Did you know that many emotions are processed in a specific part of the brain called the amygdala? This small almond-shaped structure plays a crucial role in processing emotional information and is especially active when we experience fear and anger. The way we feel emotions is also influenced by other parts of the brain –...
Why are we attracted to some people but not others? And why is attraction sometimes a bolt from the blue, while at others it’s a gentle, slow burn? Join evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin in unraveling the tangle of factors that lead to attraction and love. Uncover the complex processes in your body triggered by...
EXTRA SHOW DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND Spain’s best export, Ignacio Lopez, (Star of Live At The Apollo, The Now Show, Stand-Up Sesh, & more) scrutinises his immigrant upbringing and family tree in a relentlessly funny show about clashing cultures and never fitting in. In 2009, from his derelict flat in South Wales, Ignacio scored tickets to...
Fresh from winning Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and appearing on BBC Radio 4 institution Just A Minute, join one of India’s most exciting comics as she embarks on her debut UK tour. Urooj Ashfaq is a stand-up comedian who hails from Mumbai, India. She not only has a degree in psychology but later...
Tammy Payne is an excellent vocalist who tonight presents her new project featuring her Latin-flavoured original songs performed by some of Bristol's finest musicians. "Tammy Payne is one of the finest jazz and soul singers that the UK has produced in the last two decades" - Kevin Le Gendre **** BBC ONLINE After releasing a...
Join us to watch a selection of the Rugby Six Nations matches upstairs in the Studio. Italy v England Italy will take on England at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday 3rd February during the opening weekend of the 2024 Six Nations Championship. Reservations for viewing tables in The Studio must be made for...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Jarred Christmas featuring Jamie D'Souza & compere Jeremy Flynn Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship Saturday night comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row...
Welcome to North Street Games Night. They charge £2 per person for every North Street Games Night at The Hen which includes an exclusive 25% off pizzas and burgers as well as entry into a prize draw. North Street Games 101: Different Ways to Play… – Let us know how many of you there are...
Brand new to the Hen & Chicken- Altered State: Conversations for Grownups Altered State’s mission is to foster intelligent debate and stimulating thought through live talks and podcasts. They explore politics, pop culture, contemporary lifestyles, and a green future. They strive to inspire forward-thinking ideas and to cultivate a community for the curious and open-minded, bringing...
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars. Having started comedy in 2018 he has already cultivated a huge online following from stand-up clips and podcasts, regularly amassing millions of views on various platforms. As well as co-hosting Mike & Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting alongside fellow comedian Mike Rice, he...
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars. Having started comedy in 2018 he has already cultivated a huge online following from stand-up clips and podcasts, regularly amassing millions of views on various platforms. As well as co-hosting Mike & Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting alongside fellow comedian Mike Rice, he...
Jerry is a guitarist with a wealth of experience, playing with a number of different artists including jazz singer and BBC 2 presenter Clare Teal, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, soul legends PP Arnold, Ruby Turner, Elliott Randall, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley. His touring work includes West End star Lee Mead’s Love tour and Still...
Olga Koch turned 30, got a master's degree, went on an adult gap year, got salmonella, lost herself, found herself, and washed it all down with a delicious prawn cocktail. Think less Eat Pray Love and more Shake Scream Cry. As seen on Mock the Week, QI, Late Night Mash, Frankie Boyle's New World Order,...
Join us to watch a selection of the Rugby Six Nations matches upstairs in the Studio. Scotland V France 2.15 pm KO Scotland will host France at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday 10th February during the second round of the 2024 Six Nations Championship. England V Wales 4.45 pm KO England...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Scott Bennette featuring Matt Rees & compere Jack Campbell Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship Saturday night comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row...
The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this. In this talk you will be introduced to the science...
Hot on the heels of Connor Burns' totally sold out 2023 Edinburgh Fringe season which saw him add over 2,000 extra seats to what was only his second-ever Fringe and to universally rave reviews, plus an incredible 5 sold-out Glasgow Stand shows - don’t miss Scotland’s fastest rising comedy star’s brilliant new show - on tour! In...
