Rhys James is right back where he belongs: on tour around the country, with a markedly different schedule to Chelsea's fixture list to prove he is not the footballer.

One of the final Mock The Week regulars and star of Live At The Apollo,

Rhys’s previous tour sold out over 70 dates nationwide. Since then he’s released a third Radio 4 series, starred in The Great American Joke Off for US network The CW and been hurled through the air on a bungee cord by Micah Richards on Sky's A League Of Their Own.

He has also been seen on Richard Osman’s House Of Games, Celebrity Mastermind and Pointless Celebrities.

'Master of the lightning-paced, gag-dense, precision-delivered set' The Guardian

'Scintillating stand-up' ★★★★ The Times

'An immaculately crafted set… crowd-pleasing, relatable entertainment rarely comes any sharper' ★★★★ Evening Standard

'A ton of smart, intricately-written jokes and stories where you’re never more than a few seconds away from another punchline' ★★★★ Time Out

Courtyard Theatre
£17

Rhys's website
@rhysjamesy
@nordenfarm

•   3 May SOLD OUT

Following sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival and across the UK, the Britain’s Got Talent finalist takes to the road.

This brand-new show is full of the most awe-inspiring and high energy magic you’ll see this year.

Direct from appearances on America’s Penn & Teller Fool Us, BBC1’s BAFTA Awards, ITV1’s This Morning and Sky’s Around The World In 80 Tricks.

'A dazzling show… full of imagination and flair' ★★★★ The Guardian

‘What’s happening on stage really is magic’ The Telegraph

‘A spellbinding show that leaves the audience gasping in disbelief’ ★★★★ The Wee Review

Courtyard Theatre
£20

Magical Bones website
@MagicalBones
@nordenfarm

•   5 May from £20

The bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating.

Ivo was nominated for Dave’s 2019 Best Comedy Show and Joke of the Fringe ("I've got an Eton College advent calendar, where all the doors are opened by my father's contacts").

He's been seen and heard on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, British As Folk and Richard Osman's House of Games.

'A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy' The Times

'Suddenly has star-in-the-making coming off him like steam' The Telegraph

Courtyard Theatre
£16

Ivo Graham's website
@IvoGraham
@nordenfarm

•  23 May from £16

Mark Simmons is master of the one liners.

UK Comics’ Comic 2022 - Best Act

He recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as a semi-regular on the show and been appearing on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit and The Rugby’s On.

Mark also hosted News-ish and Film-ish on Fubar Radio alongside co-host Seann Walsh. He is now enjoying further success with his solo podcast Jokes With Mark Simmons. He invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney and Milton Jones, to discuss jokes that they’ve written but simply just haven’t worked.

Quip Off The Mark isn’t your average one-liner show - there is a running theme throughout. This year Mark’s parents have sold the house he grew up in and he has to collect his box of stuff from the loft. Come discover what’s in the box in this top-level one-liner show structured in a way you’ve never seen before.

'One of the UK’s pre-eminent pun merchants… the quickest quipster in showbusiness' Evening Standard

'Master of one-liners… his (show) consist(s) of literally one liner after one liner, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breath before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment' ★★★★★ One4Review

'Absolutely hilarious' ★★★★ The Scotsman

'A lot of excellent funny one-liners' Bruce Dessau

'A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing' ★★★★ Chortle

RUNNER UP DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2022

DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2019 (& 2017)

Nominee Amused Moose: Best Show 2017

Courtyard Theatre
£18

Mark Simmons's website
@MarkSimmons
@nordenfarm

•   8 Jun SOLD OUT

The Twitter sensation and BBC Radio 4 regular takes to the road in her debut UK tour, following a sold-out Edinburgh Festival residency.

In 1998 Sooz got a PlayStation, the first adult console, and finally felt grown-up. But is she really? Find out in this stand up show for anyone who remembers the 90s or had big dreams as a kid (gamers and non-gamers alike)!

Sooz is an award winning comedy performer, singer, writer, and actor. She has written and performed eight solo stand up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Sooz is a regular collaborator with Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera, Made in Dagenham) and hosts two podcasts - Mystery on the Rocks and QueenPod, the official podcast for the band Queen.

Throughout lockdown she made a variety of online content including livestreams via Twitch and viral political videos which build a huge international following, and received press in The Guardian, The Independent and The Metro, as well as in the LA Times and Chicago Tribune across the Atlantic.

‘Kempner has funny bones and an effortless audience rapport’ ★★★★ The Scotsman

‘Funny, witty and endlessly charming’ ★★★★ Broadway World

'A new wave of comedy' The Guardian

'Incredible... it shouldn't work but it really, really does' Independent

'Kempner is brilliant' LA Times

Sooz Kempner's website
@SoozUK
@nordenfarm

Studio
£15

•  15 Jun from £15

After an incredible sold out debut run, the man who asked us “do you ski?” is leaving his home in the Tower of London (for good).

Catch him as he departs on a second triumphant tour across our nation armed with even more outrageous takes, unbelievable tales and biblical chat to leave you bowled over with laughter.

Having amassed a loyal fan base of over a quarter of a million followers the multi-viral, social media sensation is delving even deeper into his ludicrous life as he tries to smarten up the not so honorable aspects of himself. Take a look at the pitfalls of online celebrity, the perils of post-palace living and find out, that in an age where everyone is so obsessed with the veneer of virtual contentment, maybe it takes crashing back down to reality to discover where happiness truly lies.

As seen on Comedy Central and tour support for Milton Jones.

'Clever, passionate and soulful' ★★★★★ The New European

'A twisted view of the world' ★★★★★ The Sunday Express

'Get your tickets today. Tomorrow may well be too late. A Star is Born' ★★★★★ One 4 Review

'This unexpected tour de force warrants a 21-gun salute' ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph

'A crafty idiot' ★★★★ The Daily Mail

'Now that’s class' ★★★★ Fringe Guru

Courtyard Theatre
£15

@HonourableTom
@nordenfarm

•   6 Jul from £15

Join James for an evening of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time for some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days.

You won’t have to sit cross legged on the school hall floor, but you will be encouraged to sing along! As well as the assembly bangers, there will be other musical surprises with Top 10 lists and musical mashups.

Studio
£15

James B Partridge website
@jbpartridge
@nordenfarm

•   7 Jul from £15

Voted Comedians’ Comedian of The Year 2021/2022, Jo Caulfield is quite simply one of the most consistently funny and creative comics in the country.

Hot on the heels of her sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Here Comes Trouble is packed with brilliant routines and fantastically embarrassing stories.

Audiences can expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one liners as Jo gets her claws into everything and everyone. From yelling at strangers on trains (and many other places), to discussing ridiculous sexual fantasies and annoying her neighbours, Jo doesn’t mean to cause trouble; she just has the nerve to say out loud what everyone else thinking!

This is Jo Caulfield doing what she does best: pure Stand-Up. Just Jo, a microphone, and a bad attitude.

'Sharp-witted urban comedy that goes down a treat… like a sociology textbook but with jokes' The Times

Jo Caulfield's website
@JoCaulfield
@nordenfarm

•  10 Nov from £17