Category: Comedy

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Thursday 19 February 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  PAUL MCCAFFREY: WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE - 7.30pm - A new show from one of the funniest comics working in the UK today. Modern life is annoying but was it really much better before? McCaffrey asks in this warm, charming hour of comedy. Star of Live At The Apollo, BBC Three’s Impractical Jokers and Russell Howard’s Good News. In addition to being handpicked to tour the country in support of two of the great stand ups of recent years Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Friday 20 February 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BARNSTORMERS COMEDY - FEBRUARY 2026 WITH ANDREW BIRD, SPRING DAY, PIERRE HOLLINS & KEVIN PRECIOUS - 7.30pm - Regular comedy night at The Arc, Barnstormers Comedy presents a line-up of three top acts from the London comedy circuit and beyond: many of them Comedy Store regulars. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Sunday 22 February 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress - 7.30pm - As seen on Mock the Week, BT Sport and ITV, "Master of one-liners" Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest to Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 26 February 2026 Venue:  The Railway     map   Comedy Address:   3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AE Telephone:  01962 867795 Event:  Having The Track Comedy - Doors 7.30pm - Having The Track is back with another stellar line up for your February blues, grab yourself an advance ticket and prepare to be entertained! Venue notes: ID is required on the door. Published times may be doors rather than start times, so please check the venue's website for full details, including age restrictions and accessibility. Venue's website:  railwayinn.pub Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/railwayinnwinchester

Friday 27 February 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My Life - 8pm - Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with "The Greatest Performance of My Life". After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he's back on the road with this new show. The story covers subjects ranging from pantomimes to dreams, how to behave in hospitals, small talk, realising his Mum is a northern version of Columbo, and how being a smart-mouthed kid saved him from a life of continually being beaten up. Above all else, it's the Justin you have to come to expect. It's funny and interesting, and perhaps there's a little bit that warms the soul, too. Age guidance 14+ Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Saturday 28 February 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  LUCY PORTER: LET YOURSELF GO - 7.30pm - Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand new show about the power of letting yourself go - in every sense. Whether that means embracing your wrinkles and love handles whilst living in a slanket, or having a couple of babychams and dancing like nobody’s watching (and if you’re a middle aged woman, they’re probably not). It’s also about letting go of the person you’ve always thought you are, and using your midlife crisis to pursue new goals and reinvent yourself. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Sunday 01 March 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker does the maths - 7.30pm - Matt Parker talks a lot of maths. He's a NYT best-selling author and sold-out stand-up performer. But now it's time he does the maths. Really gets in there and gives the maths a good doing. It's time he programmes his own Christmas tree lights and then 11,184,024 people watch his downfall (and counting). It's time he shares his hand-crafted maths code online only for viewers to improve it by 40,832,277,770%. It's time he shaped-up and crawled out from under the square named after him. Come watch Matt Parker do the maths. (Every audience member will get some free maths.) Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 05 March 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  AMY MASON: BEHOLD! - 7.30pm - When Amy Mason got hacked, she lost her number, bank account and social media access. And then the hackers started sending her gifts… A surprising, somewhat filthy dive into connection, intimacy, and the perils of using your dead cat’s name as your password for literally everything. Behold! is a silly yet razor-witted examination of digital dependency, friendship and community, delivered with Amy Mason’s signature blend of off-kilter storytelling and deadpan warmth. As heard on Radio 1, Radio 5 and Radio 4. Guardian’s Top 10 Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2024. Directed by Jessica Fostekew. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 12 March 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  DANIEL FOXX: HOW LOVELY - 7.30pm - Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn’t. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and light. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 12 March 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  General Medical Emergency Ward 10 - 7.30pm - The award-winning Dyad Productions and Company Gavin Robertson are joining forces! Every hospital, medical-based, Doctors-and-Nurses cliche-ridden drama onstage in a comedy mash-up spoof! It's Dr Ann Fleming's first day at St David's, where her unfortunately-named mentor Dr Death, is determined to show her who's boss. As medical emergencies overload the hapless staff, Dr Fleming has to juggle a complicated budding love affair, with a kidney, and a nosey Hospital boss. Not literally. Yes – Holby City, Casualty, E.R and Doctors - not to mention movies galore, are re-imagined and invigorated by Rebecca Vaughan, Andrew Margerison and Gavin Robertson in a pacy, cliché-ridden comic homage to the intrigues and dramas of every hospital plotline on the big and small screen! Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 18 March 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Pete Firman: Tricks & Giggles 2026 - 7.30pm - With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is the UK's top comic magician. Join him for an evening of Tricks & Giggles, as Pete brings his trademark blend of magic and comedy from the small screen to stages around the UK with this brand-new show. Expect impossible feats, sleight of hand and big laughs from one of magic's most exciting performers! Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Friday 20 March 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BARNSTORMERS COMEDY - MARCH 2026 - 7.30pm - Regular comedy night at The Arc, Barnstormers Comedy presents a line-up of three top acts from the London comedy circuit and beyond: many of them Comedy Store regulars. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Saturday 21 March 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:   Winchester Comedy Festival: Spring Gala 2026 - 7.30pm - An evening of stand-up comedy with Jo Caulfield, Steve Bugeja, Sunil Patel and Tom Deacon (MC). Line up subject to change. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Monday 23 March 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy  •  Special interest Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Lieven Scheire - Artificial Intelligence - 8pm - Laugh, Learn, and Be Amazed with Lieven Scheire! Join Belgium’s top science-comedian, Lieven Scheire—hailed as the “secret love child of Stephen Fry and Dara Ó Briain”—for a night where sharp wit meets mind-blowing science. From Artificial Intelligence to the cosmos, Lieven makes complex ideas hilarious and accessible. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Wednesday 25 March 2026 Venue:  The Nutshell     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone:  01962 808533 Event:  I SAW SATAN AT THE 7-ELEVEN - 8pm - Come see Christopher Brett Bailey (This Is How We Die) perform I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven. Fear and Loathing meets South Park in a screwball monologue that's part romance, part buddy comedy, part body horror. Two miles north of Hell, a nameless deadbeat narrator spots Satan buying soy milk at the 7-Eleven. Satan's a washed-up has-been, who’s totally lost his edge. That is until he falls in love with our narrator and the two embark on a debauched misadventure, by turns slapstick, violent, whimsical, dreamlike and tender. Venue's website:  discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester

Wednesday 25 March 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  John Kearns: Tilting At Windmills - 7.30pm - Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, John Kearns. A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man’s life, alluding to books he hasn't read, touching on the modern condition. Plus VAT! More allusive and bleak as ever, it is unreal the comedian you become. And for who? Decent craic with the right crowd. A show for those who have read about but not committed to the Guinness Nitrosurge. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 26 March 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Gary Delaney: Work in Progress - Comedy’s greatest mad scientist of one-liners arrives back in town, armed with an enormous vessel of puns to be tested on selected members of the general public. See Gary’s new jokes months before your friends and family do! Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Wednesday 01 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2 – There's No Bloke Without Fire - 8pm - Basic Bloke 2 – is Geoff's first tour under a Labour government, so he's got plenty to get off his chest! Geoff's also taking advantage of the rediscovered tolerance towards jokes being jokes to tell you what he really thinks. How much he judges people. Bad parents, people who eat too much, anyone who wears a dressing gown beyond 9am… it's fair to say the gloves are off. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 02 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Magic Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Pete Firman: Tricks & Giggles - 7.30pm - With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is the UK's top comic magician. Join him for an evening of Tricks & Giggles, as Pete brings his trademark blend of magic and comedy from the small screen to stages around the UK with this brand-new show. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 02 April 2026 Venue:  The Northbrook Arms     map   Comedy Address:   Stratton Lane, East Stratton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 3DU Telephone:  01962 774499 Event:  Comedy night - 8.30pm - Tickets on sale. Book your table! Venue's website:  northbrookarms.com Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thenorthbrookarms

Thursday 09 April 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  RAY BRADSHAW: CODA - 7.30pm - Ray Bradshaw is an international multi-award winning comedian who has performed shows all over the world. He is about to embark on his fourth uk tour with his brand new show CODA. ‍ Ray is a regular feature on UK television and can be heard on national radio weekly. He has previously supported John Bishop on his arena tour as well as numerous tours with Frankie Boyle. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 09 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Matt Forde: Defying Calamity - 7.30pm - In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 10 April 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy  •  Special interest  •  Talk Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  The Britpop Show with Marc Burrows - 7.30pm - Join award-winning writer and comedian Marc Burrows for a multi-media stand up celebration of one of British music’s most iconic and enduring movements, marking 30 years since the iconic Blur vs. Oasis chart war. Music journalist Marc (Guardian, The Quietus, Big Issue) dives into the stories, rivalries, OTT personalities as well as some of the finest music the UK has ever produced. