COMEDY: WEDNESDAY NIGHT IMPROV
2026-08-12 19:30 - 21:45 UTC | Chicken Shed
Wednesday Night Improv returns to the Hen & Chicken with two halves of unscripted comedy – all made up on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions. Expect quick wit, bold characters, and the kind of laughter that only happens when nobody knows what’s coming next (including the performers).
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Comedy Games, Improvised Live
(Think Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets Game Changer, with a sprinkling of Taskmaster.)
A fast, funny first half built around short improvised games – the kind where performers get a prompt from the audience and have seconds to turn it into something brilliant. Points will be awarded. Consequences may follow.
Featuring a brand new cast for a new season! TBA
And your host, Ste Brown.
## SECOND HALF ##
H.E.L.E.N
H.E.L.E.N are an improv comedy trio specialising in Freudian nightmares. Slick, chaotic & unique. Exhilaratingly free.
“H.E.L.E.N are magnificently funny and unhinged… imagine David Lynch directing the Chuckle Brothers.”
– Blast Kultur
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Whether you’re a seasoned comedy fan or just curious about what happens when performers make it all up as they go, this is a perfect night to dive into Bristol’s thriving improv scene. Expect laughter, surprises, and something completely different — every single time.
Part of the Wednesday Night Improv series — second Wednesday of every month. Details: https://linktr.ee/wednightimprov

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Comedy: JAMIE HUTCHINSON CAN MY MATE COME? HE'S SOUND
2026-09-09 20:30 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
EXTRA DATE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
Podcasting cult hero.

Following his record-breaking Waterslide tour, Jamie Hutchinson is back with Can My Mate Come? He’s Sound. — a brand-new hour of unfiltered mayhem, questionable logic and emotional chaos held together by takeaway boxes and blind optimism.

Waterslide was a “masterclass in self-caricature” (British Comedy Guide). Now Jamie returns. Older? Technically. Less hair? Absolutely. Wiser? Absolutely not.

Armed with a bottomless pit of mad stories, misjudged decisions, and a unique ability for making the absurd feel profound, Jamie delivers what the British Comedy Guide called “rapid-fire gag-darts”.

Whether you’re a fan or just here because someone said “He’s Sound!” – good luck. You’re on his night out now.

Age Guidance: 18+

Comedy: Alfie Brown - THE ENTERTAINER
2026-09-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
A show so entertaining you can scarcely believe it. Written and performed (both!) by a man in crisis, desperate to find meaning in life. As technology makes life easier, where do we find value? What is stand-up comedy for? Buy a ticket and find out, let me amuse you like you’ve never been amused before, I doubt you’ll ever need amusing again.
“The best thing I saw last year” Stewart Lee

Comedy: IGNACIO LOPEZ NADA
2026-09-27 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Richard Osman’s House of Games & Comedy Central Live; Ignacio Lopez returns with perhaps his most ambitious and pretentious project yet.

Nada is the captivating comedy experiment which sees Spain’s Best Export create a brand new, completely unique and blisteringly funny stand up show right in front of your eyes, from absolutely nothing!

Mining his hilarious upbringing, growing up in Mallorca and South Wales, as well as suggestions from the crowd, and everything he’s learnt performing comedy since 2010, Ignacio crafts an intricate story of mystery and suspense packed with sarcasm, silliness and huge laughs.

As well as dazzling viewers with his quick-wit and charm on almost every UK TV station, Ignacio’s talents have seen him headlining all the top comedy clubs, cruises, corporate and military shows worldwide and his acclaimed, sold out tour shows all over the UK prove he’s an act not to be missed.
“Charming, charismatic, hilarious. Will have you leaving with a smile on your face” – Deadline News

Comedy: Mark Thomas - 40 IN STAND-UP YEARS
2026-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic.
So, here’s what he has done so far in numbers; performed comedy for 40 years, won 8 awards for performing, 4 for human rights work and 1 he invented for himself, made 6 series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product (Channel 4), written 6 books and 5 play scripts, made 5 series of the Manifesto for Radio 4, made 3 Dispatches for Channel 4, sued the police (and won) 3 times, curated and authored 2 art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly and had 1 Guinness World Record for holding 20 protests in 24 hours.
If that’s not enough, he’s also walked 724km around the length of the Israel Wall in the West Bank, been credited with changing the law on tax avoidance, started a comedy club in Palestine with Dr Sam Beale and campaigned successfully for things like trade union recognition for cinema workers and getting multinationals to change their practices. You’re right, there’s more, but your attention is running out and we’re running out of space. So let’s just say he’s generally mucked about trying to have fun and upset the right people…which he is really, really good at.
So basically expect a taster menu of government and personal mayhem, jokes, rants and a personal state of the nation broadcast as he tries to turn ‘what the f*ck is going on’ into a cogent hour of stand-up.
★★★★★ “Once again shooting laughter-laden political bullets from the lip” THE RECS

Comedy: Jacob Hawley- FIGHTING AGE MAN
2026-10-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
The Screen Rot Podcast’s Jacob Hawley presents a bold new hour of blistering stand-up, questionable opinions, and stories that most people would need waterboarding to admit to. As seen on The Have A Word podcast, most of the other podcasts, Talksport, Sky, ITV, The BBC, and OnlyFans.

