Stand Up For The Weekend with Roger Monkhouse Featuring Plus compere Tom Toal. Roger Monkhouse is one of the most original and distinctive acts on the comedy scene. A consummate stand-up who employs a deadly combination of charm and menace to exert a masterful control over any audience. A highly original and quirky performer, Roger's trademark stage-prowling...
Guitarist Dan Waldman is well known both in Bristol and London, where he has presented his own band at Ronnie Scott's. He spent several years living in New York and has returned to the USA several times. In 2020 he released Sources and Angles, his debut recording as leader, recorded in Brooklyn and featuring international...
Join multi award-winning star of Spitting Image, Jess Robinson, for an evening of musical comedy and festive fun! Expect magical mash-ups, fabulous original songs and a belly full of laughs as your angelic host and her sparkling live band (if they’ve washed), transports you on an (imaginary) sleigh ride, through a winter wonderland of dazzling divas...
The Official Christmas Show with MARKUS BIRDMAN Featuring ERICH McELROY plus compere ROBIN MORGAN Laugh, marvel and cry at the best comedian you've probably never heard of. The completely spell-binding Markus Birdman is a master of comic timing and isn't afraid to push what society deems appropriate. He is one of British comedy's most experienced and...
Mark Thomas is just about the last person you’d associate with “ho ho ho let’s throw a log on the fire and gather round for Christmas” but… MARK LOVES CHRISTMAS! Christmas singles, films, carols, decorations, presents, food and, most of all, Christmas stories! From this most unChristmassy storyteller comes Christmas tales from his life, time and...
The Start Of The Year Show with Ivo Graham, Mark Simmons and Sally-Anne Hayward. The permanently self-deprecating Ivo Graham has become a regular fixture in the clubs and theatres of the UK circuit. With a gauche charm and crafty, self-aware wit which has proved a hit with audiences of all ages, and led to appearances...
Split Tone is a new project put together by saxophonist Craig Crofton, an Anglo-American sax and flute player who has lived in the UK for over 20 years and has built up a great reputation for the power and visceral excitement of his playing. A protégé of Marcus Printup (Lincoln Center Orchestra) he has come to develop...
Stand Up For The Weekend With Ian Stone, Jack Campbell & Meryl O'Rourke. Ian Stone is one of the most talented topical acts in the country. Edgy and provocative, with an easy-going manner and self-deprecating style, Ian is also a member of the Comedy Store's critically acclaimed 'Cutting Edge' team - a weekly residency of topical...
Double Standards return to the Hen and Chicken to play a mixture of tunes from lockdown CD Release plus some new material. The group also has appearances coming up for Cheltenham Jazz Club and Swindon Jazz Knights. Release has been played on the BBC Radio's "Jazzworld with Linley Hamilton" and on JazzFM, besides receiving some...
Stand Up For The Weekend With Paul McCaffrey, Matt Green & Clint Edwards. Paul McCaffrey is an award-winning comedian and headlines at the biggest comedy clubs in the country. He has performed four critically acclaimed Edinburgh shows as well as major music festivals: Reading, Leeds, V Festival, Bestival and Latitude. An accomplished radio presenter and guest,...
The best up and coming comedy talent Circuit Breakers represents the finest up and coming talent from the UK comedy circuit, in particular showcasing the excellent current crop of homegrown Bristol-based comedians. Circuit Breakers promises to be a joyous addition to your Monday nights - once a month for the time being. Come along to our...
For our first visiting band of 2022, we welcome Estraven as part of a tour taking in The Lescar, Sheffield, The Hive, Shrewsbury and The Vortex in London. Their debut album ‘Ignored Advice’ to be released in February 2022 features all original compositions that stem from bassist-composer Chris Hyde-Harrison’s love of jazz, post-rock and various world...
