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GEORGE LEWIS - The Best Thing You'll Ever Do
8.00pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 The Woolwell Centre, Plymouth
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life, like owning an air fryer, watching a David Beckham documentary, and the excruciating experience of trying to do a jigsaw with your kid.
Now he’s bringing his brand new stand up show to the stage. It won’t just be about parenting though, because he has done loads this year. He’s bought a new hoover, watched some more stuff on Netflix… loads.
Between #makingmemories with his kids, George has also appeared on The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live, written a best selling book (Don’t Panic! All the stuff the expectant dad needs to know) and has supported Romesh Ranganathan, Tom Allen, Russell Kane and Josh Widdicombe on their national tours.
So, activate the parents’ whatsapp groups, dump the kids with whoever is willing to have them, and join George for a brilliant night out.
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
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MARK STEEL - The Leopard in My House
8.00pm Friday 23 May 2025 The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
8.00pm Saturday 24 May 2025 Launceston Town Hall
"The consultant had told me he was confident I had throat cancer that had spread into the lymph glands. Joyfully, I held his hand, and looked up to the heavens like a South American footballer after scoring a goal. It was one of the happiest moments of my life."
Join multi award-winning, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour ‘The Leopard in My House’. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of. Cancer has done nothing to dull Mark's acute political observations or quash his "frankly bonkers" energy: you will laugh, you will cry, but you'll laugh again, and again, and again. The Leopard in My House is proof that this leftie, working-class, Radio 4 favourite truly deserves his place in the UK comedy pantheon.
Mark Steel is best known for his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town (now in its 13th series), as well as his hit podcast What The F*** Is Going On…?. He has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two, and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has also written several acclaimed books, including an adaptation of his critically acclaimed stand-up show Who Do I Think I Am? for Audible.
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
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MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE - Vitruvian Mango
7.30pm Wednesday 4 June 2025 Launceston Town Hall
7.30pm Saturday 7 June 2025 The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
What are men for? Most heavy things can be lifted by machines and most problems can be solved by computers and most puddles can be crossed without us gallantly draping our capes over them - so are we fellas of any use at all? Award winning MAN Marcus Brigstocke thinks we might still serve some useful function. But what is it? This new tour show will resolve the entire issue once and for all (in a non-patriarchal, open minded, progressive sort of way). DaVinci’s Vitruvian Man is the image of the ideal male form. Marcus’ Vitruvian Mango is the same, but sweeter, softer, seasonally available and, when ripe, delicately perfumed.
‘... charming, hilarious and utterly refreshing…’ The Sunday Mirror
‘Sharpest one-liner merchant’ The Sunday Times
‘If you haven’t seen him live, then you haven’t seen him at his very best’ The Mirror
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
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ALED JONES - Full Circle
7.30pm Thursday 5 June 2025, Launceston Town Hall
Prepare to hear Aled Jones as you’ve never heard him before. He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice. Selling over seven million albums, Aled was the original, classical crossover star. His recording of Walking in the Air, from the animated film The Snowman, firmly established him as a household name and he has become an integral part of the nation's festivities. Equally at home on the classical stage, or starring in musical theatre productions in London West End, his credits include lead roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. As a singer, Aled is in demand globally and has performed in the world's most iconic venues, from London’s Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House. A favourite with the Royal Family, he even gave a private performance to King Charles III in Kensington Palace. He is an award-winning television broadcaster and radio presenter who’s interviewed hundreds of A-List stars over the years. He heads up BBC’s Songs of Praise and his own Saturday and Sunday morning shows on Classic FM. Now, after 40 years in the business, he’s looking back on a remarkable career with a one-man show, that will feature never-before-heard music, tales from the decades and for the first time, his story told in his own words. It's time to come Full Circle.
RICH HALL - Chin Music
8.00pm Friday 13 June 2025 The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
8.00pm Saturday 14 June 2025 Launceston Town Hall
"Chin Music” has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or
cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall’s comedy. Idle but intimidating. Sharp,
quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational. If you’ve never seen him, you need to hustle down to your local venue and grab a seat because he never disappoints. Ever.
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
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LORD IAN BOTHAM An Evening with... Hosted by Geoff Miller
7.30pm Monday 30 June 2025 Launceston Town Hall
Lord Ian Botham, the former England captain, was one of the most impactful all-rounders of his generation with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in a career that spanned over 15 years.
Through the 1980s, he was part of a golden generation of all-rounders in world cricket.
The 1981 Ashes, which England won 3-1, have since come to be known as Botham’s Ashes for his starring performances with bat and ball.
In 2007, Botham was knighted for his services to cricket and to charity.
Prolific with both bat and ball, Ian Botham was the fastest to the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. He broke the World Record for most Test wickets, and finished his career with 5,200 runs and 383 wickets.
