Winchester Comedy Festival
Winchester Comedy Festival: Autumn Gala 2025
An evening of stand-up comedy with Rhys James, Micky Overman, Steve Bugeja and Paul McCaffrey (MC).
Line up subject to change.
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.
Steve Bugeja
Steve Bugeja is one of the circuit's most exciting comedians, writers and performers. 2024 was a busy year for Steve, supporting Iain Stirling on tour, and embarking on his own nationwide 25 date tour with his show Self Doubt (I Think) and joins the Love Island US writing team for its sixth series. Recently, he has been performing his latest show Shiny.
A talented all-rounder Steve co-created, co-wrote and starred in ITV2's sitcom Buffering which ran for two series. He previously hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Economics with Subtitles and has made numerous appearances on TV including The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2), Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Zoe Ball on Saturday (ITV1).
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
