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Mostly Comedy: Arthur Smith/Rosie Holt
16 May 2025 @ 8.00pm
About Mostly Comedy: Arthur Smith/Rosie Holt
The Olivier-Award-nominated Arthur Smith (’QI’, ‘HIGNFY’) and 9-million-viewed satirist, Rosie Holt, join host David Ephgrave for a comic mixed bill.
Stand-up from Arthur Smith
Olivier Award Nominee. Featured on BBC’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’, ‘QI’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘The One Show’. Regular host on BBC Radio 4 and 4 Extra
Reviews
“An elder statesman of British comedy.”
Chortle
“Legendary grump”
Time Out
“Rough-round-the-edges with a sensitive interior.” ★★★★
Telegraph
“Inevitably lugubrious but also touching, uplifting, and very funny.” ★★★★
Evening Standard
“The funniest and most honest comic of his generation.”
The List
Character comedy from Rosie Holt
A popular political satirist with over 6.5 million views
Featured on ‘The Russell Howard Hour’, ‘Museum of Curiosity’ and ‘The News Quiz’
Host of the hit podcast, ‘Noncensored’
Reviews
★★★★★
Lost In Theatreland
“A character comedy treat.” ★★★★
Time Out
“The Thick of It levels of writing and performance.”
Times
“Beautifully observed, performed – and timed”
Guardian
“If she can stay in character long enough, she’ll have a Telegraph column & a seat on Question Time by teatime.”
James O’Brien
Hosted by David Ephgrave
Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman, and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.
Reviews
“Devastatingly witty”
EdFest Magazine
“A very likable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with…a natural entertainer.”
View From the Gods
“Fringe veteran.”
ThreeWeeks
“Wonderfully innovative comedy.”
Broadway Baby
Tickets
Booking information
Tickets prices:
From £21.00
Dates & times:
Friday 16 May 2025 at 8.00pm
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