Butcombe Pubs and Inns has announced the launch of a 12-day comedy festival, in association with Pop Up Comedy, kicking off on 2nd May.
Comedy festival host Jarred Christmas
Butcombe’s Festival of Laughs will make its way across the country, appearing at Butcombe pubs in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and London.
Hosted by award-winning comedian and founder of Pop Up Comedy, Jarred Christmas, the event promises an evening of laugh-out-loud comedy with three of the country’s most acclaimed talents.
Jarred has appeared on Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, The Comedy Store Presents on Comedy Central, Jonathan Creek, and has even popped up in a couple of episodes of Hollyoaks. He has won the prestigious Chortle award for best compere twice, and scooped best comedian at the New Zealand Comedy Festival.
He said: “I am delighted to be teaming up with Butcombe Pubs and Inns to bring world-class comedians to your local pub. The Festival of Laughs is going to be a blast — top-notch comedy, top-notch food and drink, top-notch giveaways, and all of this just down the road from your house! A proper funny night out at an affordable price.”
Featured comedians on the tour are:
- Andrew Bird, who has been the main tour support act for Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, and Rob Brydon. He is one of the most popular headline comedians on the UK stand-up scene.
- Jenny Collier, who has featured on Mo Gilligan’s TV show and has appeared numerous times on Comedy Central. A regular at all the top comedy clubs in the UK, including The Comedy Store in London, Jenny is a multi-award-winning comedian.
- Rob Deering, who is a musical comedy wunderkind. He has featured on Radio 4 and won Richard Osman’s House of Games. Rob has toured the world with his brilliant comedy and is co-host of the hugely popular podcast Running Commentary.
Tickets for Butcombe’s Festival of Laughs cost £15 and can be bought here.
Tour dates
- 2nd May 2023: Whitmore Tap, Bristol
- 3rd May 2023: Lamb Hotel, Axbridge
- 4th May 2023: Bower Inn, Bridgwater
- 5th May 2023: The Beckford Inn, Tewkesbury
- 9th May 2023: Avon Causeway, Christchurch
- 10th May 2023: Pavilion Arms, Bournemouth
- 11th May 2023: Admiral Codrington, London
- 16th May 2023: Victoria Arms, Old Marston
- 17th May 2023: White Hart, Swindon
- 18th May 2023: Horse and Groom, Malmesbury
- 19th May 2023: Bourne Valley Inn, Andover
- 23th May 2023: The Mill, Haslemere
