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About the show
A split bill of work in progress at THE VICTORIA in Hitchin, as part of 2026’s Hitchin Mostly Comedy Festival, hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE (‘Devastatingly witty’ – EdFestMag).
Monday 20th July’s Vic line-up features:
MADELEINE BRETTINGHAM
(‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ Winner 2025. Bath New Act 2025 winner. West End New Woman Comedian of the Year 2025)
(Written for ‘Would I Lie To You’, ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Harry Hill’s TV Burp’ and ‘The News Quiz’)
‘A suffer-no-fools attitude that owns the stage, a formidable gag rate’ (Chortle)
‘tight and gag-packed’ (Bruce Dessau)
‘knack for blending offbeat observations with pacey, unexpected punchlines’ (List)
TOM MAYHEW
(Star of BBC Radio 4’s ’Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum’. Writer for BBC Radio 4’s ’NewsJack’ and ‘The News Quiz’)
(Comedy Store Gong Show winner. Nominee for Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year. BBC New Comedy Awards semi-finalist)
‘Funny, sharp, intelligent, meaningful and pleasing. Mayhew is a voice that needs to be heard’ ???? (Chortle)
‘Studded with delightful little one-liners’ ???? (Scotsman)
‘Passionate, articulate and – above all else – hilarious’ ???? (Skinny)’
Vic Barn doors at 7:40pm. Starts at 8.00pm.
Tickets £11, plus booking fee (or a festival-long Golden Ticket, with details to follow).
Line-up may be subject to last-minute alteration.
PRESALE/GENERAL SALE INFO TO FOLLOW at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: This event is at THE VICTORIA pub, Hitchin.
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change
Featuring
Madeleine Brettingham
Madeleine Brettingham is a comic writer-performer working across stage, page and screen.
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Tom Mayhew
Tom Mayhew is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and actor. He covers many topics in his stand-up, including being working-class, politics, and mental health. He likes to write stand-up that is a mix of the brutally honest and the ridiculous.
Tom won The Comedy Store's King Gong in 2016, was nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017, and reached the BBC New Comedy Award Semi-Finals in 2018, which was recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
He has performed comedy for BBC Radio 1, and written for The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) and Newsjack (BBC Radio 4 Extra). Tom also presents the 'The 18 Percent Podcast', which was launched in November 2018. Inspired by a 2018 study which found that only 18% of those in the performing arts are working-class, it explores the relationship between class and art, and sees him interviewing a wide range of working class artists and industry creatives.
"It's a fascinating brain he's got in there, with as much of this distinctive hour spent trying to solve the riddle of Mayhew as it is him making you laugh." - Chortle
"Tom Mayhew’s charmingly awkward persona hides a fantastic alternative comic mind. His jokes are sharp, never predictable and consistently land." - Broadway Baby
"His content is from the heart....spellbinding, raw and telling. He is a genuine joy to watch." - Kate Copstick
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David Ephgrave
Comedian, actor, musician and podcaster - and back end of the duo Doggett & Ephgrave.
Featured among The Times’ Best Jokes of 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, the Daily Telegraphs 20 Funniest One-liners of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and Comedy Central's 35 Funniest Jokes of the Year (2017) plus i Newspapers 50 Best Jokes, The Scotsmans 40 Best Jokes and Edinburgh Evening News 40 Funniest One-Liners of 2018 Edinburgh Fringe lists.
Theatre credits include John Lennon & Paul McCartney in 'The Roy Orbison Story', Buddy Holly in 'Buddy Holly and the Cricketers' and Richard in the West End production of 'Dreamboats and Petticoats'.
"As smooth as they come" (BBC)
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