18th January 2024 – SOLD OUT

Thursday January 18th 2024, The Queen Mother Theatre

Henning Wehn (preview), Anna Morris, Blank Peng, David Ephgrave

Hitchin’s popular comedy club kicks off its 2024 season at the QUEEN MOTHER THEATRE. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy.

18th January’s Hitchin line-up features:

A preview from German Comedy Ambassador HENNING WEHN
(Seen on BBC1’s ‘QI’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Would I Lie To You?’ and ‘Live at The Apollo’, and C4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and ‘8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’)
(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)

Character comedy from ANNA MORRIS
(Seen in ‘Outnumbered’, ‘The Windsors’, ‘Bad Bridesmaid’, ‘Count Arthur Strong’ and ‘Lee and Dean’)
‘Anna Morris has the X Factor’ ★★★★★ (Edinburgh Guide)
‘A dazzling range of accents and unflagging energy’★★★★★ (Daily Express)
‘Great comedy…beautifully crafted’ (Independent)
‘A marvellous comedy writer and extremely gifted comic actress’ (Willy Russell)

Stand-up from BLANK PENG
(Winner of 2022 Rising Star New Act Award)
(First female winner of Top Secret Comedy Gong)
(Finalist of 2023 Funny Women Awards & 2022 Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year)
(Runner-up 2023 West End New Act of the Year)
‘Hilarious’ (Henning Wehn)
‘Delightful presence with a cheery innocence that conceals a cutting edge’ (Chortle)
‘Sparky and unique’ (Funny Women)

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)

Starts at 8.00pm. Tickets £15.
Line-up may be subject to last-minute alteration.

There are no refunds in the case of a line-up change.