comedy

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Comedy (poetry, spoken word)

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/25/2024 - 7:59pm

Edward Tripp presents

Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland

Just the Tonic at The Caves, Just Up the Stairs

Dates: 1 - 25 Aug (not 12)

Time: 11:45am (45 mins)

First review date: 3 August Introducing the former Bard of Exeter…

Edward Tripp - the former Bard of Exeter - makes his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this August with a brand new comedy-poetry show, Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland .

Coming to Edinburgh on his Auntie’s dime, Edward Tripp brings his dark, brooding, and frankly furious brand of ‘stand-up poetry’ to this...

Shotgunned Show Poster

Shotgunned - UK-Wide Tour Kicks Off in Exeter This Weekend

Shotgunned , a brand new play written and directed by Matt Anderson, starts its 37 night UK-wide tour this weekend at Barnfield Theatre in Exeter.

Shotgunned tells the story of Dylan and Roz, a couple who unexpectedly fall out of love. It is a poignant and humorous reflection on the messy and the beautiful in relationships and how we can come up against a dead end, no matter how much we care for each other. It also speaks about our dreams and the courage and resilience it takes to follow them. In equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking, Shotgunned is a relatable and intimate...

Shotgunned

Event Date: 
01/03/2024 - 7:30pm to 02/03/2024 - 8:45pm
Venue: 
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Shotgunned tells the story of Dylan and Roz, a couple who unexpectedly fall out of love.

It is a poignant and humorous reflection on the messy and the beautiful in relationships and how we can come up against a dead end, no matter how much we care for each other. It also speaks about our dreams and the courage and resilience it takes to follow them.

In equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking, Shotgunned is a relatable and intimate piece of theatre about the people we lose that shape who we become.

Written and directed by Matt Anderson, Shotgunned is Kangaroo...

Comedy at the Park

Event Date: 
08/09/2023 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park, Exeter

The South West heat of the 2023 Petfringe Comedian of the Year competition will be held at Sandy Park on Friday, 8th September

Nine comedians will battle it out to progress to the grand final, where a prize of £10,000 is at stake.

Come and join us!

Booking Selection [Sandy Park | 08.09.2023 - 19:00 | British Comedian of the Year 2023] - Exeter Chiefs

Comedy at the Park

Event Date: 
11/05/2023 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park

Exeter's biggest comedy night returns on Friday 7th July from 7.00pm

We love Comedy here at Sandy Park and we've got another fantastic evening lined up! Our last Comedy at the Park in May was a sell-out, and we're expecting the same this July.

Comedians are to be confirmed, but working with the Comedy Surgery we are guaranteed a line-up of five top comics to keep you laughing all night.

Tickets are available with food; Beef Chilli, Rice, Sour Cream & Tortilla Chips

Booking Selection [Sandy Park | 07.07.2023 - 19:00 | Comedy at the Park] - Exeter...

Andy Ford, Back in the Saddle

Andy Ford brings his Back in the Saddle tour to Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 09/12/2022 - 9:37pm

The second half of 2022 is looking very busy and exciting for West Country comedy star and Plymouth Theatre Royal Panto Legend Andy Ford.

He is about to launch into the Autumn leg of his Back in the Saddle Live Comedy Tour around the South West, including shows in Plymouth on 18th September, Torpoint on 23rd September and his home city of Exeter on Sunday 2nd October.

Andy says, ‘ The spring leg of the tour was fantastic but coming down to Devon and Cornwall this Autumn is just such a pleasure and of course I’ll get chance to catch up with friends and family in the...

VE Day Celebration

Much Ado About Nothing

Event Date: 
04/06/2022 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House and Grounds

‘I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?’ Sun & Moon Theatre are touring the South West this summer with a joyous, emotional and vibrant production of Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. It's 1945, the war has ended, and Messina’s young men have returned ready for peace, celebration and … romance? Hero and Claudio are in love and engaged to be married, while Beatrice and Benedick are in a perpetual ‘merry war’, engaged in battles of wits and wills. But not everyone has come back unscathed, not all scars are visible, and the...

VE Day Celebration

Much Ado About Nothing

Event Date: 
04/06/2022 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House and Grounds

‘I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?’ Sun & Moon Theatre are touring the South West this summer with a joyous, emotional and vibrant production of Much Ado About Nothing , one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. It's 1945, the war has ended, and Messina’s young men have returned ready for peace, celebration and … romance? Hero and Claudio are in love and engaged to be married, while Beatrice and Benedick are in a perpetual ‘merry war’, engaged in battles of wits and wills. But not everyone has come back unscathed, not all scars are visible, and the...

Britain's Got Talent Semi Finalist comes to Exeter for free Comedy Show

A comedy magician who was the first to baffle world-famous magic duo Penn and Teller on their very own ITV show, hosted by Jonathan Ross, is coming to an Exeter church for a free show.

He was also on the last series of Britain’s Got Talent and reached the Semi Finals to critical acclaim from Simon Cowell and the other top judges. His videos have clocked up millions of views online. You can watch his Semi Finals performance here:

https://youtu.be/7f62F2z1jHM

Now, he’s bringing his unique brand of baffling trickery and rollercoaster ride of jokes to Exeter for one...

Yukon Ho! by Jennifer Irons photo Gigi Giannella

Yukon Ho! in Exeter

Event Date: 
19/02/2022 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix, Candy St, Exeter, Devon EX4 3LS

Funny, bizarre, (mostly) true cabaret-style guide to surviving the unbelievably mad life in Canada’s frozen north

Following almost two years of Covid induced postponements, Jennifer Irons’ riotous one-woman show Yukon Ho!, detailing her upbringing, life and ultimate escape from Canada’s frozen north is finally set to tour the UK. It comes to Bath Theatre Royal on 19 February and Exeter Phoenix on 20 February.

Yukon Territory, Northern Canada is where North America’s coldest temperature ever (-63 degrees Celsius) was recorded. It’s where there are more caribou than people...

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