22nd February 2018

Thursday February 22nd 2018, The Sun Hotel, Hitchin

Henning Wehn, Gráinne Maguire, Kathryn Bond, Doggett & Ephgrave.

A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music from the finest acts on the scene, hosted by the comic duo, Doggett & Ephgrave.

22nd February’s Hitchin line-up features:

Stand-up from German Comedy Ambassador HENNING WEHN
(As seen on BBC1’s ‘QI’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘Would I Lie To You?’, BBC2’s ‘Room 101’ and C4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and ‘8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’)
(As heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Unbelievable Truth’ and BBC Radio 5Live’s ‘Fighting Talk’)
‘Who said Germans have no sense of humour? Gloriously unreconstructed comedy’ (Guardian)
‘A diplomatic master class’ (Scotsman)
‘Brought the audience to its knees’ (Telegraph)
‘Marvellous’ (The Guardian)

Stand-up from GRÁINNE MAGUIRE
(As seen on BBC1’s ‘Question Time’, Comedy Central’s ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ and heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Now Show’, ‘Front Row’ and ‘Woman’s Hour’)
(Written for C4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and BBC Radio 4’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘NewsJack’)
‘Hilarious’ ★★★★ (Scotsman)
‘Acutely observed and brilliantly delivered’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby)
‘Very silly, very subtle and really rather wonderful’ ★★★★ (What’s on Stage)
‘An exceptional comedy mind with terrific intelligence’ (Skinny)

Character comedy from KATHRYN BOND
(BBC’s Call the Midwife, Sky’s The Greatest, Channel 4 Blaps, BBC Radio 4)
(One half of the critically acclaimed duo That Pair)
‘Some of the sharpest, most imaginative new writing you’ll find anywhere on the sketch scene’ (Guardian)
‘Beautiful skits and bonkers characters’ ★★★★ (Times)
‘Sharp gags, perceptive characters’ ★★★★ (Skinny)
★★★★★ (Broadway Baby)

Hosted by DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE
‘A keen eye for the absurd. Polished, natural comedians’ (Camden Fringe Voyeur)
‘A good comedy double act: bright, clean-cut, have a sparky chemistry with a good line when it comes to gentle self-deprecation’ (Three Weeks)
‘Performed with such confidence and enthusiasm I wished they’d been playing to a packed room’ (Chortle)
‘A great set-up for cringe comedy’ (Fest) .

Bar open all day. Doors at 7:30pm. SHOW STARTS AT 8:00pm.