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Bilal Zafar: Imposter
The comedian is back with a brand-new show about how his usually stress-free house share took a turn and his housemate tried to get him arrested five times.
Bilal Zafar has been nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe and is winner of New Act of the Year 2016.
He has appeared on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Radio 4 and built up his own online audience on Twitch as he plays an unhinged football manager in an ongoing improvised series.
'A natural storyteller with a very likeable stage presence' ★★★★★ Shortcom.co.uk
'Endearing, relaxed and naturally funny… hilarious' ★★★★ EdFestMag.com
Age guidance 14+ years
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Omid Djalili - Namaste
The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show.
Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.
No government gets a green card. No tyrant avoids a take down. No audience member leaves the theatre with an ounce of laughter left in them.
You have been warned.
'So hysterically funny and at the same time so poignant and powerful that calling it stand-up barely does it justice' Michael Levin, Huffington Post
With support from Boothby Graffoe.
Suitable for ages 16+ years.
Courtyard Theatre
£28
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Eshaan Akbar: Live 2025
Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! His previous tour was described by The Times as 'pretty sick' (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good.
Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, including Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Kae Kurd.
He's been seen on Netflix's Sex Education, BBC's Mock The Week, QI and Live At The Apollo, Comedy Central Live and many more. Forthcoming TV includes Channel 4's The Last Leg and BBC's Pilgrimage. He's also been heard on award-winning podcasts Have A Word, Ninetwentynine and Spitting Image, as well as LBC, Times Radio, and BBC Radio 4.
‘An artfully pointed, refreshingly funny hour that suggests a big talent in the making' ★★★★ The Times
'A fine comic entertainer, an intelligent maker of points and a wealth of fascinating facts' ★★★★ The Scotsman
'Genius stand-up comedy' Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'A story that’s likely to go far' Chortle
Courtyard Theatre
£18.50
The Scummy Mummies: Greatest Hits
Join Ellie and Helen as they celebrate ten years of scumminess! For a decade now, the Scummy Mummies have been touring their hit comedy show to sold-out audiences around the country.
Now they’re bringing all their most-loved songs, sketches and stand-up together for a night that will make you laugh till you wee. Guaranteed to make you feel normal about your parenting skills, or very smug about being child-free. Bring your gin-in-a-tin, pop a panty liner in and let’s party!
'Highly recommended! 5 stars' One4Review
'Very funny' The Guardian
'Hilarious' Broadway Baby
Courtyard Theatre
£25
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The Vinyl Frontier: Singles Championship 2024
Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.
Eight challengers play off into find out who will be 2024's Singles Champion. The audience decides the result of each duel to see who progresses.
A regular sold out event, so please book early!
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£10
Other Vinyl Frontier events this season include:
Sat 25 May: Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sat 22 Jun: Forgotten Classics
The Exploding Heads present: Colin from Portsmouth
Online sensations and stars of hit podcast Sports Horn, The Exploding Heads, bring their characters to life on stage for the first time in their debut national tour coming to you this autumn!
Former professional footballer turned current pundit Ian Fiveankles thinks he’s doing “an evening with” but Colin from Portsmouth has other ideas. He’s loud, he’s angry and he’s more confused than ever. Poor Anthony doesn’t stand a chance.
‘Ridiculously funny. Utterly joyous. The saviours of phone in radio’ James O’Brien
‘Ball-achingly funny - top, top, top, top top, top show!’ Richard Herring
‘Consistently the funniest people on the whole internet’ Marcus Brigstocke
Courtyard Theatre
£17
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Travis Jay - Travisty
The comedian brings his brand new show on his debut tour.
It follows his sell-out show at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre, his run at Soho Theatre and a critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in 2019.
Travis Jay is a seasoned performer and this show guarantees to be hilarious! Expect belly laughs!
Going from strength to strength, Travis has had a busy few years writing for the BritBox revival of the classic hit show Spitting Image, with recent TV appearances including Channel 4's Black, British and Funny, ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show, Dave's Late Night Mash, Comedy Central's Drunk History and Channel 4's The Artists.
He is the creator and co-presenter of the popular weekly boxing podcast Undefeated, with fellow comedian KG tha Comedian. Travis was nominated for The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2016.
Travis has supported Dave Chappelle on his Sticks & Stones London tour and Britain's Got Talent Golden Buzzer winner Kojo Anim on his nationwide Taxi tour. He has also performed alongside Katherine Ryan, Jon Richardson, Rob Delaney and Russell Howard.
In 2018 Travis was filmed while performing alongside Dave Chappelle as part of the production Dave Chappelle and Friends directed by Stan Lathan, with the year before closing the year out performing to a sold out crowd at the famous West End Palladium Theatre as part of the U Got Jokes comedy show, with his performance receiving particularly high acclaim.
'Travis Jay shows he is a polished performer with the wit and charm to say important things to the masses without them even noticing' Nooruddean Choudry, JOE
'A triumph of attitude… energetically entertaining' Steve Bennett, Chortle
'He’s amazing' Dave Chappelle
'A confident and engaging performer… plenty of laughs throughout… a fresh and funny perspective that anyone in the audience would be enlightened by' Ross Crae, Sunday Post
'Confident, competent and clear on his comedic voice' Elliot Gonzalez, iTalk Telly
'very funny' Jay Richardson, The Scotsman
'Impeccable impressions… extremely likeable and hilarious' Callum Wilson, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'Laidback yet cleverly astute… Travis Jay’s finely-tuned set displays his versatile comedic chops, with the warm delivery of an old friend' Aisha Josiah, Fringebiscuit
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Lucy Porter - No Regrets!
The irrepressible Lucy Porter bounces back into action with a show all about regrets.
Frank Sinatra had too few to mention, but Lucy’s got hundreds, and she’s prepared to go into graphic detail about all of them. Disastrous dates, professional calamities, ruined friendships and parenting fails. Lucy describes all the mistakes she’s made, works out why they happened, and ponders how her life would have turned out if she’d acted differently.
Lucy looks at the things we might all collectively regret - not sticking to the work-life balance we strove for during lockdown, not realising that clapping for the NHS wouldn’t be enough to save it, allowing people we thought were quite fun on TV to become politicians.
How does regret tie in with guilt and shame? As a middle-aged, middle-class, left-leaning ex-Catholic, guilt is one of Lucy’s top five hobbies (along with going to the garden centre, doing jigsaws, making bread and watching subtitled foreign dramas on Netflix. She’s also ashamed of all these hobbies.)
It’s not all negative though. If you regret something, you can use it to change your ways: see the thing you regret as your rock bottom, and let it spur you on to become a better person. Lucy looks at how she can use shameful or annoying things from her past to change her future.
Lucy regrets volunteering at the school fete when her kids were younger, because now she’s committed to being the Hook a Duck Lady twice a year for the rest of her life. Maybe she could learn to say No a bit more?
'Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes... Genuinely delightful' ★★★★ The Telegraph
'A treat from start to finish' ★★★★★ The Herald
Suitable for ages 16+ years.
Courtyard Theatre
£20
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