Caterham Comedy

FIRST FRIDAY EACH MONTH

SOPER HALL

HARESTONE VALLEY ROAD, CATERHAM, SURREY, CR3 6HY

FRIDAY 2 MAY

DOORS/BAR 7.00pm
COMEDY STARTS 8.00pm

STARRING

MIKE GUNN

"One of the 10 leading stand-ups in Britain” – Independent on Sunday

“Mike Gunn will make you die laughing” – The Guardian
 

Mike Gunn’s history is as interesting and entertaining as his comedy. A misspent youth and a series of grim jobs cultivated his cynical outlook on life and a perverse desire led him to the world of stand-up. A self-confessed pessimist, he describes himself as “not a natural choice for a career in laughter”. He has a rare ability to walk close to the line of what audiences find acceptable and yet still remain likable and funny. His reputation for being a bit unfriendly, a touch dark and even morose is really not true. In real life he’s loving, warm and philanthropic. Just a bit misunderstood.

Television appearances include Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1), Celebrity Deal or no Deal (CH 4), Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV), Al Murray’s sitcom ‘Time Gentlemen Please’ (Sky), Soccer AM (Sky 1), The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Live At Jongleurs (CH5), and The Gas (CH4). He is a regular on the Sky Poker channel and has also been a contributor for The Guardian. He has written for Time Out, The List, The 11 O’clock Show (CH4) and Match of The Day Magazine. even though he hates football.

PLUS A GREAT SUPPORTING LINEUP
 

DAVID WARD (MC) • ALEX MITCHELL • MOLLY McBRIDE • ILY HAMDIA

FRIDAY 6 JUNE

DOORS/BAR 7.00pm
COMEDY STARTS 8.00pm

STARRING
 STAND UP COMEDIAN, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST

ANUVAB PAL

“Very clever, very funny” - The Guardian

Stand up comedian, Anuvab Pal, has been described by The New York Times as “India’s most intelligent comedian”.
The BBC calls him “India’s answer to British wit”.

His stand up comedy special, The Nation Wants To Know, has played hundreds of sold out shows from Mumbai to Sydney to San Francisco. His previous show, Empire, a comedy show based on the history of the British Empire in India, played in 12 cities worldwide and had a successful run twice at the Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Festival.

Anuvab’s TV appearances include the BBC’s ‘Big Asian Stand Up Show’ (BBC2), and QI (BBC2) and he has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The News Quiz’ and the BBC World Service’s The New Year International Comedy Show. 
He also co-hosts the popular podcast Our Last Week.

PLUS A GREAT SUPPORTING LINEUP

MARK ROW (MC) • ADAM JAMAL • LINDSEY BARNES • HENRY BRETZ

FRIDAY 4 JULY

DOORS/BAR 7.00pm
COMEDY STARTS 8.00pm

STARRING
 AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN

MARK SIMMONS

As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ MARK SIMMONS brings his brand-new show on the road.

*Dave’s Joke of The Fringe Winner 2024*

Mark recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as a semi-regular on the show and now brings you his hotly-anticipated show Quip Off The Mark. He’s also been appearing on BT Sport’s DIY pundit and The Rugby’s On. Mark has also appeared in other TV shows such as ITV’s Out There, BBC Radio 4 Extra Stands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC3’s One For The Road.

Mark also hosted News-ish and Film-ish on Fubar Radio alongside co-host Seann Walsh. And now is enjoying further success with his solo podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney and Milton Jones to discuss jokes that they’ve written but simply just haven’t worked.

This isn’t your average one-liner show as there is the running theme throughout. This year Mark’s parents have sold the house he grew up in and has to collect his box of stuff from the loft. Come discover what’s in the box in this top-level one-liner show structured in a way you’ve never seen before.

PLUS A GREAT SUPPORTING LINEUP

MATT ADLINGTON (MC) • RAY BADRAN • ROGER O'SULLIVAN • TEVIN EVERITT

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