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Here Comes trouble

Voted Comedians’ Comedian of The Year 2021/2022, Jo Caulfield is quite simply one of the most consistently funny and creative comics in the country. Hot on the heels of her sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Here Comes Trouble is packed with brilliant routines and fantastically embarrassing stories.

Audiences can expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners as Jo gets her claws into everything and everyone. From yelling at strangers on trains (and many other places), to discussing ridiculous sexual fantasies and annoying her neighbours, Jo doesn’t mean to cause trouble; she just has the nerve to say out loud what everyone else is thinking!

This is Jo Caulfield doing what she does best: pure Stand-Up. Just Jo, a microphone, and a bad attitude.

Jo’s TV credits include Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Mock The Week, The John Bishop Show, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Show and as Champion of the Week on Richard Osman’s House of Games – where she discovered she has a horribly competitive and completely ruthless streak. Jo has written and starred in several of her own BBC Radio 4 series and has appeared as a guest on many radio panel shows including Just A Minute, Breaking The News, The News Quiz and Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive. A prolific comedy writer Jo worked for many years as a writer on So Graham Norton on Channel 4. She has also written for Ruby Wax, Joan Rivers, Denise Van Outen and Ant & Dec. What the reviewers said about “Here Comes Trouble” this Fringe…

“Here Comes Trouble is akin to spending a joyous evening with a pandemic-neglected friend. Albeit one who constantly critiques nearly everything about you. To your face.” ***** The Recs

“Packed with gags and stories in her accustomed style, slightly caustic about some, bitingly sarcastic of others, but laugh out loud funny throughout….” *****  ne4Review

“The laughs keep coming, thick and fast … all skewered with her trademark caustic wit. Her onstage persona is blisteringly impatient.” ***** Bouquets and Brickbats

General press-quotes about Jo…

“Sharp-witted urban comedy that goes down a treat… like a sociology textbook but with jokes” — The Times

“Wonderfully sharp and bitchy … one of the finest female comics at work” — The Observer

“Jo Caulfield is incapable of doing a bad show. She is quite simply a damn funny woman” — The Scotsman

“Rock Solid, high quality stand-up… With occasional flashes of viciousness delighting the room” — British Comedy Guide

Scott Bennett : Great Scott!

Recently described by the Evening Standard as “Live Comedy’s best kept secret” Scott Bennett has been blazing a trail through the stand-up circuit for the best part of a decade. He’s written for many high profile acts such as Chris Ramsey and Jason Manford, and recently recorded his debut on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo. In massive demand as a comedy writer and with regular appearances on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show, Scott is an act on the verge of breaking through into the big time.  

Leicester Comedy Festival “Best Show” Nominee, 2019 and 2020.

Comedians Comedian 2020.

“Great Material, great delivery, a very funny man” Rob Brydon

“A Joy to watch” Chris Ramsey “Flashes of Peter Kay, Jason Manford and John Bishop” Beyond a Joke

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Another great night of comedy featuring 3 comedians from the stand up circuit and our Barnstormer’s compere. Tonight, they are: superb song-and-gag-man Richard Morton, ‘His hilarious songs give musical comedy a good name’ – The Guardian; high energy visual comedian Martin Mor. ‘Off beat, unusual, outrageous’ – Time Out; and high energy Scouse raconteur Simon Bligh, ‘Absolute mastery of the crowd’ – Chortle.

Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their latest comedy hour. Fresh from a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe they bring you a whole Song Contest for your voting pleasure. With entries from everyone from Scandinavia to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who will win? You decide. Expect the usual songs, sketches, and Gags Sans Frontieres.

“The finest, funniest fringe comedy you will see in Edinburgh” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everything Theatre

“A National Treasure, by any reasonable definition” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Starburst

“Beautifully up-beat, energetic, and absurd” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ EdFringe Review

Another great night of comedy featuring 3 comedians from the stand up circuit and our Barnstormer’s compere. Tonight’s bill features Dean Coughlan, Chris Kehoe & Simon Lomas plus a special addition!

Tour support for Sarah Millican, the hilarious Sally-Anne Hayward is one of the leading comics on the UK circuit with her dry but playful look at how we live our lives. In her new show “Ever So Nice” she will teach you how to indulge another break up story, jazz up an office full of passive aggressive moaners/twats/hypochondriacs, and create fake tears to blend into any situation. Namaste.

Wickedly Funny – Sarah Millican

Exceptionally Funny – The Independent

Winner “Best UK Compere” 2019
Starlet of “Elephant in The Room” (BBC Radio 4)
“The Blame Game” (BBC NI), 
“The Unbelievable Truth” (BBC NI)