Explore the worlds most famous conspiracy theories with Andy Thomas - one of the worlds leading experts into unexplained mysteries and cover-ups. Why do people believe in conspiracy theories, and what is the evidence to support them? Andy Thomas, leading author and presenter on mysteries and conspiracies, explores some of the greatest conspiracies of all...
AHIR SHAH - Duffer Best Comedy Show Nominee at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and 2018 Ahir Shah returns with a brand new stand-up show about life and what comes after, death and what comes before, and Bohemian Rhapsody. Duffer comes to the Hen & Chicken Studio fresh from a critically acclaimed sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival...
Born to an Iranian mother and Indian father, Omid Singh is one of the top multicultural comics working today. Not that he considers himself a public symbol or boundary-breaker. As he puts it onstage, “I don’t do anything scary when I go to the airport…but I do like to see how far I can walk away from...
SINDHU VEE: SANDHOG Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2018, Sindhu Vee embarks on a UK tour with her critically acclaimed and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show, Sandhog. Loving your children, spouse and ageing parents (in that order, please don’t tell my mother) is very hard work, very intense and a lot of the time it sucks. But...
For more than 40 years Special Consensus have been pushing the boundaries of contemporary bluegrass music, setting standards that few have equalled, combining street cred with traditional values and above all displaying a superb level of passion and musicianship that has fans and fellow musicians gaping in wonder. Special Consensus have been pathfinders for contemporary...
In high demand on the UK and international comedy circuit, Alun Cochrane has appeared on a range of TV and radio shows including BBC Two’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock The Week, BBC One's Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Have I Got News For You. Alun is a no-nonsense comedian who specialises in funny nonsense. Much...
Love’s been around a long time. As an evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Anna Machin is fascinated by what makes us fall in love and what keeps us there. In this talk she will use the results of cutting edge research in the fields of neuroscience, genetics, evolutionary theory and psychology to explain what happens in our...
Why is 1.5˚C so crucial to the future of our planet? Can we effect - or even reverse - the Climate Change process? Or are we too late? Join Mark Maslin, Professor of Climatology at UCL, for an eye-opening and informative talk on how important our actions are to the very survival of earth as...
One of the first British policemen to work with the FBI Behavioural Science Unit in Quantico, Virginia, Paul Harrison spent almost four decades, interacting with, researching, analysing and profiling many of the world’s most violent murderers and serial killers in an attempt to gain insight into their psyche. Join the UK's very own Mindhunter as he relives...
Along with his clutch of awards and critical acclaim, Stephen Grant must surely have right to the title of hardest working comedian in the UK. Regular compere of Krater Comedy Club at Brighton's Komedia, Stephen still finds the time to headline and MC gigs all over the country as well as being a regular guest on The...
PAUL SINHA THE TWO AGES OF MAN Paul Sinha returns to The Comedy Box with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray. Having spent two decades juggling disparate careers, loneliness, heartbreak, a multitude of vices and an overwhelming urge to show off his general knowledge, he finds that just as one problem disappears, another emerges. Paul...
Carl Donnelly takes the mundane stories of everyday life and turns them into stretches of self deprecating silliness. Carl started performing stand-up in 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting comedians. His conversational, silly sense of humour saw him win a host of awards and become a regular at all of...
