Greg Sterland - tenor sax, Tim Funnell - piano, Pasquale Votino - bass, Paolo Adamo - drums Saxophonist Greg Sterland is a graduate of the Royal Welsh College and has played at the club several times before both as a band leader and as part of the Jonny Bruce Organ Quartet. He cites a wide range of...
Grace Campbell, "one of the funniest women in Britain" (The Times), following her hugely successful sell-out Edinburgh 2022 run, takes her brand new show ‘A Show About Me(n)’ on tour across the UK in Spring 2023. This is a show about her two lifelong passions; men and herself. Promising to be fiery and explicit, Grace is going...
Join us in the Chicken Shed for round 5 of the Guinness Six Nations 2023. 12:30 SCOTLAND V ITALY Scotland take on Italy at BT Murrayfield Stadium in round 5 of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations 14:45 FRANCE V WALES France take on Wales at the Stade de France in Round 5 of the...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Stephen Bailey featuring Andy Field and compere Jeremy Flynn. Meet your new potty-mouthed best friend, who supported Katherine Ryan and Jenny Éclair on their recent sell-out UK tours. Stephen Bailey’s friendly, open brand of gossipy humour has made him one of the most enjoyable acts on the UK comedy circuit today....
Circuit Breakers with Jeremy Flynn & Guests Featuring Matt Rees, Phil Wathern, Lavana Adriana & Jonas Jamarik Join us for a fantastic night of comedy in the Chicken Shed at The Hen and Chicken! Circuit Breakers is a monthly night which showcases the best up-and-coming talent on the UK comedy circuit. Each month we invite a...
Creativity is considered one of the most important and highly valued of human traits, and a fundamental aspect of the sciences. However it is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon which can make it challenging to comprehensively measure, or enhance. Psychedelic states, dreams and hypnagogic states have all been associated with catalysing scientific insights on occasion,...
“I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once. What a night!” Twenty years ago, in Edinburgh, legendary comedian Simon Munnery was arrested for “being a German in a built-up area”. It wasn’t an early brush with ‘cancel culture’ but it did lead to a trial. For the first time, British Comedy Award nominee, serial innovator and ‘Perennial...
John Donegan - piano, Andy Hague - trumpet, Luke Annesley - alto sax, Ben Waghorn - tenor Sax, Chris Jones - bass, Ryan Thrupp - drums. Originally from Cork in Ireland, John Donegan lived in Bristol during the 90s and was a mainstay of the jazz scene here before work took him to London. Now...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Stephen Grant featuring Jack Campbell and compere Matt Green Stephen Grant is one of the UK’s funniest, hardest working and most respected comedians. Whether voicing animations, warming up TV audiences, presenting radio shows or hosting corporate award nights Stephen never fails to pull in the laughs. Along with his clutch...
It's time to grab the mic and sing your heart out - solos, duets and group singalongs are all welcome. Join us for a relaxed, friendly evening of sharing our favourite songs. Karaoke nights will be on every last Wednesday of the Month. Free shot for the first 10 singers Cocktails 2 for £10 Double...
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 Tom Houghton 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....
Saxophonist Duncan Eagles has previously appeared at the club with Estraven and Jack Yardley's Wayne Shorter project, but tonight we're pleased to welcome him back with his own group Partikel. Partikel take unique and fresh look at the saxophone trio format, their exciting live performances lead them to being dubbed as "One of the hottest...
