Comedy News Round Up
Mainly Christmas Stand Up Specials And 2025 Tours
Last year, Mark Watson was in the Daily Telegraph’s ‘50 Funniest Comedians Of The 21st Century’. Not long afterwards, he feared for his life when a flight in Australia developed engine failure. The pilot got it down safely, and we’ll never know who would have got a promotion from number 51. Watson (pictured below, by Matt Crockett) will be talking about this and much more in his new show, Before It Overtakes Us. Details here.
At 30, Lauren Pattison (below, picture by Matt Crockett) wants to be less terrified of everything and embrace life more fully. The trouble is, a lot of things ARE scary: learning to drive, showing up for a colonoscopy, and pretty much everything in between. Still, here she is: bigger, bolder and blonder as she returns for a new national tour. Details here.
Following a complete sellout tour and many standing ovations, Seann Walsh - one of the UK’s greatest comedians - will release his acclaimed show Back From The Bed on YouTube on 15 December. More info here.
And Larry Dean also has a stand up special out this week. Fudnut will launch 13th December on YouTube ahead of his appearance at this month’s Royal Variety Performance. Details here.
It’s a double whammy for Rob Auton though. He has just announced a stand-up special and also his biggest UK tour yet. If you don’t know Auton’s name you should know one of his jokes, which was an winner of the Dave Joke of the Fringe in 2013: "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa.". Read about his tour and stand up special here.
The Bush Theatre is to stage An Evening with Sir Lenny Henry (pictured below, picture by Helen Murray) a fundraiser for the theatre which will take place at the venue on 25 January 2025. More info and ticket link here.
And finally, if you are the kind person who likes to get their annual stand-up fix in one weekend, the Latitude Festival has just announced some of its comedy line-up. Greg Davies and Bridget Christie are two headliners and the rest of the acts are pretty brilliant as well. Read an up to date list here. You can of course, also catch Greg Davies on tour. Details of his dates here.
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