Category: Comedy
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Wednesday 01 May 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy - ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS - 7.30pm - To the hairdresser at [redacted] Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage. This is a show about the worst haircut of Ania Magliano's life.
Comedy
Friday 03 May 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Punt and Dennis: We are not a Robot - 7.30pm - Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt are back on tour for the first time in 10 years. Older but not really much wiser, they are returning to what they do best; sitting in traffic jams wondering if a different route would have been better, and then in the evening, presenting their new live show. What have they learned from a decade of following the news for Mock the Week and The Now Show? What wisdom has experience taught them? And have they learned any new jokes? Let's hope so. They promise they have.
Friday 03 May 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Richard Digance - 7.30pm - 2024 sees Richard, still going strong and performing at selected venues as well as spending more time in his studio composing soundtrack music. Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated entertainer and a recipient of The Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He has also won a Sony Award and is one of only three British folk singers mentioned in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters for his contribution to comedy songwriting.
Saturday 04 May 2024
Venue: The Nutshell
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF
Telephone: 01962 808533
Event: THE NUTSHELL COMEDY CLUB - 8pm - Join host Paul Cox for a night of big laughs at The Nutshell
Sunday 05 May 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Griff Rhys Jones: The Cat's Pyjamas - 7.30pm - Griff Rhys Jones is back on the road with his much-anticipated brand new stand-up tour.
Saturday 11 May 2024
Venue: The Crook and Shears
Address: Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7QL
Telephone: 01264 748479
Event: Comedy night - 7.30pm - 4 hilarious acts performing their best jokes and stories. £12 a ticket now or £15 on the door!
Thursday 16 May 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Sherlock's Excellent Adventure - 7.30pm - Our Star Theatre Company present their acclaimed comedy, ‘Sherlock’s Excellent Adventure’! Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr John Watson on this riveting, hitherto unpublished case … Damsel in distress Lucy Matravers engages Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth Holmes and his partner Watson to resolve a dispute over a family will. Little do they know that this small case brings Holmes straight into the clutches of his arch-enemy, James Moriarty!
Friday 24 May 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: MARK THOMAS: GAFFA TAPES: WARM UP - 8pm - Join Mark as he tries out material for his brand-new show. Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don’t know what he does ask your parents. In his time he has won awards, forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become Guinness Book of Records world record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court 3 times and won, walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank and generally mucked about trying to have fun and fuck the right people off. This show is more of the above.
Friday 31 May 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy - CATHERINE BOHART: AGAIN, WITH FEELINGS - 8pm - Catherine Bohart’s back and older than ever. And adulthood frankly isn’t living up to her expectations.
Saturday 01 June 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Ria Lina: Riawakening - 8pm - In the aftermath of a global pandemic, comedian and scientist, Ria Lina has had a Riawakening and sees the world differently. In this, her highly anticipated debut tour, Ria tackles the issues of coming out of a global pandemic, the new normal, divorce, dating in a new digital world, motherhood and what it really means to be a woman today. Fearless, provocative, and very funny, Ria Lina is the only Filipina comedian in British stand-up and a hugely admired talent in the comedy industry. Her extensive list of credits includes Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You?, Mock the Week, Lovestruck High, Richard Hammond’s Brain Reaction, Richard Osman’s House of Games, The Last Leg and Celebrity Mastermind.
Saturday 08 June 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Hundred Watt Club - An evening of burlesque in Winchester - 7.30pm - Roll Up! Roll Up! The risqué, raunchy & ridiculous people of Hundred Watt Club return to The Arc with another glittering and glorious evening of burlesque, vaudeville & comedy! Show begins at 7:30pm and includes an interval. Visit the tickets link for more information.
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Miles Jupp: On I Bang - 8pm - Since Miles’ last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017, he’s been in The Full Monty on Disney Plus, The Durrells and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? as well as many episodes of Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Have I Got News For You. His new show, On I Bang is a tale about surprise, fear, luck, love and qualified medical practitioners.
Friday 14 June 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Clive Anderson's My Seven Wonders - 7.30pm - The host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Talks Back, and Loose Ends takes to the road as the live version of his hit podcast takes to the road for the first time! Join the legendary comedian and chat show host as he invites different guests daily to choose their own personal wonders of the world. Previous guests have included Stephen Fry, Dara O Briain, David Baddiel, Eddie Izzard, John Bishop, Shappi khorsandi, Greg Proops, Omid Djalili, Reuben Kaye among many others.
Friday 14 June 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Pete Firman: TrikTok - 7.30pm - With over 250 million online views and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete is firmly established as the UK's top comedy magician. You may have seen him on ITV1'sTonight at the London Palladium and The Next Great Magician, BBC1'sThe Magicians,The John Bishop Show and The Sarah Millican Television Programme, or caught one of his massively popular viral videos on social media.
