Festival 2023 Shows - First Shows On Sale
Tues 3rd October
Seann Walsh - Back from the Bed
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £15
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 14+ PG
May contain strong language and adult content
Seann Walsh - Back from the Bed
TV star and comedian Seann Walsh makes his first appearance at the Southport Comedy Festival as part of his national tour
Seann has starred in series 1-3 of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC2), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV), a team captain for Virtually Famous (C4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Alan Carr’s Chatty Man (C4), Hey Tracey! (ITV2), Comedians Solve World Problems (Comedy Central) and has made regular appearances on The Jonathan Ross Show.
‘Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation’ – The Guardian
‘his standup is richer than ever’ – 4 stars / The Guardian
Sat 7th October
Jason Byrne - The Ironic Bionic Man
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £24.50
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 14+ PG
May contain strong language and adult content
Jason Byrne - The Ironic Bionic Man
The King of the Southport Comedy Festival returns for his 9th year with a brand new show.
Jason, officially Bionic, “ironically” of course, as Jason, the accident prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now, half man, half machine.
Don’t miss this six million dollar/euro Irish prodigy.
‘Outright King of Live Comedy’ The Times
‘Full on, double-up, gasping-for-oxygen hilarious’ Chortle
‘An hour of stand-up so joyous the clinically depressed should get it on prescription’ Metro
Sun 8th October
Simon Brodkin - Screwed Up
Tickets On Sale Wednesday 15th March 10am
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £22.50
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 14+ PG
May contain strong language and adult content
Simon Brodkin - Screwed Up
Fresh from his sold-out, critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run and becoming the most viewed British comedian of all time on TikTok, world-famous prankster and Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin brings his outrageous new stand-up show to the Southport Comedy Festival.
In ‘Screwed Up’ Simon rips into celebrity culture, social media, the police, Putin, Prince Andrew and Jesus. Nothing is off limits in this hilarious show, including his own mental health, his family, his five arrests and how he once found himself at an underground sex party.
“No show has made me laugh more”
★★★★ The Times
“Screwed Up is a full-on rat-a-tat gag-fest”
★★★★ Mail On Sunday
Tue 4th October
Southport New Comedian of the Year
Grand Final
Sponsored by:
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Note to prospective entrants: Applications open via this website at 10am Thursday 1st September.
New Comedian of the Year 2022
The competition, now in its 13th Year, will again search the nation for 8 aspiring comedians to compete to become the next Southport New Comedian of the Year 2022.
Dragon Soop and The Southport Comedy Festival are proud to encourage new talent and help them become the stars of tomorrow. Choosing just one winner from an array of comedy talent won’t be easy.
Hosted by Brendan Riley “A born compere” The Guardian
Dragon Soop should only be consumed by adults aged 18+. Please enjoy responsibly
Wed 11th October
Jimeoin: The Craic
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £19.50
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 14+ PG
May contain strong language and adult content
Jimeoin: The Craic
Live Nation & MZA present:
Following last year’s sold-out show Jimeoin returns to the Southport Comedy Festival with his smash hit show The Craic. An hilarious evening of World-Class stand-up from live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Irish master!
You’ve seen him on ‘The Royal Variety Performance’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’, ‘Conan O’Brien’ or perhaps online where he has clocked up hundreds of millions of views of his comedy clips… but NOTHING beats seeing Jimeoin live.
‘Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess.’ (Scotland on Sunday)
‘At the top of his game… didn’t leave a dry eye in the house’ !!!!! (Manchester Evening News)
www.jimeoin.com | T @Jimeoin | YouTube: JimeoinOfficial | Insta: Jimeoin | FB: Jimeoin
Thu 6th October
Comedy Bingo
Raising funds for Queenscourt Hospice
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Comedy Bingo for Queenscourt Hospice
Sponsored by
Eyes Down for a fabulous night of fun(draising) for a fantastic local charity Queenscourt Hospice with this truly hilarious and unique event!
Comedy Bingo is a highly interactive show hosted by comedian Brendan Riley, “bouncy and engaging” – The Scotsman
