Winchester Comedy Festival
Winchester Comedy Festival: Autumn Gala 2025
An evening of stand-up comedy with Rhys James, Micky Overman, Eleanor Tiernan and Paul McCaffrey (MC).
Line up subject to change.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Steve Bugeja will no longer be appearing.
Rhys James
Rhys James is an accomplished comedian, writer and actor who you will have seen on Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), A League of Their Own (Sky One) and Live At The Apollo (BBC Two) and as a regular panellist on Mock The Week (BBC Two).
He has had three BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James is…, Rhys James Isn't… and Rhysearch, all met with great acclaim and delight of listeners and critics.
"Scintillating stand-up"
The Times ★★★★
" A cut above his humdrum peers"
The Independent ★★★★
Micky Overman
Micky Overman is an award-nominated comedian whose previous Edinburgh shows received critical acclaim. She has written for and acted in sketches for ITV2, Channel 4, BBC3, Pulped and The Hook, and her social media sketches have received millions of views. She's done tour support for Jamali Maddix, Fern Brady and Sean McLoughlin.
A bedrock of surgically sharp writing combined with a cool and confident delivery make her an exceptional comedian. Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty, to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a successful comic well beyond her years.
Eleanor Tiernan
Eleanor Tiernan is an Irish comedian well-known among audiences for her live stand up performances and her work in TV, theatre and on radio. She was featured on Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience on Comedy Central cementing her as a favourite amongst comedy connoisseurs and has gone on to play Latitude, Glastonbury, and the renowned Montreal Just For Laughs.
In 2010 Eleanor was one of the creators of the big hit of the Dublin Fringe Festival City West Side Story which sold out its entire run. She went on to create the innovative National Therapy Project in the same festival in 2014 for which she was nominated for the First Fortnight award for her use of comedy in supporting mental health treatments.
Paul McCaffrey (MC)
Local lad Paul McCaffrey has recently been seen on Live At The Apollo and embarked on a nationwide tour of his brilliant show, Lemon. He has appeared on major UK tours with two of Britain's foremost stand ups. Sean Lock on his Keep It Light tour 2016-2018 and Kevin Bridges on his Brand New Tour, playing to more than half a million people nationwide to great critical acclaim.
"He has charm, charisma and success written all over him"
Evening Standard
"Likeable, animated and fluid with a first rate sense of timing"
Chortle
