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Thursday 17 July - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
EDINBURGH OR BUST
CHLOE PETTS & GLENN MOORE
Every year in August, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is THE place to see stand up comedians hone their brand new solo shows in preparation for national touring. This is your opportunity to see these work-in-progress shows before the Fringe and before they go on tour.Friday 18 July - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
EDINBURGH OR BUST
SIMON EVANS & RIA LINA
Every year in August, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is THE place to see stand up comedians hone their brand new solo shows in preparation for national touring. This is your opportunity to see these work-in-progress shows before the Fringe and before they go on tour.Friday 25 July - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
EDINBURGH OR BUST
STUART GOLDSMITH & JOSH WELLER
Every year in August, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is THE place to see stand up comedians hone their brand new solo shows in preparation for national touring. This is your opportunity to see these work-in-progress shows before the Fringe and before they go on tour.Tuesday 5 August - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
DOM JOLY
TRIGGER HAPPY TV LIVE (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)
To celebrate a quarter-century of chaos, Dom Joly is bringing his most iconic characters and sketches to The Hen & Chicken in this Trigger Happy TV Live: 25th Anniversary Work In Progress show.Wednesday 6 August - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JENNY TIAN
JENNY'S TRAVELS
Jenny’s had one of the most original experiences ever: moving to the UK as an Australian. She’s frozen her eggs, re-downloaded Hinge and is ready for an adventure. Join her as she shares her stories of phone snatching, failing to understand the Scottish accent and "finding herself".Monday 8 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
OLGA KOCH
OLGA KOCH COMES FROM MONEY
From the maker of Succession and White Lotus, Money™ brings you yet another little white b*tch you will love to hate: Olga Koch. The star of Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and QI finally addresses the elephant in the room.Wednesday 10 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ROB MULHOLLAND
ALLEGATIONS
"Allegations" is the debut tour from Rob Mulholland; seasoned stand-up comedian, podcaster (Dead Men Talking) and one of the kings of the North's burgeoning DIY comedy scene. A wild, high-energy barrage of belly laughs covering all the topics you're not really meant to talk about.Wednesday 10 September - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
HAL CRUTTENDEN
CAN DISH IT OUT BUT CAN'T TAKE IT
Hal Cruttenden is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises to stick it to ‘The Man’, as long as ‘The Man’ doesn’t stick it back to him.Friday 19 September - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
JOHN CRACE
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?
John Crace, the Guardian’s much loved political sketchwriter, has had a ringside seat at all the main events. Join him for an evening of high comedy as he tries to make sense of it all. Find out what the Queen’s last words to Liz Truss really were. This might just be the best therapy session you’ve ever had.Friday 19 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
CHRIS KENT
OFFLINE
Cork’s own Chris Kent returns with a brand new show ‘Offline’. He tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking his phone what to eat, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpler time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself.Sunday 21 September - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
MARK STEEL
THE LEOPARD IN MY HOUSE
Join multi award-winning, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour ‘The Leopard in My House’. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of.Thursday 25 September - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
KAE KURD
WHAT'S O'KURD
Stand up sensation, co-host of the hit podcast Aint Got a Clue, and social media star Kae Kurd returns with his highly anticipated brand new tour: What’s O’Kurd.Friday 26 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
STEPHEN BAILEY
TART
Star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie To You? and Channel 5’s The Madame Blanc Mysteries, comedian and TV’s Stephen Bailey makes a very welcome return to the stage with his brand new live show, TART, touring in 2025.Wednesday 1 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ELENA GABRIELLE
LIVE
Prepare yourself for an uproarious evening with the one and only Elena Gabrielle. Known for her scandalously funny tales and unfiltered stories, Elena’s here to solve all your problems — or at least make you laugh about them!Wednesday 1 October - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH
RAISE THE OOF
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph) JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!) In RAISE THE OOF John celebrates 40 years in showbiz.Thursday 2 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
SAM AVERY
THUNDERSTORM!