Comedy: Jacob Hawley - Fighting Age Man
2026-10-09 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio

Comedy: Robert White 'That' Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy!
2026-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
‘THAT’ Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy! is going on tour with a brand new show!

Whether you’re a fan from his series of Britain’s Got Talent, or you’re one of his millions of online viewers but only just realising that Robert White is ‘THAT’ Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy, you’ll want to see his mix of songs, stories, stand up, gags, props, improvisation, interaction and all sorts of other engaging naughty nonsense besides!
“Very funny, fantastic oddball” Time Out

Comedy: Tom Ward - Post-Millennium Tension
2026-10-16 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Before Tom Ward bails out on the modern world entirely to commit to nostalgia full-time, the burner phone using, Discman carrying, 1988-1995 obsessed freak is giving the present tense one last try. Not for him, but for his 2-year-old son who lives there. But how does 2026 compare to the one he grew up in? Tom explores the head f**k of popular culture in the modern world versus that of his youth in his trademark bittersweet style.

As seen on Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle and Qi.
“Fine jokes and star Presence” – Time Out

COMEDY: GREIPUR HJALTASON - THE ICEBREAKER UK TOUR
2026-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Greipur Hjaltason — Iceland’s Comedian of the Year 2020 (yes, the competition wasn’t exactly fierce up north 😏) — has rapidly become one of the most recognisable voices in European stand-up comedy. Now, for the very first time, he’s taking his unique brand of humour on tour across the UK , ready to meet the people who helped propel him to international fame.

With over 2 million followers on Instagram, more than 800,000 fans on TikTok, and 1+ billion views, Greipur has taken the internet by storm. His rise began with viral videos featuring his razor-sharp wit, perfectly deadpan delivery, and brutally honest observations on parenting, relationships, and life on a tiny island full of volcanoes, glaciers, and questionable weather choices.

Online he’s known simply as @greipjokes — a comic voice that travels far beyond Iceland. His material leaps from everyday quirks to cultural weirdness, with a twist of Icelandic charm. One moment he’s lecturing about elves, the next he’s dismantling Nordic stoicism — and audiences everywhere crack.

Fresh off his digital domination and a guest spot on the award-winning Comedy Roundtable podcast, Greipur now steps off the screen and onto real stages across the UK. Expect sharp storytelling, sneaky sarcasm, and a mischievously charming presence that’s even better in person.

From volcanoes and glaciers… to audiences across the UK.

Greipur Hjaltason — live, unfiltered, and funnier than ever.

Comedy: DAN TIERNAN QUARTZ AND ALL
2026-10-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Dan Tiernan is back at it again: and this time he’s got magic rocks in his pocket.
With a hat trick of sold-out Edinburgh Festival runs, Dan’s a two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who has received countless five-star reviews. No wonder the Guardian has named him ‘one of comedy’s most distinctive new voices’.
“Loud, inventive, visceral… it’s a blast” **** The Times
Dan returns on tour armed with an amethyst, a bucketful of sage and a rose quartz the size of his impossibly large head.
As seen on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, and QI.
NOMINEE: Best Newcomer – Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023
NOMINEE: Best Comedy Show – Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025
NOMINEE: Most Outstanding Show – Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
“One of the most compelling voices to emerge in stand-up in recent years” ***** Mail on Sunday

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Comedy: RACHEL FAIRBURN - VEXY BEASTS
2026-10-23 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2025 show Side Eye, Rachel Fairburn is back with new personalities and some old favourites for you to love and hate. Expect nepo babies, middle class rock stars, terrifying mothers, biting social commentary and lots of big laughs.
Co-host of International smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla and as seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two) and Russell Howard Hour Life Lesson (Sky).
“Rock ’n’ Roll Star of British Comedy” Rolling Stone

Comedy: FINLAY CHRISTIE - CHAMPAGNE CASANOVA
2026-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Finlay Christie (Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You) humblebrags for an hour about his fuckboy era and his new search for meaningful, authentic connection. His past YouTube specials OK Zoomer and Aura Farmer have nearly a million views total online, which is really good.
“The voice of a generation.” – Chortle

Comedy: The Dark Room with John Robertson
2026-11-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Welcome to THE DARK ROOM – the legendary interactive comedy show that fuses improv, crowdwork and gaming to create an insane live-action videogame!

“A Rocky Horror for nerds… reader, I howled” Daily Telegraph

Now its 13th year, this high-octane interactive show is the brainchild of comedian & cult leader John Robertson. Filled with stand-up, appalling prizes and more audience chanting than you’d get at a protest – The Dark Room is a gut-busting rock n’ roll comedy experience for everyone who buys a ticket.

“Will have you crying with laughter”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Permanently on tour The Dark Room has headlined stages at Glastonbury, PAX, Download Festival, MCM Comic Con, Utrecht International Comedy Festival 2000 Trees, UK Games Expo and Bluedot Festival, and sold out at Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre and hundreds of theatres around the world.

