SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY? £12 tickets to see JOHN BISHOP in London on Sept 9th if you're extremely quick!

...and the greatest of these is CHEAPSHOW.

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The Matrix released 26 years ago today 🤯 In its honour, here it is, but all the Agents are Mr Blobby.

See you at this tonight?

A Song About Jim Davidson

EDINBURGH PREVIEWS LONDON See #EdFringe previews from top standup comedians in London this July. 2x 1hr comedy shows a night 21–26 July for £15: buff.ly/4i6Loum I picked Tuesday 22nd: - Glenn Moore (4* - The Guardian) - Johnny White (5* - Chortle) @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social

EDFRINGE PREVIEWS LONDON See Edinburgh Fringe previews from top standup comedians in London this July. 2x 1hr comedy shows a night 21–26 July for £15: buff.ly/4i6Loum I picked Thursday 24th: Pierre Novellie (4* - The Scotsman) & Chloe Petts (4* - Evening Standard) @pierrenovellie.bsky.social

LONDON, NEXT MONTH Book now for Marcel Lucont's Cabaret Fantastique which sells out weeks in advance! 14th March: Physical comedy, stars of Cirque Du Soleil and the WRONG SONGS of Sooz Kempner & Richard Thomas (#TMWRNJ). Tickets: buff.ly/4gQ7aBk @soozuk.bsky.social @marcellucont.bsky.social

EDINBURGH PREVIEWS IN LONDON Week of Fringe previews in London this July from Pierre Novellie, Glenn Moore, Matt Forde + 9 more. Book now! 2x 1hr comedy shows every night 21–26 Jul. Tickets £15 buff.ly/4i6Loum @pierrenovellie.bsky.social @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social @matt-forde.bsky.social

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY Comedian 'n' writer 'n' podcaster Athena Kugblenu headlines XS Malarkey, with Faye Treacy, Stephen Catling and MC Toby Hadoke. At 53Two on Albion Street. Tickets £3 (members) £6 (non-members) https://buff.ly/3CW1W9q @athenakugblenu.bsky.social @xsmalarkey.com

And, like magic, it's only two weeks till the first shows of #edfringe 2025 are revealed! 🤩 ✌️

I really need some stage time if anyone has a gig for me this week or next

Screenwriter doing a press conference chuckles "It just wrote itself!" in an unguarded moment. Silence descends. The interviewers' faces fall. Everyone packs up and starts filing out. "No, no, not REALLY!" the writer gabbles. "I wrote it! I wrote it!" But it's too late. His career is over.

Hey @marjoleinrobertson.bsky.social, I'm trying to get my comedy listings/review website off the ground, gonna post my picks for Machynlleth and you're top of the list. Would you be available for lil (quick) interview sometime? It's very much a side-project, I should be looking for a job really 🙃

BIRMINGHAM, TONIGHT, £12

EDINBURGH, TONIGHT 8PM Tickets £10 events.liveit.io/monkey-barre...

SALFORD, SUNDAY 2PM

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I've been searching for indie podcasts by lesser-known comedians with no ads… I knew I'd hit gold with BOYS GONE WILD when @horatiogould.bsky.social immediately said 'cunt' and improvised an LBC phone-in that made me laugh out loud. Listen or add to YouTube Music app here: https://buff.ly/4baDfmm

HASTINGS, FRIDAY Cult comedian Andrew O'Neill brings their critically acclaimed show GEBURAH to The Pig in Hastings. Tickets £19.67 https://buff.ly/4i2byOF @andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social #comedy #standup

BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY See Lindsey Santoro, Will Duggan, Mark Nelson and Darren Harriott at Glee Club on Friday 28th Feb for a mere £21.50 https://buff.ly/4jZSvGy @gleeclubbham.bsky.social @linzsantoro.bsky.social @willduggan.bsky.social #comedy

LONDON, NEXT MONTH Book now for Marcel Lucont's Cabaret Fantastique which sells out weeks in advance! 14th March: Physical comedians, stars of Cirque Du Soleil and the WRONG SONGS of Sooz Kempner & Richard Thomas. Tickets £25: https://buff.ly/4gQ7aBk @soozuk.bsky.social @marcellucont.bsky.social

TONIGHT, EDINBURGH

LONDON, 20% OFF MUSICALS Do two comedy musicals in one night and get 20% off until Saturday March 1st. - COUNT DYKULA at 7pm - FONTANELLE at 9pm Tickets: https://buff.ly/4k5LW5j Use 'BLOODBOAT' to get 20% off. Jordan Brookes FONTANELLE was 5* highlight of my 2024 Fringe. @sohotheatre.bsky.social

LEICESTER, SUNDAY CVM is an amazing puppeteer and utterly charming stand-up. We must protect her at all costs. xx

My first special, Chatterbox, is on Channel 4 at 12:10am tonight. If you fancy a laugh. If you’re outside of the UK, you can watch it for free via my YouTube channel. Please ‘like’ it if you like it. It helps it get seen by others. sarahmillican.co.uk/specials/

LONDON, TOMORROW See a work-in-progress comedy show from ALICE COCKAYNE at Pleasance in North London for just £8. Tickets: https://buff.ly/3D4JbAD Her performance time was changed at #edfringe24 after I'd booked myself solid, so I've never seen her. But I've heard great things! @pleasance.co.uk

