Thu 1 May 2025 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Alex Kealy: The Fear

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After a 5-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the "almost sexily cerebral"(★★★★ Daily Telegraph) Alex Kealy presents a new stand-up show about fear.

One of the country's most exciting up-and-coming stand-ups, Alex has been the tour support for Jack Dee, Shaparak Khorsandi, Tom Rosenthal and Kieran Hodgson.

Along with Ivo Graham, he hosts hit podcast Gig Pigs, which regularly topped the music podcasts charts during its first 2 seasons, as well as being featured in The Guardian's readers' Top 10 Podcasts of 2023.

His sharp joke-writing and political takes have been featured on multiple guest appearances on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show as well as Catherine Bohart's TL;DR and Rhys James's What Are You Talking About (both Radio 4). He's also been a regular writer for Mock The Week and The News Quiz.

"A storming show" The Sunday Times

"Anyone can be funny, but Kealy takes comedy a step further and creates something so technically clever that it's almost beautiful...a career-defining show. Definitely make sure that you’re there to witness it for yourself first-hand" ★★★★★ Broadway Baby

"A young comedian with a laser mind...contemporary, wise and funny observations" ★★★★ Edinburgh Reviews

"Kealy redefines what it really means to encounter your own mundane fears in a jam-packed, faultless performance that will make you question the meaning of life and the sweet hereafter!" ★★★★ EdFringeReview

Alex Kealy

Alex Kealy is a stand-up comedian who mixes political material with self-deprecation and relatable observations. He reached the final of the prestigious So You Think You're Funny competition in his first year of performing and is now a "rising star of the British stand-up scene" (The List). He has taken three hours of stand-up to the Edinburgh Fringe, the latest being 2018's A Kealy's Heel - "a storming show" (The Sunday Times) which was met with full rooms and critical acclaim. “This is clever comedy...you’ve done yourself some internal damage from laughing so much” - Shortcom "Well thought out and insightful...extremely funny...a very enjoyable hour of comedy" - Theatre Weekly “Fresh, insightful, and original...a great hour of cerebral stand-up & Alex Kealy is a name to watch” - FringeGuru “A fascinating hour...marvellous stand-up” - The Skinny

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