LIVE AT THE EMC
at Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
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Live at The EMC brings a selection of the best circuit comedians in the UK, rising stars and familiar faces from TV to the Eric Morecambe Centre once a month.
Featuring three sets and one MC per show, you’re all set for an evening of entertainment!
One of the biggest comedians in the UK, Sara Pascoe, will headline an incredible line up for the first Live at The EMC of 2025! 3 of these acts knocked it out the park with their Live at the Apollo sets and the other, Abandoman as MC, has been wowing crowds for the last few years with his incredible shows!
SARA PASCOE Multiple Live at the Apollo, The Last Leg, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI, Have I Got News For You appearances, and host of many more including Comedians Giving Lectures, The Great British Sewing Bee, and Gue
JESSICA FOSTEKEW Live at the Apollo, Travel Man: 48 Hours In..., Pointless Celebrities, QI, World's Most Dangerous Roads, Hypothetical, House of Games
★★★★ Evening Standard, Chortle, The Skinny, The Wee Review
TOM WARD Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central's Roast Battle, QI, Live at the Comedy Store
★★★★ Metro, One4Review, Beyond The Joke
ABANDOMAN Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Alan Carr's Happy Hour, Ed Sheeran tour support
★★★★ The Scotsman, Fest, The Wee Review
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Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.
Jessica Fostekew
Jessica has been performing improvised comedy and working as a comedy actress since 2005. In January 2008 she hit the UK stand up circuit like a thunderbolt of joy and was a finalist in the Funny Women's Awards 2010. Jessica co-hosts the mighty Guilty Feminist podcast which has reached well over 10 million listeners and is regularly in the Top 10 on the iTunes chart. She starred in this year’s hugely acclaimed new BBC2 sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan Motherland as well as the award winning BBC1 drama Three Girls. “Intensely funny” Time Out 'Fostekew is a hugely engaging presence and there's something reassuringly honest about her... Consistently hilarious' (Fest) 'Great fun' (Guardian).
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Tom Ward
Tom Ward is an award winning stand up comedian from London. A club and festival favourite around the UK he has been seen on Comedy Central’s ‘Roast Battle’, ‘Stand up Central’ and ‘Live From The Comedy Store’. He has done three solo comedy shows at The Edinburgh Fringe, receiving 5* reviews for each.
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Abandoman
Abandoman create hilarious musical sketches at lightning speed live in front of their audience. No two gigs are ever the same. The project sees frontman Rob and multi-instrumentalist James Hancox reinventing hip hop in a way that appeals to even its most ardent detractors. They sold out the Edinburgh Fringe for 3 weeks in a row and were winners of the Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year 2010. 'Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile. Nothing short of genius' (www.Chortle.co.uk) 'Truly innovative' (The Guardian) 'Killer punchlines. Note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing hip-hop improv. Genius!' (The Stage) 'A star of the future!' (Time Out) 'For the whole hour we were enthralled by a comedic mastermind at work' (Broadway Baby) 'A proper party. raucous, expansive and relentlessly hilarious' (The Times).
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Sara Pascoe
Sara is one of the most revered comedians in the UK. She has hosted 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC2) and 'Comedians Giving Lectures' (Dave), and appeared on a host of other best-loved TV shows including 'Mock the Week', 'Have I Got News for You?', 'QI', 'Would I Lie to You?' and '8 out of 10 Cats', as well as recording a stand-up special, 'Sara Pascoe Live at the BBC'. Sara’s radio series, 'Modern Monkey', aired on BBC R4 and her authored BBC short, 'Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy', was broadcast to great acclaim. Sara has enjoyed multiple sell-out UK tours and a sell-out run in London’s West End. As an actress, Sara has an impressive array of TV credits including the BAFTA nominated 'Twenty Twelve' (BBC2), 'W1A' (BBC2), 'Campus' (C4), 'The Thick of It' (BBC2) and 'Being Human' (BBC3). Sara has authored the critically acclaimed 'Animal' and the Sunday Times Best Seller 'Sex Power Money'.
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Eric Morecambe Centre
Leyton Road
Harpenden
AL5 2HU
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Eric Morecambe Centre
Leyton Road
Harpenden
AL5 2HU
See all events at Eric Morecambe Centre