Friday 28 June 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Winchester Comedy Festival: Summer Gala 2024 - 7.30pm - An evening of stand-up comedy from Zoe Lyons, Jonny Pelham, Julian Deane and Tom Deacon (MC).
Thursday 04 July 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: GRAFFITI CLASSICS – THE COMEDY STRING QUARTET - 6.30pm - Graffiti Classics burst the elitist boundaries of the traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It's a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! There really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fail to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.
Monday 08 July 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Chloe Petts & Josh Weller: Before the Fringe - 8pm - Edinburgh is 397.5 miles from Andover. So, The Lights is bringing Edinburgh Comedy Festival Previews to the heart of Hampshire in July. No long distances and no hotel required. £14 a ticket, 2 comedians a night. What a week of comedy ahead!
Tuesday 09 July 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Rob Auton & Travis Jay: Before The Fringe - 8pm - Edinburgh is 397.5 miles from Andover. So, The Lights is bringing Edinburgh Comedy Festival Previews to the heart of Hampshire in July. No long distances and no hotel required. £14 a ticket, 2 comedians a night. What a week of comedy ahead!
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Sara Barron & Susan Riddell: Before the Fringe - 8pm - Edinburgh is 397.5 miles from Andover. So, The Lights is bringing Edinburgh Comedy Festival Previews to the heart of Hampshire in July. No long distances and no hotel required. £14 a ticket, 2 comedians a night. What a week of comedy ahead!
Thursday 11 July 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Garrett Millerick & Nic Sampson: Before The Fringe - 8pm - Edinburgh is 397.5 miles from Andover. So, The Lights is bringing Edinburgh Comedy Festival Previews to the heart of Hampshire in July. No long distances and no hotel required. £14 a ticket, 2 comedians a night. What a week of comedy ahead!
Saturday 13 July 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy - ALFIE MOORE: WORK IN PROGRESS - 8pm - Cop turned comedian Alfie Moore makes an appearance at The Arc with a brand new interactive Work in Progress episode of his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show It’s a Fair Cop Alfie will ‘swear in’ the audience as police officers, before revealing a brand new, real-life scenario from his ‘casebook’ and playfully challenging them with policing moral dilemmas. The audience cops are invited to contribute to the decision making process making every show unique to that audience. Come along, enjoy the fun and find out what sort of cop you’d make.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Girls Night Out - 7.30pm - As seen on the BBC, brace yourself for this award winning smash hit Girls Night Out with Flat and the Curves, the comedy girl band that's leaving a trail of sequins across the UK in 2024!
Thursday 18 July 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? - 8pm - In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed. Would he survive? (No spoilers!) For a comedian who had done a whole show on male genitalia (Talking Cock) and written a book about toxic masculinity (The Problem With Men) this felt like some cruel trick of fate. In his much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?
Sunday 21 July 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Family comedy - Horrible Histories: Rotten Royals - 1.30pm & 4.30pm - We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So Horrible Histories is back in with revolting rulers and mad monarchs from Britain's barmy past! Would you be wooed by Richard the Lionheart? Are you ready for a date with King Edward I? Would you be shaken or stirred by Richard III? See Mary Tudor knock the spots off Mary Queen of Scots! Can evil Elizabeth entertain England? Will you be hanged by King James for being a witch? Sing along with crazy King Charles and move to the groove with party Queen Victoria! Boasting the funniest and most outrageous regal scenes from the hit Barmy Britain shows, Rotten Royals promises Winchester will be most amused! It's history with the nasty bits left in!
Thursday 12 September 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: ROBIN MORGAN: THE SPARK - 7.30pm - As featured on BBC Two’s Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Robin Morgan is back on the road with a hilarious brand new show, The Spark - his biggest tour to date.
Thursday 19 September 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Carl Hutchinson: Today Years Old - 7.30pm - In what has quickly became an annual tradition, Carl is back for a third consecutive back-to-back tour. His storytelling skills and ability to hold an audience is second to none. Rich in observations and exaggerated physical comedy, a night out with this Geordie is guaranteed to have you belly laughing from start to finish.
Friday 20 September 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: The Merry Wives of Windsor from The Pantaloons - 7.30pm - Sir John Falstaff, everyone's favourite Shakespearean sleazeball, has fallen on hard times. In order to fix his finances he plans to seduce the wives of two wealthy merchants. But, wise to his wily ways, the ladies take the opportunity to punish Falstaff by playing a series of hilarious tricks on the nincompoop knight. Expect silly slapstick, abundant anachronisms and memorable music nestled amongst Shakespeare’s poignant poetry as the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons put their own innovative and interactive spin on this classic comedy.