Round of your week with EP 424 of mankind's greatest economy comedy podcast, CHEAPSHOW. 94min of salacious improvised comedy from Paul Gannon and @e-loud.bsky.social https://buff.ly/41aC95j Best thing to listen to while driving if you wanna cry with laughter, crash and die! @cheapshow.bsky.social

CHEAPSHOW remains the best, funniest, most honest, indie comedy podcast available. I put the new episode of @cheapshow.bsky.social on as I left the house and was in tears within minutes. Fuckin' hilarious. They were on top form this week; wry observations about 'secret gardens' cracked me up 🤣

EDINBURGH, SUNDAY

One of my Fringe highlights of 2024.

LEICESTER, TOMORROW My instincts tell me this comedy magic show from award winner Katie Tranter will be quite good. THE GREAT DIVINATOR: TOUCHED BY THE SPIRITS Knight & Garter, 10pm, Saturday Tickets: £11 https://buff.ly/3EP2azJ

SATURDAY, LEICESTER Weirdos Present "THE MILLENIUM BUG", an entirely new 90min comedy play written for LCF by Adam Larter, starring Michael Brunstrom and other weirdos at Leicester's Guildhall. Tickets £8 https://buff.ly/3Qs1XoD @adamlarter.bsky.social @michaelbrunstrom.bsky.social

💥UK Tour on Sale💥 Going to: BATH 22 May BIRMINGHAM 14 May BRIGHTON 27 April  BRISTOL 21 May EDINBURGH 7 May GLASGOW 8 May LIVERPOOL 30 April  LONDON 28 May MANCHESTER 1 May NORWICH 12 April  OXFORD 18 May POCKLINGTON 10 April 🎟️ abigoliah.com/tour #americaninbritain #americantourist #ukcomedy

"You're... umm... fired?" - The Apprehensive

EDINBURGH, TONIGHT

SUNDAY, LEICESTER COMEDY FEST "Michael Brunström Sings Ten Songs about Moths" Last Few Tickets: £7 https://buff.ly/3EMPmKd Nominated for the Best Show Award last year, @michaelbrunstrom.bsky.social returns with a brand new show brimming with distinctive surrealism, inventiveness and charm.

This wins the Internet today…

LEICESTER, SATURAY Enjoy world-class clown Lucy Pearman wobble around pretending to be the Moon in her new work-in-progress show LUNARTIC at Leicester Comedy Festival. Not to be missed. Tickets £10 https://buff.ly/4gHfjrT @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY Wonderful Sam Lake headlines XS Malarkey Comedy Club, with Grace Petrie, Qasim Akhtar and MC Toby Hadoke. At 53Two on Albion Street Tickets £3 (members) £6 (non-members) https://buff.ly/42YQjZZ @xsmalarkey.com @samlakecomedy.bsky.social #standup

LEICESTER, SATURDAY Ali Brice performs AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY SIMILAR at Leicester Comedy Festival for £5 at 2pm. Tickets: https://buff.ly/4hO0XHp #standup @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social

I have six previews of Sooz Kempner Is Ugly booked between now and August, more to be booked in. Links for tickets etc will come as and when I have them but for now... APRIL 8TH Bristol MAY 3RD Machfest!!! MAY 25TH Brighton JUNE 24TH Bristol JULY 5TH Chippenham JULY 11TH London

LONDON, THURSDAY Stratford's best stand-up and alternative comedy night returns to Escape Bar, hosted by Jo Griffin. Tickets are a mere £6: https://buff.ly/3CGzecA Feat: Rob Copland, Luke Rollason, Shalaka Kurup, Jessie Nixon, headlined by award-winner Lorna Rose Treen! @lornarosetreen.bsky.social!

We are proud to announce the first 20 shows are now on sale for the 2025 Camden Fringe. These include stand-up, new writing, physical theatre, music, a kids show and cabaret at 10 different venues. Find out more and book your tickets on camdenfringe.com

BRIGHTON, SUNDAY The multi-award-deserving deadpan Frenchman revives his acclaimed interactive show, in which he serves up a unique Whine List from the audience’s past woes and misdemeanours. TIckets: £13.46 https://buff.ly/415Y1Pl @marcellucont.bsky.social #comedy

Plying my trade, offering my services. They say comedy is a results business so here's some results. Could also do with an agent #comedy #jokes #comedian #standupcomedy

EDINBURGH, THURSDAY Marjolein Robertson: O - 7:30pm @ Monkey Barrel One of my favourite shows of 2024, discussing an almost fatal health condition (9 audience members fainting during EdFringe). Tickets: £14 https://buff.ly/3QknwYk 4* - theskinny 4* - the Indiependent @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social

LONDON, THURSDAY Stratford's best stand-up and alternative comedy night returns to Escape Bar, hosted by Jo Griffin. Tickets are a mere £6: https://buff.ly/3CGzecA Feat: Rob Copland, Luke Rollason, Shalaka Kurup, Jessie Nixon, headlined by award-winner Lorna Rose Treen! @lornarosetreen.bsky.social!