Mon 2 to Sat 7 Sept - Tobacco Factory Theatre
7.30pm (doors 7pm) £18.50
JOHN ROBINS: HOT SHAME
(UK Tour)
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Digital DJ, Internet-Based Quiz Show Host, yells into a well. John Robins returns with his first new show since the sell-out smash ‘The Darkness Of Robins’. Soul-bearing, self-lacerating, piping hot shame.
Saturday 7 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with MARKUS BIRDMAN & CO
Markus Birdman is one of British comedy's most experienced and well-travelled performers. In demand all over the UK and abroad, Markus is a veteran of the Edinburgh Fringe with many solo shows to his credit.
Sun 8 September - Tobacco Factory Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm) £18.50
SINDHU VEE: SANDHOG
(Tour EXTENSION)
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2018, Sindhu Vee returns with a second tour date with her critically acclaimed and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show, Sandhog.
Mon 9 September - Tobacco Factory Theatre
7.30pm (doors 7pm) £21.00
ROB DELANEY WARMS UP FOR HIS SPECIAL
Co-star and co-creator of Channel 4's Catastrophe, American stand-up comedian Rob Delaney warms up for his TV special with a one-off show at the Tobacco Factory Theatre.
Thurs 12 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £13.00
FERN BRADY:
POWER AND CHAOS (UK Tour)
As seen on Live from the BBC, Live from the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour, and Live at the Apollo, Fern Brady is one of the UK’s hottest comedy stars.
Saturday 14 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with CAREY MARX & CO
Carey Marx is an unapologetic gagsmith. The jokes are short and sharp, often uncomfortably so, as any morality is sacrificed on the altar of quick laughs. And there’s no better way of guaranteeing a reaction than storming headlong into decidedly dodgy territory. Plus guests.
Thursday 19 September - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
GRIFF RHYS JONES:
ALL OVER THE PLACE
Griff Rhys Jones is back and once again all over the place touring the UK this autumn with his brand new full-length stand-up show. It's time to join one half of Smith & Jones, one quarter of Not the Nine O'Clock News and one third of Three Men In a Boat as he presents an evening of hilarious true stories, riffs, observations and details of his recent medical procedures.
Saturday 21 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with OLA & CO
Young, driven and hugely talented, Ola is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor with natural originality and enviable stage presence. Renowned for his intelligent, edgy humour, he is in huge demand on the circuit and internationally. Plus guests.
Tue 24 and Wed 25 Sept - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
THE TAPE FACE SHOW
After storming into America and being seen by 51 million people online, TAPE FACE lands back on UK soil and hits the road. Grab a ticket and prepare for another storm. Putting your shoes on will never be the same after seeing this show.
Thurs 26 September - Redgrave Theatre
7.30pm (doors 7pm)
HARRY & CHRIS
(UK Tour)
From the ridiculous to the sublime, the world’s greatest comedy-rap-jazz duo bring award-winning wordplay, awe-inspiring musicality, eyebrow-raising bromance and unashamed joy to the biggest PR task of all time - spinning planet earth.
Fri 27 September - Redgrave Theatre
7.30pm (doors 7pm)
NICK HELM
PHOENIX FROM THE FLAMES
Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure In Waiting, Nick Helm, singing songs and righting wrongs. You don’t deserve this...
"The man is brutal, but by AC/DC he's talented with it." The Latest
Saturday 28 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with ALFIE BROWN & CO
Alfie Brown’s firebrand style of comedy has been forged from years of pushing boundaries and experimentation. A natural stage presence combined with explosive material makes for a thrilling performance every time he hits the stage. Plus guests.
Sunday 29 September - Bristol Old Vic Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
Star of stage, screen and radio, Count Arthur Strong returns to Bristol to explore the mysteries of the universe in his own inimitable style as he strangles the English language in doing so. "A definite must-see event" Count Arthur Strong.
Monday 30 September - Redgrave Theatre
7.30pm (doors 7pm)
JOHN ROBINS: HOT SHAME
(UK Tour)
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Digital DJ, Internet-Based Quiz Show Host, yells into a well. John Robins returns with his first new show since the sell-out smash ‘The Darkness Of Robins’. Soul-bearing, self-lacerating, piping hot shame.
Saturday 5 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with STEPHEN BAILEY & CO
Stephen Bailey’s friendly, open brand of gossipy humour has made him one of the most enjoyable acts on the UK comedy circuit today. He is "annoyingly sharp" (The New Current) and in 2015, his show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award (Best Show). Plus guests.