Our special guest soloist tonight is Simon Spillett, who over the past twenty years or so has established himself as one of the UK's pre-eminent saxophonists. Simon is a firm advocate of straight ahead hard-swinging modern jazz, and his lack of pretention has made him a huge hit with the UK jazz audience, although he sometimes...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Jacob Hawley featuring Michael Odewale & compere Clint Edwards Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship Saturday night comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row...
We are all in the pursuit of happiness. So what is it and where is it? In this talk we’ll be looking inside the brain and the mind to understand the science of happiness. We’ll learn from the locations and mechanisms of pleasure and reward in the brain and ask if this is happiness, and...
Welcome to North Street Games Night. They charge £2 per person for every North Street Games Night at The Hen which includes an exclusive 25% off pizzas and burgers as well as entry into a prize draw. North Street Games 101: Different Ways to Play… – Let us know how many of you there are...
The Comedy Box is pleased to announce that the amazing JOE WILKINSON is performing a work-in-progress show at Bristol's Hen & Chicken Studio on Wednesday 21 February. 'I’m (Joe) doing about an hour of new stand-up. Some of it will work some of it won’t. If you don’t live too far away please come along...
Moonscape “Fresh and Joyous” (Manchester Jazz Festival). Moonscape is an exciting contemporary group playing original music drawn from a wide range of influences. Taking the 60s chordless quartets of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry as a starting, point, Moonscape incorporate electronics, sound manipulation, and an open approach to ensemble improvisation, drawing in part on the...
This is a show about the worst haircut of Ania Magliano's life. To the hairdresser at Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage. Ania's critically acclaimed 2022 debut run sold out at Edinburgh,...
After taking New Zealand and Australia by storm, Melanie Bracewell hits the UK shores for the first time with her critically acclaimed show 'Forget Me Not'. A show about desperately trying to be remembered, love, and eggs. As seen on Taskmaster NZ, Have You Been Paying Attention and star of her own show 'The Cheap Seats', Melanie...
Join us to watch a selection of the Rugby Six Nations matches upstairs in the Studio. Ireland v Wales 2:15 Ireland will host Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 24th February during the third round of the 2024 Six Nations Championship. Scotland V England 4.45 Scotland and England will do battle for...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Brendan Dempsey featuring Funmbi Omotayo and compere Tom Glover Stand Up For The Weekend is our big Saturday night comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats, and unreserved row...
Have you ever wondered if a psychedelic experience could affect your sex and love life, or even hold the key to transformative couples therapy? Emerging research from Imperial College London suggests that psychedelics could indeed enhance partner communication, self-satisfaction, and sexual pleasure. Other studies have shown the promising role of MDMA in couples therapy. In...
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 are on every last Wednesday of the Month. Free shot for the first 10 singers Cocktails 2 for £10 Double up...
Multi award winning comedian Ray Bradshaw is forever being told “you look just like my mate…” where ever he goes. It’s been happening for years and he’s worried about it. Either someone is cloning generic bald men or, there’s a ginger bearded bald man out there who’s doing a bad job of stalking Ray. In his brand-new...
Trumpeter Andy Hague ran his popular salsa/jazz octet Conjunto Gringo from 2010 to 2018, and now presents a slimmed-down sextet version to play rearranged versions of the Conjunto repertoire, plus lots of new ones. Aiming to please/disappoint equally both the jazz and salsa audiences the set contains Latin-jazz classics from Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Dizzy...
With a general election on the way, Matt Chorley draws on two decades of reporting from Westminster - and two centuries of history - to deliver his hilarious guide to winning and losing at the polls. The Times Radio presenter and Have I Got News For You regular is back with his third stand-up tour, ready to...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Ian Stone featuring Finlay Christie & compere Tom Glover Headliner: IAN STONE 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 has performed all over the world. Formerly a regular guest on Radio 5 Live's...
Cork man Chris Kent returns with his brand new show “Back At It”. After a dose of the real world (having gone back to the day job as an electrician), Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of trying to buy a house. It turns out he did not have enough jobs. Something had...
