Programme
Three days of comedy across Plymouth.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
12:30pm
Barbican Bar
£12.00
Multi-award-winning comedian Alex Kitson brings Now Look Here to the Bar at Barbican Theatre. The intimate, informal setting is a perfect match for Alex’s expertly constructed stand-up and gives audiences an up-close introduction to one of comedy’s most exciting emerging voices.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
7:00pm
SU Lounge
£6.00
North Devon prop comic Alf brings Bananaqa to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Expect an energetic hour of one-liners, songs, props and puns as Alf helps launch the university’s festival weekend.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
6:30pm
South Hall Cafe
£20.00
The Comedy Queen of Cornwall and the 'Janner Diana' put the jam/cream debate aside for a night of jokes, jingles and jiggly bits in their hilarious double-act show, returning after a selling out in Plymouth and REALLY selling out by performing at Exeter Comedy Festival!
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
6:00pm
SU - Small Room
£7.00
Award-winning Cornish comedian Ben Treloar brings his work-in-progress show to the SU Small Room at Plymouth University Students’ Union. The intimate room is an ideal setting for Ben’s self-deprecating punchlines, quick crowd work and developing new material.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
9:30pm
SU Lounge
£7.00
A hand-picked selection of comedians from across Plymouth Comedy Festival, all in one show.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
12:30pm
Steel Brew
£7.00
Some of the finest stand-up comedians from across the South West, brought together for one special festival showcase.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
5:00pm
SU Lounge
£8.00
Bristol comedian Burt Williamson brings 30, Burty & Thriving to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Burt blends the deeply personal with big punchlines in a thoughtful and funny show about mortality, the future and finding humour when life changes direction.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
7:30pm
Steel Brew
£10.00
Home grown, award winning comedian Danny Ward delivers an hour of stand up that is “slick, quick and packed with hilarious material”.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
2:30pm
SU Lounge
£15.00
Dave Scott brings You End Up Where You’re Meant To Be to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Dave’s personal and heartfelt show explores the biggest parts of life with honesty, warmth and humour in a relaxed festival setting.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
3:30pm
SU - Small Room
£12.00
Welsh comedian and Westcountry favourite David Arnold brings his debut show, Late Bloomer, to the SU Small Room at Plymouth University Students’ Union. The intimate space puts audiences close to David’s funny and personal journey through life as one of its slow starters.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
11:00am
Simmons Learning Room
£25.00
First steps to stand up comedy with award winning comics Anna Keirle & Suzy Bennett.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
9:00pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
£12.00
Hal Cruttenden takes to the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre with a work-in-progress show mixing established material with brand-new ideas. It is a chance to see one of the UK’s most accomplished comedians shaping his next show on one of Plymouth Comedy Festival’s principal stages.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
5:00pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
Harriet Dyer brings her wonderfully daft and unmistakably niche comedy to the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre. Expect an inventive work-in-progress hour filled with unexpected ideas as Harriet develops material for her next tour show.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
7:30pm
Steel Brew
£8.00
Ian Murphy brings £1Million to None to Steel Brew for an intimate Friday night performance. Ian turns his unforgettable television experience into a live comedy show, giving audiences the chance to hear the full story in one of Plymouth Comedy Festival’s independent venues.
