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Jarlath Regan &Phil Wang

Alex Smith &Paul McCaffrey

Carl Donnelly &Iain Stirling

Lucy Beaumont &Tommy Rowson

Matt Winning &Adam Hess

4TH DEC 8PM £5

8TH DEC 8PM £5

5TH DEC 8PM £5 6TH & 7TH DEC 8PM £5

10TH DEC 8PM £5

Jarlath Regan Award winning comedian, Jarlath has gained a reputation for uplifting, inventive and relentlessly funny stand-up. Phil Wang Winner of the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award, Phil Wang presents a sharp collection of observations and opinions.

Alex Smith A sharp and exciting comedian, Alex delivers feverishly paced wit with a guitar in hand. Paul McCaffrey As seen on BBC3’s Impractical Jokers and Russell Howard’s Good News. ‘A brilliantly entertaining hour of laughs’ Chortle

Carl Donnelly 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee as seen on Mock The Week (BBC2) and Dave’s One Night Stand. Iain Stirling Following two sell-out years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Iain prepares for his next show. ‘One of the best joke writers on the circuit’ GQ

Matt Winning BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, Matt Winning is one of the most exciting new stand-up comedians in the UK. Adam Hess Winner of Chortle Student Comedy Award, Adam is well-known for his one-liners. ‘The UK’s Rob Delaney’ Graham Linehan.

The Pleasance Work-in-Progress Season brings together over 50 of the finest comics on the circuit as they road-test their new material.This is your opportunity to see household names alongside the best new comedy talent test jokes, sketches and routines that will go on tours, TV or may never see the light of day again.

Each show is only £5.

Lucy Beaumont Winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2012. ‘The next Victoria Wood in the making’ Arthur Smith. Tommy Rowson Winner of So You Think You’re Funny 2011, most recently seen in Edinburgh Fringe’s long-running showcase The Comedy Zone.


Mark Smith &Carl Hutchinson

Ahir Shah &Matt Forde

Hayley Ellis &Andy Zaltzman

Tom Craine

Dan Cook

Mark Cooper-Jones &Naz Osmanoglu

12TH DEC 8PM £5

14TH DEC & 31ST JAN 8PM £5

15TH DEC 8PM £5

11TH DEC & 24TH JAN 8PM £5

16TH DEC 8PM £5

13TH DEC 8PM £5

Mark Smith As seen on BBC1’s Have I Got News for You, Mark is one of the most exciting comics on the circuit. Carl Hutchinson Fresh from supporting Chris Ramsey, Carl tests new material including sentences he has only ever said in the shower…

Ahir Shah One of comedy’s brightest new talents with sharp intellectual stand-up. Matt Forde As seen on Have I Got News For You (BBC 1), Matt Forde brings his topical political stand-up to the Pleasance.

Hayley Ellis Off-the-cuff impressions, hilarious observations, and likeable charm. Hayley is ‘fast becoming Manchester’s funniest female’ (BBC Radio 2). Andy Zaltzman One of Britain’s most inventive comedians, star of worldwide hit podcast The Bugle and regular writer for Radio 4.

Dearest all, I’m doing some work in progress shows (with a guest). It’d be delightful if you could make it. As seen on BBC3’s Live at the Electric, Tom is also a one third of acclaimed sketch group Jigsaw.

Hi Dan Cook fans, I’m writing a (hit?) new show. I think it might be a murder mystery type thing – come along!Special guest TBC.‘Cook possesses a quality that simply makes him funny’ The List

Mark Cooper-Jones Sharp wit and distinctive style. As seen on Live at the Electric (BBC 3) and one third of sketch group WitTank. Naz Osmanoglu Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee, Naz blasted on to the scene as part of acclaimed sketch group WitTank.


Ivo Graham &Charlie Baker

James Acaster &Stuart Goldsmith

Isy Suttie Katherine Ryan

Richard Herring

19TH DEC 8PM £5

18TH DEC 8PM £5

9TH, 13TH, 17TH JAN 8PM £5 16TH JAN 8PM £5

17TH DEC, 7TH JAN, 4TH FEB 8PM £5

Ivo Graham 2013 Edinburgh Fringe sell-out as seen on BBC3’s Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live. ‘One of the best young comedians around’ Time Out Charlie Baker After a sell-out run with ‘Bakers Dozen’ Charlie is back with a brand new hour of fun and frolics.

James Acaster Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Nominee 2012 & 2013. James has got some ideas, let’s see how they sound out loud. Stuart Goldsmith Chortle Award Nominee 2012, Stuart’s awards are less good than James’s, but he’s had longer to think about this year’s ideas.

Sony-award winning musical comic and actress Isy Suttie tries out brand new episodes of series 2 of her BBC Radio 4 series Love Letters, a mix of love story and song. ‘A voice you want to swim in’The Independent.

As seen on Mock the Week (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4) and One Night Stand (Dave).‘Warped wit... striking presence and killer lines’ The Scotsman.

