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The PIPER

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7:30pm Tadiwa Mahlunge: An Inhibition Exhibition

Billed as “one of the country's top new comedy acts” by The York Press, Tad has provided tour support for Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Jessica Fostekew, and TV warm up for Desiree Birch’s Amazon Prime special.

As seen on BBC 1, BBC 2, Dave, Comedy Central, and, featured on the 2022 Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tad brings his debut show was nominated for Best New Show at the 2023 Leicester Comedy Festival to Hastings!

Featured in the “10 Top Comedy Tips” for Vault Festival 2023 - Billie Hakansson, Head of Comedy

“Fearless comedian on the rise.” - Daniel Kaluuya

“VERY BLOODY FUNNY. AND NEITHER TOO TALL NOR TOO SHORT, WHICH IS GREAT.” - Aisling Bea

“Tadiwa has been gathering pace as a prodigious act and landing a highly sought after spot on the Pleasance Reserve has cemented his star in the making status” - Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

 

9pm Tony Law: Absurderer

Tony is a triple Chortle award winner and was a Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award 2012 nominee. As seen on Have I Got News For You, Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and more.

'One of the finest and funniest comics on the circuit... destined for comedy stardom' (Time Out)

'Form-busting and hugely enjoyable' (The Times)

'Clever and blithely zany' (The Daily Telegraph)

'To see Tony Law is to inhale deep breaths of comedy oxygen' (The Herald)

'An ever-changing, hard-to-contain, force of nature' (The Guardian)

'A fine celebration of the absurd, full of laughs like no other... a top-notch comic who marries a powerful delivery with some deceptively ingenious material' (Chortle).

Book online to reserve seat for £10 plus small booking fee/£12.50 on the door

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JENNY LIND

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7:30pm Daniel Foxx: Villains (Work in Progress)

Heroes are boring. Draped in pearls and something uncomfortable from Zara, join Daniel Foxx as he tries out jokes for a show that will, eventually, be about embracing your inner baddie and having a little fun for goddamn once.

As seen on BBC One, BBC Three, Tour Support for Sofie Hagen, Josh Widdicombe and Judi Love, and on TikTok (’Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children’, ’The supervillain’s Gay Assistant’). “Funny and filthy” – Graham Norton “Natural magnetism”

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8:45pm Dan Fardell: (Work in Progress)

Join Hove-based comic Dan Fardell for this work-in-progress of his new one-hour show, in which he brings his usual gag-heavy approach to a very personal and hopefully uplifting show about overcoming adversity.

“One of the best new joke writers I’ve seen in ages.  He has so many lines that make you go ‘I wish I’d thought of that’” – Romesh Ranganathan

“Writing with the efficiency of the slickest American comic” – Steve Bennett, Chortle

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7:30pm Denis and Roger: Unexplained Stand Up Comedy

Roger and Denis moved to London to take over the stand-up world in February 2020 and then the world closed. An intensely funny hour of stand-up brimming with absurd tales, terrible choices and blind confidence from two of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comedians. As seen and heard on the BBC New Comedy Awards, Breaking the News, Newsjack 

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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8:45pm Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People (Work in Progress)

Rising star Mamoun wants to share with you his unfiltered, idiosyncratic and unorthodox world view - the things you think about and never say out loud... but need to hear! Finalist: BBC New Comedy Award, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year, Chortle Student Comedy Award and alumnus of the Pleasance Comedy Reserve. 'A loaded wit and a mischievous way of tweaking liberal guilt' (Chortle.co.uk). A work in progress stand-up show taking a left field look at all walks of British society from a revered scholar of hood philosophy

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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10pm Dylan Dodds: Dylan Dodds and Friends 2: (Friends Still Not Included)

"Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question. “Could he BE any more ridiculous?” The answer, it turns out, was yes. As he was the same age as the characters in Friends, he started blogging about the show every fortnight. In 2019 he did a 5 star stand-up show about it. Now here’s the followup...

How have things changed since the 90s? How does his life compare to Friends? And is the show still even any good??

