Tour & Solo Shows
Not just home to the Canalhouse Comedy Nights and the Nottingham Comedy Festival. The Canalhouse also hosts many live comedy tour shows throughout the year.
(tour shows are added regularly)
Sunday 13th July
Canalhouse - Main Stage
"Allegations" is the debut tour from Rob Mulholland; seasoned stand-up comedian, podcaster (Dead Men Talking) and one of the kings of the North's burgeoning DIY comedy scene. A wild, high-energy barrage of belly laughs covering all the topics you're not really meant to talk about.
Not for the easily offended.
"Mulholland’s language and content may be a tad startling to some, but don’t be fooled into assuming that he’s some one-dimensional shock-comic looking to offend for notoriety’s sake. His material is clever, layered and acutely observed." Joe.co.uk
One of Rolling Stone's 12 Must-See Shows at the Fringe
Age 18+
Sunday 28th September
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Join Carl as he celebrates 10 years of touring as he presents his best and favourite routines from over the years. Material selected by his fans and himself, this night promises to deliver!
“Amazing…Brilliant…An Absolute Gem…Must See!” Prime Video
Tuesday 7th October
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie - and she's been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. No longer able to meet the deadened eyes or desperate hopes of leftwing audiences, she reckons there's no better time for a feel-good show! Depressed by fascism, misogyny and eco-destruction? Sounds like YOUR climate needs a change!
Long respected as the British folk scene’s funniest lesbian, Grace’s 2022 standup debut Butch Ado About Nothing garnered critical acclaim and sold out venues across the UK. THIS IS NO TIME TO PANIC! sees her combine music and comedy for the first time. She knows folk songs can't save the world, and neither can standup. But both at the same time?? Read it and weep, Putin!
“Borderline miraculous” - ★★★★★ Scotsman
“An effervescent charm-bomb of a performer” - New Yorker
Photo credit: Fraser West
Thursday 16th October
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Like all women who literally just celebrated their 35th birthday five years ago, Hayley Ellis is obsessed with true crime. Sure, it's not the most feminist of passions - but since when do we ever do what’s best for ourselves, however old we get? Join Hayley as she navigates middle age - and as everyone agrees, the middle of anything is always the most delicious part (excluding Donuts, Avocados or plane seats), the joys of remaining (mostly) happily unmarried and the truly horrific journey of later-in-life contraception Something for everyone.
As seen as tour support for Sarah Millican and Jason Manford
"Sharp, clever, and very funny" - THE SUNDAY POST
“Ellis is a talent" - FEST MAG
Winner Best Show - NW Comedy Awards 2023
Nottingham Comedy Festival Shows:
Saturday 1st November
7pm
Cafe Sobar
Masterfully weaving socio-political satire with heartfelt introspection in his trademark charming and endearing style, Imran has been a pioneering voice in modern British comedy and across the world, racking up over 7 million hits on his YouTube channel.
Shazia Mirza: “Imran always produces incisive, intelligent, and thought-provoking comedy. Always funny, entertaining, and pushing the boundaries”.
Mark Thomas: “Imran is one of the comedy world’s hidden gems, funny, gently subversive and full of heart”.
This brand new show is an honest and cheeky celebration of modern Britain. Karma has caught up with the colonial past of our nation, and those who were once subjugated by the British Empire have made it their home. Be it the Mayor, the Prime Minister, or a Stand Up Comedian; Britain has bloomed into a bountiful basket
of rich talent because many of us got on with integrating, working hard and making a massive contribution through patient and peaceful endeavour... Welcome to my ‘soft jihad’.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Please note: this is an alcohol free venue
Sunday 2nd November
2pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
“The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill" (Guardian). Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore has written too many jokes again. Expect a fast-paced whirlwind of punchlines from one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation.
As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Cats Does Countdown. As heard on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio, The News Quiz,
Just A Minute, and his own Radio 4 series Glenn Moore's Almanac.
