Work in Progress - Season Six 2.0

3rd - 31st May All tickets £5

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020 7609 1800

Season Six 2.0

All shows £5 / Book three together for £12

Following the smash-hit success of Season Six, we’ve extended our Work in Progress comedy season to include Season Six 2.0. That’s a whole bonus month of brilliant comedians testing out their newest material.

GLENN MOORE 3RD MAY 7:45 PM Edinburgh Comedy Award 2018 nominee Glenn Moore, from Mock the Week, Absolute Radio and Stand Up Central, presents a new work in progress show full of the distinctive jokes and offbeat gags we’ve come to accept. ★★★★★ Guardian

ADAM HESS 3RD MAY 9:00 PM Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, as seen on Tonight at the Palladium and Live at the BBC. “I’ve seen few shows that are funnier” ★★★★ Times

GOODBEAR 9TH MAY 7:45 PM Critically acclaimed sketch double act Goodbear return to the stage to show what they’ve been cooking up these last few months. ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag ★★★★★ A Younger Theatre

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YASMINE DAY 9TH MAY 9:00 PM Failed 80s diva and noted pub singer Yasmine Day boldly attempts to revive her flagging career with an extravaganza concert of 80s power ballads, only slightly hampered by cheap karaoke tracks, over-ambitious costume-changes and her own grandiose sense of self.

YURIKO KOTANI 10TH MAY 7:45 PM Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2015 and Time Out’s One to Watch, Yuriko Kotani (as seen on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and BBC3’s Pls Like) brings you a work in progress show.

PIERRE NOVELLIE 10TH MAY 9:00 PM Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie comes to the Pleasance to try some new stuff out.

Come, people of London, and aid me in discovering what is hilarious and what is not so hilarious. Your impact on my comedy will last a thousand years.

“Phenomenally good jokes” Guardian

All shows £5 / Book three together for £12

ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING 11TH MAY 7:45 PM The multi-award-winning Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show. Is a better world possible? Yes! It already exists, but you don’t live there.

“A singular and truly distinct act” ★★★★ Scotsman “This is a comedy show” ★★★★ One4Review

NICK HELM 20TH MAY 9:00 PM & 27TH MAY 7:45 PM Nick Helm is back at the Pleasance to try out some new material. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Loaded (Channel 4) and Uncle (BBC 3).

Chortle Award winner 2015 and two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.

JAYDE ADAMS HELEN BAUER 19TH MAY 7:45 PM Ultimate babe and hotly-tipped new stand up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts, feelings and emotions on pretty much everything.

“An incredibly likeable comic who takes anecdotal comedy to another level” Funny Women

SARAH KEYWORTH 20TH MAY 7:45 PM Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for Best Newcomer and winner of the Herald Angel Award returns with a brand new hour of stand-up comedy.

“Powerful, poignant and achingly funny stuff” Herald Scotland “It’s refreshing to see something so generous and outward-looking” Chortle

21ST MAY 7:45 PM In 2019 if you want to be a ‘successful independent woman person’ you better have something you want to say and you better be wearing a Serious Black Jumper™.

In her SBJ™ Jayde will rifle through all the noise and self-promotion and figure out what’s actually going on.

“She’s a star” Guardian

TOM PARRY 21ST MAY 9:00 PM Tom Parry (Best Newcomer nominee 2015) is back with a brand new hour celebrating life, love and losing your tie. Join the largest (girth, height) third of sketch legends Pappy’s, as he sweats, shouts and tells you why he bloody loves a wedding.

“This is a show that believes in the soul nourishing quality of silliness” ★★★★ Guardian

All shows £5 / Book three together for £12

MAX & IVAN 23RD MAY 7:45 PM Join Edinburgh Comedy Award winners and all round nice lads Max and Ivan for 55 minutes of high-octane comedy and low-fi projection.

“Astonishing: fast-paced and unflaggingly funny” ★★★★ Times “Truly outstanding individual performances” ★★★★★ Evening News “Max & Ivan are the real deal” ★★★★ Guardian

KAT SADLER 24TH MAY 9:00 PM Kat Sadler (writer for The Daily Mash, BBC2’s The Mash Report) presents a collection of her most listenable jokes about growing up an anxious wreck of a woman, and being a permanent background character in other people’s narratives.

