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Direct from the Edinburgh festival, and his last smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian stand-up star is back on the road with a brand-new show. Join Tom as he playfully dishes out more of his insightful observations.

An irrepressible tour-de-force with an hour of first class, mischievous and uncompromising comedy.

As seen/heard on Have a Word Pod, Ch4’s Comedy Gala, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show, Live at the Apollo (so good, he’s done it twice) and much more!

Join one of the UK’s top stage hypnotists and mind readers – direct from London’s West End.

Blending truly jaw-dropping moments, comedy and music, Daniel Sinclair takes you on a rollercoaster ride of your minds – leaving you questioning your own realities while laughing out loud. Prepare for the ultimate evening of amazement.

“The next Derren Brown” (Phoenix Arts)
“Mind Blowing Entertainment” (BBC)
“Blew me away” (Jimmy Carr)

Two unmissable shows in one incredible night…

Comedy Hypnosis Show
A mesmerisingly hilarious hypnosis show where volunteers have their imaginations unlocked and realities altered, all through the power of hypnosis. Buckle up tight. Prepare to be spellbound and in fits of laughter. Choose to SEE the show or BE the show.

The Mind Reader Live
A mind reading and mentalism show that will leave you on the edge of your seats. Expect Derren Brown-style mind games, comedy and all-round psychological wonder as Daniel reads volunteers’ minds and makes astonishing predictions live on stage.

About Daniel
Daniel Sinclair is one of the UK’s leading stage hypnotists, a renowned mind reader and mentalist. He has been described as ‘the most impressive’ in his industry with performances spanning the globe from London’s West End to theatres around the world, festivals, TV, radio and viral podcasts. Daniel has a knack for leaving crowds gobsmacked wherever he goes and has in recent years read the minds and hypnotised tens of thousands of people.

Age guidance: 13+ (at parent’s/guardian’s discretion – the majority of the show is family friendly).

 

No gimmicks. No filter. Just Richard Blackwood at his realest.

In this brand-new hour, Richard delivers sharp, fearless comedy with raw honesty – tackling fatherhood, fame, race, ageing and mental health.

It’s a bold mix of truth-telling, cultural commentary & laugh-out-loud moments from one of the UK’s most seasoned voices.

Fresh from ‘Sorry, I Didn’t Know’, ‘Jack & The Beanstalk’ and a career spanning The Real McCoy, MTV, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Glastonbury and more – this is Richard like you’ve never seen him before.

Richard Blackwood: Unfiltered – comedy with heart, edge, and plenty to say.

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Champion of the Black Country, Jonny Cole is one of the most unique, exciting and hilariously funny acts to come out of the Black Country and unstoppable force in musical comedy.

Comparisons to Jasper Carrott and Tim Minchin (depending on the reviewers age) tell only half the story. One of the freshest and funniest new comedians to hit the comedy circuit in the last few years. Jonny Cole is packing out comedy clubs everywhere.

With his individual patter and commentary on life, coupled with his original songs, he is being described as a ‘breath of fresh air’. Never forgetting his ‘Black Country’ roots Jonny has written original songs about life, love and loss (his Xbox) with hilarious results.

Comedy’s greatest mad scientist of one-liners arrives back in town, armed with an enormous vessel of puns to be tested on selected members of the general public.

See Gary’s new jokes months before your friends and family do!

Age restriction 16+

British Comedian of the Year Alistair Williams and award-winning stand-up Tania Edwards preview the best of their new shows.

“Alistair’s urgent energy and compelling confidence make him stand out… a punchy set tore the roof of the gig so conclusively he seemed impossible to beat from the moment he stepped on stage.” Chortle
“outrageous humour… Tania Edwards has mastered her craft” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Ed Fest Mag
“brilliantly dark jokes” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Voice
“sharp and savage wit” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ The Sunday Post
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ BBC Arts Desk

This is a blistering hour of razor-sharp stand-up from two comics at the top of their game.

“The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill” (Guardian).

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore has written too many jokes again.

Expect a fast-paced whirlwind of punchlines from one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Cats Does Countdown. As heard on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio, The News Quiz, Just A Minute, and his own Radio 4 series Glenn Moore’s Almanac.

Life can’t just be the humdrum, the mundane and the routine before the inevitable slide to disease, decay and death.

Why can’t we sneak in a bit of awesome, a tad of amazing and maybe a smidge of wonderful? A forest canopy opening onto a huge vista would be enchanting for some, but my ancestors wandered in the desert for forty years, I think we’ve been outdoors enough.

