Pop Up Comedy Night with Nathan Caton, Keith Farnan & Andrew Bird
Pop Up Comedy Night with Nathan Caton, Keith Farnan & Andrew Bird at Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton
Thursday 6 August 2026
About the show
On Thursday, 6th August 2026, three comedians from television will perform on stage at Hanger Farm to entertain the wonderful people of Southampton, or at least, the people in Southampton with a sense of humour.
Who's on?
Nathan Caton:
"A master of the craft.” – GQ Magazine.
A professional comedian since 1993, Ben has performed on stages across the world. You might have seen him on BBC Two's Mock the Week or QI.
Here's a clip: https://youtu.be/Uf-1ItvY9gY?si=dXWsnvJI6oyWHUjL
Keith Farnan:
"Brilliant, thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny.” - Time Out Magazine.
Keith has performed all over the world, from Montreal to Amsterdam to Hong Kong.
Here's a clip of Keith on BBC Two's Live at the Apollo: https://youtu.be/_IS7jFNwnjs?si=mNOxk1-PVg7qPAez
Andrew Bird:
Andrew Bird is your favourite comedian's favourite comedian.
Andrew has toured with Russell Howard, Rhod Gilbert and Michael McIntyre.
"Andrew Bird is truly an excellent comedian." - Michael McIntyre.
Here's a clip of Andrew Bird on Russell Howard's TV show:
https://youtu.be/CYcFM6vmU0c?si=yWdJlEeaLgSoSfif
Featuring
Nathan Caton
Nathan is a young black British comic, gigging on both the mainstream and black comedy circuit. His set is highly observational, influenced by his culture and upbringing, and also coming from a young person's outlook on life, from the well-known Nigerian traffic warden and the always-disciplining West-Indian mother, to MTV's Pimp my Ride.
'Excellent story-telling skills keep the crowd easily entertained' (Three Weeks).
‘Caton is probably the most exciting young black comic on the scene’ (Fest Magazine).
'Caton's a slick performer with an unbeatable stage attitude and the confident air of someone much more experienced' (Chortle).
'Compelling, well-observed stand-up... He specialises in laidback, on-the-nose material, chopping down fools of all colours, both in day-to-day life and in the media' (The Guardian).
Nathan Caton was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians of 2015.
See Nathan Caton tour dates
Keith Farnan
A former solicitor, Keith has the natural ability to delve into themes other comics may shy away from and it is this aptitude that is placing him in the lead of investigative comedians. He has been a regular guest on radio, both in Ireland and the UK, from BBC, RTE, Talk Sport, Today FM, Newstalk and all sorts of other warm and welcoming studios.
Keith Farnan has performed as a stand-up all over the world, from Montreal, to Amsterdam, to Hong Kong.
His television credits include BBC3's Most Annoying People, One Night Stand (BBC), Liffey Laughs (RTE) and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC1).
He has also written for and performed in The Insomniac Club for BBC Radio as well as appearing on Loose Ends and Colin Murphy's Great Unanswered Questions (BBCNI).
'... If Eddie Izzard had been Irish, he'd surely have turned out a lot like Keith Farnan' (The Scotsman)
'Brilliant, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny' (Time Out).
See Keith Farnan tour dates
Andrew Bird
Watching The Young Ones with his brothers as an eight year old, at two in the morning on Comic Relief, he realised then that he wanted to be funny in some way. Relaxed and improvisatory, Andrew Bird is one of those rare comedians who makes friends with his audiences in an instant with his engaging mix of childhood stories and more recent anecdotes.
He has supported Rhod Gilbert, Lee Hurst and Michael McIntyre as well as performing internationally.
'Superb... the exciting rising star' (Time Out)
'A natural comedian' (The Stage)
'Beautifully observed and insightful... not only an entertaining story but a very funny hour of fine stand-up' (Chortle)
'Effortlessly engaging and funny as hell' (Rhod Gilbert).
See Andrew Bird tour dates