Oh, and videos of The Dark Room roasting videogames and swearing at children keep popping up on people’s social media, which is nice.

Come watch, and if you want – play – the choose-your-own-adventure madness!

The crowd is trapped inside an inescapable dungeon with a sadistic videogame boss!

Pick increasingly surreal options off the screen and try to escape!

If you win – you get money!
If you fail – YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!

Now, will you:

Find the Light Switch
Go North?
Abandon Hope?
Be sworn at by a man wearing spiked armour and a lot of leather?
(This option is permanently set to “On”)

WINNER Chortle Award
RUNNER- UP NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy
VIRAL AS HELL TikTok, Instagram

SOLD OUT – Edinburgh Fringe 2019, 2022, 2023 & 2024

“NOT TO BE MISSED” The Guardian

Comedy: Fatiha El-Ghorri - COCKNEY STACKING DOLL
2026-11-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
BRUV. The break-out star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff is only embarking on her first ever stand-up tour, isn’t she?! Fatiha El-Ghorri’s ironed her swaggest hijab and she’s ready to hit the road to serve up her one-of-a-kind and award-winning stand-up.
Expect strong language, stereotype-smashing, and to fall side-splittingly in love with this knock-out comic who is destined for stardom.
As seen on Live At The Apollo, QI, The Last Leg, The Jonathan Ross Show, Cats Does Countdown and Donkey. As heard on Off Menu, Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach and A Match Made Inshallah for BBC Radio 4. Winner of Leicester Comedy Festival’s Best Debut Show award.
“You’re a funny c**t, you are” – Danny Dyer
“Fatiha El-Ghorri’s impeccable timings and tough-girl shtick add warmth, raunch and surprise” – New York Times

Comedy: Tez Ilyas - TEZ THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
2026-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
The grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back.

Fresh from travelling the world (and smashing it as a top husband and bunny-stepdad), Tez Ilyas, the UK’s leading de-influencer returns with a brand-new stand-up show. Expect fresh jokes, furious rants, and ridiculous stories — all delivered with Tez’s trademark smart, silly, and subversive humour.

Star of: Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three), Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live) and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4.

Book early. You’ll hate yourself if you miss it.

Comedy: Peter Antoniou 'PSYCHIC' COMEDIAN
2026-11-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
From amazing the judges on America’s Got Talent, to headlining in Las Vegas, to selling out shows in London’s West End, Peter Antoniou’s mind reading skills have astounded audiences around the globe.
Combining razor-sharp British wit with a stunning ability to know exactly what you are thinking, Peter’s shows are interactive and unforgettable. Join him as he reads minds and tickles funny bones, telling jokes and fortunes live onstage.

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Comedy: Comedy: Peter Antoniou ‘PSYCHIC’ COMEDIAN
2026-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio

Comedy: Ian Stone IAN STONE IS LOOKING FOR THE WOW
2026-12-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
EXTRA SHOW DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

“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.”

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.

Comedy: Carl Hutchinson - FINE WHINE
2027-01-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Carl Hutchinson has a unique blend of storytelling and physical comedy, with a dash of down-to-earth banter. He’s known for his sharp characterisations, impeccable timing, and energetic delivery, which has earned him a reputation as a “powerhouse comedian” on the UK circuit.

‘Fine Whine’ is a brand new show and is Hutchinson’s biggest and best tour yet! The show centres around Carl’s demands of being a modern-day dad & finding his place in society. He’s a must-see act for anyone who loves laughter and good storytelling.

As seen on Prime Video, BBC One, Comedy Central & ITV2.
“Amazing…Brilliant…An Absolute Gem…Must See!” Prime Video

Comedy: CRISTINA MARIANI UK TOUR
2027-01-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Cristina Mariani is a rising stand-up comedian, with a quirky, dark sense of humour. She performs regularly at her home club The Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas. She has toured with Theo Von and opened for big names including Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky, Ron White, Harland Williams, Brian Simpson, Ari Shaffir and Freddie Gibbs.
She has made several appearances on “Kill Tony” and many of her stand up videos have garnered millions of views.

Comedy: Andrew Bird - BIRD ON EDGE
2027-02-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Back with a brand-new show Andrew Bird has just supported Russell Howard on his current national tour including four straight shows at The London Palladium. He has also recently supported Rhod Gilbert and Troy Hawke and at The UK Comedy Awards 2023 was voted Comic’s Comic-Best Act.

Andrew is always worried or stressed about something. From global events to finding free parking. From a wife hitting the perimenopause combined with two teenage kids, to hanging a wine-rack. How can he not be “on edge”?

Having previously supported Russell at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Football stadium he’s also supported Rob Brydon, America’s Brian Regan and Michelle Wolfe on their only London shows and Michael McIntyre on an entire arena tour including Wembley and the O2.

He was only 1 of 7 comedians to perform in front of Banksy at Dismal Land and he’s written on the recent series of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
“A brilliantly funny comedian” Russell Howard
