Harrogate Comedy Festival 2024 by Harrogate Theatre

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Welcome to the 15th annual Harrogate Comedy Festival! As always we are delighted to bring you an extraordinary lineup of comedic talent. From household names to rising stars, this year's array of performances guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and leave announce the launch of a special Brewery! Stay tuned for the name reveal, and make sure to come and

What's more, we're partnering with Pizza Social to further enhance your festival experience! On certain shows, you'll be able to order a delicious pizza and have it delivered directly to Harrogate

S A T 21 SEP | 7PM&9:30PM | 16+

There will be two opportunities to catch Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny —the first performance at 7pm and then again at 9.30pm. A great night out and a good laugh guaranteed!

Price: £38

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 tells jokes, and jokes are like magnets. Jokes attract people, but they can also repel. Some people are repelled by Jimmy’s dark brand of comedy. This show is not for them. But if it’s the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like. Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny will be 90 minutes of solid jokes, no interval.

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JIMMY TARBUCK

MON 30 SEP | 7:30PM |

P rice: £32.50

After more than 60 years at the very top of his profession, Jimmy Tarbuck OBE relives many of the most iconic moments of a life on stage and screen. Featuring a huge collection of anecdotes and video clips highlighting a fabulously glittering career, from going to school with John Lennon to playing golf with Bing Crosby and of course his rise to fame hosting Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Stories that retell the incredible journey of a true national treasure.

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ANDY PARSONS

bafflingly optimistic

WED 02 OCT | 7:30PM |

Price: £20/£18

We’ve been visited by the four horsemen in the form of disease, death, war and overpriced ketchup, so what hope can there be? Andy Parsons is Bafflingly Optimistic. Andy started his career writing noncommissioned for Radio 4’s Weekending and went on to become one of the main writers of the original Spitting Image on ITV. Having had his own Radio 2 series for six years, he became a regular panellist on Mock the Week and has made numerous TV appearances over the years.

LAUGH OUT PROUD

THU 03 OCT | 8PM |

Price: £23

London's Brand New LGBTQIA+ comedy night featuring the best acts from the community on the UK comedy circuit. Whether it’s comedy, cabaret or anything in between–this is the queer night out you’re looking for. Featuring the stand-upcomedy delights of Mark Cram, Kate McCabe, Jenny Hart and headlined by Andrew O’Neill!

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PIZZA NIGHT

HYENA LOUNGE COMEDY CLUB

FRI 04 OCT | 8PM |

Price: £20

Starring Laura Smyth (Live At The Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, Baby Reindeer), Karl Porter (Slo-mo Goal Celebration Guy), Peter Brush (support to Alexei Sayle) and hosted by festival legend Martin ‘BigPig’ Mor, it’s always been a highlight of the festival and this year is just as daft and laugh-out-loud funny as ever.

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COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS

SUN 06 OCT | 2PM |

Price: £14/£12

Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). We have the best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best… but without the rude bits! ‘A highlight for children… giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy.’ —The Guardian.

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Price: £24/£19

ALISON LARKIN grief

TUE 08 OCT | 7:30PM |

The English American writer/comedian brings her ‘funny, life-affirming show about love, loss and hope’ on tour, fresh from the Soho Theatre, Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, the Edinburgh Fringe and a sold out US run.

Alison found true love for the first time in her 50s with an Indian climate scientist who had also immigrated to the US. Then he died and something wildly unexpected happened. Instead of wanting to hide under the bed and never come out, Alison found herself wanting to live and love more fully than ever before.

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SU POLLARD

WED 09 OCT | 7:30PM |

Price: £28.50 still fully charged

Oh eck! It’s been 50 years…

For 50 years the legendary Su Pollard has delighted audiences, starring in the nation’s best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world’s most-loved musicals.

Join Su and her accompianist live on stage for an evening of hilarious stories from 50 years in show business, featuring songs from the shows, backstage secrets from her diaries, and maybe even the appearance of one or two familiar characters!

PIZZA

As seen on: Live at The Apollo (BBC Two), The Last Leg (C4), Mock the Week (BBC Two).

Price: £22/£17

PIZZA NIGHT

One of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas (Live At the Apollo, Mock The Week, Comedy Central) and Sunday Times best selling author is back with his hilarious new show.

A lot has changed in the last two years for Tez. He got married, he bought a house, and he became a stepdad…to two rabbits. Trying to make sense of his new life, the changing world around us and wrestling the big questions, like: why is Lotus Biscoff in everything now?

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KATE BUSH

THU 10 OCT | 7:30PM |

Price: £24

Whether you’ve been a fan for decades or recently joined the shoal via the Stranger Things phenomenon, there has never been a better time to release your inner Bush and celebrate at this joyful, unique and mind-blowing show.

ROYAL HALL

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CLINTON BAPTISTE

roller ghoster

FRI 11 OCT | 7:30PM |

Price: £30.50

Solo again, Britain’s most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights returns with his brand new hilarious one-man stand-up show. Brace yourselves–Clinton will prove his mystical ability once and for all.

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AL MURRAY

SAT 19 OCT | 7:30PM | Price: £33

Standing up so you don’t have to take it lying it down anymore, the Pub Landlord is back to make sense of the questions you probably already had the answers to. You know what they say: There’s no school like the old school, with the dodgy overflowing toilets.

Price: £19/£17

PIZZA NIGHT

24 OCT | 7:30PM|14+

—The Evening Standard

Price: £28

Lucy Beaumont is co-host of chart-topping podcast Perfect Brains, creator and star of awardwinning Meet the Richardsons (Dave), as seen on Have I Got News For You (BBC One) and more.

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ROBERT LINDSAY

AN AUDIENCE WITH S AT 26 OCT|2PM| 14+

‘Acting allows you to live a thousand lives in one lifetime.’

—Robert Lindsay

Price: £31–£40.50

Join us for an evening with Robert Lindsay, the star of Citizen Smith, My Family, Hornblower, GBH, Me and My Girl and Anything Goes, as he shares an intimate look into the experiences and stories behind some of his most iconic roles.

Don’t miss the chance to be part of an exclusive audience with one of the most versatile and celebrated actors of our time. You’ll have the opportunity to ask your own questions and, who knows, maybe even witness a performance or two.

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‘The musical is hilarious, high-energy, even genuinely touching in places, and the cast are clearly having as much fun as the audience.’

—Broadway Baby

Price: £28

HARRO G ATE THEATRE MON 28 O C T | 7:30PM | 12+

Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest! A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this awardwinning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies–and it’s all made up on the spot!