"An absolutely brilliantly-crafted joy from start to finish" - Mail On Sunday ★★★★★
"This is classy, gag-driven comedy at its most intense and funniest" - Chortle ★★★★★
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sunday 2nd November
4pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Songs, gags, stories and poems from award-winning musical comedian Duncan Oakley providing big laughs from your inner oaf.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sunday 2nd November
4.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Will Duggan (The Russell Howard Hour, BBC Fresh from the Fest) has returned to the format of hour long comedy shows with definitely the best show he's ever written and quite possibly the greatest show ANYONE has ever written. Big claim? Yes. Accurate claim? Yeah, sure.
**** The Scotsman
**** London Theatre Review
**** The Skinny
**** EdFest
**** The List
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sunday 2nd November
5.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Phil McIntyre Live Ltd in association with Insanity Group presents
A new blancmange of whimsy from the somewhat fizzy mind of Harriet Dyer featuring hot topics such as wearing a wetsuit on a bus, jaunty social commentary on why couples don’t talk to each other anymore, and trying to get a cow to lick the top of your head.
2024 Winner of C4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award
As seen on Live At The Apollo, Rosie Jones’ Disability Comedy Extravaganza, Comedy Central Live,
The Russel Howard Hour.
“A must-see and a masterclass of originality“ ★★★★★ Neurodiverse Review
“Delightfully chaotic“ Fest Mag
“Comedy needs more voices like Dyer’s“ Chortle
“…such well-written and crafted work with articulate storytelling magic“ ThreeWeeks
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sunday 2nd November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus, a second round of supporting Milton Jones. The man who asked us, “Do you ski?” is turning everything upside down and asking, “Do you scuba?”
In a world that is full of relentless click bate, online distractions and brain rotting content, the racing brain has finally gotten too much for Tom.
Booking a trip to Indonesia and leaving western world behind, it’s time for Tom to dive head first into a journey of self-discovery that will see him submerge himself as far down in the ocean as possible, while asking himself the most profound questions of what truly makes someone who they are. It’s time for Tom to go “Deep”
As seen on Netflix, Comedy Central and host of Very British Problems
“Clever, passionate and soulful“ ★★★★★ The New European
“A twisted view of the world“ ★★★★★ The Sunday Express
“Brilliant, bright and insightful… everyone’s cup of tea“ ★★★★★UK Cabaret
“Houghton elicits the type of laughter that makes it hard for you to breath; Your eyes glass over with tears, and you can’t look at him for fear of falling off your chair“ ★★★★ The New Current
“Get your tickets today. Tomorrow may well be too late. A Star is Born“ ★★★★★ One 4 Review
“This unexpected tour de force warrants a 21-gun salute“ ★★★★
The Daily Telegraph
“A crafty idiot “ ★★★★ The Daily Mail
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 2nd November
7.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
he noughties called...and it said you're invited to "the most fun night of comedy" (MCR Wire), hosted by "viscerally relatable" (Meteor) and chronically online comedian, Charlotte Cropper!
WINNER OF CHORTLE AWARDS 2025'S BEST LIVE COMEDY FORMAT AWARD (THE NORTH)
Previous line-ups include: Nick Helm, Lauren Pattison, Chris Cantrill, Tom Lawrinson, Amy Annette, Joe Kent-Walters.
The Slumber Party gang are heading to Nottingham with a suitcase packed full of sleepover games, prizes and gossip. Hitching a ride will be misogynistic mascot Bertie the Bear, a secret special guest and Beth Moore with her cinematic deep-dive DVD Menu SCREAM.
"Such an honour to do CroppaChoppa's Slumber Party - what a fun night!" - Nick Helm
"Long live Slumber Party" - Lauren Pattison
Grab your pals, your pyjamas, and get ready to have the best night of your life!
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 2nd November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Phil has been getting better at comedy since March 1987. One of these days he may just get it right. Until then Phil just keeps trying. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try your best. This is a tour of Phil, trying his best!
