Fri 27th September
Comedy Bingo
Sponsored by:
Raising Funds for:
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £10 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+ PG
Comedy Bingo
Sponsored by:
Raising Funds for:
Eyes Down for a fabulous night of fun(draising) for a fantastic local charity Community Link Foundation with this truly hilarious and unique event!
Comedy Bingo is a highly interactive show hosted by comedian Brendan Riley, ‘bouncy and engaging’ The Scotsman
Sell out show festival 2022 & 2023
Sat 28th September
Mark Thomas - Gaffa Tapes
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £18.50+BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+
Mark Thomas - Gaffa Tapes
Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song.
If you don’t know what he does ask your parents.
In his time he has won awards (current total is now officially ‘f**kloads’), forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become Guinness Book of Records world record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court three times and won, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank and generally mucked about trying to have fun and f**k the right people off.
This show is more of the above.
“You’ll leave recommitted to the fight against this appalling authoritarian government, to keep that tradition alive.” Guardian 2021
Sun 29th September
Big Comedy UK Presents: Best of the Fest
Featuring : Jo Caulfield & Hal Cruttenden
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £17 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18+
Sponsored by:
Best of the Fest
Two of the comedy industry’s most celebrated comedians and stars of TV and Radio Jo Caulfield and Hal Cruttenden come together for one fantastic night of comedy as part of this year’s Southport Comedy Festival.
Jo Caulfield
Although best known for her legendary one-woman shows Jo is also a respected comedy writer and served as a writer on Graham Norton’s BAFTA Award winning “So Graham Norton”.
Nominated as “the best female Stand Up in the country” (Chortle) and “one of the Top 100 Comedians” (Channel 4), in 2022 Jo was voted “The Comedians Comedian of The Year”, an award voted for by her comedy peers.
As seen on Have I Got News for You, Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The Royal Variety Performance, and Richard Osman’s House of Games.
“Quite simply one of the most consistently funny and creative comics in the country” The Guardian
Hal Cruttenden
Hal Cruttenden is one of the top stand-up comedians working in the UK today as well as being a highly accomplished writer, presenter and actor.
As seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice’and ‘he Apprentice: You’re Fired!
“An absolute joy to watch…fabulous” The Scotsman
Tue 1st October
Big Comedy UK Presents:
An Evening With Mick Miller
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £15 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18
Big Comedy UK Presents: An Evening With Mick Miller
Join us for a very special night with comedy legend Mick Miller, one of our most treasured entertainers who has been at the top of his game for over 40 years. Often referred to as “The bald guy with the long hair,” Mick first came to prominence in the 70’s on the iconic ITV show The Comedians but remains as relevant and funny today, he is one of the few comedians of his generation who has made the transition onto the alternative circuit, creating a younger fan base along the way.
This will be a masterclass in stand-up comedy not to be missed.
As seen in Kings of Comedy (Ch4), They Think It’s All Over (BBC1), Comedy World Cup (Ch4), John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky1), Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV), Last Laugh in Vegas (ITV), and The Royal Variety Performance (ITV).
Plus support
Wed 2nd October
Dan Nightingale and Fiends
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £15 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18
Dan Nightingale and Fiends
After two hugely successful national comedy tours, host of the smash-hit Have A Word Podcast Dan Nightingale is doing something a little different in 2024: He’s hosting a run of shows with some of his favourite comedians on the bill.
With Dan doing what he does best and some of his very funny Stand-Up friends (or fiends) smashing sets… you won’t want to miss out, these shows will be the very best type of comedy mayhem.
This show features Mike Rice, Eshaan Akbar and Dean Coughlin with Dan hosting
Thu 3rd October
Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £24.50 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+
Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn
Award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather. Rain or shine, all will be fine. Or maybe it won’t. Who knows?! Come along. Or else.
