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The popular comedy club hosts a summer special at HITCHIN TOWN HALL. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy.
21st August’s Hitchin lineup includes:
Stand-up from the multi-BAFTA Award-winning, RORY BREMNER
(Star of C4’s ‘Bremner, Bird & Fortune’. Seen/heard on ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Mock the Week’, ‘The News Quiz’ & 'Whose Line is It Anyway’)
‘Utterly gripping’ ★★★★ (Telegraph)
‘mixes and matches verbal tics to spellbinding effect’ (Evening Standard)
’As dazzling as a magician pulling countless rabbits from his top hat’ (Guardian)
‘Brims with perspicacity and irreverent wit’ (LondonTheatre.co.uk)
Stand-up from ZOE LYONS
(Seen on BBC’s ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’ and ‘Mock The Week’)
‘Lyons has what it takes to delight any crowd’
'razor sharp’ (Observer)
Hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE
(Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.)
‘As smooth as they come’ (BBC)
‘Devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
Doors 7:15pm. Starts 8.00pm.
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PLEASE NOTE: JAMES ACASTER will no longer be on the bill, as initially advertised. James’ Mostly Comedy appearance has been rescheduled to 20th November 2025, with more details to follow at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk.
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.
Rory Bremner
Comedian and impressionist whose accurate mimicry and sharp satire have earned him the acclaim of pundits and the fury of politicians. His large repertoire of characters has sustained a highly successful career in radio and TV spanning 25 years.
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Zoe Lyons
A comedy award nominee and a sharp and funny comedy performer who has appeared on Mock The Week. Very highly rated by fellow comedians, and regularly bringing down the Screamers Comedy Club roof. Zoe takes a sideways view of life, picking out the many absurdities and turning them into hilarious routines which she delivers with tremendous energy. She performs her diverse material with utter conviction leaving everyone wanting for more. She won the Funny Women Competition in 2004 and the Dave, Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award in 2008. 'Achingly funny... A cracking show' (The Melbourne Age) 'Probably the most impressive British female comic on the circuit' (The Skinny) 'Lyons has what it takes to delight any crowd' (The Guardian) 'Hugely confident, passionate, energetic... she gets better and better... Excellent' (The Daily Mirror) 'Throughout her show she unleashes non-stop rapid fire bolts of vinegar wit... I defy anyone not to fold up with laughter at her show' (Edinburgh Evening News) Zoe Lyons was named in Ents24's Hardest Working Comedians list of 2018 and 2016.
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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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on Thu 21 August 2025