In his trademark punchy style, Sam Avery takes you on a whirlwind journey through the chaos of the modern world - from parenting disasters to culture wars, conspiracy theories to political morons.Friday 3 October - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
JAKE LAMBERT
THE SUNSHINE KID
Jake Lambert returns to Bristol for a third date on his first national tour. Described as "A joke machine" by The Telegraph, the show will see the comedian talk about trying to navigate his way through everyday life, why he has a fear of being normal, and asking why we all feel the need to ask strangers what breed their dogs are.Wednesday 8 October - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
MYRA DUBOIS
COSMIC EMPATH
After a barnstorming 2024 which saw Myra DuBois sell-out venues across the UK and Ireland with her critically acclaimed show ‘Be Well’, registered empath MYRA DUBOIS returns to the stage with her brand-new show 'COSMIC EMPATH’.Wednesday 8 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ROBIN INCE
THE UNIVERSE AND THE NEURODIVERSE
Robin Ince has spent 15 years hosting the multi award winning The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox and been at the forefront of the renaissance in science communication. The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a journey from the outermost planets to our innermost thoughts.Friday 10 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JOSH BAULF
LOVELY STUFF
After bursting on to the comedy scene with his razor-sharp wit and a string of viral videos, Josh Baulf embarks on his debut solo tour! With his trademark charm and killer punchlines, Josh delves into the hilarities of millennial life.Thursday 16 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JACK SKIPPER
SKINT
Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper delivers his debut, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated, stand-up hour with a show about how he went from a tradesman with no qualifications to a full-time comedian (with no qualifications) – offering insights into the endeavours of a working-class father struggling to navigate his way through life.Friday 17 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
HARRIET DYER
EASILY DISTRA....
A new blancmange of whimsy from the somewhat fizzy mind of Harriet Dyer featuring hot topics such as wearing a wetsuit on a bus, jaunty social commentary on why couples don’t talk to each other anymore, and trying to get a cow to lick the top of your head.Sunday 19 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MATT GREEN
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS
Following his debut sell-out national tour, online comedy star Matt Green returns with brand new jokes about the state of politics, the world and himself. Matt has moved house and the world has moved into an even more chaotic state. But we can still laugh about it - right?Friday 24 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
CONNOR BURNS
GALLUS
The all-new show from Scotland’s hilarious new international breakthrough stand-up star. A hit at the 2024 Fringe Encore Series as part of the New York Comedy Festival, Connor Burns’ previous show “1994” also sold 10,000+ tickets in Edinburgh, toured 100 dates around UK and Australia.Wednesday 29 October - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
RICH HALL
CHIN MUSIC
“Chin Music” has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall’s comedy. Idle but intimidating. Sharp, quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational.Sunday 2 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
7.30pm (doors 6.45pm)
THE SCREEN ROT PODCAST: LIVE
with JACOB HAWLEY and JAKE FARRELL
Jacob Hawley and Jake Farrell present Screen Rot, the podcast where they discuss the weirdest and worst content that has been rotting their screens and indeed their minds. After selling out London shows in a matter of hours, the duo now present a tour of the U.K.Wednesday 5 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
RACHEL GALVO
THE SHITE FEMINIST
Rachel Galvo is an incredibly shite feminist... but its not her fault. She spent 15 years locked up in an all-girls Irish catholic school run by nuns- and she’s ready to tell the truth...Thursday 6 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
STEPHEN K AMOS
NOW WE'RE TALKING!
How good’s a laugh? My joke book is overflowing, so let’s get talking about what gives me the ick and what makes me tick. It’s time to get down to the nitty gritty. No filter, no limits.Friday 7 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JOSH JONES
I HAVEN'T WON THE LOTTERY SO HERE'S ANOTHER TOUR SHOW
A TV favourite, and now an aspiring doctor’s wife, Josh Jones is now knee deep into his 30's and nothing thrills him more than a Greggs Sausage Roll and an M&S food shop. Living a more sedate life isn’t without its challenges though - he’s still trying to earn his cat’s respect!Wednesday 12 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MIKE RICE
CRUEL LITTLE MAN
There's a cruelty to Mike Rice, a wickedness. In this show Mike talks about doing psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish Sausage Dog named Nino, and many other such rotten adventures.Thursday 13 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
NEIL DELAMERE
ACHILLES NEIL
Join Neil Delamere as he takes on life's absurdities in his own inimitable way. A celebration of the altogether too frequent weaknesses that make us human. Don't miss the hilarious Achilles Neil.Friday 14 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ELLIOT STEEL
SOFT BOI CORE
Elliot Steel returns with more of his biting wit and trademark dark sense of humour about the hellish year he, and humanity, has had. Seen on Comedy Central's Roast Battle and Comedy Central at the Comedy Store.Thursday 20 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
TOM HOUGHTON
DEEP
After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus, a second round of supporting Milton Jones. The man who asked us, “Do you ski?” is turning everything upside down and asking, “Do you scuba?”Wednesday 26 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
UROOJ ASHFAQ
HOW TO BE A BADDIE
One of India’s most exciting comics, Urooj Ashfaq heads out on her second UK tour with her new show How To Be A Baddie, the follow-up to her debut show Oh No!, which won the Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award before selling out at London’s Soho Theatre and on tour around the UK.Friday 5 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
Show 8pm / Meet & Greet 6.30pm
JOE THOMAS
TALKING ALL THINGS THE INBETWEENERS!
