Chuckle Busters hosts comedy nights across Bristol and the South West, including award-winning touring shows and lovingly curated club nights featuring a hand-picked selection of top comedians.
Edinburgh Previews from Chloe Petts (“Premier League” Evening Standard) and Bilal Zafar (“Quiet control” Chortle)
Edinburgh Previews from Ed Night (“bleakly funny” Evening Standard) and Dan Tiernan (“pin-sharp writing” Telegraph)
Edinburgh Previews from Hasan Al-Habib (“deliciously funny” Guardian) and Jack Barry (“effortlessly endearing” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)
Edinburgh Previews from Glenn Moore (★★★★★ Mail On Sunday) and Jonny Pelham (“laughs are explosive” Chortle)
Edinburgh Previews from Rob Auton (“genuine original” Guardian) and Matt Winning (“hilarious” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)
Out of The Wardrobe and Bristol Pride present a selection of the best queer comedians on the UK circuit - headlined by the fantastic Daniel Foxx!
Edinburgh Previews from Huge Davies (“shaking with laughter” Telegraph) and Lucy Pearman (“a star in the making” Telegraph)
Edinburgh Previews from Sophie Duker (“extremely funny” The Scotsman) and Kate Dolan (“thrilling and authentic” Chortle)
Edinburgh Previews from Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner, Plebs) and Katie Norris (“wonderfully batty and unapologetic” Chortle)
Edinburgh Previews from Bec Hill (”rollercoaster of fun” Broadway Baby) and Sam Lake (“rare gem of a comic” Rolling Stone)
Acclaimed actor and comedian Chris Grace (as seen in Superstore) brings his newest show to The Wardrobe Theatre for one night.
Edinburgh Previews from Priya Hall (”delightful” Chortle) and Will Owen (Winner - Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year)
A brand new work-in-progress stand-up hour from professional ‘little brother’ Rhys James.
Jamie fits the current stereotype of a loathsome, over-privileged, toxic bastard. However, purely because he’s blind, he’s constantly told he’s a role model.
Join Micky as she desperately fights against her old coping mechanisms, whilst contemplating love, the art of gift giving and Ozzy Osbourne.
The live comedy game show where you all play along! Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes!
Acclaimed beanpole Sean McLoughlin is back on the road with a sensational new stand-up show about getting on, getting lost and getting the feeling he might be useless forever.
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) returns to live comedy after millions of views for her online comedy.
Expect jokes and stories on: the male ego, pillow talk, charity shops, the sublime mystery of having a father, and also exactly one pig.
Matt has moved to the countryside, settled down, and is trying his hardest to not make rude jokes. It’s not going as well as he’d hoped…
With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous, and proper comedy bones, Not Himself is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes.
Through these irreverent, poignant, and often obscene messages, Cook reckons with our shared humanity and what we owe each other. May include: slingshotted panties, milk pistols, and a cowboy dick (complete, with spurs!)
Fresh from a SOLD-OUT RUN at the Edinburgh Fringe, with EXTRA DATES added, Amy Annette’s debut show THICK SKIN is on tour.
It is Better is an hour long spoken-word comedy show written and performed by John-Luke Roberts, with music by composer John Chambers.
The brilliantly offbeat Josh Glanc arrives in Bristol fresh from a smash hit, sold out Edinburgh Fringe run. “Winningly fresh zaniness” ★★★★ Telegraph
Stuart Laws is back, baby. It’s funny, it’s real, it’s immaculately structured and it’s a chance to see a comedian at the top of his game.
The first ever comedy show performed entirely by a horse. Made by award-winning Elf Lyons, performed by Treacle. “less of a thoroughbred, more of a breed apart” ★★★★ The Guardian
Following his sell-out debut show, viral sensation Horatio Gould brings his much-anticipated sophomore show, Return of the Space Cowboy, on the road.
If life is a journey, Zoe’s has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary.
BIGHEAD Comedy presents the reigning Funny Women Award winner and Chortle Best Newcomer nominee’s debut hour where she tries to save the world.
Award-winning UK gay comedian James Barr in a "unique, genre-defying" (ArtsHub) stand-up hour.
After a 5-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the "almost sexily cerebral" (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) Alex Kealy presents a new stand-up show about fear.
Mike presents a very much work-in-progress end of the spectrum bit of stuff that may include a story about a bench. Brace yourselves.
A stand-up show about reconciling with the past and going through two puberties (frankly, two too many). ★★★★ Guardian
A poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life's ups and downs. “Lightning fast wit, masterful delivery” ★★★★ Chortle
Huge will be performing a series of songs, but not songs he’s written – these are songs passed down from his family members and ancestors (dead).
Extra show added on Mon 07 April. Andy Zaltzman assesses the state of Planet Earth and its most famous and controversial species – the human race.
Lauren Pattison is back – bigger, braver and maybe blonder… either way it’s time to put her big girl pants on.
Life is gunna life and brains are gunna brain. Acclaimed stand up Kemah Bob takes their critically acclaimed debut stand-up show on tour.
The Eyes Open and Shut Show is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. “A genuine original” The Guardian
Thank God you’re here. John Tothill has missed you so much. It’s actually been hell without you. “One of the funniest hours of stand-up at this year’s Fringe” ★★★★★ Telegraph
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Catherine Bohart returns to Bristol with her hit show Again, With Feelings. "Firecracker hour" ★★★★★ The Guardian
Join top NYC comics Stef and Gabby, as they get into the minds and personal lives of their audience members to create a demented sleepover vibe.
Join owner and MC of The Misty Moon (working men's club in Rotherham/portal to hell) for a slap-up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter.
Extra 2.30pm show added! “One of the most gifted joke writers of our age” (★★★★ Chortle), the Live At The Apollo star returns with a brand new tour.
Bristol-based wannabe cool mum, Louise Leigh, brings us a show absolutely jam-packed with jokes about midlife, raising teens and reclaiming your own youth.
The smash-hit, critically-acclaimed debut solo show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock.
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and Live at the Apollo star returns with show two.
Extra show added on Fri 28 Feb! Chloe Petts is back on the road with a brand-new hour… and this time she’s getting personal.
It’s a solo show. A mockery and celebration of performance. Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. Fun. It’s terrible. An important waste of your time. It’s great.
After two critically acclaimed sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2023 nominee Ania Magliano is back on tour.