Join Lord Ian, as he discusses his amazing career, and everything in between.
JOANNE McNALLY - Pinotphile
8.00pm Thursday 18 September 2025 Plymouth Guildhall
After the success of her record-breaking tour The Prosecco Express, Joanne McNally returns with her hotly anticipated new stand-up show Pinotphile. Hailed by Variety as One to Watch, McNally has been keeping herself busy by ruining men's lives (and her own) and now she's back; still single, still unfertilised, and laden with irreverent, ridiculous and hilarious war stories.
Join Joanne for a wild ride as she navigates situationships, revenge, frenemies and rejection in her 'Terrifyingly funny' (London Evening Standard) and 'Joyously nuts’ (Irish Examiner) trademark style. With her last stand-up show crowned Ticketmaster IE’s Comedy Event of the Year, Pinotphile is destined for a similar future.
She's the co-host of award-winning podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me, and with riotous appearances on Taskmaster, The Jonathan Ross Show and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything, Joanne also hosts the hugely successful BBC Sounds series Joanne McNally Investigates: Who Replaced Avril Lavigne and Do Furbys Spy On Us?
"A truly gifted stand up” ★★★★★ (Sunday Times)
‘The most exciting thing to happen to Irish comedy in years’ ★★★★★ (Irish Times)
‘Next stop, Netflix’ ★★★★★ (Irish Daily Star )
‘Please bring your friends and laugh until you cry’ ★★★★ (Edinburgh Reporter)
"Masters of no-holds barred craic" ★★★★★ (Time Out)
★★★★★ (Irish Examiner)
‘Authentic, hilarious comedy’ (Deadline)
‘Terrifyingly funny’ (London Evening Standard)
"Phenomenon" (Guardian)
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STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content
MYRA DuBOIS - Cosmic Empath
7.30pm Friday 10 October 2025 The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
After a barnstorming 2024 which saw Myra sell-out venues across the UK and Ireland withher critically acclaimed show ‘Be Well’, registered empath MYRA DUBOIS returns to the stage with a brand-new show “COSMIC EMPATH’.
The empath strikes BACK! Boldly caring where compassion has never cared before. An adventure giving you time (and space) to heal. When questioned on her upcoming tour, Ms DuBois stated:
“Most people would spend some time idling on the shores of some far off semi-private island after enduring the workload 2024 dumped on my plate, but not me! How could I desert my public, right as I need them most? I’ve consulted my own wellness guide, the very Reverend Dr Guru Malcolm, and he tells me that right now every star of the cosmos is looking at me with expectation. I don’t think my new show COSMIC EMPATH” shall let them down!”
Cosmic Empath sees Myra DuBois questioning where her great gift for compassion comes from. Her up-bringing? Her ancestors? The COSMOS? Who can say? All we know is that with Myra’s trademark killer wit and a singing voice that’s truly like no-one else’s, it’s going to be out of this world!
“Acid tongued, funny to the bone” TimeOut London
“This queen is hard to beat, she has a sassy line about everything” Chortle
“With her at her sharpest and most devilishly acerbic. It leaves an impression that Myra DuBois is only just getting started..., Utterly brilliant in every way.” Attitude Magazine
Strictly 18+
CHRIS McCAUSLAND - YONKS!
8.00pm Monday 13 October 2025, Plymouth Guildhall
8.00pm Tuesday 14 October 2025, Plymouth Guildhall
You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well.
He's been called an "overnight success" - Even though he's been doing this for bloody yonks!
Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making -
The last tour was a sell-out, so get your tickets now!
Recommended age: 16+
CHARLIE CONNELLY - Attention All Shipping
7.30pm Wednesday 5 November 2025, Launceston Town Hall
‘Dogger, Fisher, German Bight’: Charlie Connelly brings the shipping forecast vividly to life in this hilarious and moving celebration of an iconic cultural institution. Charlie explores the broadcast’s remarkable history, unlocks its beguiling mysteries and tells riproaring stories of his own adventures among the sea areas, ensuring the forecast will never sound the same again.
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age.
How did a weather forecast for ships capture the hearts of a nation, from salty old sea dog to insomniac landlubber? How is it possible for ‘rain later’ to be ‘good’? And where the hell is North Utsire?
Delving into the history of the forecast and the extraordinary people who made it, Charlie explains what those curious phrases really mean, celebrates its wide cultural impact, shares riproaring adventures from his own extraordinary journey through the 31 sea areas – the times he was accused by the media of trying to annex Rockall from the British government and sang sea shanties with Tom Hardy in a Manx hotel bar while Scary Spice pulled the pints - and presents his case for the shipping forecast being our finest achievement.