“Wehn has given us an understanding of German quirks” King Charles III
“You couldn’t make it up” Henning himself
Henning’s most recent television and radio appearances include “Have I Got News For You” BBC1, “Would I Lie To You” BBC1, “Live At The Apollo” BBC2, “Guessable” Comedy Central, “Question Time” BBC1, “8 Out Of Cats Does Countdown” Channel 4, “Fighting Talk” BBC Radio 5 Live and “The Unbelievable Truth” BBC Radio 4.
“Wunderbar” The Times
“Cor blimey” The Guardian
Fri 4th October
Big Comedy UK Presents: Best of the Fest
Featuring:The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue, Katie Tracey, Patrick Monahan and Host Bren Riley
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £15 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18+
Sponsored by:
Big Comedy Presents: Best of the Fest
Featuring: The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue, Katie Tracey, Patrick Monahan and Host Bren Riley
Join us for a fantastic night of live comedy with a triple headline show featuring stars from TV and the cream of the comedy circuit.
Award winning The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue, highly original masters of prop and pun comedy. Excellent, fast-moving, clever, constantly changing, hilarious, musical nonsense. Winner UK Comedy Award Comedian of the Year as voted by fellow comedians.
“This is comedy that reminds us why we go out to see live shows.” The Scotsman
Patrick Monahan – Show me the funny’, ‘Splash’ (ITV) and ‘Celebrity squares’ (ITV) and more recently on The One Show (BBC), Fake Reaction (ITV), Pointless celebrity special (BBC) and Asian Network (BBC).
“Rip roaringly funny” One4Review
Katie Tracey Liverpool’s own fast rising star is regarded as one of the best female comedians in the Northwest, Funny Women Awards runner up, support act to Arthur Smith.
“Affable, cheeky and fun, but most importantly bloody funny.” Blackpool Comedy Club
Hosted by Brendan Riley
Sat 5th October
Bingo Nights UK Presents: 80's Disco Bingo
Raising Money for Southport Flower Show
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £10 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+
Bingo Nights UK Presents: 80's Disco Bingo
Raising Money for Southport Flower Show
Prepare yourself for a blast back to the 80s!
Eyes Down for a fabulous night of fundraising for Southport Flower Show with this truly interactive event. 80’s Disco Bingo is exactly what it says on the tin; a full night of Disco and Bingo but with a modern twist! Featuring all the 80’s hits, guaranteed to get the whole room up and dancing.
Fancy Dress is not mandatory but is certainly encouraged!
RELAX! PLAY BINGO! WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN!
Sell out show Festival 2021, 2022 and 2023 so grab your tickets now.
Sun 6th October
Southport New Comedian of the Year 2024
Grand Final
Sponsored by:
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £5 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18+
Note to prospective entrants:
Applications will open 10am Monday 2nd September
New Comedian of the Year 2024 Grand Final
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.
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
Tue 8th October
Jason Manford
A Manford All Seasons - Work in Progress
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £22.50 +BF
Door: 6:30pm
Show: 7:30pm
Age: 14+ PG
Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons - Work In Progress
Join Jason as he steps back on stage to try out brand new material ahead of his UK & Ireland Arena Tour.
Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit.
‘Big Night of Musicals’ (ITV1), ‘New Year’s Eve Show’ (ITV1), Waterloo Road (BBC One) ‘Starstruck’ (ITV1), ‘First & Last’ (BBC One), ‘The Masked Singer’ (ITV1), ‘What Would Your Kid Do?’ (ITV1), ‘Olivier Awards’ (ITV1), ‘Scarborough’ (BBC One), ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ (Channel 4), ‘The Nightly Show’ (ITV1), ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ (ITV1), ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC One), ‘Have I Got News For You’, (BBC One), QI (BBC Two) and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (ITV1) have all helped establish Jason as a nationally known comic.
Plus support
Wed 9th October
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £32.50 +BF
Door: 6:30pm
Show: 7:30pm
Age: 16+
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity
Ben Elton, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road with his new show – Authentic Stupidity and bringing it to the Southport Comedy Festival.
