Winchester Comedy Festival and Play to the Crowd present
Fringe Funnies: Comedy Evening
Experience some top-notch comedy from some top-notch comedians, before they head off to Edinburgh Fringe.
Line-up subject to change
Glenn Wool
Glenn Wool Is Luv (Sic)
In a thoughtful (yet close to the bone) stand-up tale, Fringe legend Glenn Wool as he recounts the bumps, scrapes, highs and lows of receiving the shock news of a surprise divorce two weeks before his 50th.
"The best comedian in the UK"
Doug Stanhope (ten years ago)
"One of the most important voices in comedy"
Jim Jefferies (last year, actually)
"The first time I saw Glenn Wool reminded me of the first time I saw Sam Kinison"
Norm Macdonald (can't remember exactly when but it was more than 5 years ago, obviously)
Garrett Millerick
We Tried It Your Way (Work in Progress)
Garrett has spent the last year trying every self-help trend going. Healthier but not happier, he has some feedback for the influencers.
Creator and star of BBC R4's hit new comedy Do Gooders brings his "Big Hitting Stand-Up" (Guardian) to the Pleasance for an evening of the no holds barred iconoclastic stand up that has made Garrett one of the stand out live acts of his generation.
"A masterclass"
The Telegraph
★★★★
"Has the room erupting with laughter. Cathartic. Clever. Funny"
The Scotsman
★★★★
"Smart, wide-ranging, playful and devastatingly funny"
Chortle
★★★★★
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