Ropery Hall News

Ivo Graham: My Future My Clutter

Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating since Dave’s 2019 nominations for Best Comedy Show and Joke of the Fringe (“I’ve got an Eton College advent calendar, where all the doors are opened by my father’s contacts”). As seen/heard on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, British As Folk, and fondue-set winner on Richard Osman’s House of Games. 

“A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy” 

(The Times)

“Suddenly has star-in-the-making coming off him like steam” 

(The Telegraph)

As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons brings his brand-new show on the road.

Mark recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as a semi-regular on the show and now brings you his hotly-anticipated show Setup, Punchline, Laughter, Repeat. He’s also been appearing on BT Sport’s DIY pundit and The Rugby’s On.

Mark has also appeared in other TV shows such as ITV’s Out There, BBC Radio 4 Extra Stands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC3’s One For The Road. 

Mark also hosted News-ish and Film-ish on Fubar Radio alongside co-host Seann Walsh. And now is enjoying further success with his solo podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney and Milton Jones to discuss jokes that they’ve written but simply just haven’t worked.

This isn’t your average one-liner show as there is the running theme throughout. This year Mark’s parents have sold the house he grew up in and he has to collect his box of stuff from the loft. Come discover what’s in the box in this top-level one-liner show structured in a way you’ve never seen before. 

“Master of one-liners…his (show) consist(s) of literally one liner after one liner, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breath before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment.” One4Review ★★★★★

“Absolutely hilarious.” The Scotsman ★★★★

“A lot of excellent funny one-liners.” Bruce Dessau

“A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing.” Chortle ★★★★ 

DAVE’s Top 10 Joke of the Fringe 2019 (& 2017)

Nominee Amused Moose: Best Show 2017 

Justin is back, still funny yet middle aged. A brand new show that may contain yoga, getting older, Madonna, shoplifters, Labradoodles, middle aged cyclists, the menopause, running, hating football fans but loving football, not drinking, funerals, is Tapas a rip off?, Captain Tom, Droylsden, the environment, self-improvement, ruining a sexual position, electric car charging spots used by doggers, nursery graduation, horses, Stig look-a-likes, home cooked food in places that aren’t your own home, the odd advantages of fundamental religions, the gym, shop door etiquette and he’s got a new suit. Come, it’ll be fun.  14+ (£5 unwaged with proof of JSA)

“Not a moment without laughter” Chortle ★★★★

“If joke-telling is your thing, then Justin Moorhouse is your man…very high gag rate” Fest ★★★★

 “Skilful crafting…he keeps the laughs coming”  ★★★★ British Theatre Guide

“He charms the pants off the crowd” Sunday Times

“The amount of first-rate comic craft that goes into his routines is worthy of admiration” Guardian

“Simultaneously down-to- earth and out of this world” The List

Join former Humberside police sergeant-turned-comedian Alfie Moore for his BRAND NEW hilarious, interactive preview ahead of recording the seventh series of his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 comedy show ‘IT’S A FAIR COP’.

Come and enjoy an evening with a very funny man that will be revealing, thought-provoking and always entertaining.

Get your tickets before they sell out again.  It’d be a crime to miss it

★★★★★ Honest, innovative and warm-heartedly funny – Daily Mail

Brilliantly funny, genuinely hilarious – David Mitchell

Patrick Monahan – Started at The Bottom, Now I’m Here

Patrick discusses his changing and colourful life from working class Iranian, Irish, immigrant roots with his family living in a caravan to modern middle-class life living in central London.

Constantly touring, comedy website Ents24 listed Patrick for three years in a row as being in the Top Three of the hardest working comedians in the UK.

Patrick Monahan is adored by his audiences everywhere! He performs all over the UK and Europe and has appeared in far-flung hotspots including Dubai, Bahrain and Costa Rica! He is very much in demand performing literally hundreds of shows a year! 

His many TV appearances include ‘The Wright Stuff’ (C5), ‘Weekend’ (ITV), Live Stand-up Set BBC Asian Network’,  ‘Safe word’ (ITV2),  ‘Celebrity Squares’ (ITV), ‘Fake Reaction’ (ITV2), ‘The One Show Edinburgh Festival’ (BBC1), The One Show (VT Presenter, BBC1).

‘There isn’t a comic quite like him’ thenewcurrent.com  ★★★★★

‘Rip roaringly funny….. another hour would have suited everyone’

One4Review (2018) One4Review ★★★★

‘Possesses the rare ability to be hilarious without being outrageous’

THREE WEEKS  ★★★★★

‘Patrick is a Fringe legend and it’s easy to see why’ DAILY MIRROR ★★★★

‘Delightful, impressive and very funny’ The Scotsman ★★★★

‘A definite must see’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★

‘He really hits the mark…great depth’ www.broadwaybaby.com ★★★★

‘observational and insightful….not to be missed and extremely enjoyable’

www.thelatest.co.uk  ★★★★★

Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought after joke writers in the country and longstanding Mock the Week special guest, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a brand new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!

★★★★ ‘A cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns’  Guardian

★★★★ ‘More quality jokes in one hour than most comics have in their entire careers…Quite brilliant’  Scotsman

★★★★ ‘A master craftsman’  Times 

★★★★ ‘One of Britain’s grandmasters of the one-liner’’  Chortle