Inspired by Charlie’s bestselling book, which has sold more than a quarter-of-a-million copies worldwide, this pacy, moving and hilarious show takes you all the way from Viking to South-East Iceland to ensure the shipping forecast will never sound the same again.
“Charlie Connelly is one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of sitting in a studio with…He has a natural wit that doesn’t get crushed by an over-zealous ego with a lovely personality attached to it.” Fi Glover, broadcaster
“Charlie is always warm, funny and engaging…I actually sent him a fan letter - and I've never done that to anyone in my life before.” Bernard Sumner, New Order
“I can thoroughly recommend an evening spent in the company of the very funny and very lovely Charlie Connelly whose knowledge of what I call ‘the ships’ is excellent. Sou’westers optional.” Corrie Corfield, BBC Radio 4
KERRY ELLIS - Queen of the West End
7.30pm Wednesday 19 November 2025, The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
7.30pm Thursday 20 November 2025, Launceston Town Hall
Kerry Ellis is the Queen of the West End. From My Fair Lady to We Will Rock You, from Les Miserables to Wicked, in both the West End and on Broadway, she has starred in musical theatre’s biggest roles, making shows her own and earning her numerous awards. Her list of credits is remarkable and also includes Oliver!, Cats, Miss Saigon, Chess, The War Of The Worlds, and Anything Goes, among many others. She has recorded 4 studio albums, and toured the world both as a solo artist and with her good friend Sir Brian May. And now the star who grew up admiring musical theatre icons Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand is looking back on her illustrious career. Singing songs from the biggest musicals and telling stories about how she came to play roles, this is a unique opportunity to see and hear the West End’s biggest hits in a very intimate setting on a tour of the UK. Don’t miss it.
JOHN LYDON - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
7.30pm Thursday 20 November 2025, The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
7.30pm Friday 21 November 2025, Launceston Town Hall
He’s a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good. In his spoken word show, I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right, Lydon is touring the UK. He will talk about how he sees life, along with his unique and extraordinary career, and take audience questions during a pyrotechnic, one-off tour. Lydon will be sharing his thoughts with audiences. He Could Be Wrong. He Could Be Right. VIP meet’n’greet packages are available.
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LEE HURST - No Particular Order
7.30pm Wednesday 3 December 2025, The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
7.30pm Thursday 4 December 2025, Launceston Town Hall
Comedian Lee Hurst has had a varied life, a former cleaner, a van driver and labourer.
He became a comedian, did TV Warm Up work and then ended up on TV himself as one of the stars of the hit BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It’s All Over as well as numerous other TV shows. He then walked away from it all to open his own Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green in London’s East End.
He also went to Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain the troops (ours).
In 2011 he knocked it down and built a 7-storey hotel reopening his comedy club on the ground floor. (Told you he’s had a varied life.)
Lee is now touring again with his new stand-up show: “No Particular Order”.
A night where the audience is invited to choose the running order of the show by picking cards displayed on the stage.
Please bear in mind, some of the cards are not what they appear to be…
MARK SIMMONS - Jest to Impress
7.30pm Thursday 5 March 2026, The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
WINNER Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024
As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.
Mark is enjoying further success with his podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones, and Penn & Teller to discuss jokes that they’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work.
Recipient of Victoria Wood Panel Prize Fringe 2023
UK Comics’ Comic 2022 – Best Act
RUNNER UP DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2022
'Master of the crisp, clean, one-line zinger'
**** Evening Standard
'A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing'
**** Chortle
'Master of one-liners…his show consists of literally one liner after one liner, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breath before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment'
**** One4Review
'Absolutely hilarious'
**** Scotsman
JEN BRISTER - Reactive
7.30pm Friday 17 April 2026 Plymouth Guildhall
Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you. Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world and people in general, Brister has been told she needs to chill the hell out. Can Jen find her zen? It seems unlikely to be honest…
Jen is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer, as seen on BBC's Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, QI and Mock The Week. Following a sold out 2022 tour, Jen is back on the road with her highly anticipated new show.
"Furiously Funny" - The Guardian
"Her energy is explosive. Her use of space and delivery, mesmerising" - The Sunday Times
Age Guidance: 18+ Includes strong language
Photo credit: Matt Crockett
CLINTON BAPTISTE - Spectral Intercourse
7.30pm Saturday 2 May 2026 The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation’s favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’, Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy to gather solutions from the all-knowing, all-seeing Afterlife.
But who should it be? Of course, there’s only one man for the job – Clinton Baptiste. Receiving the audiences’ queries and earthbound dilemmas, Clinton will then reach out to spirits for answers. Fear not. He will probe sensitively. Spiritual connection. Mystical congress…. ……Spectral Intercourse.
“The funniest man alive!” Joe Lycett
“Such a funny man, I love him!” Rob Brydon
“Absolutely hilarious” Chris Moyles