Notts Comedy Review

The Final Whistle – Silky, Kathryn Mather, Edi Johnston and Bob Mills Tonight I was in Southwell for the Funhouse comedy night. I really enjoy coming here with friends and family as it is great to see them have such a good time and to hear them discussing how great t…

I had a super time in Southwell with @spikymikefunhouse.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/t...

The Shiny Tap: Matt Price, Lou Conran, Brennan Reece and Stevie Gray (MC) Tonight I was in Little Eaton at the Shiny Tap for the Flat Cap comedy night. I love this gig. The venue is great and the audience are extremely welcoming for comics. Stevie has created something w…

A great night at the Shiny Tap with Flat Cap comedy: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/t...

To Gata – The Rising Sun: James Smith, John Stannard, Big Shaun, Debbie Holt, Calum Scouller, Russ Cutts and To Gata (MC and a short set) Tonight I was in North Whittington for the To Gata comedy night, a gig that dropped in on a rare quiet night for me. To Gata are a sort of comedy grouping made up of some core acts, associates and …

A tricky gig for the acts: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/t...

Kiveton Tap – Jim Brown, Marty Riley, Big Shaun, Stephen Catling, Stevie Gray and Greg Philips (MC) Tonight I was in Kiveton for the Laffa Cakes comedy night. Despite this gig having a Sheffield postcode, it’s actually fairly close to mine, which is a huge bonus, even if there are some horr…

A lovely night of comedy in Kiveton with Laffa cakes comedy: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/k...

The New Barrack Tavern – Debra Holt, James Beckett, Marty Riley, John Hassan, Dawn Bailey, Silky and Anthony Williams (MC) Tonight I was in Sheffield at the New Barrack Tavern for the Funhouse comedy show. This is an amazing gig and tonight was no exception. Kev and Steph have a cracking place here and the acts all app…

A fantastic night at The New Barrack Tavern: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/t...

Newstead – Kevin Daniel, Debra Holt, El Baldiniho and Pat Draper (MC) Tonight I was in Newstead at The Pit, a micropub that I last went to pre-Covid when Jen Bower booked a few gigs here. It’s a cracking little room that doesn’t take much to fill. Given h…

A brilliant night of comedy in Newstead: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/n...

The Juice Bar – Jack King, Rachel Page, Fraser Ball, Stuart Vincent Moore, Kimmi Kaiy, Matt Wheelwright, Chris Richmond and Ian Whitcombe (MC) Tonight I was in Nottingham at the Juice Bar for Ian Whitcombe’s gig. This is a nice room, that whilst it has an unfortunate wall cutting some of the space out, is great for comedy. It also g…

A wonderful time in Nottingham with live comedy: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/t...

The Shinnon – Jules O’Brian, Jim Brown, Sam Avery and Carl Jones (MC) Tonight I was in North Wingfield at The Shinnon for a fantastic gig. This is an amazing room for acts to play. It has a low ceiling, an enthusiastic audience and produces the sort of energy that yo…

A superb night of comedy in North Wingfield:

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The Final Whistle – Pierre Hollins, Tom Ratcliffe, Alex Cahill and Roger Monkhouse Tonight I was in Southwell at the Final Whistle for the Funhouse Comedy Night. This is not only a cracking gig, but I enjoy it all the more, because my mum and a couple of family friends come, too …

A cracking night of comedy in Southwell with @funhousecomedy.bsky.social

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Canal House – Pat Monahan: The Good, The Pat and The Ugly Tonight I was in Nottingham at Canal House for the Nottingham Comedy Festival. Owing to work, I’m hardly going to see anything of the shows on offer, so I’m counting myself lucky that I…

A fantastic night at Canal House with Nottingham Comedy Festival: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/c...

The New Barrack Tavern – Dan Riach, Ryan Kelly, Stevie Boy, Daniel Lythe, Kieron Payne, Evan Jury, Ella Frei, Sean Burnham, Pamela Tracey, Mark Smith, Jules Facey, Ryan Watson and Calum Scouller Tonight I was in Sheffield at the NBT for the Funhouse comedy gong show. As I always say, this is an absolutely tremendous venue and it’s always a joy to come here. Audience numbers were surp…

A great night of comedy with @spikymikefunhouse.bsky.social

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Bolsover Assembly Rooms – Danny McLoughlin, Emily Webster, Tony Basnett, President Obonjo of the Lafta Republic and Carl Jones (MC) Tonight I was in Bolsover at the Assembly Rooms for Kieron Payne’s gig. This is a room that has no end of potential and I’m always happy when I can make it, even on a totally miserable …

A superb time in Bolsover:

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The Rutland Arms – Jack McLean, Amit Mistry, Nick Page and Greg Philips (MC) Tonight I was in Chesterfield at the Rutland Arms for the Laffa Cake comedy night. This is a fun gig with an audience that might be new to comedy, but are shaping up nicely. It’s also excelle…

A superb night of comedy with Laffa Cakes in #Chesterfield.

