The Hastings Fringe Comedy Festival is back! We're proud to once again be one of 9 venues across Hastings & St. Leonard's to host this fantastic event, and we are thrilled with our line-up....
Weather permitting, all performances will take place in the Jenny Garden (otherwise upstairs in our function room).
You can book online to reserve seat for £5 plus small booking fee on the official website:
https://www.hastingsfringecomedyfestival.com
Wednesday 15th June
7:30pm Lily Phillips: SMUT
BBC New Comedy Award Finalist and one of the stars of ITV2’s Stand Up Sketch show, Lily is bringing you her debut hour of stand up, Smut. A show that was going to be about feminism but is now going to be about her dog. Also seen on BBC3, All4, E4 and Comedy Central, was Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Runner Up, Funny Women Finalist, Pleasance Reserve comedian and has debated at the Oxford Union. Lily has 'a routine that called to mind Jo Brand...a cheery distain for the genteel, and a bulletproof confidence' (Chortle), ‘charming and moderately obscene’ (The Scotsman).
8:45pm Ed Aczel: Artificial Intellect and other ideas
The Award-winning anti-comedy legend tries to rationalise the world around us. By combining the big (i.e. the advent of unisex toilets) and the small (the inevitable apocalypse) – as a group we can then work out where we all go afterwards?
Ed promises to come up with a big idea to hang the whole thing on – but probably it'll be based on a loose set of unconnected themes with no real purpose. There'll be a demonstration of Ed's acting skills, the odd political impression and the apocalypse included as part of the standard package “Britain’s Greatest Entertainer” – The Guardian **** 'A master of his genre' (Kate Copstick, The Scotsman). **** 'Deliberate and expertly done' (Claire Smith, The Scotsman).
Thursday 16th June
7:30pm Adele Cliff
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Hastings Fringe Comedy Festival. Adele is the reigning UK Pun Champion (2020) has featured in Dave’s Funniest Jokes of the Fringe four years running (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). She has also featured in best jokes lists in The Telegraph, The Evening Standard, The Irish Times, The i Newspaper and The Metro as well as being nominated for Leicestershire’s Favourite Joke in 2019.
"Absolutely charming... a skilled performer with real presence and confidence" - The Scotsman
***** - The Student (Edinburgh)
8:45pm Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake (Work in Progress)
Jake Lambert (Tour support for Michael McIntyre, Romesh Ranganathan & Jack Dee) has a new ‘Solidly Entertaining’ (The Scotsman) show, and it’s called Shimmy Shake! The ‘Fringe Favourite’ (Broadway World) returns with another ‘Highly entertaining hour’ (One4Review) packed full of ‘Subtlety and wit throughout’ (LondonTheatre1), which 'Catalyses laughter that cannot be contained’ (EdFest) in his most honest show yet, that proves why he ‘Could easily be a tv star!’ (Beyond The Joke)
As seen on Comedy Central and ITV. Writer for Mock The Week, The Royal Variety Performance, Ranganation, The Apprentice: You’re Fired, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and The News Quiz.
Saturday 18th June
4:30pm Aidan Goatley: Tenacious
Ever felt like giving up? Ever wondered how some people keep going, no matter what?
Including the worst job interview ever and the most horrific gig in the world, comedian Aidan Goatley (as seen on BBC1 and at The Hammersmith Apollo) guides us through the staggering tales that led to his dreams coming true.
"It’s heart-warming positive comedy, like no-one else is doing, and the world really needs it right now"
Romesh Ranganathan
"Goatley is fabulous, funny warm and tingly"
Mark Thomas
★★★★★ A riotously funny blend of Jerry Seinfeld and Hugh Grant - Broadway Baby
Charmingly funny - The Scotsman
★★★★★ A Brilliant raconteur - Fringe Guru
6:15pm Micky Overman
A brand spanking new work-in-progress show starring comedian Micky Overman (★★★★ - The Voice) and featuring a bad-ass grandma, Patrick Swayze and an astrology obsessed waxer. It answers some burning questions like: “how did one find a wife in ancient Babylon?” and reveals how a minor medical issue can result in heartbreak, unemployment and a possible encounter with a witch. "A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners" (The Observer)
7:30pm Patrick Spicer: Who's This all of a Sudden (Work in Progress)
Patrick Spicer (Nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year) brings a work-in-progress of his hotly anticipated and hotly re-scheduled 2022 Edinburgh debut hour. A show about shame, fear, and looking in the mirror and being like what ok lol. (As seen on The Mash Report (BBC One), BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, Channel 4 Online.)
8:45pm Chris Norton Walker: "Inside Jokes"
"Two time UK Pun Championship finalist, award nominated jokes, energy by the bucket load!
If you love Award winning comedy then come along to a gloriously inventive hour of one liners, jokes, puns, gags, and wordplay and most importantly FUN. Not to be missed. "Hilarious to watch" - LocalSecrets.com , "A fun, teasing way of keeping the audience on their toes" - Chortle/Steve Bennett , This guy cant stop being funny!" - LDC Comedy"
Sunday 19th June
3:15pm Delea Shand: Madame Chandelier's Opera House Party
Get out of the opera house and into the 'Opera House Party' with Madame Chandelier! She’s got jokes and party games, and she’s invited all her favourite opera characters. Whether you love opera or need to know more so you can pretend you do, this is the show for you. Real opera is expensive, but Madame Chandelier is cheap. (Just wait until you see the costumes.) “Entertaining and very funny.” ★★★★ (NorthWestEnd). Nominated Best Comedy Show, Manchester Fringe. “Engaging, sharp-witted, brilliant with her audience and a great singing voice.” (FringeReview). Seen on BBC 3.
4:30pm Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels
Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair. Understandably this upset him as there is much more to him than his disability. Annoyingly though it's actually a really cool nickname.
Discover the positive side of being disabled, from having a blue badge to sex in disabled toilets, meeting "Jesus" and everything in-between.
"Superb storyteller... easy to see why he is an award winner... Just go" ★★★★ Scotsman. "Talented comedian who has the audience in the palm of his hand" ★★★★ BroadwayWorld.com "Refreshingly different" ★★★★ Metro
Event Venue
The Jenny Lind, 69 High Street, Hastings, United Kingdom