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Monday 3rd November
6.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
It’s always HAPPY HOUR when you’re in good company; and with the award-winning duo of Kevin Daniel (Leicester Silver Standup Winner ‘24) and Henry Michael (Southport Festival New Comedian ‘24) teaming up for an hour of their finest stand-up, you can’t fail but go home smiling.
Two great acts for £5, a whole night of memories, and still back home in time for bed. Beautiful.
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KEVIN DANIEL
Scottish and well-aged like most good whiskies, Kevin Daniel is a regular performer at many of the UK’s most prestigious comedy clubs. In 2023 he reached the semi-finals of British Comedian of the Year, and won the prestigious Silver Stand-up Competition in 2024. He has also supported Fiona Allen (2023), Nathan Caton (2022), and Jack Gleadow (2021) on their UK tours.
“Devastatingly funny” - Juice Comedy
“Headline-quality hilarious” - Buzz Comedy
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HENRY MICHAEL
Fast becoming one of the UK’s leading medical comedians who isn’t published or even remotely famous, GP and Leicester Mercury Prize Nominee Henry Michael brings his unique brand of sharp and self-deprecating humour to a venue near you (if the venue’s near you). Irreverent, insightful, and a welcome chance to actually see a GP for a change. As seen on NextUp, MTV and 999: Critical Condition.
Winner - Southport New Comedian '24
Winner - Hotspots New Act '23
Nominee - Leicester Mercury Prize '24
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Monday 3rd November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Joe and his wife are having a baby. He’s autistic so statistically it’s quite likely the baby will be too. In this new show, critically acclaimed comedian Joe Wells explores fatherhood through the lense of neurodiversity. Plus, there’s a really good joke about a parrot. As seen on: Rosie Jones’ Disability Comedy Extravaganza, BBC Two’s Ouch Storytelling Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only a Neurodivergent Can Tell. ‘Some of the most surprising and thought-provoking material coming from any comedian’ (Guardian). Over 20 million online views. ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle). ★★★★★ (NeurodiverseReview.co.uk). ★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk).
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Monday 3rd November
8pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Brand new stand up show from multi award winning comedian.
In a world of cancel culture what can you still make funny without offending!
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Monday 3rd November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Life is all about, cooperation, shopping and birds, basically. A double hander show about coo operating! Let these two birds of a feather; Martin Westgate (BGT, BBC Radio) and Hazel Donovan (Award Winning Comedian) entertain you with their extended sets about their take on life. Jokes, chat and some dark silliness.
Martin Westgate:
Martin approaches gigs the way he approaches most things in his life, wittily, with jokes and quickly. He brilliantly rinsed David Walliams on Britain’s Got Talent, and is more than capable of stepping away from the jokes and dealing with the audience when needed. Proud Norfolk boy flying the flag for Nelson’s County, even in strong winds (well he’s got the grip strength).
Hazel Donovan:
Hazel is a cocktail mixture of funny observation, smart one liners and storytelling with a dark twist. Using her experience of childhood growing up on a council estate in Birkenhead to recall the many colourful characters met along the way including the local 'perv' who with the assistance of friends Hazel managed to groom sweets from.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Tuesday 4th November
6.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Too naive to understand their own title, feisty fun makers Meyers and Hughes unite to create a new hour of unravelling minds. Juliet ‘smart and very funny’ independent ‘Devilish, on-the-edge gags’ The Scotsman
Writer on Sarah Millican Tv show
Charmian 'mad aunt on acid' NZ Dominion Post, 'Best gags' independent British Comedian of The Year grand finalist.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Tuesday 4th November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Adele uses her gag-heavy style and penchant for silliness to tackle the topic of lying and why we do it (or does she?) 'Master of comedy' ***** (Theatre Matters), 'Truly funny' ***** (TLA, Adelaide), 'Guaranteed laughs' ***** (The Student). 'A consummate jokesmith' (Comedy.co.uk). 'A sophisticated and intelligent comic with oodles of talent' (FringeReview.co.uk). 'Absolutely charming' (Scotsman). 'Knows how to keep an audience enthralled' (SquirrelComedy.co.uk). Dave's Funniest Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. UK Pun Champion 2020. Leicester Comedy award nominee – Best New Show 2023.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Tuesday 4th November
8pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
At the time of writing (June 23rd), I have absolutely no idea what this show will be about. But rest assured, by the time November 4th rolls around, it’ll be a rigorously structured, fastidiously finessed, highbrow, erudite, thought-provoking, profound work of art. It might even be funny.
