HEADLINER: STUART GOLDSMITH
Stuart’s stand-up career has seen him win several awards, including the Leicester Comedy Award for Best Show on two occasions, and take ten solo stand-up shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to date. He has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival and made multiple appearances at the prestigious, invitation-only festivals Just For Laughs in Montreal and SXSW in Texas. Stuart’s stand up special I Need You Alive is available to watch online.
Stuart specialises in performing stand up relating to the climate crisis. His 2023 solo stand up show Spoilers won the prestigious Best Show 2023 at Leicester Comedy Festival and was one of the best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023. The Times praised Stuart’s “excellence” and his “intelligent, well-crafted act” whilst The List said: “he’s especially, piercingly funny on the hypocrisies we all indulge in.”
His TV credits include BBC’s Live At The Apollo, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, and Conan, hosted by comedy icon Conan O’Brien.
Matt Pugsley
“Funny, witty”, (BBC Sounds) and able to deliver a “comedy knockout punch” – (The People’s Comedy), Matt Pugsley may look no nonsense, but he finds the nonsense in everything.
Selected for the “Best in Class” showcase at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Pugsley takes the audience through stories of working class misadventure and unorthodox approaches to dealing with whatever life throws his way. From observation quips to uproarious storytelling, from morose to mischievous, he is a versatile emerging talent, guaranteed to be engaging and hilarious throughout.
Pugsley has reached the finals of numerous comedy competitions, and proven to be a firm audience favourite. He has performed at everything from pubs to festival tents, comedy clubs and even someone’s living room.
A proud Bristolian from working class roots, Pugsley organised and performed at two showcases of fellow working class Bristolians, first partnering with The People’s Comedy to run “Gurt Lush” (2023), and then “Made In Bristol”, (2025) as part of the first Bristol Comedy Festival.
Off stage, Pugsley has had his sketch comedy featured on BBC Sounds, and has also appeared in, and provided voice acting in a number of film and television productions.
COMEDIAN COMPLETING THE LINE-UP IS EVA BINDEMAN
Eva Bindeman is a North East Comic quickly becoming a South West Legend. Bringing a warm sense of humour with a twist of the unexpected, you never know what is coming next except that it will be funny. Always honest, occasionally crude and only banned from one national televised talent show. Recently seen on BBC 1, BBC 3, and heard on any local radio station that will have her – this is a performer to catch now.
Accolades include: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2024, Funny Women semi finalist and “One To Watch”, and BBC New Act Semi Finalist 2022.
MC TOM GLOVER
Tom Glover is a West Country comedy powerhouse with a razor-sharp wit and effortless charm
that have made him one of the most sought-after comedians in the UK. A master of crowd work,
Tom’s natural ability to connect with audiences ensures every show is packed with laughter
from start to finish.
With a career spanning comedy clubs and festivals across the UK, Tom has earned a reputation
as a reliable crowd-pleaser. Whether sharing hilarious anecdotes or engaging the audience with
quick-fire banter, Tom’s warmth and humour make him the perfect host for Lyme Regis Comedy
Club.
LINE UP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED IF THE LINE UP DOES ALTER.
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