VIKKI STONE HUGE DAVIES 23RD MAY 9:00 PM Fresh from his appearance on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, Huge Davies is preparing for his first hour. Combining his dark humour, surreal material and one-of-a-kind customised keyboard, Huge has quickly risen to become one of the most exciting, unique new acts in the UK.

25TH MAY 7:45 PM As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, BBC One’s John Bishop Show and the BBC Proms Podcast, award-winning comedian and musician Vikki Stone returns to the Pleasance with a brand new show for 2019.

JORDAN BROOKES MOON 24TH MAY 7:45 PM Boiler-suited sketch-merchants MOON return their debut hour to London town after a smashing run at the Edinburgh Fringe. One of the best reviewed shows of Fringe 2018 (British Comedy Guide).

“Wonderfully warped debut hour” ★★★★ Scotsman

25TH MAY 9:00 PM Jordan Brookes works through some things. He’s spent the last year attacking himself and his audiences.

Now he wants to make amends.

This is his attempt to reconnect with others before it’s too late.

“Majestic and challenging” ★★★★★ List

£1 booking fee per ticket, capped at £5

All shows £5 / Book three together for £12

SARA BARRON 28TH MAY 7:45 PM The Best Newcomer nominee 2018 makes her first appearance at the Pleasance following her 5 star debut hour and sell-out run at Soho Theatre with this fresh collection of stand-up and stories.

“Filthy and fearless” ★★★★ Scotsman “An excellent line in cynicism about sex, life and friendship” Evening Standard

MATT WINNING 30TH MAY 9:00 PM It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (and I don’t feel great tbh).

A storytelling comedy about climate change from Dr Matt Winning.

As seen as the Environmental Correspondent on Unspun with Matt Forde, on Dave.

“Everything a Fringe show should be” ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag

NIGEL NG 28TH MAY 9:00 PM Nigel Ng (as seen on Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central, Roast Battle) brings you on a joyous romp through his life in the UK as a Malaysian immigrant.

See him tackle topics close to his heart, both big and small, from “How to retain one’s cultural identity when in a foreign land?” to “Is Wagamama’s actually Asian?”

“Brilliant... Go see him” ★★★★★ One4Review

JANINE HAROUNI 31ST MAY 7:45 PM Winner of the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 and one third of multi-award winning sketch trio Muriel, Janine Harouni brings you a work in progress hour about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.

“Positively brimming with confidence, chemistry and flair”` ★★★★ Evening Standard

CAM SPENCE 30TH MAY 7:45 PM Welcome to The Sunshine Clinic, recently named Recovery Magazine’s Rehab Clinic Closest to the M4!

Founder, therapist, and self-styled comedian Janet Waitrose wants to introduce you to her stunning patients!

“Supremely talented and smart” Telegraph

RHYS JAMES 31ST MAY 9:00 PM Rhys James, from Mock the Week and his own Radio 4 series and England, performs work in progress comedy for you, the public.

Most of our performances have an e-ticket option. Check your confirmation email to see if this applies. A paper copy of your tickets can be collected anytime during Box Office opening hours or posted to you for an additional £1.

ACCESS

OVERGROUND Caledonian Road and Barnsbury (15 minutes walk)

BUS Bus 393 stops right directly outside the theatre with buses 17, 91, 259 and N91 all stopping at Caledonian Road underground station, 5 minutes walk.

PARKING Metered on-street parking is available outside the theatre Monday to Friday, 10am - 4:30pm. Free parking evenings and weekends.

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Pleasance Theatre strives to provide access for all. Our Main House is fully accessible via a lift from street level. Our Downstairs space is also fully accessible.

Sadly at present our StageSpace does not have step-free access. We have an infra-red hearing system in both the Main House and the StageSpace, accessible toilets, and guide dogs are welcome. Our aim is to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. For further information or to discuss any access requirements please contact the Box Office, or email access@pleasance. co.uk.

Caledonian Road - Piccadilly line (5 minutes walk) Holloway Road - Piccadilly line (15 minutes walk)

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