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Winchester Comedy Festival - Biscuit Barrel: The 69 Sketch Show - 7.30pm - In this extended edition of the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show, prepare for 85 sketches performed in one evening! Featuring slapstick, absurd characters, and wordplay at break-neck speed. This is the speed of TikTok put on a stage.
Thursday 26 September 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk To Drink - 7.30pm - Scotland's queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back on tour with a brand new show. What happens when you get everything you want and it's not enough? This is a great show to come and see if you are a fan of the Scottish comedian Fern Brady.
Saturday 28 September 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn - 7.30pm - Award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather. Rain or shine, all will be fine. Or maybe it won’t. Who knows?! Come along. Or else.
Sunday 29 September 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Clinton Baptiste: Roller Ghoster - 7.30pm - Solo again, Britain's most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights returns with his brand new hilarious one-man stand up show.
Thursday 03 October 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy - SARAH KEYWORTH - 8pm - Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses.
Friday 04 October 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Giggles and Garters (A Burlesque and Cabaret Show) - 8pm - Get ready for a night of Burlesque, Cabaret, Music and comedy! A true variety show with something for everyone! Your compere Dave Allon will be introducing amazing acts: Goldie Luxe, Fae Wildfyre, El Duo Bongo, Miss Anticipation, Akasha Wilde, Frisky Whispers, King Crimson, Lena Lenman, Chi Chi Revolver and Miss Sugar Rush.
Friday 11 October 2024
Venue: The Lights
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Graffiti Classics 2024 - 7.30pm - 16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with one aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for everyone, young and old. Graffiti Classics bursts the elitist boundaries of the traditional String Quartet with its hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It’s a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show - all rolled into one! Graffiti Classics never fails to get audiences laughing, clapping, and singing along. It’s an uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction. Graffiti Classics grew from graduates from London’s top musical conservatoires whilst street-performing in London’s Covent Garden. They decided that classical music should be made fun and inclusive for everyone, creating a unique virtuosic comedy show.
Thursday 17 October 2024
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy//Music//Theatre: IS OPERA BORING? - 7.30pm - Ever wondered what being an opera singer is like? Probably not, but come along anyway! Join boogie-woogie pianist Mark Hoare and opera singer and comedy writer Lucy Mellors for their unique blend of magical opera and hilarious anecdotes about life in the arts... perhaps opera isn't quite as glamorous as it seems! Expect big-belly laughs, some opera hits and some touching moments as Lucy and Mark take you through the music that means the most to them.
Saturday 19 October 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Peacock - 7.30pm - Star of Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and QI, Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back with a brand new tour, her funniest and most personal to date. Prepare for a joyous and uplifting show from a comedian known for making "powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects" (The Guardian).
Thursday 24 October 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Ruby Wax: I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was - 7.30pm - After a complete sell-out first run in 2023, Ruby Wax's rawest, darkest, funniest and most compelling stage show yet announces brand new dates for 2024, thanks to enormous demand.
Saturday 26 October 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Milton Jones: Ha!Milton - 7.30pm - This is not a musical. Milton Jones is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm, but at least he doesn't make a song and dance about it. He has more important things to discuss. Like giraffes… and there's a bit about tomatoes. You might know him from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or Radio 4. Or that time he stood for the Scottish National Party, fought a hard campaign, but in the end had to respect the wishes of the people of Cardiff. A whole new show of daftness. You know it makes sense. WARNING *contains jokes from the start
Thursday 06 February 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes Live! - 7.30pm - In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show.
Friday 28 February 2025
Venue: The Arc
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: 01962 398046
Event: Comedy - ESHAAN AKBAR - 7.30pm - Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Eshaan’s previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as “pretty sick” (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good. Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, including Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Kae Kurd, be sure to buy tickets for this much-anticipated debut tour.
Sunday 13 April 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Lou Sanders: No Kissing in the Bingo Hall - 7.30pm - A show about being human-can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A deep, dumb show for the masses. Star of Dancing On Ice (ITV), champion of Taskmaster (Channel 4), co-host of Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable (Dave), regular on QI (BBC) and as seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) and Would I Lie To You? (BBC).
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TOMORROW, Wednesday 01 May 2024
Comedy - ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS
Venue: The Arc
7.30pm
To the hairdresser at [redacted] Salon: You can take my money. You can take my dignity. You can take too much off the ends. But you cannot take my right to talk about it on stage. This is a show about the worst haircut of Ania Magliano's life.