"Strong and amusing" - the Wee Review"

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ALBION

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7:30pm Peter Rethinasamy

Born and raised in Belfast to a Malaysian father and Irish mother, Peter is a comedian with hard hitting, punchy jokes and hilarious tales about his family, girlfriend, and growing up in Northern Ireland. As seen on Comedy Central live, Peter is the Winner of the London Comedy Store King Gong Competition, and also has his own podcast with fellow comedian and good friend Luke Craig "Luke and Pete talking sheet" which can be found on Apple podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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8:45pm Ger Staunton Live

Deadpan, Irish funny man Ger Staunton hit the ground running in 2022. With tours around Europe, India, Dubai and Iraq he has amassed a collection of hilarious stories and insightful anecdotes, mostly while sitting in the corner of whatever local watering hole he has found along the way.

Staunton’s debut at the Hastings Comedy Festival last year completely sold out so prebooking for this one is strongly advised.

“Incredibly funny” - The Examiner

“One of the best comedy writers in Ireland.” - The International Comedy Club

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

 

10pm Martin Angolo

Martin Angolo is an award winning Irish comedian who is a regular at comedy clubs and festivals all over Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States. Martin appears regularly on the Youtube channel Try where he's gotten millions of views and has done stand up on ‘The Deirdre O’Kane Show’ for SKY.

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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7:30pm Olga Koch: Please Respond (Work in Progress)

Star of Mock the Week, QI and Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Olga Koch, got a master's degree and she won't shut up about it (for an hour, tops). **** - The Guardian

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8:45pm Rich Wilson

Rich Wilson has been a father longer than he hasn’t been, and now his two lads have grown up to be decent human beings and are off out into the world. Now Rich is in a new relationship, the subject of children has once again reared its head but is Rich ready to be a father again? Is it selfish to have children at a later stage in life? Is it selfish to even think about bringing a baby into this already overpopulated world? Join Rich as he hilariously navigates the minefield that is parenting.

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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YE OLDE PUMP HOUSE

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7:30pm Fred Ferenczi: The Great Yawning Maw of Death

Comedy award winning Fred Ferenczi’s new show has been awaited with huge anxiety by his fans. In full overblown technibeige © and containing 50% same old shite/ 68% Polychlorinated Biphenyls.

“That was brilliant!” Arthur Smith “Great, extremely funny!” Henning Wehn

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8:45pm Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious

This Seems Ambitious is the debut hour from Amused Moose National Breakthrough Comedian of the Year, and double Pleasance Reserve Nominee Dan Jones. Not happy to settle for just making you laugh for an hour, he's also going to attempt to prove that love exists. What more could you possibly want from an hour??  

One completely unique hour of Stand Up. One completely stable comedian.

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THE GOOD PLACE

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7:30pm Kate Lois-Elliott: Gentrif*cked

British Writers’ Guild nominee Kate Lois-Elliott brings you a debut show about finding your purpose in a world that’s a little bit on fire. Gentrif*cked is a journey through village life, thirty-something existential crises and… cults (?)!

*British Writers’ Guild Awards Nominee Best Online Comedy 2022*

*Funny Women Nominee Content Creator Award 2021*

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8:45pm Joshua Robertson

Joshua returns to Hastings Comedy Festival with his new show which we will be taking to the Edinburgh Fringe - Joshua originally began his comedy career in Australia, performing in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

After conquering down under, Joshua has toured New York City, Indonesia and the UK, where he now resides.

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THE nest

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7:30pm Adam Flood: Remoulded (Work in Progress)

Ay up ducks, it’s me (fella doing the show). An hour of stand-up about reinvention with a few tricks* up its sleeve. Last year I had an award-nominated work in progress, so this is gonna be decent I reckon, especially if you come. Get on Stoke-on-Trent’s premium cultural export, in my debut show. Critics are already calling it ‘please stop emailing’ and ‘unsubscribe’. Seen on ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show. Winner: Bath Festival New Comedian, 2022. BBC New Comedy Award nominee, 2019. Amused Moose Best Edinburgh Show nominee, 2022. *Spent whole budget on an autotune pedal.

Book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee/£6.50 on the door

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8:45pm Sasha Ellen

A brand new hour of comedy from the hilariously funny, aggressively nerdy and down right adorable Sasha Ellen. Sasha asks the big questions. Is it hard to find love in this here modern world? Does size matter? How have Dick and Dom got away with it all this time?  "Honest, hilarious and horrifying... the comedy future looks good for Ellen” Canal-St. “Smart, self-possessed and with great heart… comedy done well” ★★★★ TheStudent “This is a comedian you need to keep an eye out for” ★★★★ Phoenix Remix. Material heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Nominated for Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022

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