Based on where I am with it now, it’ll almost certainly involve me banging on about being blind (still milking that), getting the accordion out (because I know how to whip a crowd into a frenzy), and singing a few silly songs – possibly one about a misunderstood pigeon. I might tell you about my first ever gig at a Teddy Bears’ Picnic (aged five – I absolutely smashed it), talk a bit about meditation, Catholicism, and 1950s radio detectives; do some Dalek impressions; and recount the time I judged a children’s talent show and things got awkward.
I might even play you a recording of a song I wrote when I was seven about a boy in our street who pissed himself.
My last show won multiple awards, so I was clearly pretty good at comedy in 2024. That means it’s statistically likely this one will at least surpass mediocrity – maybe even approach adequacy!
If my scintillating sales pitch hasn’t quite sealed the deal, I should probably mention that I’ve done stand-up on Rosie Jones’s TV show, and made multiple appearances on BBC Radio 4 comedy programmes. And here are a few nice things that more successful comedians have said about me:
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Tuesday 4th November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
It’s a crazy world am I right. With all stuff what happens. An hour
of phew! Comedy. Let’s unlearn the human condition and shout
high octane, seat-of-the-pants, absurd nonsense.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 16+
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Wednesday 5th November
6.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Scottish Comedy Agency presents: Mark Nelson: Liquid Gold
Multi award winning Scottish stand up Mark Nelson returns with his brand new tour show. One of the most acclaimed and sought after comedians in the UK and abroad, Nelson brings a distinctive mix of cutting observations, social commentary and hilarious one liners.
UK Comedians Comedian Of The Year.
5 time winner of Best Headliner at the Scottish Comedy Awards Host of BBC's The Good, The Bad & The Unexpected and Edinburgh Unlocked. As Seen And Heard on Have I Got News For You, The News Quiz and Have A Word.
Over 750 million views online.
‘Possesses a talent that is simply obscene’ The List *****
‘A golden majestic hour of comedy. Perhaps the purest form of stand up’ Arts Award Voice *****
‘As accomplished a stand as you'll see anywhere’ Rolling Stone
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Thursday 6th November
6.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
With millions of views online, Phil Chapman has made his name as one of the top MCs in the country, combining killer topical jokes with his razor sharp wit.
Following on from his debut tour and two sell out shows, Phil brings his new show FIGURES to Edinburgh and Glasgow Stands.
Come spend an hour with ‘El Chapo’
“An instant hit” - Liverpool Echo
“One of my favourite acts to watch” - Paul Smith
"I've a really dark sense of humour but you crossed a line mate" - Janet Cove
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Thursday 6th November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Helen is back and is struggling. She has spent the last year being forced to hang out with someone she doesn’t like and who honestly does not like her. It’s tense, it’s uncomfortable, they won’t leave.
