Sitting Room Comedy Club: 15th Birthday Show

Sitting Room Comedy Club: 15th Birthday Show

The Empress, Harrogate

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About the show

The critically acclaimed comedy night invites back three of their favourite acts for a triple-headline special hosted by resident MC Tom Taylor.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change

Featuring

Jo Caulfield

Jo Caulfield appearing at this event

Graham Norton's writer and warm-up artiste, co-founder of the 'Hampstead Clinic' comedy club. She is regular performer at the Comedy Store and on The Stand Up Show. Jo is a regular guest on both Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You. Other TV appearances include The John Bishop Show, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Saturday Night Live, The Stand Up Show.

Dubbed 'funniest woman in Britain', she lives up to the title with razor-sharp wit, acerbic observations and scandalous one-liners, all excellently written and impeccably delivered.

'Cut-throat wit and a razor-sharp tongue...Sharp-witted, urban comedy that goes down a treat. Like a sociology textbook, but with jokes' (The Times).

'Incapable of doing a bad show, so sharp is her tongue and so in tandem is it with her mischievous mind' (The Scotsman).

'Feisty, funny and wonderfully bitchy... one of the finest female comics' (The Observer).

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Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse appearing at this event

Justin hosts his own show Tea Time With Justin Moorhouse daily on Manchester's Sony Award winning radio station Key 103.

TV credits include playing Young Kenny in the award-winning Phoenix Nights (C4), Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), The Charlotte Church Show (C4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), The Grumpy Guides (BBCTwo2) and Shameless (E4).

Justin also appeared in the 2009 Ken Loach feature film Looking For Eric.

Writing credits include The 11 O’Clock Show (C4), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4) and critically acclaimed comedy drama An Insurance Inspector Calls (BBC Radio 4).

'Moorhouse charms the pants off the crowd' (Sunday Times)

'A comedic tour de force. Excruciatingly funny... brought a tear to a critical eye' (The Herald)

'Quirky and imaginative stories... A brilliant entertainer' (The Stage)

'Simultaneously down-to-earth and out-of-this-world' (The List).

Justin Moorhouse was named in Ents24's top 5 hardest-working comedians of 2017.

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Stephen Carlin

Stephen Carlin appearing at this event

Stephen Carlin began his stand-up career in 2002 and soon became a permanent fixture on the comedy circuit, supporting Stewart Lee and Stephen Merchant on tour, also appearing in Stewart Lee's 10 Best Stand-ups In the World Ever. As seen on ‘The Alternative Comedy Experience’, ‘Comedy at the Fringe’, ‘Edinburgh and Beyond’ and ‘Comedy Cuts’ ITV as well as featuring on Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’ and ‘Friday Night Live’,

'Sharp, slightly offbeat, mainly very funny' (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)

'The whimsy and relaxed on-stage demeanour were a winner instantly... (Carlin) excelled in pedantry, married to exceptional use of language' (Leamington Observer)

'... if this man isn't a household name in five years' time, the world is even more lacking in justice than we could have feared' (The Scotsman)

'... a delightfully off beat act who expertly applies twisted, convoluted logic to common-or-garden observations to produce genuinely original material... a definite tip for the top' (Chortle).

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Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor appearing at this event

Multi-award winning comedian Tom Taylor has received high praise from audiences and critics alike.

In 2013 Tom reached the final of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition, the following year he was a finalist in the Hobgoblin Comedy Award and in 2015 he took home the award for Comedian of the Year at the inaugural Great Yorkshire Fringe. Most recently he picked up the Audience Favourite Award at the Musical Comedy Awards 2017 and reached the final of English Comedian of the Year 2018.

A favourite of live bookers across the UK, Tom has also supported Simon Munnery, John Kearns and Abandoman on tour and performed on Radio 2 and Radio 4 as part of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award.

In addition to his stand-up talents, Tom is an accomplished actor and writer having penned and performed two one-man murder mysteries, A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish and The Man with the Twisted Hip. Following two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tom embarked on a national tour of both shows in autumn 2017.

"Excellent … beautifully daft" - Sunday Times

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on Wednesday 8 July 2026