With its endlessly quotable lines and outrageous laugh-per-second banter, The Inbetweeners attracted record-breaking viewing figures and inspired two incredibly successful feature films. Joe Thomas, who played Simon Cooper, talks all about the sitcom and how it changed his life.Friday 12 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MRS SMITH
1, 2, 3, EYES ON ME!
Mrs Smith is back with a brand-new show; 123, Eyes on Me! Ever wondered what your teacher was thinking? Let Facebook’s Mrs Smith enlighten you!Friday 23 January - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
DARREN WALSH
DO YOU LIKE PUNS?
ʞɔǝɥ ←flippin' heck! Witness a pun Goliath in person, as Darren Walsh brings his 8ft frame and award winning act on the road. Combining sound effects, videos, one-liners and improvised jokes based off audience suggestions, prepare for a comedy show like no other, bar pun.Saturday 24 January - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
RIA LINA
RIABELLION
Expect a relentless stream of hilarity as Ria Lina explores the state of the world, the eternal battle of the sexes, and the delight of throwing life up in the air after years of following the rules.Thursday 5 February - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MARK NELSON
LIQUID GOLD
Multi award winning Scottish stand up Mark Nelson returns with his brand new tour show. One of the most acclaimed and sought after comedians in the UK and abroad, Nelson brings a distinctive mix of cutting observations, social commentary and hilarious one liners.Friday 6 February - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
LUCY PORTER
LET YOURSELF GO!
Festival favourite Lucy returns with a new show about the power of letting yourself go - in every sense. Deepen your laughter lines with this hilarious show.Wednesday 18 February - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
TOM LUCY
GOLDEN BOY
Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’. As Tom approaches the end of his 20s, he reflects on the previous decade in all its exciting and wild glory and expresses his anxieties for life moving forward.Friday 20 February - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ROBIN MORGAN
LET'S OVERSHARE!
Join Robin Morgan for more of his trademark cheeky charm, more quick wit and even more hilarious oversharing, in this brand new stand-up show from the star of Mock The Week and Radio 4’s The News Quiz.Friday 27 February - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT
HEY HEY DIVORCE
Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with a brand new show. His first and (hopefully, for the love of all things good) only show post divorce. Schalk hasn’t checked in with you all in sometime and he wants to talk to you. Actually… he NEEDS to talk to you! Why? Because it’s cheaper than therapy. That’s why!Friday 6 March - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
IAN STONE
IAN STONE IS LOOKING FOR THE WOW
Ian Stone is a "A masterful exponent of self-mocking Jewish humour" according to The Times, he’s been ranked “one of the top ten comedians in the UK” by the The Independent and The Guardian said that he’s "Seriously funny”.Friday 13 March - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ZOLTAN KASZAS
UK TOUR
Zoltan Kaszas is a Hungarian-born, award-winning stand-up comedian known for his sharp, observational humour. His ability to take relatable experiences and turn them into hilarious stories has earned him both critical acclaim and a loyal following.Friday 27 March - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
THE BRITPOP SHOW
with MARC BURROWS
Join award-winning writer and comedian Marc Burrows for a multi-media stand up celebration of one of British music’s most iconic and enduring movements, marking 30 years since the iconic Blur vs. Oasis chart war.Friday 10 April - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
SHANE TODD
HOLD ME BACK
Armed with his signature wit, razor-sharp storytelling, and a complete inability to take himself seriously, Shane Todd is coming to Bristol's Hen & Chicken with his brand new stand up show.Saturday 27 June - Redgrave Theatre
8pm (doors 7.30pm)
MARK SIMMONS
JEST TO IMPRESS
Mark Simmons is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.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 gender 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.