A brand new show from award-winning comedian Helen Bauer. Star of Live at the Apollo (BBC2), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC One) and Extraordinary (Disney+). She also co-hosts the extremely popular and award-winning podcast Trusty Hogs.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Everyone needs to hear what Bauer has to say" BROADWAY BABY
★ ★ ★ ★ “Bauer's show is both relatable and unique... sharp, incisive and no holds barred" EVENING STANDARD
★ ★ ★ ★ “Good God, Helen Bauer is a force of nature... at the top of her comedic game" CHORTLE
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Thursday 6th November
8pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Stand-up about mental health (NOT mental illness). Celebrating good mental health by having a laugh. For people sick of all the sob stories and pity porn. As seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 5. As heard on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4. Warning – this show doesn't mention ADHD
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Arts Award Voice
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Bunbury Magazine
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Voice Mag
★ ★ ★ ★ - The List
★ ★ ★ ★ - Edinburgh Festival Magazine
★ ★ ★ ★ - Three Weeks
★ ★ ★ ★ - Broadway Baby
★ ★ ★ ★ - Broadway World
★ ★ ★ ★ - Wee Review
★ ★ ★ ★ - On The Mic
★ ★ ★ ★ - Entertainment Now
★ ★ ★ ★ - Ed Fringe Review
★ ★ ★ ★ - Fringe Explosion
★ ★ ★ ★ - Theatre & Art Reviews
‘Thank goodness for Dave; he tells his invaluable story with humour and tongue in cheek charm...hilariously entertaining’ - Mail On Sunday
'quirky, moving & hilarious' - Indy 100
‘This is one comic you have to make the effort to see’ - The Scottish Herald
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Thursday 6th November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Multi award winning comedian Jon Pearson has been looking for happiness, it would appear in all the wrong places. It's a deep question, but can anyone ever be truly happy... Come and see how Jon has tried to find out.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Friday 7th November
6.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Two-time Leicester Comedy Festival Award Nominee, The People's Choice and Best New Show, Jon Hipkiss continues his tour after Edinburgh. Quickly rising to become one of the UK's most hyperkinetic and crowd-pleasing live performers on the circuit the show saw an electrifying, sold out and TV making appearance at the first ever Rik Mayall Comedy Festival in June. Tour support for Jack Whitehall. "Laugh out loud funny," - Jon Richardson. "Hilarious," - Larry Dean
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Friday 7th November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
There comes a day when you look around and wonder “is the world a raging bin fire, or is it perimenopause?” The answer, my friend, is “yes”.
Authentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, storyteller and comedian Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages - AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis – in her new standup hour. Desiree brings both childlike wonder and crone-like wit to the experiences of losing sleep, relevance, knee cartilage, oestrogen, youth, and illusions in a laugh-packed hour that celebrates the fury and freedom found when you’ve accepted that time has ruined your plans, but roll up your sleeves to fight it anyway.
Desiree Burch is an American comedian who has appeared across the UK’s biggest comedy shows, including Taskmaster, The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo, Travelman, The Last Leg, QI, and more. She’s also the wisecracking narrator of Netflix's iconic guilty pleasure Too Hot to Handle.
‘That Desiree Burch can have audiences of all demographics howling over something many would struggle to define is testament to rare comic chops.’ ★★★★★ The Age (Australia)
‘Spectacular as it gets without costumes, props and fireworks.’ ★★★★★ Fest Mag
‘Near-perfect example of comedic storytelling.’ ★★★★ The Evening Standard
★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Scotsman
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Friday 7th November
8pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
One man's descent into sanity. A tale of derring do with probably a fart joke or two thrown in.
Life half lived is a life half wasted so come and waste some time with me to figure out how I do it.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Friday 7th November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Hannah Byczkowski digs into death in her hilarious and compelling style – exploring everything from craft projects for loved one's ashes, funeral faux pas and why she's not running from serial killers.
Hannah won season 1 of BBC's The Traitors and the NTA 2023. She's also a co-host and creator of the hit podcast Ghost Huns with over 5 million listens and 1.3 million followers on TikTok. TV also includes The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2) and Celebrity Weakest Link (BBC1).
‘Want to howl with laughter? See Hannah. She is a comedy goddess.’ - Claudia Winkleman
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Friday 7th November
9.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Liz is appearing with her late grandmother, Slightly Psychic Cynthia, a character comedy puppet who makes silly, psychic, rude predictions. This puppet is definitely not for kids!