Improv Comedy
Sunday 7 February
1:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£8.50
Improperly bring their unpredictable improvised comedy to Bread & Roses. Inspired by audience suggestions and performed without a map or compass, the group’s intimate Sunday show promises absurdity, chaos and a different experience every time.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
12:00pm
SU - Small Room
£10.00
Jane Hill brings Spunk In My Eyes to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Jane’s candid, blackly comic show tackles cancer, courage and the exhausting pressure to stay positive with honesty, defiance and a refusal to embrace spiritual nonsense.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
5:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£5.00
Joe Capper and Oli Cordova bring 2 Nice Young Lads to Bread & Roses for an intimate work-in-progress performance. It is a chance to see two comedians test new ideas and build a new show in front of a live festival audience.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
4:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£10.00
Justin Panks brings five deeply questionable opinions to Bread & Roses for an intimate Sunday performance. Expect sharp observations, fearless punchlines and plenty of audience interaction as Justin finds out whether Plymouth agrees with him after all.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
3:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£6.00
Kris Davies brings Cracked to Bread & Roses for an energetic Saturday afternoon of comedy and music. The venue’s intimate setting puts audiences close to Kris’s grungy, real-life stories and distinctive musical comedy.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
2:30pm
Barbican Theatre - Workshop Space
£5.00
Luke Honnoraty comes to the Workshop at Barbican Theatre with a work-in-progress performance. The close-up setting gives audiences the chance to see Luke test ideas, shape new material and share a developing show at close quarters.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
12:30pm
SU Lounge
£10.00
Irreverent Reverend Maggy Whitehouse brings The God Whisperer to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Maggy’s remarkable journey through broadcasting, religion and rebellion opens Saturday’s programme with stories drawn from a life less ordinary.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
8:00pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
£25.00
Marcus Brigstocke takes to the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre for a Sunday evening stand-up show. One of the festival’s headline names meets one of its principal stages for a fitting final night performance.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
2:00pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
£10.00
Matt Richardson brings a preview of his brand-new tour show to the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre. One of Plymouth Comedy Festival’s principal stages, the Auditorium is the perfect setting for Matt’s fast-paced stories, sharp observations and larger-than-life comedy.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
3:30pm
Barbican Bar
£15.00
Acclaimed stand-up and online sensation Morgan Rees brings What a Bummer to the Bar at Barbican Theatre. Following a sold-out tour, Morgan returns with a brand-new show in an intimate setting that puts audiences close to the comedy.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
6:30pm
SU - Large Room
£10.00
Nick Page brings Page Against the Machine to the SU Large Room at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Nick’s assured stand-up takes its place in a busy Sunday programme, bringing another distinctive comedy voice to the festival’s university stages.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
7:00pm
Main Hall
£19.00
Paul Sinha brings his acclaimed show 2 Sinha Lifetime to the Main Hall at Plymouth University Students’ Union. One of the festival’s biggest stages welcomes Paul for a sharp, honest and gag-packed evening celebrating three decades in stand-up.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
6:30pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
£16.00
Plymouth Comedy Tours bring their unique take on Britain’s Ocean City indoors at the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre. Suzy Bennett, David Arnold and Christian Russell-Pollock swap the walking route for the stage, bringing local stories, questionable facts and plenty of Plymouth silliness to the festival.
Talk
Sunday 7 February
3:00pm
Simmons Learning Room
£10.00
A History of Laughter in Plymouth
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
7:30pm
Barbican Theatre - Workshop Space
£7.00
Robin Morgan brings a brand-new work-in-progress show to the Workshop at Barbican Theatre. This intimate festival performance offers a close-up look at new material from the acclaimed stand-up and television writer ahead of his nationwide tour.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
3:00pm
SU Lounge
£10.00
Stephen Carlin brings his distinctive and original stand-up to the SU Lounge at Plymouth University Students’ Union. With his mind speeding up while the world becomes increasingly difficult to understand, Stephen arrives in Plymouth ready to make sense of the chaos in his own uncompromising way.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
8:00pm
Barbican Theatre - The Auditorium
£15.00
Plymouth favourite and Funny Women Award winner Suzy Bennett brings Victoria Wood Be Proud to the Auditorium at Barbican Theatre. Celebrating 20 years in comedy, Suzy takes centre stage for a personal evening filled with stories, memories and plenty of laughter.
Improv Comedy
Sunday 7 February
12:00pm
SU - Large Room
£16.00
The Noise Next Door bring their lightning-fast improvised comedy to the SU Large Room at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Audience suggestions become comedy created on the spot by one of the UK’s quickest and most acclaimed improv groups.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
3:30pm
SU - Large Room
£17.50
South West comedian and online sensation Tom Glover brings Did You Watch That Reel I Sent You? to the SU Large Room at Plymouth University Students’ Union. Tom turns marriage, parenting and growing up in the 1990s into a live show for everyone who understands that arranging a night out can feel like a military operation.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
6:30pm
Barbican Bar
£13.00
Multi-award-winning comedian Tony Law brings Crow Man, Tony Law Man to the Bar at Barbican Theatre. Expect alternative, surreal and gloriously silly stand-up delivered in an intimate space where Tony’s unpredictable comedy can take over the room.
Improv Comedy
Saturday 6 February
10:00am
Barbican Theatre - Workshop Space
£10.00
Join Sam Morgan for a fun, practical comedy improvisation workshop built around games, exercises and the simple joy of making things up as you go along.
Stand-up Comedy
Friday 5 February
7:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£5.00
The search for the festival’s comedy champion begins here.
Stand-up Comedy
Saturday 6 February
7:30pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£5.00
Another group of comedians. Another place in the Final up for grabs.
Stand-up Comedy
Sunday 7 February
7:00pm
The Bread and Roses Free House
£5.00
The heats are over. Now it’s time to choose a winner.
