The Lunch That Called a Critic, which you can listen to on Spotify or Apple Books.

In 2022 he won Bath Festival New Act of the Year, was a finalist in the NATYs and was runner-up in Leicester Square Sketch Off with his sketch duo Dregs. That same year, Adam’s 45-minute work in progress was a breakout success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Selling over 1,000 tickets, ‘Adam Flood: Clayhead’ was nominated for Most Outstanding Show in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards and best poster in the Comedy Poster Awards, all setting him up for his exciting debut hour, ‘Adam Flood: Remoulded’ in 2023. Adam was picked by The Times as one of the rising stars of the 2023 Fringe.

 

With up-and-coming Irish comic Peter Flanagan!

 

Hosted by the brilliantly funny Ash Frith!

*Line Ups Subject to Change

 

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and 7-nights at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End, comic legend Frank Skinner is back with his critically acclaimed new show ‘30 Years of Dirt’. 

WHAT THE CRITCS ARE SAYING ABOUT ‘30 YEARS OF DIRT’   

“a supernatural sureness of touch…just plain funny in a way that few other comics can touch… supremely fast-witted in his interactions with the crowd…exquisitely vivid in some of his turns of phrase: you can sense Skinner the poetry lover in lines”    

Dominic Maxwell, The Times   

“he’s still got it… a comedy master… a masterclass in crowd work, with Skinner getting spontaneous laughs off every interaction…exquisite one-liners”    

Steve Bennett, Chortle   

“Skinner is never less than beadily alert…you come away happy that after 30 years Frank’s still dishing his dirt, and happier still that he can dish plenty more besides.”   

Brian Logan, The Guardian    

“immaculately constructed…Skinner’s crowdwork is as sharp as ever…he can spool out a yarn every bit as entertainingly as prime-era Billy Connolly.”   

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard

If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show ‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’.

Jimmy tells jokes, and jokes are like magnets. Jokes attract people, but they can also repel. Some people are repelled by Jimmy’s dark brand of comedy. This show is not for them.But if it’s the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like.

‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’ will be 90 minutes of solid jokes, no interval.