Blue Badge Bunch: Game Show For Kids!
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 12:30 (doors) | 13:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Cornish Bank
Family (2 adult 2 children): £20
Adult: £7
Child: £4.5
Under 2: FREE
Step into a world of rip-roaring laughter and learning with "Blue Badge Bunch" – the most engaging, inclusive game show that's taking the nation by storm! Designed for kids and grown-ups alike, this show promises heaps of fun and insight in equal measure. The perfect way to spend your afternoon, whatever your abilities! 7+ recommended.
★★★★ "A mighty show" Neurodiverse Review
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Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don't (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 15:30 (doors) | 16:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Cornish Bank
£10
After two smash-hit, sell-out runs, Chloe Petts returns with a brand new show and this time it gets personal. ★★★★ Guardian. ★★★★ Evening Standard. ★★★★ Metro.
John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever (WiP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 15:30 (doors) | 16:00 (show starts)
Venue: Underland
£8
Last year, John was visited by a series of terrible plagues. Now, he’s desperate to tell you about it (preferably over many drinks and the tiniest cigarette?). ***** (EdFestMag.com). **** (Guardian). **** (Telegraph).
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 15:30 (doors) | 16:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Poly (Gallery)
£9
The critically acclaimed, half fuck half soft-boy of comedy returns with another dazzling display of everything and nothing. After headbutting a wall while on stage at a mental health fundraising gig and thinking he was going to die, Jordan has been taking a long hard look at himself. This show is not about that, but it is inspired by it.
Jin Hao Li: Swimming In A Submarine (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 16:30 (doors) | 17:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Chintz
£6
Debut work in progress from Chortle Student Awards and BBC New Comedy Awards loser Jin Hao Li. Journey into a world of gritty softness, dry wit and stories from the surreal.
'Now here is a guy to watch' One4Review
'Served up the unexpected' Chortle
Rachel Fairburn: WIP
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 17:30 (doors) | 18:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Cornish Bank
£10
A brand new character show from Rachel Fairburn. (Live At The Apollo, All Killa No Filla) Expect nepo babies, Hollywood icons and new best mates. We’d say Rachel can’t wait to see you there but she’s not technically in the show. In a Way.
Suzy Bennett: Forty Sem
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 17:30 (doors) | 18:00 (show starts)
Venue: Underland
£8
Funny Women Award winner Suzy is embracing the Joys of the ‘F**k it’ Forties. Her relatable stories have people crying with laughter, there’s rarely a dry eye (or seat) in the house! Join Suzy for some Living, Loving and Laughing.
Morgan Rees: Turning Thirsty
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 18:00 (doors) | 18:30 (show starts)
Venue: The Poly
£10
Award-nominated online sensation Morgan Rees embarks on his first ever UK tour! Hitting the milestone of his 30th birthday has made him develop a thirst… for life. He’s about to begin his first decade living truly authentically and he can’t wait to get going. A show about the unshackling of shame, embracing the power of Pride, and the trials and improvements that come with an experimental 20s. Or as he prefers to call them, the F** Ups and Perk Ups. Also, there will most definitely be jokes about bumming.
Katie Green: Ay Mija!
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 18:30 (doors) | 19:00 (show starts)
Venue: The Chintz
£6
The eagerly anticipated and unashamedly feel-good debut from Latina rising star Katie Green. ¡Ay Mija! is a story about identity, family, coming of age, terrible dating choices and throwing the best damn party ever. She finds the funny in the differences between her Salvadoran roots and her British present, by way of a childhood growing up in California.
Erika Ehler: WiP
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 19:00 (doors) | 19:30 (show starts)
Venue: Underland
£8
Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. Erika has written for Late Night Mash (Dave), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (Sky), Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and Death to 2020 (Netflix).
Sara Barron: Anything For You (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 19:00 (doors) | 19:30 (show starts)
Venue: The Cornish Bank
£10
Sara Barron (Would I Lie to You; Live at the Apollo) has a new show that’s fierce, savage and other adjectives from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Shantay you should stay, and all that.
“A masterclass” ★★★★★ Herald
“Beautifully crafted” ★★★★ The Sunday Times
Cornish Comedian of the Year FINAL
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 19:30 (doors) | 20:00 (show starts)
Venue: Solskinn The Church
£10
The Cornish Comedian of the year Competition is back for the third year running. The final will be an audience vote to crown the new champion. There will be a pro headliner, host and finalists performing their best 10 minutes.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Peacock
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 20:00 (doors) | 20:30 (show starts)
Venue: The Poly
Show time: 75 minutes
£15
Last year, we welcomed Kiri to The Falmouth Cringe for a super secret opening night gig. This year, she’s back with the final version of that show. Star of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You and QI Kiri Pritchard-McLean has had a busy few years. As well as hosting Live at the Apollo, fronting the Radio 4 panel show Best Medicine and starting a comedy school, she’s become a foster parent. Join the co-creator and co-host of cult hit podcast All Killa No Filla for a joyous and uplifting show from a comedian known for making "powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects" (The Guardian).
Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 20:00 (doors) | 20:30 (show starts)
Venue: The Chintz
£6
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian with a secret. One he's fed up of keeping. Come watch this 'incredible... so clever' (BBC Radio Bristol) 'master of his craft' (Capers Comedy) perform the show he never thought he'd do.
Rajiv Karia: Ring The Bell, Look In The Mirror (WIP)
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 20:30 (doors) | 21:00 (show starts)
Venue: Underland
£8
Rajiv Karia is a changed man. Since his last show he’s got married, had a life-altering freakout on a plane, backpacked around South America, and carried a piglet in his bare hands. All things that will change a man. But will they?
Come along for a work-in-progress show from the King of Casual. Expect dry wit and subversive gags. He’ll be relaxed, almost to a fault.
Hong Kong Ping Pong: Live Gig!
Date: Saturday 6th July
Time: 22:00 (doors) | 22:30 (show starts)
Venue: Underland
£8
One of the most vibrant, unique, and fun DJ acts in the South West. Come and join us in wrapping up the festival’s Saturday night on the dance floor!