7:30pm
New date added due to high demand
Multi award-winning writer, performer and actor Rob Auton presents his debut narrative show. Having written 11 critically acclaimed shows on specific themes, Rob is now keen on telling you a story he has written about a man he made up called CAN. At one point in his life CAN was the world’s number one motivational speaker… and then something happened. ‘A genuine original’ (Guardian). ‘You will walk out feeling transformed. And fully alive’ (Scotsman). ‘Brilliant’ (Stewart Lee). ‘The mother freaking greatest’ (James Acaster). ‘A genius’ (Bridget Christie)
Join the Two Mr Ps as they take their award-winning podcast back on the road with Let That Be A Lesson… Prepare for an evening filled with laughter as they share hilarious stories and anecdotes about the challenges teachers, parents and school staff face while working with the most unintentionally funny comedians of all – children.
Drawing from their uproarious classroom experiences, as well as the most embarrassing, cringeworthy and downright hilarious tales from educators across the UK, the Two Mr Ps will have you laughing until your cheeks hurt.
And just like in school, audience participation is encouraged! You can submit your own stories, confessions, dilemmas and embarrassing moments to be read anonymously during the show here – http://bit.ly/3CDIz4x
Primary school teacher Mr P and his younger brother Adam launched Two Mr Ps in a Podcast in 2018, and it has become the UK’s number one education podcast, amassing over 7 million listens. They’ve penned three books, all of which have been Sunday Times best sellers.
Age Restriction: 18+
Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It’s entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel*.Should that happen, then just find an incline and start rolling to see the one and only Ross Noble! He is the Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers’ Noodler, and he’s back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents.
What the show will be about is anybody’s guess, but that’s all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities. *We strongly advise trying not to get trapped in a barrel before or during the performance. Despite the expression “barrel of laughs,” it may impede your enjoyment of the show.
Age Recommendation 15+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in stand-up comedy or stand-up comedy related activities.
Despite this, after two completely sold-out tours in 2023 and 2024 – with over 100 packed-out shows – he’s heading back on the road with a brand new show.
One of the fastest-rising names in comedy, Vittorio has built a loyal and attractive following with stand-up clips and podcasts racking up millions of views. He co-hosts Mike & Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting with fellow comedian Mike Rice, and is a co-creator of Fin vs The Internet.
As seen on the internet unless your algorithm hasn’t blessed you thusly.
Age Guidance 14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
As heard on BBC Radio 4!
As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We’re now struggling to balance these worlds, to focus on the things that bring us real connections and nourish the soul. Award-winning Comedian and Award-winning Product Designer, Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff, but is this even possible anymore?
Tour support for Mickey Flanagan, Rob Brydon Jason Manford, and John Bishop. The star of Live at the Apollo, The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Ultimate Choice and Chortle Best Club Comedian Nominee 2022.
Age 16+
BAFTA award-winning writer, actor and singer Phil Mealey, co-creator and star of the BBC’s Early Doors and co-writer of The Royle Family, invites you to a warm, funny and heartfelt celebration of his work and the people, places and moments that inspired it.
Featuring behind-the-scenes stories, fan-favourite clips and a few moments that never made the screen, Phil lifts the curtain on the world behind Early Doors, exploring friendship, family, and finding humour in the everyday.
Raise a glass “To the Regiment” and share an evening filled with laughter, music and memories including a few live performances from Phil himself.
‘It’s a Small World’ so don’t be ‘Half the World Away’ come and be a part of it.
Meet and Greet tickets include a signed, personalised photo with Phil and his BAFTA.
Horror author Nick Steen is having visions… A sinister Black Steeple; eerie lights in the sky that look like a Catherine wheel but are not remotely a Catherine wheel… Plus a giant skeleton with a moustache. Are they omens? Auguries? Portenderings of things to come? (Spoiler – yes, they are).
For Nick Steen’s imagination is bursting out of his brain and threatening to burst in turn the entirety of Stalkford.
Can Nick stop the aforesaid bursting? Or have things already slightly burst regardless? And will there ultimately be a grand finale to this three-book series (aka a trilogy) or a more open-ended conclusion in order to leave potential room for further sequels? (That, btw, will ultimately be Garth’s decision.)
From the fevered imaginata of Horror Fiction’s Grand Frightener Garth Marenghi, author of Sunday Times-Bestselling Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi’s Incarcerat, come three freshly rancid tales of…
…THIS BURSTED EARTH…
Hardback copies of This Bursted Earth will be available for purchase on the day. Be warned: signings are strictly time-limited. You’ll get no more than one minute with the world’s greatest Frighternerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage (plus Man-Shee) before you’re moved on and/or manhandled.
Age 14+
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation’s favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’, Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond!
In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy to gather solutions from the all-knowing, all-seeing Afterlife. But who should it be?
Of course, there’s only one man for the job – Clinton Baptiste.
Receiving the audiences’ queries and earthbound dilemmas, Clinton will then reach out to spirits for answers. Fear not. He will probe sensitively.
Spiritual connection. Mystical congress… Spectral Intercourse.
Reviews
“The funniest man alive!” – Joe Lycett
“Such a funny man, I love him!” – Rob Brydon
“Absolutely hilarious” – Chris Moyles
Age 14+
WINNER Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024
As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Mark 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.
Mark is enjoying further success with his podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones, and Penn & Teller to discuss jokes that they’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work.
Age 14+
Little Wander in association with PBJ Management presents…
A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eye-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand new show. Creator and star of Channel 4’s The Change. Taskmaster S13 legend. Annie in BBC’s Ghosts.
Age guidance 14+, Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
