Thu 16 January 2025 8:00pm

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The popular comedy club kicks off its 2025 season at HITCHIN TOWN HALL. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy.

16th January’s Hitchin lineup includes:

Stand-up from MARK WATSON
(As seen on ‘QI’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ and ‘Would I Lie to You?’)
‘Mark Watson is a prodigy’ (Guardian)
‘A huge comic presence’ (The Times)
‘Smart, bittersweet, rich and absorbing’ (Telegraph)
‘Brilliantly, darkly funny’ (Chortle)
★★★★★ (Guardian)
★★★★★ (Metro)
★★★★★ (Time Out)

Character comedy from ROSIE HOLT
(Popular political satirist with over 9 million views)
★★★★★ (Lost In Theatreland)
‘A character comedy treat’ ★★★★ (Time Out)
‘The Thick of It levels of writing and performance’ (Times)
‘Beautifully observed, performed – and timed’ (Guardian)
‘If she can stay in character long enough, she’ll have a Telegraph column & a seat on Question Time by teatime’ (James O’Brien)

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)
‘Refreshingly down-to-earth…devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
‘A very likeable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with…a natural entertainer’ (View From the Gods)
‘Fringe veteran’ (ThreeWeeks)
‘Wonderfully innovative comedy’ (Broadway Baby)

Lineup may be subject to change.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.

Mark Watson

A former Cambridge Footlighter, Mark Watson first made an impact on the comedy circuit in 2002 when he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic competition and was a runner-up in So You Think You're Funny? He has become known for his Edinburgh shows (2005's 50 Years Before Death And The Awful Prospect Of Enternity was nominated for the Perrier) and his gruelling shows that last more than 24 hours. Perrier's successor, the if.comeddies, awarded the panel award for best capturing the spirit of the fringe, in 2007. Watson won the Chortle award winner for innovation in 2005, when he was also nominated for best breakthrough act, and was nominated for best compere in 2007. He is also a novelist, with his debut Bullet Points, published in 2003; has written for TV and in 2007 landed his first radio series, Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better.

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Rosie Holt

Rosie Holt burst onto the comedy scene 2013 when she won So You Think You Write Funny: The Sitcom Trials. She went on to write and star in Fall Girl at the Gilded Balloon in a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival 2014. Punk playwright Mark Ravenhill described Rosie thus, "If Miranda Hart had Satan's Love child it would be Rosie Holt". Her one woman show in 2015 was a funny, filthy look at dating from a performer whose neuroses tie her up into even tighter knots of fantasy. Charming and hilariously personal, Rosie's musical comedy is wonderful to watch. 'Refreshing and very funny' BroadwayBaby.com

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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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