Event Categories: Comedy
Glenn Moore
Edinburgh Comedy Award “Best Show” nominee Glenn Moore is one of the best joke writers of his generation and is heading back to Hull in September.
Expect a “comedy masterclass” (The Times) and a high-energy barrage of the most jokes you’ve ever heard humanely fit into one stand-up show.
As seen/heard on Mock The Week (BBC2), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2),The Dave Berry Breakfast Show (Absolute Radio) and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4).
“The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill I’ve seen” – ★★★★ The Guardian
“Brillantly original” – ★★★★ Chortle
“Exquisitely crafted gags” – ★★★★ Evening Standard
Flo & Joan: Sweet Release
Multi-award winning musical comedy duo (and sisters) Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclaimed songs and comedy.
Their unique, sharp-tongued style has taken them around the world with multiple sell-out tours and appearances at the Just For Laughs Festival Montreal and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Now they are back with their biggest ever UK national tour, poking around all the classic topics of the day: over-thinking, alien lovers and fringes.
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), online with over 50 million views of their viral songs, in your personal nightmares, and in ‘Alive on Stage’, their own special available worldwide on Amazon Prime.
John Shuttleworth’s Back
John’s bad back is much better now, thank you, so he can safely punch the air once more as he performs all the faves from his pre-lockdown tour: ‘Blue Light Kettle’, Rapidly Downhill’ and ‘I Covet Joan’s Berlingo’, not to mention classics like ‘Y Reg’, ‘I Can’t Go Back To Savoury’ and ‘Pigeons in Flight’.
Expect too fantastic new ditties written during lockdown, including ‘Stay at Home and Protect the VHS’. The songs will be interrupted by hilarious phone calls from Ken, Mary and Joan Chitty, plus John’s tips on how to cope with modern home life, as described in his stylish new(ish) book ‘Two Margarines and other Domestic Dilemmas’!
As seen recently in Ricky and Ralph Go Out (Dave).
Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric & Ern
For all the family from 8 to 108 Eric and Ern is a brilliant homage to Morecambe and Wise crammed full of those famous comedy sketches, from Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Mr Memory…’Arsenal’, to the paper bag trick!
From the Olivier Award nominated duo Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens, this nostalgic show evokes memories of a time when whole families would huddle around the telly on Sunday evenings.
Bringing you sunshine, this show is full of Morecambe and Wise’s most loved routines, songs and sketches and of course a musical guest. This show hits all the right notes!
Jon Richardson: The Knitwit
Jon Richardson brings his new show ‘The Knitwit’ to the Bonus Arena Hull and tickets are on sale now!
Will the recycling be put out on the right day? Who is going to smooth over the top of the margarine? How many lights are on upstairs when everybody is downstairs?
Watch Jon pretend that these aren’t his foremost concerns as he leaves home on his first tour since the last one.
Best known as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Cats Countdown (Channel 4), host of Dave’s Ultimate Worrier, and upcoming sitcom Meet the Richardsons. As well as Would I Lie To You (BBC One), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), and Taskmaster (Dave).
LUKE KEMPNER: MACHO MACHO MAN
Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up comics. With a hilariously razor sharp roster of contemporary impressions, Luke has become a household name and is bringing his highly anticipated brand-new show, Macho Macho Man on the road.
Luke tries to work out what masculinity really means with the help of Louis Theroux, the cast of Downton Abbey and even Jürgen Klopp.
Don’t miss this remarkable one-man show from one of Britain’s most exciting, new comedy talents.
Tickets on sale 10am. 22nd October 2021
Robin Ince: The Importance of Being Interested
Robin Ince is many things. A comedian, an author, a broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right.
New book The Importance of Being Interested – Adventures in Scientific Curiosity is published in October 2021 and Robin heads to Hull and the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre on his book tour for a live performance followed by a Q&A.
Robin is probably best known as the co-host of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He also co-hosts the podcast Book Shambles with Josie Long, An Uncanny Hour and Science Shambles with Dr Helen Czerski, all three of which are a part of The Cosmic Shambles Network, which he also co-created.
More about The Importance of Being Interested – Adventures in Scientific Curiosity
Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world’s most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the world’s greatest thinkers.
In this erudite and witty new book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn’t just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more – as well as charting Robin’s own journey with science – The Importance of Being Interested explores why many wrongly think of the discipline as distant and difficult. From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity can encourage much needed intellectual humility, this optimistic and profound book will leave you filled with a thirst for intellectual adventure.
Al Murray’s Gig For Victory
As the dust settles and we emerge blinking into the dawn of a new year, the men and women of this great country will need answers. Answers that they know they need, answers to questions they never knew existed.
And when that moment comes, who better to show the way, to provide those answers, than the people’s man of the people, the Pub Landlord? Steeped in the deep and ancient barroom wisdom of countless lock ins, the Pub Landlord is there to show the way. Wherever you are, he will – within sensible travel limits and theatre booking policy – come, offering people thirsty for common sense a full pint of the good stuff.
A NIGHT WITH TINY TIM
A Night with Tiny Tim plus support , from Sam Harland and Big Lou. Tiny Tim’s Adventures was founded by Tim Bradbury (Tiny Tim), who has created viral prank calls & challenges using a Childs voice. Popular videos include, Ringing in sick at school, Calling Lamborghini & Using a Charcoal face mask.
Mick Miller
Mick Miller is one of the hardest working comedians in the UK. He is in constant demand for corporate functions, cabaret performances and global cruise work. He was the stand out star of the 2011 Royal Variety Performance and won the hearts of the nation in the ITV show, “Last Laugh in Vegas”.
Gary Delaney in Punderland
Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought after joke writers in the country and longstanding Mock the Week special guest,
Comedy Elvis Family Show
Flying in from Tenerife the Fantastic Kevin Isaac as Comedy Elvis
Undr The Cosh LIVE PODCAST
Since the first episode in early 2018, Undr The Cosh has fast become one of the UK’s most popular football podcasts, seeing over 50,000 audio downloads and 20,000 video views each week, and featuring in the UK Sports Top 10 Podcast Chart throughout 2019.
Ignacio Lopez , Spain’s best export
Spain’s best export, Ignacio Lopez (as seen on BBC Sesh), slams Spanish and British culture in a relentlessly funny show about holidays, food and childhood. An armada of sarcasm, silliness and songs!
POTTERVISION (Harry Potter Parody)
Four performers are all set to recreate Harry Potter and The Philospher’s Stone but, when two of them drop out on the day (and take all the props and costumes with them), Tom and Lukas must go it alone and make do with the limited resources they have.