Event type: Comedy

Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2025 show Side Eye, Rachel Fairburn is back with new personalities and some old favourites for you to love and hate. Expect biting commentary and lots of big laughs.

Co-host of International smash hit podcast All Killa No
Filla and as seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
(Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two) and Russell Howard Hour Life
Lesson (Sky)

‘Rock ’n’ Roll Star of British Comedy’ – Rolling Stone

‘A Skilled impressionist…incredible’ – The Guardian

‘Bright, brave and bitterly enjoyable’ – The Skinny

‘Fairburn’s presence is commanding, thrilling and utterly
addictive’ ★★★★★ – Broadway Baby

‘Rachel brings her characters to life…she’s an exceptional
talent’★★★★ – A Young(Ish) Perspective

‘A lot of laughs’★★★★ – The List

‘Gag-heavy, opinionated and smart’ ★★★??

– Funny Women

‘A huge presence in a pint-sized frame’ – Chortle

Instagram: @rachelfairburn

X: @RachelFairburn

TikTok: @rachelfairburncomedy

Presented by Phil McIntyre Live Ltd

Performance Information

Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes including
an interval

Age Rating: 14+

Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the
advertised start time.

Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good
time.

Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require
wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show.

There are no booking fees payable (hurrah!)

Hairlarious and Heartbreaking

Big Betty McDowd was the legendary land lady of the Viscount in the Dingle. The oldest of the old school, she’d serve you a pint, dole out advice and bounce you out on your arse at the end of the night. She’s about to set off down Park Road one last time in a horse-drawn hearse with a piper and a crowd to see her off.

Before she can go, her daughters have to say their own goodbyes. Paula, her eldest,has got memories of Betty at her finest, and some at her worst. Sharon, her blue-eyed baby girl, wants everything to be perfect for her final foray into the Holy Land.

Along with Paula’s daughter Paris and old friends and hairdressers Dolly and Mikey, they’ve come together to talk about the past and the waves it creates in the present. A personality as big as Betty’s has an impact in death as well as in life. 

Jonathan Larkin has conjured up a brand-new comedy full of family stories, big personalities and the beating heart of the Dingle. There are up-dos, down-dos and cutting remarks that will make you want to curl up and dye! 

Big Betty’s laid out in the glammed-up living room as family secrets are laid out in the kitchen. So,pull up a chair and join in.

Performance Information 

Stalls tickets are available with a meal (served at your table before the show) for an extra £16 for one course and £23 for two courses at evening shows, or an extra £10 for one course and £16 for two courses at matinees. If you are dining with us please arrive at least an hour before the performance. 

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Tickets are available for the show alone in stalls, circle and balcony. 

BSL performance is on Tuesday 9 March. Audio Described performance is on Wednesday 10 March. To book please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 or email lauren@royalcourtliverpool.com. 

Captioning will be available for performances for the final week of the show. Please contact Box Office for more details. 

The Relaxed Performance is on Wednesday 3 March. Relaxed performances are perfect for anyone who might prefer a more laid-back atmosphere – including people with autism, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, or anyone who might make involuntary noises. There’s no pressure here, no judgement – just a friendly space where you can enjoy the show your way. Find out more about our Relaxed Performances.

Circle and balcony will open at 6.45pm. There are bars in both areas for pre-show and interval drinks. Stalls will be open from 17:45pm. 

If you are bringing a large group, every tenth ticket is free. This ticket will be automatically added to your basket on purchase. Meals and building levy must still be paid on your free ticket. 

NO BOOKING FEES ON THIS SHOW 

Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time. 

Each ticket price includes a £3 donation which is used to support maintenance of our building, our community engagement and new writing talent development.

Please contact Box Office to book if you are a wheelchair user as we can only accommodate 5 spaces in our stalls seating area downstairs

From the award-winning star of Live at the Apollo comes a brand-new stand-up show about falling through the cracks you didn’t make, avoiding the friendships you don’t want, and embracing the self-love you definitely need.

In Swanky, Sindhu Vee is taking her “outspoken, frank and funny stand-up” (Evening Standard) across the country for her first UK tour in five years.

Since 2021’s Alphabet – now available to stream on Sindhu’s website – the Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comic has appeared on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? as well as starring in Netflix’s Sex Education and Matilda the Musical as well as Amazon Prime’s Pradeeps of Pittsburgh and Picture This.

Now, having become one of the most exciting and sought-after comedy talents internationally, UK audiences can get ready for her most sophisticated, intimate and swanky show yet. sindhuvee.com

New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.

As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down and Junior Taskmaster. As heard on Three Bean Salad podcast.

Please note this is an extra date of the same tour that will be at the Playhouse in Jan 2026.

You probably never stopped to think about what your favourite orange thing was, but you’re damn sure thinking about it now. Maybe it’s marmalade, or maybe it’s Garfield, or maybe it’s the album ‘Channel Orange’ by Frank Ocean. There’s just so many to consider. And no one on earth has considered more of them than Ivo Graham.

Ivo Graham has always been a fan of orange things. Baked beans. Sriracha mayo. The Tiger Who Came To Tea. But in 2025, a series of emotional days in his favourite colour prompted Ivo to commit harder than ever to the bit: colour-coordinating his life for his daughter, for his mother, for his football team, and, he desperately hopes, for your entertainment. Come and help this orange lunatic make his orange list, in a show about hats, haters, hometown heroes, and whether Hare Krishnas are better than Hobnobs.

www.ivograham.com

The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it’s actually the last thing this country needs, but it’s what it’s getting so tough luck).

The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar – co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages.

Kumar is 40. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy’s cheekiest boy.

Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph, with his previous tour playing to sold out crowds across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.

 Presented by Plosive Live in association with PBJ Management

 

The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show.

“Gosh, they are almost like a real band” (Bruce Dessau, Beyond a Joke). The pair will try and take up as much of the stage and as little of your patience as possible as they use another “real band’s” setlist to write their own show – ruminating on themes such as ‘what is music?’, ‘how do you be a band?’, and ‘is comedy?’ in the sharp-tongued, deadpan way they have become accustomed to.

As seen on Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day Live 2023 and their own comedy special ‘Alive on Stage’ for Amazon Prime.

floandjoan.com

Part stand-up, part storytelling and part conversation with himself (and with you), this new live show sees Lenny return to the experiences that shaped him while also exploring the ideas, challenges and creative sparks driving him today.

From the unforgettable days of The Lenny Henry Show and Chef! to acclaimed dramatic performances in Othello and, more recently, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Lenny traces the roles, characters and moments that have defined his remarkable career – and shares what continues to inspire him now as he reflects on a life lived out loud.

Expect big laughs, heart and a celebration of the many versions of Lenny: the actor, the impressionist, the comedian, the fundraiser and the Stand-Up Anecdotalist

You’ve looked behind a Wizard’s Curtain. You’ve visited a sausage factory. Do you dare to gaze inside a cartoonist’s pencil case? Leave your preconceptions about comedy/illustration at the door and expect to find them in an absolute state on the way out. As heard on Three Bean Salad podcast.

As seen on The Last Leg and Russell Howard’s Good News. Cartoons as seen in Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography and Kay’s Anatomy.

henrypaker.com

Presented by Little Wander