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A superb month for comedy.https://nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/acts-that-have-impressed-me-the-most-september-2025/

The Lyric Rooms, Ashby – British Comedian of the Year heat: Jenny Hart, Roger Swift, Nicky Vere-Compton, Kevin Daniel, Jules O’Brian, Stephen Owen, Harry Jenkins and Chloe Reynolds Tonight I was in Ashby at the Funhouse comedy night for the British Comedian of the Year heat. These are without exception absolutely tremendous gigs. The audience enjoy them, the acts enjoy them a…

An amazing night of comedy in Ashby with @funhousecomedy.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/t...

The Blessington Carriage: Chris Richmond, Luke Harrower, Stephen Catling, Garrie Grubb, Dom Bant, Matt Adlington and Brian Damage and Krysstal Tonight I was in Derby at the Blessington Carriage for the Funhouse comedy night. I was really glad to be back here after a summer where hardly any gigs seemed to land on nights I was free and to b…

A great night of comedy in Derby with @funhousecomedy.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/t...

The Shiny Tap: Rich Wilson, Frankie Monroe, Paul Tonkinson and Stevie Gray (MC) Tonight I was in Little Eaton for an absolutely lovely Flat Cap comedy gig. This is a delightful gig that sells out the next night before that one has finished and the audience and staff make it a …

A superb night of comedy with Stevie Gray @shinybrewery.bsky.social

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The New Barrack Tavern: Chris Richmond, Lou Dunn, Matt Hollins, Balthazar Dark, Chris Brooker, Ricky Balshaw and Anthony Williams (MC) Tonight I was in Sheffield at the New Barrack Tavern for the Funhouse comedy night. After a summer where I seem to have missed every gig going, it was a real treat to be back. Especially here, as t…

A superb night of comedy @newbarracktavern.bsky.social with @funhousecomedy.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/t...

Dead Jester – Adam Betts, Debbie Holt, Darren Dutton, Tristan, James Ashem, April Louise, Duncan Stratford and James Smith (MC) Tonight I was in Dinnington for Adam Betts’ comedy night. This is a nice gig in a venue that probably shouldn’t work as well as what it does for entertainment. The line up was very inte…

A nice night of comedy in DInnington: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/d...

The Rutland Arms – Ben Briggs, Dawn Bailey, Phil Chapman and Greg Philips (MC) Tonight I was in Chesterfield at the Rutland Arms for the Laffa Cake comedy night. I was looking forward to this gig, as the line up consisted of powerful acts that could have performed in any runn…

A lovely gig in Chesterfield with Laffa Cakes: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/t...

Did this have a line about getting mugged with a bowling ball? I seem to remember it from some random cartoon I stumbled across some time around 1988, but have never found it since.

@goldradio.com I get that your listener base probably isn't in the first flush of youth, but they haven't got dementia. Any chance of expanding your range of songs so that it doesn't feel like you've just got the same 100 songs on random shuffle?

ZFS comedy – Kate Robb, Shrey Patel, Jack King, Fraser Ball, Elliot Murawski, Ian Peskett, and James Beckett (MC) Tonight I was in Derby at the Courtyard for the ZFS comedy night and mightily pleased to be here I was, too. It’s a great venue and this was a good line up. It was also a day where it wasn&#8…

A lovely night of comedy in Derby: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/z...

Prospect St Micropub – Sol Bernstein, Phil Jerky, Edi Johnston, Lou Conran and Anthony Williams (MC) Tonight I was in Alfreton for the RockCentral gig at Prospect St Micropub. Over the years I’ve been to some lovely gigs in Alfreton, mostly at Bluey’s, so it’s very nice to be bac…

A superb night of comedy in Alfreton with @rockcentral.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/p...

Ram Comedy Festival – New Comedian of the Year and Comedian of the Year, hosted by Pat Draper New Comedian of the Year contestants – Benjamin Pugh, Emily Modermott, Phillip Irving, Laurie Brewster, Comedian of the Year finalists – Eppie Brilliant, Chloe Reynolds, Harry Jenkins, …

A superb competition in Derby with great contestants and well deserved winners: nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/r...

It was great, duck.

The Blessington Carriage – Kie Carson, James Murray, Mike Carter, Ava Da Costa Maia, Jack Yallop, Alex Egan and Steve Day Tonight I was in Derby for the Funhouse comedy night at the Blessington Carriage, part of the Derby Comedy Festival. Owing to inconvenient shifts and a very important wedding, there’s no way …

A great night of comedy at The Blessington Carriage with @spikymikefunhouse.bsky.social nottscomedyreview.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/t...

Magic. See you tonight and I'll let him know, ta.

It's a roller banner.

James Becket has messaged me on FB with 2 questions, is The Bless still on tonight, and if so, is he ok to drop off a banner for the wider Derby comedy festival, please?