Richard Herring ‘The Podfather’ (Guardian, Sony and Chortle Award winning podcaster) tries out material for his ground-breaking internet only show, which aims to answer all the big questions: Where did we come from? Is there a God? What happens to us when we die?

A chance to see new routines being tried out for the first time. Plus you’ll find out the meaning of life before anyone else (meaning of life might not be revealed). With support from Catie Wilkins.

‘The punk rocker of comedy’The Scotsman

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Lloyd Griffith

Holly Burn Jason Patterson

Lou Sanders

30TH JAN 8PM £5

28TH JAN 8PM £5 29TH JAN 8PM £5

3RD FEB 8PM £5

Lloyd Griffith ‘the next big thing’ (FHM) is doing a show and it’s going to be bloody good. Expect jokes, songs, stuff.‘Intensely likeable, Griffith has a twinkle in his eye’ Three Weeks

Extraordinary, irrepressible character comic and force of nature Holly razes The Pleasance with her new (work-in-progress) show of epic proportions. Prepare yourselves for a comedy experience like no other. ‘Hilarious… one to watch’Kate Copstick, The Scotsman

Star of BBC3 Laughtershock, Jason has supported Imran Yusuf and Ava Vidal on tour and has performed in comedy clubs across the UK, North America and Europe. ‘Brilliant observations… perfectly measured’ Comedy Central Live

Lou Sanders as seen on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3) is doing another show – come along! ‘Chaotic, ramshackle and delightfully silly’ Dave

Steve Hall &WitTank1ST FEB 8PM £5Steve Hall One third of acclaimed sketch group We are Klang with two sell-out solo shows. ‘Deadpan brilliance’ Time OutWitTank The eminently silly and highly-acclaimed sketch group return to the drawing board with never seen before material.

Tim FitzHigham5TH FEB 8PM £5Multi award winning comedian, author and world renowned eccentric presents his first work in progress show for 10 years. ‘FitzHigham is completely unhinged, completely without hinges’ Eddie Izzard.


Mark Watson David Elms

Marcel Lucont Vikki Stone

Harriet KemsleyRhys James

10TH FEB 8PM £5 11TH FEB 8PM £5

6TH FEB 8PM £57TH FEB 8PM £5

8TH FEB 8PM £59TH FEB 8PM £5

New show from a man who’s won a number of comedy shows but had a number of problems.Somewhat darker in tone than usual.Also funnier than usual, though.

David Elms uses his ‘silky voice’, ‘eccentric writing’, and ‘flashes of real comic genius’ to bring you a show that’s ‘silly, fun, ridiculous, surprising, and inventive’. ‘Laughter here is guaranteed’. (Scotsgay, Chortle, Broadwaybaby, Edinburgh

A work-in-progress show from France’s finest. 60% new, 40% classic, 150% superb. Winner of Best Comedy Show Fringe World 2013. Star of Live At The Electric (BBC3) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3). ‘Superb stuff’ Time Out

Award winning comedian Vikki Stone returns with an explosive new show of songs and silliness! As seen on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here... Now and This Morning. ‘Hilarious and brilliant’ Heat

The quirky stand up and winner of Bath New Act Of The Year, blends her innocent edge with razor sharp gags. ‘A very funny new stand up’ Time Out

Rhys James writes jokes, poems, stories, ideas and tweets. Here, he performs a combination of all of them.‘Sickeningly talented ... you’re never more than a few seconds away from another punchline’ Time Out


Suzi Ruffell

Racing Minds &Chris Turner

23RD JAN 8PM £5

20TH DEC 8PM £5

Fresh from supporting Josh Widdicombe, former Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee, Suzi, returns with a brand new hour of jokes.‘A real stand-up gem’ The Guardian

Racing Minds Acclaimed impro quintet follow up their 2013 sell out show.‘Never in my life have I witnessed a funnier live comedy show’ Three WeeksChris Turner Haters gonna hate; players gonna play; Chris Turner gonna tell ‘beautifully crafted one-liners’ (BBC).

Do we need YOU afterthe Apocalypse?The Game Show21ST & 22ND JAN 8PM £5Ever wondered if you had what it takes to be a survivor? Jarred Christmas and Tom Davies host a game show like no other as we find out if you are going to be useful or just a bloody liability.

Pete Firman25TH JAN 8PM £5Join ‘the UK’s leading comedy magician’ (Time Out) for new jokes and tricks.Star of BBC1 The Magicians and recently seen on BBC2 The Sarah Millican Television Programme. ‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’ The Telegraph

Lloyd Langford26TH JAN 8PM £5Join Lloyd for an hour of brand new jokes, stories and occasional referring to bits of paper. As seen on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1).‘Brilliant, charming, understated’ The Independent

Mark Dolan27TH JAN 8PM £5Fed up with corrupt politicians, pointless wars and the long queues at Primark? Mark Dolan is here to change all that with his revolutionary manifesto for a better world. Catch this show before you’re required to do so by law.

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