Featuring Ed Pownall as our guest MC for the night. Ed is a professional act, and has played 100s of gigs all over the UK including at The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, Backyard Comedy Club, Downstairs at the Kings Head, Angel Comedy, The Vic (Swindon), The Cellars (Portsmouth), The Wild Boar (Warwick), UWE Bristol, Belushi's Covent Garden, RAF Brize Norton, Jongleurs; Battersea and Covent Garden.

Further acts include Alex Kitson, a Bristol based stand-up comedian, Alex Kitson Chortle's Student Comedy Awards' People's Choice is a regular writer-performer for the Bristol Revunions sketch troupe, and runs the now weekly 'This Next Act' night and podcast. "Incredible...So clever" - BBC Radio Bristol

Kevin O'Connell, a finalist in both the Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year, and in the prestigious NATYs (New Act of the Year) and has been making waves with his high energy performances and whimsical material. In 2019 he was featured on Union Jack Radio's One Night Stand. "A talented comedian with tremendous audience rapport." - Suffolk Punch Comedy Club

Next up is Cressida Wetton who has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Extra and numerous shows at the Edinburgh Fringe including 'Small Town Fools' - a show about provincial life in Gloucestershire, one of her favourite topics. She is from the West Country, but escaped in 2014 and is now able to joke about meat raffles, recreational drugs and other countryside pursuits at a safe distance. She has a unique slant on small town mentality and her hilarious observations of family life, and the characters she met in her previous office job, will seduce any audience, no matter where they are from.

And last but not least our headliner Alan Francis ...

He has appeared on TV in Psychoville and Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge and has been in Knowing Me Knowing Yule, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression, Ancona and Co, Alas Smith and Jones, The BBC Stand Up Show, the Alan Davies Show and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.

Alan has also appeared in TV dramas, Between the Lines and Taggart, and has sustained a successful theatre career, working in the West End, The Royal Court, The National Theatre of Scotland, the RSC and a number of regional theatres.

'Brilliant observational stand-up' - THE SCOTSMAN

T & C's

Restrictions – this an 18+ event and everyone needs a ticket – on line tickets will be subject to a booking fee in addition to the face value.

Bar – there will be a bar, it will operate “Challenge 25” so if you are lucky enough to look U25 you will need ID

Right of Admission is Reserved – anyone suspected of being drunk or high or otherwise not in control will not be admitted, may be ejected and no refunds will be given.

Things happen and we may be forced to change the acts and/or dates and/or venues - if we do your tickets will be valid for the amended event or we will give a refund of the full face value of the ticket (i.e. excluding booking fees) if you request one because of a material change of this sort.

Other than for material changes of the sort outlined above we do not offer refunds on tickets purchased, you are however more that welcome to sell them on if you can no longer attend the event.

COVID Stuff

Covid-19 entry requirements may vary on a show by show basis, depending on the requirement of the Promoter for each show, who assesses various factors and ultimately makes these decisions - any variations from the standard approach below (e.g. showing a Covid status pass) - will be communicated closer to the event as circumstances may change over time .

As a standard approach the Venue and the Event will follow any and all Covid-19 Government Guidelines that are in place at the time of the event.

As such you are advised (and welcome to) wear face coverings in busy places.

We also ask you to take a lateral flow test for your own peace of mind and the safety of others before attending.

It goes without saying, but please do not attend if your test is positive or you feel at all unwell.