23rd January 2020

Thursday January 23rd 2020, Hitchin Town Hall

Simon Day, Phil Kay, David Ephgrave

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

23rd January’s Hitchin line-up includes:

Character comedy from SIMON DAY
(Star of BBC’s ‘The Fast Show’ & ‘The Life of Rock with Brian Pern’, Sky’s ‘Mount Pleasant’ & C4’s ‘Big Night Out’)
(As featured in ‘Shakespeare in Love’, ‘Run, Fat Boy, Run’, ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ & ‘Chicken Run’)
‘Beautifully observed and screamingly funny’ (Guardian)
‘Hilariously daft’ (Evening Standard)
‘Hits his targets unerringly’ (Independent)
‘Not to be missed’ (Chortle)
’One of the most talented comedy performers this country has ever produced’ (The Lady)

Stand-up from PHIL KAY
(As seen on ‘QI’ and ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’. British Comedy Award Winner and Perrier Nominee.)
‘You have to be born with comic talent such as his. It’s a gift from the gods; a freewheeling mind that’s utterly without boundary’ ★★★★★ (Metro)
‘A mesmerising headf**k genius’ ★★★★★ (Time Out)
‘He is fertile, feral,
 otherworldly and exploding with energy’ ★★★★ (Scotsman)
‘Legendary’ (The Times)

Hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE
(Among the Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman & Edinburgh Evening News best jokes lists)
‘As smooth as they come’ (BBC)
‘Ephgrave is a very likeable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with’ (View From the Gods)
‘A refreshingly down to earth comedian…devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
‘A man who (justifiably) pinpoints the small but crucial mistakes that people make in public’ (List)