Thursday 10 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £14.00
MITCH BENN: TEN SONGS TO SAVE THE WORLD
(UK Tour)
From BBC Radio 4's "Now Show" to his column in the New European, award-winning Mitch Benn, spreads insight and laughs in equal measure. Join the "country's leading musical satirist" (The Times) as, with six string in hand and a head full of silly rhymes, he identifies the problems and proposes (semi-serious) solutions.
Saturday 12 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with NEIL DELAMERE & CO
Neil Delamere is one of the most in demand comedians on Irish television and well on track to repeat his success here in the UK. He has appeared on The World Stands Up and Live At The Comedy Store, both on Comedy Central, and is a regular on Radio 4's News Quiz. Plus guests.
Wednesday 16 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £15.00
PAUL FOOT: IMAGE CONSCIOUS
(Tour extension)
Award-winning "deranged genius" Paul Foot is back with his latest collection of sublime witterings. You may have seen him on Never Mind The Buzzcocks or Would I Lie To You, now you can see him live in all his surrealist glory.
Saturday 19 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with JARRED CHRISTMAS & CO
New Zealander Jarred Christmas has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling. He has a dynamic onstage persona and the ability to improvise and roll with anything that's thrown his way, making his comedy sizzle with originality. Plus guests.
Thursday 24 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £15.00
JONNY & THE BAPTISTS: LOVE BRISTOL AND HATE BASTARDS
(UK Tour)
Musical satirists Jonny & the Baptists are among the hottest musical comedy acts on the UK scene, regularly appearing on TV, radio, and at festivals. From silly songs to satirical anthems, their riotous live blend of comedy and rock gig has won adoring fans across the country.
Saturday 26 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with OMID SINGH & CO
US comic Omid Singh is one of the top multicultural comics working today. He visits the UK for a whistle stop tour of top venues. "Omid is an absolute beast on stage... always bringing fire in his deliberate delivery." Comedy Central
Sunday 27 October - Bristol Old Vic Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
STEWART FRANCIS: INTO THE PUNSET
Stewart Francis, the star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him before he heads off... INTO THE PUNSET.
Friday 1 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £13.00
AHIR SHAH: DOTS
(UK Tour)
Nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2017 and 2018, Ahir Shah is on tour again with his new stand-up show DOTS. Featuring Shah's signature blend of philosophical inquiry, personal examination, and real fun jokes, DOTS explores love, politics, culture, depression, and faith in an effort to examine the necessity, utility, presence, and absence of certainty. Probably.
Saturday 2 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with NIGEL NG & CO
Malaysian comic Nigel Ng lived in America for five years and moved to the UK in 2015. Having started his comedy career in Chicago, he has quickly developed an impressive delivery with very strong routines.
Friday 8 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £13.00
STUART GOLDSMITH: END OF
(UK Tour)
Stuart Goldsmith is back with a comic odyssey on how it works out in the end, and whether anyone cares. Intelligent stand-up comedy for everybody, but of particular interest to people over thirty who've lost touch with all their old friends and can't eat just the one pain au chocolat.
Saturday 9 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with ANDREW LAWRENCE & CO
As seen on BBC's Live At The Apollo, misanthropic observational comedian Andrew Lawrence returns to headline with his trademark self-deprecating navel gazing and weary view of the world. Plus guests.
Sunday 10 November - Bristol Old Vic Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
ANDY PARSONS: HEALING THE NATION
Satirist, comedian and social commentator, Andy Parsons, star of Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo and Q.I., tours his latest stand up show, Healing The Nation
Saturday 16 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with TOM WARD & CO
Tom Ward is a hugely in-demand comedian and voice-over artist. He is a unique and genuinely exciting act, oozing confidence from every pore, with quirky, original sideways looks at sex, singledom and swearing with pop interludes interspersed throughout. Plus guests.
Tuesday 19 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £13.50
TOP FLIGHT TIME MACHINE Live Podcast
Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney’s highly-acclaimed podcast is finally re-imagined as a theatrical experience. This is no ordinary live recording of a podcast episode – Sam and Andy will be carrying out extreme physical movement, while the audience will experience similar emotional movement. This is it!
