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+
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
Fri 6th October
Comedy Bingo
Sponsored by:
Raising Funds for:
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £10
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+ PG
May contain strong language and adult content
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
Tue 10th October
Southport New Comedian of the Year
Grand Final
Sponsored by:
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £5
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 18+
Note to prospective entrants: Applications are now closed.
New Comedian of the Year 2023
Following a national search, eight aspiring comedians will 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
Sat 14th October
Bingo Nights UK Presents: 80's Disco Bingo
Raising Money for Southport Flower Show
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £10
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 and 2022 so grab your tickets now.
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
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
Omid Djalili : Namaste
Venue: Festival Marquee, Victoria Park
Ticket Price: £28 +BF
Door: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Age: 16+
Omid Djalili: Namaste
The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.
No government gets a green card. No tyrant avoids a take down. No audience member leaves the theatre with an ounce of laughter left in them.
You have been warned.
“So hysterically funny and at the same time so poignant and powerful that calling it stand-up barely does it justice.” Michael Levin, Huffington Post.
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