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Saturday 8th November
1pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Having won the WOW Award for Best Debut Show at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, Sachin returns with a new banger of a show for Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025.
By way of credentials to assure you, the attractive and discerning reader, that this new show will be bloody hilarious and an excellent use of your time: Sachin stars in the prime time BBC One TV Show This is My House and worked as Comedy Writer for the Labour Party 2017 General Election Campaign. He was a Finalist in the national standup competitions Jason Manford’s New Act of the Year, and Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year, and was twice shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award.
"Sachin has slick club comic skills and loads of relatable material, without you ever having the sense you've heard it all before" - Science Showoff.
"Masterful...it's laughs growing on laughs" - Entertainment Now.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Saturday 8th November
2.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
How do you recover from heartbreak or loss when you are an autistic depressed little slug? This triple-A comic (Alternative, Autistic and Award-winning (Keep It Fringe 2023)) reflects on this conundrum like the irredeemable clown that he is.
Nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality and the Actually Autistic Excellence Award, who knows what this horrid gastropod has in store (possibly an exorcism on himself?).
'A delectable, messy and wild amuse-bouche of zany absurdist comedy' ***** (@TheCrumb_Reviews).
'His absurdist performance is a joy and a masterclass in play' **** (NeurodiverseReview.co.uk).
“A bucking bronco of surrealism and scruffiness” British Comedy Guide
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Saturday 8th November
5.30pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
In her debut hour, BBC New Comedian of the Year finalist 2024 and Pleasance Reserve 2025 alum Maia Tassalini guides the audience through an odyssey of power, shame, gossip, sex, public humiliation and being the world’s number one Monica Lewinsky stan.
"Maia is a natural. Born to do it. Unreal!" Shaparak Khorsandi
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Saturday 8th November
7pm
Canalhouse - Secret Stage
Join BBC New Comedy Award Nominee and Co-writer of Chicken Shop Date Dom McGovern as he refuses to engage with any form of self acceptance and instead yaps at you for 45 minutes about rock climbing, Miss Piggy, and the TV show Glee.
Previous praise:
“Unstoppable” - Jamali Maddix
“Infectiously upbeat” - Chortle
“Undeniable Charisma” - Wee Review
“Bloody Brilliant” - Rosie Jones
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 9th November
12.45pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Join Scott and Jemma and become part of the Brew Crew with a very special live edition of their hit Podcast "Brew with the Bennetts" (bwtbpod)
Stand up Comedian Scott Bennett (Royal Variety, Live at the Apollo and Jemma Bennett, are a married couple with two children, who rarely get time to chat. They have started this podcast in an effort to have at least one decent conversation per week. Pour yourself a brew, kick back and join them for chat, comedy and a review of the week's biggest talking points and this time it's LIVE!
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 9th November
2.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Cop-turned-comedian Alfie returns with a brand-new show ahead of recording his BBC Radio 4 comedy It's a Fair Cop. The audience are sworn in as cops before Alfie shares a real-life scenario from his own casebook. He playfully challenges them to say what they would've done – with often unexpected and entertaining results. Policing decisions are easy in hindsight, aren't they? Now you can experience the thrills, spills and laughter of making high-risk calls in the moment. Fair Cop Live is challenging, thought-provoking and fun. That would be a crime to miss!
“…offbeat, revealing and very funny” ***** - You Magazine
“Brilliantly funny, genuinely hilarious” – David Mitchell
“His charisma shines through as bright and colourful as a twirling blue light” – Times
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 9th November
4.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Barry Dodds and Hayley Ellis return for an extended special live show, featuring all the worrying, bickering, daft games and misjudged comments that usually get cut from the episodes.
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 9th November
7pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus, a second round of supporting Milton Jones. The man who asked us, “Do you ski?” is turning everything upside down and asking, “Do you scuba?”
In a world that is full of relentless click bate, online distractions and brain rotting content, the racing brain has finally gotten too much for Tom.
