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SUMMARY:Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress
DESCRIPTION:Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress\n\n\n\nAs seen on Mock The Week\, BT Sport\, and ITV\, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sellout debut tour lasting two years\, spanning the UK\, Ireland\, Australia\, and New Zealand. \n\n\n\nMark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress\, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners\, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions. \n\n\n\nMark is enjoying further success with his podcast\, Jokes With Mark Simmons\, where he invites a fellow comic\, such as Gary Delaney\, Sarah Millican\, Milton Jones\, and Penn & Teller\, to discuss jokes that they’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“Master of the crisp\, clean\, one-line zinger.” ★★★★  \n\n\n\nEvening Standard \n\n\n\n\n\nWinner \n\n\n\nDave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n“Absolutely hilarious.” ★★★★  \n\n\n\nThe Scotsman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£24.00 \n\n\n\nA £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels – website\, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members\, schools\, groups and access bookers. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 16 January 2026 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n2 hours 20 minutes\, including an interval \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\n13+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oxford Playhouse\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse and its Burton Taylor Studio present and produce several live performances and feature a rich array of British and international dramas\, family entertainment\, contemporary dance and music\, student and amateur shows\, comedy\, lectures and poetry. \n\n\n\nThe Playhouse not only produces and tours its own theatrical productions\, but it also fosters creativity through its Artists in Residence program and the Playhouse Plays Out series\, which brings unique events to various locations across the county. \n\n\n\nThe theatre’s Participation Team engages over 15\,000 individuals annually\, offering an extensive range of activities\, including post-show discussions\, workshops\, work experience opportunities\, holiday programs\, a youth theatre\, and a company for young performers. \n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse stands dedicated to its mission of being a Playhouse for all\, striving to ignite inspiration and bring about transformative experiences through its commitment to creativity on its stages\, within its community and online. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about Oxford Playhouse\, including travel\, access and venue information.
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SUMMARY:Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us
DESCRIPTION:Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us\n\n\n\nTwenty years in stand-up for the ‘Taskmaster’ cheeky texts icon\, multi-award-winner\, YouTube cult figure\, Radio 4 favourite and recently ‘Baby Reindeer’ actor: Watson returns after seasons at the Adelaide\, Melbourne\, Sydney and Edinburgh comedy festivals. \n\n\n\nA recent encounter with a stranger caused Mark to spend some time pondering the uncertain future facing humanity. He explores this – along with equally pressing matters like the worst word he has ever said in public\, the current state of the UK sausage industry\, and much more – in a typically frantic and fun-packed new show. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“A genius-level comic doing what he does best”. ★★★★★ \n\n\n\nTime Out Melbourne \n\n\n\n\n\n“Quite unlike anything else I’ve seen in almost 20 years of covering the Fringe…witty\, warm\, perfectly judged”. ★★★★★   \n\n\n\nTelegraph \n\n\n\n\n\n“½ An hour or two of our limited span on Earth in his uplifting\, witty company is time excellently spent”. ★★★★  \n\n\n\nChortle \n\n\n\n\n\n“One of the most genuinely joyous presences in comedy”.  \n\n\n\nThe Times \n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a stand-up operating at the very top of his game”.  \n\n\n\nIndependent \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the trailer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nAll tickets £25.25 \n\n\n\nTicket prices include a £1.00 Restoration Levy\, a £1.50 Booking Fee and a 25p Community Fund Levy. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 16 January 2026 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour 30 minutes \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\n14+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kenton Theatre\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nSituated in the centre of Henley-on-Thames\, the Kenton Theatre is the fourth-oldest working theatre in the UK and a registered charity. Seating 240\, the theatre today offers a varied programme of comedy\, drama\, music\, talks and more – as well as being available for hire. \n\n\n\nThe theatre is home to annual performances from Henley Amateur Operatic and Drama Society (HAODS)\, Henley Children’s Theatre\, Henley Drama Festival\, Henley Literary Festival\, Henley Players\, Henley Youth Festival\, Mike Hurst\, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO)\, Woodley Light Operatic Society\, amongst others. High-profile performers at the Kenton in recent years include Michael McIntyre\, Georgie Fame\, Haley Mills\, Chris Barber\, Dara O’Briain\, Diana Rigg\, Russell Brand\, PP Arnold and Marti Webb. \n\n\n\nThe theatre’s first production\, the farce The School of Reform took place on 07 November 1805. Celebrated performers who have graced the Kenton stage over the last five decades include Celia Johnson\, John Mortimer\, Anthony Newley\, Kate Winslet\, Tom Baker\, Joe Brown\, Diana Dors\, David Essex\, Roy Hudd and Jeremy Irons. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Kenton Theatre\, including travel\, access and venue information.
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SUMMARY:Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.
DESCRIPTION:Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.\n\n\n\nAfter a multi-award-winning\, 5-star\, critically acclaimed sellout smash hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe\, Joz Norris has finally completed his life’s work\, and he’s ready to unveil it to the world\, whatever the cost.  \n\n\n\nBut what exactly is it? And now that he’s done it\, what will he do next? \n\n\n\nA “demented\, meticulous\, oddly moving” (Disrupt) new show about ambition\, closure\, and moving on from the “absurd genius” (Entertainment Now) creator and star of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 shows The Dream Factory and A Small Talk On Small Talk. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“Captures the spirit of creative Fringe comedy.”  \n\n\n\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\nWinner  \n\n\n\nWoW Award for Best Comedy Show \n\n\n\n\n\n“This is Norris’s Mona Lisa…thoughtful purpose underpinning laughs on ridiculous laughs.” ★★★★★ \n\n\n\nChortle \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£12.00 – £14.00 \n\n\n\nA £1.50 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels – website\, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members\, schools\, groups and access bookers. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 16 January 2026 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour\, with no interval \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nBurton Taylor Studio \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\n16+ \n\n\n\nContent guidance: \n\n\n\nThis show contains strong language \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oxford Playhouse\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse and its Burton Taylor Studio present and produce several live performances and feature a rich array of British and international dramas\, family entertainment\, contemporary dance and music\, student and amateur shows\, comedy\, lectures and poetry. \n\n\n\nThe Playhouse not only produces and tours its own theatrical productions\, but it also fosters creativity through its Artists in Residence program and the Playhouse Plays Out series\, which brings unique events to various locations across the county. \n\n\n\nThe theatre’s Participation Team engages over 15\,000 individuals annually\, offering an extensive range of activities\, including post-show discussions\, workshops\, work experience opportunities\, holiday programs\, a youth theatre\, and a company for young performers. \n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse stands dedicated to its mission of being a Playhouse for all\, striving to ignite inspiration and bring about transformative experiences through its commitment to creativity on its stages\, within its community and online. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about Oxford Playhouse\, including travel\, access and venue information.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/joz-norris-you-wait-time-passes/
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