Friday 6 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MRS SMITH
SEE ME!
Ever wondered what your teacher was thinking? Let Facebook's Mrs Smith enlighten you! Following her sellout debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 she is stepping out from behind her mask of anonymity on tour, and is ready to tell all....Saturday 7 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm)
Stand Up For The Weekend
featuring THE BEST IN UK STAND UP
Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book online.Saturday 14 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm)
Stand Up For The Weekend
featuring THE BEST IN UK STAND UP
Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book online.Thursday 19 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
LLOYD GRIFFITH
BAROQUE AND ROLL
Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall on his 2023 UK arena tour, comedian Lloyd Griffith is back with a brand new show ‘Baroque and Roll’.Friday 20 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
LLOYD GRIFFITH
BAROQUE AND ROLL
EXTRA SHOW DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall on his 2023 UK arena tour, comedian Lloyd Griffith is back with a brand new show ‘Baroque and Roll’.Saturday 21 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm)
Stand Up For The Weekend
featuring THE BEST IN UK STAND UP
Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book online.Tue 24 to Wed 25 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
DANIEL FOXX
VILLAIN
EXTRA SHOW DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - What’s a little evil amongst friends? Fresh from a complete sell-out extended run at the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning gossip and TikTok starlet Daniel Foxx delivers a sensational show about childhood, Tilda Swinton and bullying (but in a chic way).Thursday 26 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
CHRISTOPHER HALL
GIRL FOR ALL SEASONS
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a ‘boy who’s a bit girly really’. From unhealthy obsessions with pop princesses, falling in line behind the School Classroom Queen Bees, and gaining life lessons from the cast of ‘Bad Girls’ why wouldn’t everyone strive to be girlier?Friday 27 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
TOM BALLARD
GOOD POINT, WELL MADE
Tom Ballard is undeniably one of Australia’s comedians. In 2024 he returns to the Fringe with a shiny new show bursting with electric zingers and incredible points being made with expert precision. It’ll make you laugh and cry and think and then laugh again, haha.Saturday 28 September - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm)
Stand Up For The Weekend
featuring THE BEST IN UK STAND UP
Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book online.Wed 2 & Thur 3 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
GEORGE LEWIS
THE BEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life. Now he’s bringing his brand new stand up show to the stage.Friday 4 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MICHAEL ODEWALE
THOUGHTS ON SHUFFLE
BAFTA Award Winner and star of Live at The Apollo Michael Odewale presents his highly anticipated debut tour: Thoughts on Shuffle. His critically acclaimed debut show #BlackBearsMatter won Best Show at the Leicester Comedy FestivalThursday 10 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
KAI HUMPHRIES
GALLIVANTING
Kai Humphries has toured live in 55 countries with Daniel Sloss, opening in massive theatres and arenas all over the world. Co-star of the brilliantly funny podcast 'Sloss and Humphries on the Road', he also toured nine solo shows including a brilliant run off-Broadway in New York.Friday 11 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
RUSSELL HICKS
HAPPY TO BE HERE
Russell Hicks heads out on his first tour, but not his first rodeo. (Warning: This is a stand up show. NOT a rodeo.) Russell Hicks is here to stay and he really is happy to be here. So, why don’t British People believe him?Wednesday 16 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
RHYS NICHOLSON
HUGE BIG PARTY CONGRATULATIONS!