Others get their fix from the spiritual, but I’ve been harbouring a grudge against God since my mother stopped me going to Arsenal after my Barmitzvah.

Forty nine years ago. ’God will be watching’ she said.

Well, at least he got to see the game. The point is, life could be so much better so I’m on the lookout. Come and join me on the hunt.

Love, Ian

About Ian

Ian Stone is a hugely experienced broadcaster, podcaster and writer and a brilliantly funny comedian. He performs at major comedy festivals and venues globally. His popular posts and reels on social media have quickly earned him a following of over 60k across BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, amassing millions of views.

In the last three years, Ian has performed his one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival to packed rooms and great reviews. In 2023, he won the prestigious Spirit of the Fringe Award. He took his last show on tour across the UK, finishing with a sold-out performance at London’s Comedy Store. Ian recently returned from making his debut at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He will be returning to Edinburgh with Looking for the Wow before kicking off his UK tour.

Aside from stand-up comedy, Ian co-hosted the award-winning Rock ‘N’ Roll Football show on Absolute Radio for five years with Ian Wright. He currently presents a very popular (50k downloads per episode), twice-weekly Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, for The Athletic. A live version of the podcast recently sold out Leicester Square Theatre in London. Ian is also a regular contributor on Times Radio. His book To Be Someone was published in 2020 and has received nearly 500 four- and five-star reviews on Amazon.

In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to Stafford with a brand-new autobiographical show.

From drama school, (mostly drinking cider and eating sausage rolls), sleeping with men who looked like they lived under a carpet, punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and not really having a clue about anything, to being the first woman to win the Perrier Award, becoming a mother, author, grumpy old woman, podcaster and nana! ​

Still gigging to sell-out crowds forty years later, Jenny invites you to look back at what she can remember before she forgets everything.

Warning, punk poetry, animal impressions and baritone nursery rhyme singing may feature.

Would you like to have some FUN! with Queen of Comedy Barbara Nice?

With her Over-60s bus pass tucked safely into her bestest handbag, the nation’s favourite housewife is preparing to tour the country, bringing joy and laughter to every destination.

5-star award-winning entertainment from the tip-top Queen of Comedy.

Join ordinary housewife extraordinaire Barbara for a laugh-out-loud joyful get-together as we reconnect with what makes life worth living.

Barbara says “In these dark days, we need to find fun whenever we piggin’ can”. Expect Barbara’s unique comic insights into the current state of play on how we are all getting on.

This smashin’ show is suitable for anyone aged from fourteen to four score & ten, guaranteed to lift the spirits and put a spring in your step.

Edinburgh Festival regular and comedy circuit headliner Barbara Nice brings out the hidden joy in all of us.

Age: 14+

A message from Barbara about fun & laughter: “Laughter is the noise we make when we make connections. It’s like a two live wires meeting. Me and Vera and were talking about laughter and why we make the noise – we came up with idea that it’s when two opposing forces or ideas meet head on and the energy of the clash between them makes a thunderclap of laughter. Is this a new idea?” #BarbarasBigBangTheory.

Laughter is loud and attracts attention, it’s a signifier to tell others there is something good and important going on – Fun! Fun increases the production of positive hormones, namely oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine. These are neurotransmitters that improve your brain activity. So, Fun! is guaranteed to make you feel better.

Barbara Nice is a loveable force of nature. Hilarious and uplifting, she’s the perfect antidote to doom and gloom and if you’re in need of a comedy pick-me-up Barbara’s your woman – like your favourite aunt at a family wedding she’ll get you going with her unique comic insights and her celebrations of daily life.

Her husband knows nothing of her burgeoning comedy career – he thinks she’s either at bingo or dog sitting. Having supported comedians Johnny Vegas and Peter Kay on tour in the past, Barbara Nice is a circuit headline act in her own right, as well as being one of the most experienced comperes in the country.

In a smash hit audition for ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent in 2019, Barbara wowed the judges with her humour and eccentric style, which saw her reach the semi-finals.

“You are a comedy whirlwind. Everything was funny. I felt like tonight we watched as a star was born.” David Walliams
“A warm and wonderful act, an enthusiastic, livewire force of nature it’s hard not to love.” Chortle
“I have a feeling the public are going to love you.” Simon Cowell

***** The Independent
***** Chortle
***** Edinburgh Eve News
**** The List

“Brilliant Life affirming Comedy“ The List

5-star award-winning entertainment from the tip-top Queen of Comedy
Semi-finalist of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent 2019
Comedy creation of Janice Connolly BEM (perhaps best known as Holy Mary in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights)
North West Comedy Awards Legend Award winner 2024