Friday 22 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £17.00
THE THINKING DRINKERS: HEROES OF HOOCH
(UK Tour)
The Thinking Drinkers return with a BRAND-NEW SHOW, a hilarious and intoxicating look at history’s greatest drinkers. Enjoy five free drinks as the award-winning experts reveal how alcohol has inspired pioneering explorers, politicians and painters in equal measure.
Saturday 23 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with JOE SUTHERLAND & CO
Joe Sutherland is a baby-faced comedian with the voice of an angel on 40 B&H a day. With a caustic, catty wit and unapologetic confidence, he has taken the UK comedy circuit by the balls, and the circuit liked it. Plus guests.
Saturday 30 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £12.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with PAUL McCAFFREY & CO
Paul McCaffrey is an award-winning comedian (Latitude New Act of the Year, London Paper New Act of the Year) and headlines at the biggest comedy clubs in the country. He has performed four critically acclaimed Edinburgh shows as well as major music festivals: Reading, Leeds, V Festival, Bestival and Latitude. Plus guests.
Tue 3 and Wed 4 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £13.00
MARK THOMAS: 50 THINGS ABOUT US
(work-in-progress)
In his new show Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United Kingdom.
Saturday 14 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £13.00
Stand Up For The Weekend with PATRICK MONAHAN & CO
Everybody’s favourite comedian, lovable Patrick Monahan blends a high energy comedy style with hilarious and engaging topical and observational material. Known for working a room, Patrick is adored by all audiences with whom he makes an effortless connection! Plus guests.
Saturday 21 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £13.00
The Official Christmas Show with DAMIAN CLARK & CO
Aussie firebrand Damian Clark tells rapid-fire jokes with a delivery resembling a Gatling gun. He has an acclaimed international reputation and is in high demand.
Saturday 28 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £13.00
The End Of The Year Show with CAREY MARX & CO
Celebrate the last Saturday of the year at The Comedy Box with morally dubious Carey Marx, the middle class angst of Josh Howie and the viperish wit of Sally-Anne Hayward. Top comedy all round.
Thursday 7 May - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm) £17.00
LUCY PORTER: BE PREPARED
(UK Tour)
TV favourite Lucy Porter returns with another fantastic stand-up show. Her recent TV includes Would I Lie to You, QI and Impossible, and she’s a regular on Radio 4’s News Quiz and The Now Show
HOUSE RULES
STAG & HEN PARTIES
Owing to the often disruptive nature of these types of groups The Comedy Box regrets that we cannot permit the entry of Stag and Hen parties (for other types of large single sex group, please contact us first if making a booking of this nature). The Comedy Box aims to provide an environment where comics can perform their shows unhindered from drunken heckling and interruptions. We also want to provide an environment where audience members can enjoy the show without these disruptions.
If we discover that a stag or hen party has booked for a show then that party will be refused entry without being refunded. This may appear harsh and inflexible but we have adopted this policy because of previously bad experiences.
Please note that we do welcome large mixed groups but the rules below will still apply:
DRUNK AND DISRUPTIVE CUSTOMERS
Customers who turn up on the door who we believe to be drunk will not be admitted. From experience, customers who are drunk even before the show has started are invariably problematic later on, usually heckling, talking during the show or just being a general nuisance.
If someone in the group you have organised is drunk at the door they will be refused entry without being refunded. This does not mean the whole group is refused entry but if you decide you don't wish to come in because one of your group has been turned away then that does not mean you are collectively entitled to a refund.
DURING THE SHOW:
While we want you to enjoy our shows at The Comedy Box it is important to remember that customers also need to consider other people in the room. So, bearing this in mind, we request that:
- Mobile phones are switched to silent during the show as making and receiving calls, including texting, is rude and inconsiderate.
- There is no talking during the show as this is disruptive and annoying for those sat around you and for the performer.
- There is no heckling or constant interruptions of the comedians. People have paid to listen to the act not to listen to someone else in the audience.
- And finally, owing to the proliferation of portable recording devices, it is requested that customers don't make any audio or video recordings of acts or use flash photography during the show.
Customers who break these house rules will be asked politely to refrain. Persistent offenders will be asked to leave without being refunded.
It is unfortunate if anyone is offended by any of our policies stated above but it has been necessary to introduce them based on experiences we have had in the past. We want to provide the best environment to watch and enjoy live stand-up comedy we can possibly have without unnecessary disruptions. We hope you will be able to understand. Thank you for taking the time to read this page.