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Tuesday 14 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress - 7.30pm - As seen on Mock the Week, BT Sport and ITV, "Master of one-liners" Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest to Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 15 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Poetry  •  Talk Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Pam Ayres: Doggedly Onward - 7.30pm - Pam Ayres has spent a lifetime providing hilarious insights into the delights and tribulations of everyday life. She has now gathered her poetry into her latest book, Doggedly Onward – A Life in Poems, 1970s–2020s, tracing the course of her life. Recent TV appearances include two series of The Cotswolds for Channel 5, This Morning, Alan Titchmarsh, Countdown and Would I Lie To You? Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 17 April 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BARNSTORMERS COMEDY - APRIL 2026 - 7.30pm - regular comedy night at The Arc, Barnstormers Comedy presents a line-up of three top acts from the London comedy circuit and beyond: many of them Comedy Store regulars. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Friday 17 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Jack Skipper: Skint - 8pm - Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper delivers his debut, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated, stand-up hour with a show about how he went from a tradesman with no qualifications to a full-time comedian (with no qualifications) – offering insights into the endeavours of a working-class father struggling to navigate his way through life. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 18 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Seann Walsh: This is Torture - 8pm - After his sell-out 2023 tour, the UK's dishevelled king of stand-up, award-winning Seann Walsh returns with a brand-new hour of side-splitting comedy. Don't miss his trademark high-energy exasperation and razor-sharp observations that leave audiences in stitches and on their feet all around the country. This year, he's decided to name the show after the thing he says the most in life - THIS IS TORTURE Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 21 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  A Midsummer Night's Dream - 7pm - A whimsical tale of love, mischief, and magic! Enter a world where love is unpredictable, fairies rule the night, and chaos reigns supreme. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a spellbinding comedy that whisks audiences into an enchanted forest where mistaken identities, mischievous magic, and outrageous humour collide. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 22 April 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1pm & 7pm - A whimsical tale of love, mischief, and magic! Enter a world where love is unpredictable, fairies rule the night, and chaos reigns supreme. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a spellbinding comedy that whisks audiences into an enchanted forest where mistaken identities, mischievous magic, and outrageous humour collide. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 30 April 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Live music  •  Comedy  •  Poetry Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Alistair McGowan: 3-in-1 - 7.30pm - Alistair McGowan brings you the comedy and impressions for which he is known and loved, reads from his newly-published poetry collection (‘Masterly’, Simon Cowell) and plays short piano favourites by Chopin, Grieg, Elgar, Satie, Bill Evans and others. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Wednesday 06 May 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Pierre Novellie - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here - 7.30pm - It's time for Pierre to do stand-up! It's time for you to watch! Why not just embrace that, for God's sake? All earthly glories fade! Co-host of the Frank Skinner, Budpod and Button Boys podcasts and as seen and heard on World's Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), The Now Show and The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4). Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Saturday 16 May 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Burlesque  •  Cabaret  •  Comedy  •  Variety Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  HUNDRED WATT CLUB MAY 2026 - 7.30pm - Gorgeously ravishing, deliciously risqué and just a little bit ridiculous, travelling vaudeville show Hundred Watt Club bring a glittering, line-up of vintage inspired burlesque showgirls, comedy, circus and cabaret acts to Winchester! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 21 May 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Anyone for Tennis? - 7.30pm - A Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimms on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room, and why line judges are OUT! Expect smashing stories, ace anecdotes and a 40-love letter to the game. And there’s nobody to say ‘quiet please’. She cannot be serious… can she? Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 28 May 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  ELLA AL SHAMAHI: BECOMING HUMAN - 7.30pm - Host of BBC landmark show ‘Human’, Ella Al-Shamahi, palaeoanthropologist, TV presenter, explorer and stand-up presents a talk on our remarkable origin story. Once upon a time we shared this planet with many species of human – it has been said that our world was a bit like Lord of the Rings. To start with we Homo sapiens weren’t that remarkable, our origins were in fact rather humble and yet somehow today we are the only ones left. But we didn’t just survive against all odds, we thrived, innovated and travelled like no other species of human - becoming the explorer species who built cities, iPhones and painted the Sistine Chapel. Our success was profound, but how on Earth did it happen and at what cost? Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 28 May 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Ian Stone is 'Looking for the Wow' - 8pm - Life can’t just be the humdrum, the mundane and the routine before the inevitable slide to disease, decay and death. Why can’t we sneak in a bit of awesome, a tad of amazing and maybe a smidge of wonderful? A forest canopy opening onto a huge vista would be enchanting for some, but my ancestors wandered in the desert for forty years, I think we’ve been outdoors enough. Others get their fix from the spiritual, but I’ve been harbouring a grudge against God since my mother stopped me going to Arsenal after my Barmitzvah. Forty-nine years ago. ’God will be watching’ she said. Well, at least he got to see the game. The point is, life could be so much better so I’m on the lookout. Come and join me on the hunt. