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Sat 24 May 2025 | 7.30pm | £14

In 2024 John-Luke Roberts remounted all ten of his solo shows, from over fifteen years of making and performing comedy.

To celebrate the achievement, he’s taking a compilation of some of his favourite bits on tour, alongside the whole of his 2020 show It Is Better. This is a rare chance to see JLR’s least seen show, originally released to vinyl in a year when no one could go out.

It is Better is an hour long spoken-word comedy show written and performed by John-Luke Roberts, with music by composer John Chambers. An absurd reflection on love and loss, It Is Better is best enjoyed around a log fire, while long-thought extinct beasts roam through the streets outside. But, failing that, it’s good in a theatre.

“A one-man finger-in-the-dyke against the blandification of comedy” The Guardian

Named one of the 50 funniest comedians of the 21st Century by The Telegraph

★★★★★ Fest
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Times
★★★★ The Guardian