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson. Only a coward wouldn’t attend. Winner Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022.Friday 18 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
TOM WARD
CHOOSE YOUR DELUSION
Come and see the brilliant Tom Ward in his thrilling new show. His hot takes on fantasy vs reality features ALL the big topics of our times - Masculinity, 3* hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health, and of course virtue signalling w**kers.Saturday 19 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8.30pm (doors 7.45pm)
Stand Up For The Weekend with ANDREW RYAN
and GUESTS
Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship Saturday night comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book onlineFriday 25 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
FINLAY CHRISTIE
I DESERVE THIS
At 19, Finlay Christie became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition. His online sketches and stand-up have been viewed over 300 million times and his debut Edinburgh show 'OK Zoomer' was nominated for NextUp’s Best Show award.Wednesday 30 October - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ALFIE BROWN
OPEN HEARTED HUMAN ENQUIRY
The award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated. In this show Alfie separates his failures from his misfortunes and arrives at the conclusion that ‘life is beautiful’. Captivating and subversive stand-up from one of the very best in the country.Friday 1 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
SIMON EVANS
HAVE WE MET? (Tour Extension)
Drawing on Joyce, Proust and the career of Philip Schofield to make sense of his own tangled past and possible future, Simon Evans skilfully weaves comedy, pathos and narrowly averted cancellation into an unforgettable two hours of unique entertainment.Sunday 3 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
GEORGE LEWIS
THE BEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life. Now he’s bringing his brand new stand up show to the stage.Thursday 7 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
SOOZ KEMPNER
CLASS OF 2000
The award-winning, viral sensation is hitting the road with a brand-new tour bringing together her sell out fringe 2023 hit and it’s much anticipated 2024 follow up.Friday 8 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
IAN STONE
IAN STONE IS KEEPING IT TOGETHER
Ian Stone is a hugely experienced broadcaster, podcaster, writer and a brilliantly funny comedian. His new show Ian Stone Is Kepping It Together is his debut tour after producing multiple solo shows for the Edinburgh Fringe.Sunday 10 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
4pm & 8pm
AURIE STYLA
THE AURATOR TOUR
EXTRA SHOWs DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - After a year of performing worldwide, award-winning comedian Aurie Styla is back on tour, with his biggest one to date. Join him as he talks about this wild world, and his journey to make sense of it, in The Aurator!Wednesday 13 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ALI WOODS
AT THE MOMENT
Award-winning stand-up comedian and multi-viral online sketch sensation Ali Woods comes to Bristol on his debut stand-up tour!Thursday 14 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MARK THOMAS
GAFFA TAPES
Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song from veteran award-winning, political commentator, agitator and comedian, Mark Thomas. If you don’t know what he does ask your parents.Friday 15 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
LUCY PORTER
NO REGRETS
The irrepressible Lucy Porter bounces back into action with a show all about regrets. Frank Sinatra had too few to mention, but Lucy’s got hundreds, and she’s prepared to go into graphic detail about all of them. Disastrous dates, professional calamities, ruined friendships and parenting fails.Friday 22 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ROBIN MORGAN
THE SPARK
As featured on BBC Two’s Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Robin Morgan is back on the road with a hilarious brand new show, The Spark - his biggest tour to date.Sunday 24 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
MARK THOMAS
GAFFA TAPES
Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song from veteran award-winning, political commentator, agitator and comedian, Mark Thomas. If you don’t know what he does ask your parents.Friday 29 November - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
CARL HUTCHINSON
TODAY YEARS OLD
What has quickly become an annual tradition, Carl Hutchinson is back for a third consecutive back-to-back tour. His storytelling skills AND ability to hold an audience is second to none.Sunday 1 December - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
JEFF INNOCENT
SMART CASUAL
EXTRA DATE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - British Comedian of the Year Winner and social media sensation Jeff Innocent is embarking on his first ever nationwide UK tour. Highly anticipated and long overdue. This will be an hour of standup comedy that you do not want to miss.Sunday 23 March - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
ESHAAN AKBAR
LIVE 2025
Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Eshaan’s previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as “pretty sick” (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good.Friday 11 April - Hen & Chicken Studio
8pm (doors 7.15pm)
RACHEL FAIRBURN
SIDE EYE
Rachel Fairburn, star of Live at the Apollo and co-host of All Killa No Filla, is a renowned stand up and “rock’n’roll star of British Comedy” Rolling Stone, is bringing not only her (“Bright, brave and bitterly enjoyable” The Skinny) stand-up comedy out on the road but also some brand-new characters along for the ride.Xmas Comedy Shows & Dining
Enjoy a 2 course Christmas dinner and 2-hour live Comedy Show featuring three comics from the UK comedy circuit this December for an inclusive ticket price (not including drinks)
For just three Saturday shows (Dec 2; Dec 9; and Dec 16) the Hen & Chicken will be laying on a sumptious two course Christmas dinner (starter & main) in the downstairs bar/restaurant prior to the 8.30pm show upstairs in the Studio.
Click here for the full menu.
All pre-show diners must be ready to take their seats for the show no later than 15 minutes prior to the show starting. Seating in the Studio for the Comedy Show & Dining package is pre-allocated for Xmas diners according to the size of your group. Seating is in theatre-style row seats.
Tickets for the Comedy Show & Dining Package is a combined price and must be purchased in advance from this website - we have limited capacity for dining in the downstairs bar so early booking is recommended and preferably no later than 7 days prior to the date of the show (subject to availability).
Once a booking has been made for one of our Xmas Comedy & Dining Packages, you will be contacted directly to discuss your menu options. Please ensure you include your own contact details at the time of booking.
Christmas Comedy & Dining package shows take place on the following dates:
Click on a date above to make your selection. Select Xmas Comedy & Dining Package in the Ticket Shop after you click on Book Tickets..