Get ready to, as the “cool kids” put it ROFL when the Nottingham Comedy Festival returns this month offering up another week of great comedy from Nottingham and beyond (don’t actually roll on the.floor laughing as this may lead to you being evacuated from venue).
This year’s festival runs from Friday 20 until Saturday 28th September and features over 50 shows at 16 venues across the city and beyond.
Here’s a full run down of what you can catch at this years festival:
Friday 20 September:
The Best in Live Stand up Comedy – Glee Club
Funmbi Omatayo – Navigation
Bill Bailey – Royal Concert Hall
Friday Night Comedy – Jongleurs
Below the Belt Comedy – Navigation
Saturday 21 September:
The Best in Live Stand up Comedy – Glee Club
Ishi Khan Jackson: I am Happy – Nottingham Playhouse
Ben Van der Velde – Navigation
Saturday Night Comedy – Jongleurs
Funhouse Comedy Night – Bartons
Sunday 22 September:
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Canalhouse
Sunday Afternoon Delight – Navigation
Tony Basnett – The Salutation
Chris Henry – Canalhouse
Noise Next Door – Create Theatre
Brand New to Comedy Competition Final – Canalhouse
Chris McGlade – Navigation
Monday 23 September:
Nathan Caton: Live – Canalhouse
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Gong Show – The Maze
Pete Cain – Navigation
Pete Johansson – Navigation
Tuesday 24 September:
Long Intros: Live & In 3D – The Salutation
Pub Poetry – Canalhouse
Foul Humour – Golden Fleece
Andrew Ryan – Navigation
Upstairs Downton: The Improvised Episode – The Salutation
Matt Reed – The Lord Roberts
Maxine Jones – The Lord Roberts
Tom Deacon – Navigation
Wednesday 25 September:
Stand up Comics 3 w/ Paul Sinha, James Redmond & Vicky Stone – Create Theatre
Daliso Chaponda: Laughrica – Canalhouse
Oliver Silito: People and other things I tend to avoid – The Lord Roberts
Patrick Monahan: Cake Charmer – Alea Casino
Kindness: A one man comedy show by Sam Brady – Navigation
James Mullinger: Living the Dream – Canalhouse
John Hastings: Incidents & Misdemeanors – Navigation
Paul Savage: Cheerful Shambles – Lord Roberts
Thursday 26 September:
Cissie & Ada (Play) – Mansfield Palace Theatre
Tony Jameson: Football Manager Ruined My Life – Canalhouse
Unknown Tantrum Wind – The Salutation
Kinson’s Clash for Cash 2 – Orange Tree
Nat Luurtsema – Navigation
Eric Lampaert – Alea Casino
A View from Retirement – Navigation
Friday 27 September:
The Best in Live Stand up Comedy – Glee Club
Traces of Nuts: Comedy Sketch show – Canalhouse
Friday Night Comedy – Jongleurs
Francis Jenking: New….old…Whatever – Navigation
MissImp: In Action – Glee Club
NCF £1 Comedy Night – Canalhouse
Saturday 28 September:
‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ Screening – Broadway Cinema
Paul Myrehaug – The Lord Roberts
Patrick Morris – The Lord Roberts
The Best in Live Stand Up Comedy – Glee Club
Matt Richardson: Hometown Hero – Nottingham Playhouse
Romesh Ranganathan – Navigation
Saturday Night Comedy – Jongleurs
Harriet Dyer: Barking at Aeroplanes – Work in Progress – Navigation
So as you can see plenty for all no matter what your comedy leanings at this year’s Festival – for more information and to download a brochure head over to the official festival website
