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Comedy
Comedy

Comedy

It’s a laugh a minute at the New Theatre thanks to our vast selection of great comedy acts!

We’ve always got something to lighten the mood and get you in good spirits, from the biggest and best stand-up comedians all the way to your traditional slapstick pantomimes!

Upcoming Comedy:

Sophie McCartney

Sophie McCartney – One Foot in the Rave

Sun 27 Apr

After a phenomenal debut tour, award-winning comedian Sophie McCartney is back! A new decade beckons and she DOES NOT BELIEVE IT! What does life look like when you’re too old to be young, but too young to be old?

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Julian Clary – Fistful of Clary

Thu 22 May | Main auditorium

You’ve heard of The Man With No Name? Well, here’s The Man With No Shame. After the huge, sell-out success of A FISTFUL OF CLARY last year, the renowned homosexual is fixing to saddle up and head out once again.

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Dick Whittington – Adults Only!

Sat 14 Jun | Main auditorium

Dick is trying to seek fame and fortune in the city of London with his faithful feline friend Tommy. While there, they manage to get a job at Fanny Fitztightly’s Sex Shop where he also meets the love of his life Alice. He also manages to catch the attention of Queen Rat who wants to destroy them both and will stop at nothing to get rid of them.

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5 Mistakes That Changed History

5 Mistakes That Changed History

Sat 21 Jun

We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history. 5 Mistakes That Changed History is a hilarious historical storytelling show performed by historian and comedian, Paul Coulter, about five people and how their mistakes (big and small!) changed the world.

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JIMMY CARR: LAUGHS FUNNY

JIMMY CARR: LAUGHS FUNNY

Fri 1 Aug

If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show ‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’. 

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P*ssed Up Panto® – Sleeping Beauty

Sat 6 Sep

It’s full of innuendo, hilarious comedy routines, parodies of well-known songs and audience participation, creating a performance that’s hilarious, cheeky, saucy and sometimes just a little bit naughty...okay...VERY naughty...!

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Dirty-Dusting

Dirty Dusting

Thu 2 Oct

Gladys, Olive and Elsie are three “vintage style” cleaning ladies who, threatened with redundancy, chance on an ‘unconventional’ way of earning some extra cash.

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Live Nation & UTC Group Present Babatunde Aléshé: High Expectations

Fri 31 Oct

Baba’s Back on Tour! Join the multi-award-winning comedian as he guides us through family life, his new found fame and the joys of Costco in this hilarious new stand up show.

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Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons

Thu 13 Nov

A Manford All Seasons is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and is sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit.

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Milton Jones: Ha!Milton

Fri 14 Nov

This is not a musical. Milton Jones is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm, but at least he doesn’t make a song and dance about it. A whole new show of daftness. You know it makes sense.



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Live Nation Presents Urzila Carlson: You Don’t Say

Fri 21 Nov

Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson is one of Australian and New Zealand's biggest comedy stars, and she's bringing her trademark cheeky wit back to UK stages in 2025 with the ''You Don't Say'' Tour.

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CHRIS RAMSEY

Sat 21 Feb 2026

‘Here Man’ is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Chris’ last sell-out stand-up tour ‘2020’ which saw him perform to over 100,000 people nationwide (albeit thanks to Covid, not in the year intended and with a slightly regrettable tour title!).

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