Carl Marsh: We all know of your character Lee Nelson, even some might actually think he is a real person but what sort of experience do you want the audience leave with after seeing the show? Simon: Good question, funnier is what they will leave with. It’s part of the mini-tour, which I’m sure you know, that’s part of the Lee Nelson tour. The Serious Joker tour. I think this is something like the fourth leg of the tour. The…

‘Upbeat drama that promotes community spirit’ Metro Larry Lamb is Pitching In as seen on BBC1 Arriving on DVD and digital 8 April 2019 ‘Gentle daytime drama’ Guardian TV favourite Larry Lamb (Eastenders, Gavin and Stacey) returns to our screens as Frank Hardcastle, a recently widowed Londoner getting to grips with big changes in his life, in the Welsh-set comedy drama Pitching In currently airing on BBC One and coming to DVD and digital courtesy of Acorn Media International on…

24-27 May HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s largest philosophy and music festival that gathers world-leading thinkers, politicians and comedians together with the hottest music performers, highlights 12 unmissable events at this year’s festival. “Who would have thought that a philosophy festival could be so entertaining?… A rare combination of fascination and fun. ★★★★★” The Independent (2018) Featured in The Best UK Music Festivals of 2019, Evening Standard “Back to big thinking” The Guardian HowTheLightGetsIn is set in a magical riverside location on…

Star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack, Stewart Francis embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him before he heads off… INTO THE PUNSET. When the pun stops…. STOP! With even more dates added for this year, this is turning into a beast of a goodbye tour – beginning in Soho in Autumn last year and culminating at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith in December this year. This will be Stewart’s last…

Stand-up comedy has undergone a huge transformation over the last 20 years. Shappi Khorsandi, one of our best loved comedians, reflects that, “It’s really changed. It’s got cleaner and more sober and a lot more career-minded. You meet 20-year-olds on the comedy circuit now who have a five-year plan.” “I’m sure stand-up is something career advisers at top private schools are telling their students to do. ‘You don’t want to go into the money markets or the law. You want…

Appearing at the Sherman Theatre on the 11th January 2019 – comedian Phil Nichol chats frankly with Carl Marsh. What do you want the audience to take from your show? Well, first and foremost it’s a comedy show so I want the audience to have a good laugh and I want them to go away feeling uplifted having had a good night but, I’ve been working for the last 13 years or so writing these longer-form narrative shows which are…

★★★★★ “A fine split between offence and actual brilliance – and Bianca treads it perfectly” GAY TIMES ★★★★★ “Prepare to have your sides split.” ATTITUDE MAGAZINE “On point and hilarious” HUFFINGTON POST THE BIGGEST EVER SOLO DRAG SHOW TO VISIT 13 CITIES INCLUDING GLASGOW, NEWCASTLE, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, CARDIFF, DUBLIN, LONDON AND MORE TICKETS GO ON GENERAL SALE THIS FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER, 9AM Following two consecutive sell-out UK tours, including three sold out nights at London’s Eventim Apollo, comedy queen and…

Amnesty Cardiff group to host ‘Naz Night’ event in support of British mum jailed in Iran Amnesty International’s Cardiff group and the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival are producing a night of comedy in support of the jailed British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The Stand Up In the Park event – the second instalment of “Naz Night” – will see comedian Clint Edwards hosting a selection of fellow comedians in Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens on the evening (8pm) of Sunday 24 June….

KATHERINE RYAN  ST DAVID’S HALL Saturday 3 March 2018, 8pm ON SALE FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER AT 10AM! CANADIAN comedian Katherine Ryan makes her first visit to St David’s Hall on Saturday 3 March 2018 and tickets go on sale this Friday (8 September) at 10am! The multi-talented writer, presenter and actress is a familiar face from popular panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and A League of Their Own. In…

    Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher will star as Morticia, Fester and Wednesday Addams in the UK & Irish premiere of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a musical comedy, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. Samantha Womack will take on the role of Morticia Addams fresh from leaving BBC1’s EastEnders after nearly a decade as Ronnie Mitchell.  Samantha has also played…