About this Event
Featuring Jake Lambert, Emmanuel Sonubi, Jacob Hawley, and hosted by Laura Lexx!
Crawley’s biggest outdoor comedy night returns this summer with an even bigger, better show. Expect a top-tier lineup, a larger bar, and more delicious food options—everything you need for an unforgettable night of laughs under the open sky.
Headlined by the one and only Jake Lambert! Described as ‘a joke machine’ by The Telegraph, Jake is a rapidly rising stand-up known for his non-stop gag-filled storytelling. His online videos have racked up over 500 million views, building Jake a devoted fanbase.
Following three sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Jake is currently on his very first ever-growing international tour with his show The Sunshine Kid. He will continue to tour across the UK and globally throughout 2025.
He has appeared on BBC’s Live at The Apollo, Comedy Central’s Live From The Comedy Store and Comedy Central Live, UKTV’s Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza, and is a recurring guest on BBC’s The Apprentice: You’re Fired. Jake also co-hosts the hit podcast Save It For The Podcast with comedy pal George Lewis.
Jake’s writing credits span a range of top UK shows, including The Ranganation, The Royal Variety Performance, The Apprentice: You're Fired, Bake Off: An Extra Slice, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Netflix’s Flinch, and more.
He has supported comedy heavyweights like Michael McIntyre, Jack Dee, Romesh Ranganathan, and Kerry Godliman on arena and theatre tours worldwide.
And if that’s not all, opening the show is the hilarious Emmanuel Sonubi!
Sonubi has only been on the comedy circuit for what feels like "five minutes" and he's already garnering himself a reputation as the "one to watch"! Having gone from open spot to closing BBC's "Live at the Apollo" in an incredibly short space of time, you will be seeing big things from this big man in the coming few years.
His comedy career only started at the end of 2015 and has since become a regular favourite at the Comedy Store London, the MECCA of the UK comedy circuit. He has gone on to perform at many of the largest clubs in the UK and festivals, including Just for Laughs in Montreal, Altitude Comedy Festival in Austria, The International Comedy Festival in Rotterdam, Comedy Central Live, Download, Otherlands, Kendall Calling, Tramlines, Y-Not, Truck Fest and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival in 2022 and 2023, to name a few.
"The bloke has got funny bones, He's incredibly likeable.. despite looking like he could snap you in two!" - Romesh Ranganathan
Emmanuel made his TV debut on Comedy Central UK and was recently on Pointless Celebrities for BBC1, The John Bishop Show for ITV1, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled for Dave, The Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2 and Comedy Central Live on Comedy Central. Plus QI, Rhod Gilberts Growing Pains.
Plus, taking to the stage is Jacob Hawley! Jacob has performed stand-up on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky Max) and Secrets of The Irish Comedy Circuit (ITVX), as well as appearing on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITVX), BBC 3’s hit sitcom Ladhood and multiple BBC Comedy shorts.
Jacob toured his latest stand-up show SPACE throughout 2024 and into 2025 across the UK, adding more dates due to demand. His first two Edinburgh Fringe shows ‘Howl’ and ‘Faliraki’ were both translated into BBC Radio 4 Stand Up Specials, with his second special ‘Class Act’ being named The Guardian’s Pick Of The Week. Jacob has written for The Sunday Times, Mock The Week, The BBC, and is a regular columnist for The Metro.
He is also the co-host of The Screen Rot Podcast with Jake Farrell, which has climbed to no.1 on the UK Spotify charts. The show is set to head out on a debut live tour this year.
Hosted by Chortle multi-award winner for Best MC Laura Lexx! Comedian, writer and actor Laura is vivacious, impassioned, intelligent and one of the best MCs and headliners in comedy. Born and bred in the home county of Somerset, Laura’s comfy demeanour, warmth and energy delightfully juxtapose her biting wit, brutal honesty and viral audience take downs. She is a comedy expert both on and off the stage and her passion for the genre has inspired a generation of loyal comedy lovers who follow her every move.
After Live at The Apollo (BBC) Laura received an unprecedented reaction from the live crowd and audiences at home, which lead to her appearing in shows such as Mock The Week (BBC), Hypothetical (Dave), RoastBattle (Comedy Central), Pointless Celebrities (BBC) and Celebrity Mastermind (BBC) to name a few, and her highly successful debut tour, Slinky won the Best Show award at the 2024 Women in Comedy Festival.
Please note, that while we do our best to ensure that we deliver the published bill, line-ups can be subject to change at short notice.
Useful Info:
- Location: Crawley Rugby Club (home of Crawley Comedy Club)
- Doors open from 6.30pm / Show starts promtly at 8pm
- Running time approx. 2 hours including two intervals
- This is an outdoor seated event
- You can purchase either a table (for up to 4 or 6 people) or general admission tickets(rowed seating)
- Seating is not allocated
- Event will only be cancelled/rescheduled if heavy rain is forecast or an extreme weather warning is issued by the Met Office and refunds/alternative date will be offered
- Outdoor bar and food available before the show and during intervals
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Crawley Rugby Football Club, Crawley RFC, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, United Kingdom
GBP 19.48 to GBP 133.42