Booking a trip to Indonesia and leaving western world behind, it’s time for Tom to dive head first into a journey of self-discovery that will see him submerge himself as far down in the ocean as possible, while asking himself the most profound questions of what truly makes someone who they are. It’s time for Tom to go “Deep”
As seen on Netflix, Comedy Central and host of Very British Problems
“Clever, passionate and soulful“ ★★★★★ The New European
“A twisted view of the world“ ★★★★★ The Sunday Express
“Brilliant, bright and insightful… everyone’s cup of tea“ ★★★★★UK Cabaret
“Houghton elicits the type of laughter that makes it hard for you to breath; Your eyes glass over with tears, and you can’t look at him for fear of falling off your chair“ ★★★★ The New Current
“Get your tickets today. Tomorrow may well be too late. A Star is Born“ ★★★★★ One 4 Review
“This unexpected tour de force warrants a 21-gun salute“ ★★★★
The Daily Telegraph
“A crafty idiot “ ★★★★ The Daily Mail
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
Sunday 9th November
8.30pm
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Expect elegant storytelling courtesy of one of the finest and most original comics in the UK.
Sony Award Winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Chortle & Time Out Award winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC 2.
“MAGICAL STORYTELLING... A RARE TALENT... HYSTERICAL & ACCOMPLISHED” ***** Time Out
“A GIFT FOR COMIC STORYTELLING“ Telegraph
Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2025
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Wednesday 19th November
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie - and she's been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. No longer able to meet the deadened eyes or desperate hopes of leftwing audiences, she reckons there's no better time for a feel-good show! Depressed by fascism, misogyny and eco-destruction? Sounds like YOUR climate needs a change!
Long respected as the British folk scene’s funniest lesbian, Grace’s 2022 standup debut Butch Ado About Nothing garnered critical acclaim and sold out venues across the UK. THIS IS NO TIME TO PANIC! sees her combine music and comedy for the first time. She knows folk songs can't save the world, and neither can standup. But both at the same time?? Read it and weep, Putin!
“Borderline miraculous” - ★★★★★ Scotsman
“An effervescent charm-bomb of a performer” - New Yorker
Photo credit: Fraser West
Thursday 27th November
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster, Mitchell & Webb’s brand new sketch show, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Horne Section TV Show ) has been doing online comedy for a while (45 million views worldwide) but is now returning to live comedy with her latest show, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at Soho Theatre this year. It's like her online stuff but she'll be on a stage and you can't pause her to get a snack (meats?). Also you have to sit in a specific room to watch it (please don’t bring your meats to this room).
‘High-quality gags tightly packed inside other gags, ready to jack-in-the-box out and multiply... Ingenious' The Guardian ★★★★
“Generous, surprising and joyous” The Times★★★★
'Stevie Martin's densely-packed show peeking behind the curtain of online stardom begs repeat visits... A clever, knowing and, crucially, hilarious, hour' The Scotsman ★★★★
'Successfully brings that online visual hilarity to the stage, via twin immersive screens assaulting your senses with messages from her phone and laptop while Stevie hardly catches breath between gags' Daily Express ★★★★
“This is a properly funny show” The List ★★★★
Friday 27th February
Canalhouse - Main Stage
Following three sell-out shows, Chloe Petts (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) returns with a brand-
new tour, and she's delving where she's never delved before: this is a show about sex. The problem is that she blushes every time she says that word.
Expect routines about Page 3, lad culture and most importantly, big, fat naturals.
“hilarious... this is certainly comedy that packs a punch.” ★★★★★ The i
“one of our most compelling young comics” ★★★★ The Guardian
“it’s a hoot watching her” ★★★★ Time Out
“Petts is thriving as a front-foot stand-up” ★★★★Chortle
More shows will be announced soon...
Looking for other shows?
We run multiple shows throughout the year from our award winning, new act /new material night - Canalhouse Comedy Night, to various Tour Shows with some of the countries best comedians.