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 04 June 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  SIMON EVANS IS STARING AT THE SUN - 7.30pm - With growing evidence that we are living in a Computer Simulation – and a pretty glitchy, off-brand simulation at that – and the approaching watershed of the AI Singularity looming like a weirdly pixelated cumulo-nimbus on the horizon, BBC Radio 4 stalwart and veteran of a quarter century of highly acclaimed stand-up comedy Simon Evans is squinting at an uncertain future, and revisiting the blue remembered hills of his youth. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Friday 05 June 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of The Baskervilles from The Pantaloons - 7.30pm - How can one show possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present a brand-new riff on the fiendishly famous case. Will detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse before it strikes again? Or are they barking up the wrong tree? Find out in this delightfully inventive show that will have you yelping with excitement and howling with laugher. Features live music, audience interaction and more mystery than you can shake a magnifying glass at. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it! Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 11 June 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  DALISO CHAPONDA: TOPICAL STORM - 7.30pm - Daliso Chaponda has been writing jokes about the news for over a decade - on Have I Got News For You, Radio 4' News Quiz, Australia's Good News Week and many more besides. (In fact he's seen the news from both sides, having been in the tabloids himself.) But recently the news has been so absurd, chaotic and overwhelming that it more or less mocks itself. Where do we go from here? Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Friday 12 June 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing - 7.30pm - Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he's doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and utterly splendid filth. Come along. It’ll be fun. Don’t bring the kids or people who like to get their knickers in a twist. Do wear a TENA pad or dark trousers. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 13 June 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Tom Stade: Naughty by Nature - 7.30pm - Direct from the Edinburgh festival, and his last smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian stand-up star is back on the road with a brand-new show. Join Tom as he playfully dishes out more of his insightful observations. An irrepressible tour-de-force with an hour of first class, mischievous and uncompromising comedy. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 21 June 2026 Venue:  Theatre Royal     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  Box office: 01962 840440 Event:  Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous - 7.30pm - It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows Ruby Wax Meets and Full Wax. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamela Anderson, Madonna and many more. Her provocative, abrasive, incomparable style was - just about - kept in check by lifelong friend and A-list producer, Clive Tulloh. Together live on stage they review clips from the extraordinary shows, tell scandalous stories never before heard - and take the audience along for the ride. Featuring Ruby Wax & Clive Tulloh. Venue's website:  theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 11 July 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy  •  For Children Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Comedy Club 4 Kids 2026 - 2pm - Like the name says it’s a Comedy Club 4 Kids! Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). We have the best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best… but without the rude bits! Appearing at The Lights will be: Alexander Bennett (MC), Karie Pritchard and Howard Read Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 16 July 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  ANIA MAGLIANO - PEACH FUZZ - 7.30pm - Fresh from starring in the latest series of Taskmaster, Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee) brings a brand-new show full of jokes , confessions, and occasionally unhinged observations to venues nationwide. From the quirks of her own body to the legend that is Eve(yes, from Adam and), to her newly discovered boundaries ,Peach Fuzz is Ania at her most relatable–and most funny. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 08 October 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Comedy Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  OLGA KOCH: FAT TOM CRUISE - 7.30pm - Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it? In Fat Tom Cruise, see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star comb through recent history in an immersive and genre-defying new show. Directed by Jet Vevers. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch

Thursday 10 December 2026 Venue:  The Arc     map   Burlesque  •  Cabaret  •  Comedy  •  Variety Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  HUNDRED WATT CLUB, WINCHESTER, CHRISTMAS 2026 - 7.30pm - Naughty, nice… or somewhere gloriously in between? Whatever your verdict, Hundred Watt Club are back with a seasonal spectacular that’s guaranteed to warm even the chillest winter night. Expect a riotous blend of glittering showgirls, cheeky comedy, vintage vaudeville and jaw-dropping circus, all wrapped up in festive sparkle. As one of the UK’s longest-running burlesque revues, Hundred Watt Club deliver Christmas entertainment that’s seductive, sublime and just the right side of ridiculous. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch