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Ahir Shah: Dress
Featuring his signature blend of philosophical inquiry, personal examination, and sweet gags, Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ahir Shah returns to stand-up with a new show about significance, insignificance, and scurvy.
Ahir’s last show, Dots, was recorded as a special for HBO Max (albeit after a 14 month delay brought about by events you may recall). That show was about uncertainty. Ideally, this tour will end in a way that is less on the nose.
As seen on Mock The Week, Live At the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, and The Mash Report.
‘Intricately crafted, profoundly moving, howlingly funny... a blazing talent firing on all cylinders’★★★★★ Telegraph
‘Tremendously thoughtful, woundedly candid and self-laceratingly funny’ ★★★★ Scotsman
'It’s a highly personal howl in the dark from this sharpest of operators. Impassioned, probing and unexpectedly moving.' ★★★★ Mail on Sunday
Courtyard Theatre
£15 | £12 concessions
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Sindhu Vee: Alphabet
A brand new show about the hair we want, the friends we have, and living the vast difference between virus and viral.
Expect 'outspoken, frank and funny stand-up' (Evening Standard) from this Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee.
As seen on BBC's Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You and Netflix's Sex Education and heard on Radio 4's Things My Mother Never Told Me (...About Lockdown) and The Guilty Feminist podcast.
WHY? 'Acerbic perspective and unapologetic delivery' The List
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£16.50
Geoff Norcott: I Blame the Parents
The fourth national tour for Geoff Norcott, following on the back of Conswervative, Traditionalism and Taking Liberties.
This time Geoff talks less politics (alright, there will probably be a bit), but this brand-new show will mostly explore personal responsibility, parenting and who should take the blame when things go wrong.
Whatever happened to the idea of personal responsibility? In the age of victimhood, it seems like whatever’s wrong with your life it can be blamed on someone else. Governments, employers… some bigot from four hundred years ago.
Where did it go wrong? It has to be the parents. Every generation there’s an opportunity for a new set of mums and dads to set their kids straight and make a stand against whatever trendy nonsense is currently doing the rounds. But do we? Or is it easier to give into fear and the pursuit of a quiet life?
Geoff has realised he’s also a bag of contradictions. Raised on a south London council estate by two maverick parents, there’s plenty he has to sift through. His Dad was a trade union man who obsessed over stocks and shares. His mum was a closet chauvinist and far too frank on the subject of sex.
With a child of his own, Geoff spies a one-off chance for his family to finally get it right and produce a balanced human being, but can he filter out his own bollocks before it gets to his son?
WHY? 'Sets himself apart from the liberal commentariat with a sharp self-knowing wit ★★★★ The Times
Courtyard Theatre
£14.50
Gary Delaney: Gary 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, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a brand new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!
Age guidance 16+ years.
WHY? ‘A cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns’ ★★★★ The Guardian
‘More quality jokes in one hour than most comics have in their entire careers...Quite brilliant’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
‘A master craftsman’ ★★★★ The Times
‘One of Britain's grandmasters of the one-liner'’ ★★★★ Chortle
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£18
This event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Stephen K Amos: Before and Laughter
In 2010 the world was in a sorry state. Fast forward ten years and everything’s still going downhill.
Stephen has had his own share of highs and lows too. And when the world gives him lemons, he adds gin, tonic, ice and a healthy dose of humour. Forget the divisions and discord and immerse yourself in an hour of bridge building laughter to welcome the new decade.
As seen on BBC2's QI and Pilgrimage, ABC TV's The Project and BBC1's Live at the Apollo.
WHY? ‘Truly top class comedian’ EdFest
'Unashamed feel-good entertainment' The Evening Standard
Suitable for ages 16+ years.
Courtyard Theatre
£18 | £16 conc
Simon Brodkin – Troublemaker
World-famous prankster and creator of the hugely popular Lee Nelson, is back on stage with TROUBLEMAKER, his sensational new stand-up show.
After showering Sepp Blatter with banknotes, upstaging Kanye West at Glastonbury, and handing Theresa May her P45, the critically acclaimed comedian explores why trouble has followed him from primary school through medical school to lockdown homeschool. And what it’s like to be chased by Donald Trump’s bodyguards, how to make the police laugh while they’re arresting you, and what to do when you’re outed as a Jew by the Ku Klux Klan.
Simon is one of Britain’s most loved comedians following his smash hit BBC shows Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show & Well Funny People, Channel 4’s award-nominated Britain’s Biggest Hoaxer and multiple TV appearances (Live at the Apollo, Sunday Night at the Palladium, The John Bishop Christmas Show, Children In Need, & Channel 4’s Comedy Gala).
After the success of his stand-up show 100% Simon Brodkin, selected by The Guardian and The Evening Standard as one of their ‘Best Comedy Shows’ at the Edinburgh Festival, TROUBLEMAKER is the must-see comedy show of 2021.
'Comedy legend' The Sun
'Hilarious' ★★★★ The Scotsman
'There aren't many better comedians to turn to' ★★★★ The Telegraph
'Get him out' Donald Trump
Courtyard Theatre
£20
Booking cut off time: Friday 1 October 7.30pm
In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Seat numbers are also subject to change.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Olga Koch: Homecoming
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian and star of Mock The Week and QI Olga Koch comes back with her third show!
With her new passport in hand, Homecoming will see Olga try to figure out who the hell she is as an immigrant and certified teen drama queen...
Olga has also appeared on The Now Show, Hello America, Pls Like, The News Quiz, King Gary, BBC Sounds's Tech Tech Boom and your little brother's dreams. She also has her very own BBC Radio 4 show, OK Computer.
'Blistering humour' ★★★★ Three Weeks
'A slick, mature hour' ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph
'Highly engineered and funny' ★★★★ The List
'Fantastic comedic mind with an observant eye' ★★★★ Shortcom
'Bright new comedy talent' ★★★★ The Skinny
'A natural storyteller, she will keep you completely hooked' ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
'The best Ada Lovelace line in comedy' Chortle
★★★★ Fest Mag
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