Ben first exploded into the national consciousness back in the 1980’s, hosting Channel 4’s ground breaking Saturday Live and has been setting the standard for gag filled, taboo busting, tonsil rattling, mind expanding stand-up comedy ever since!
‘Just give him a stage and a microphone and Ben Elton is the best. No contest’ The Sunday Times
‘Elton’s timing and phrasing remain impeccable, his structure is masterly’ Daily Telegraph
‘There is nothing, absolutely nothing, to beat Ben Elton live!’ Evening Standard
‘Vital, relevant and passionate’ The Scotsman
Thu 10th October
Jimeoin: Who's Your Man?!
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £19.50 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+
Live Nation & MZA Present
Jimeoin: Who's Your Man?!
Live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Jimeoin returns with an hilarious evening of World-Class stand-up on his brilliantly funny new tour show ‘Who’s Your Man?!’*
Yours might be one of the hundreds of millions of views of his online comedy clips, or perhaps you’ve seen his fantastic TV appearances on ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ or ‘Conan O’Brien’… but NOTHING beats seeing this Irish observational joke-master where he is most at home – live-on-stage!
Jimeoin’s cheeky no-gimmicks and superbly observed sense of humour, has won him many awards, with his wide appeal and great craic keeping audiences in stitches across the globe.
* PLUS SUPPORT
‘Hilarious… If laughter is the best medicine, Jimeoin is a course of steroids…. Don’t you miss it!’ Edinburgh Evening News
‘Wickedly funny…The comedy greats make it seem effortless and Jimeoin doesn’t disappoint…Exhilarating’ !!!!½ The Age, Australia
Fri 11th October
Rich Hall Live
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £17 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+ PG
Rich Hall Live
Multi award-winning comedy legend and festival favourite Rich Hall is renowned for his expertly crafted tirades, quick-fire banter with audiences and delightful musical sequences. Rich has been described as a transatlantic messenger, lampooning each country he visits with his laser-guided observations.
You’ll pay for the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge of it.
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2) Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and QI (BBC2)
“As close as it gets to a guaranteed good show” Scotland on Sunday
Sat 12th October
Jason Byrne: No Show
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £26.50 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 14+
Jason Byrne: No Show
There’s no show like a Jason Byrne No Show.
No Show is a show with no comedy safety net. By the end of No Show you’ll have experienced a once in a lifetime show or No Show.
Jason, along with the audience, will begin No Show with no show whatsoever. Witness Jason use his infamous audience interactions with a sprinkle of props, both on and off the stage, to create No Show!
Your ‘Full on, double-up, gasping-for-oxygen hilarious’ Chortle.co.uk
No Show will never be repeated.
Sun 13th October
Big Comedy UK Presents: Best of the Fest
Featuring : Paul Sinha & Ria Lina
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £17 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18+
Best of the Fest
Join two of the comedy industry’s most celebrated comedians as they come together for one fantastic night of comedy as part of this year’s Southport Comedy Festival.
Paul Sinha
Best known as The Sinnerman on ITV’s The Chase. Paul is a Rose d’Or Award winner for radio comedy, and Chortle Award winner and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for his stand-up. Paul is a familiar voice on radio appearing on Just a Minute, The News Quiz and Fighting Talk. On television, Paul has appeared on QI, Would I Lie to You? Taskmaster and Celebrity Googlebox.
“One of our most thoughtful and enjoyable comedians”, The Times
Ria Lina
Ria Lina is a touring Filipina comedian, actress and writer known for her appearances on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, The Now Show and Mock The Week.
She has recently been named as one of The Evening Standard’s ‘Hottest Comedians You Should Be Watching Now’.
Throughout her stand-up career Ria has taken five shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her career stretches from stage and screen, to radio and the occasional ukulele.
“Fearless, provocative and very funny” The Scotsman