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The popular comedy club kicks off its 2026 season at HITCHIN TOWN HALL. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the finest UK comic talent.
Thursday 15th January’s Hitchin Town Hall lineup includes:
Stand-up from DESIREE BURCH
(Seen on ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’, ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and ‘Taskmaster’.)
★★★★ (Guardian)
‘A near-perfect example of comedic storytelling’ ★★★★ (Evening Standard)
‘A funny, frank, eloquent, entertaining and perceptive raconteur… positively poetic’
Stand-up from GEOFF NORCOTT
(Seen on ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Would I Lie to You?’, ‘Mock the Week’, and ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’)
‘A right laugh’ (Guardian)
‘A class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics’ (Sunday Times)
‘An absolute tonic’ (Telegraph)
‘Objectively funny regardless of your political leanings’ (Fest)
Stand-up from DAVID HUNTER
(So You Think You’re Funny 2024 Semi Finalist)
Hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE
(Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.)
‘As smooth as they come’ (BBC)
'Devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
‘A natural entertainer’ (View From the Gods)
‘Fringe veteran’ (ThreeWeeks)
‘Wonderfully innovative comedy’ (Broadway Baby)
Bar/doors 7:15pm. Starts at 8.00pm. Tickets £19.50 (plus booking fee).
Line-up may be subject to alteration.
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Desiree Burch
Raised in L.A., developed artistically in NY and currently resides in London. Her brash and energetic comedy style has been seen on NBC and E4, and made her the winner of the 2015 Funny Women Stage Award for stand-up. As a writer and performer, she makes raw and gutsy work. Her critically-acclaimed solo show 52 Man Pickup has toured internationally and her solo piece Tar Baby won a 2015 Fringe First for new writing at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. In 2015, Desiree Burch, “a larger than life New Yorker… who brought the roof down” (–The Independent), won the Funny Women stage award for stand-up comedy. On screen, Desiree has been featured on E4s World’s Greatest Bodyshockers and NBC’s Before the Morning After. Huffington Post has listed her as one of their Favorite Female Comedians. Live comedy credits include Spank, Angel Comedy, Greg Shapiro Presents, Shaggers, Right Now! with Carolyn Castiglia, Wyatt Cenac’s Night Train, and The Big C Comedy Gala in Edinburgh.
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Geoff Norcott
Geoff Norcott is known for his unique brand of provocative stand-up. Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be honest and blunt without being a d**k. Mostly. As seen on The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week. Geoff has also appeared frequently on Question Time and can be regularly seen putting the cat amongst the pigeons on UK political debate shows. You may have also heard him on his own Radio 4 comedy special or popping up on The Now Show. He’s written for shows ranging from Have I Got News For You and C4’s Alternative Election to Judge Romesh, Roast Battle and JFL’s Katherine Ryan Stand up show. Geoff won an operational medal for his five tours performing to British troops in Afghanistan. ‘He’s a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics’ Sunday Times ‘A Right laugh’ Guardian ‘Happily, he is very funny’ Telegraph
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David Ephgrave
Comedian, actor, musician and podcaster - and back end of the duo Doggett & Ephgrave. Featured among The Times’ Best Jokes of 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, the Daily Telegraphs 20 Funniest One-liners of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and Comedy Central's 35 Funniest Jokes of the Year (2017) plus i Newspapers 50 Best Jokes, The Scotsmans 40 Best Jokes and Edinburgh Evening News 40 Funniest One-Liners of 2018 Edinburgh Fringe lists. Theatre credits include John Lennon & Paul McCartney in 'The Roy Orbison Story', Buddy Holly in 'Buddy Holly and the Cricketers' and Richard in the West End production of 'Dreamboats and Petticoats'. "As smooth as they come" (BBC)
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David Hunter
So You Think You're Funny? 2024 Semi Finalist, David brings a uniquely irreverent blend of queer, Northern Irish, millennial nonsense.
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