Comedy

LYME REGIS COMEDY CLUB WITH Josh Pugh

Saturday 12 November 2022

Twelve pounds and four acts; it's the best value comedy event in the South West. The headliner this month was English comedian of the year and supported both Joe Lycett and Ricky Gervais. His recent solo show received widespread acclaim across the press and was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

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Bar opens 7:00 P.M.
Starts 8:00 P.M.
Advance £12.00
On the door £15.00

10% off for members

Unreserved Seating

Book online at any time, at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre during normal opening hours, the Marine on Monday and Friday mornings 10 – 1, and over the phone on 01308 424901. The displayed price includes a £1 restoration levy.

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Twelve pounds and four acts; it's the best value comedy event in the South West. The headliner this month was English comedian of the year and supported both Joe Lycett and Ricky Gervais. His recent solo show received widespread acclaim across the press and was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

★★★★ ‘Fashioning fecklessness into front-rank stand-up’

The Guardian

English Comedian of the Year winner, support for Ricky Gervais, and star of Comedy Central Live and Dave’s Hypothetical, Josh Pugh is a new star of the UK comedy scene. Tour support for Joe Lycett and an ‘almost certain future star’ (Chortle.co.uk), Josh Pugh is also an online sensation with over three million views on his Twitter comedy videos.
Josh is also the brains behind cult Twitter account @GrassrootsCoac5 on twitter and recently published a spin off book ‘Grassroots: A Step Dad’s Quest For Silverware’. Impressively, Josh has also played for England’s Partially Sighted football team for the past 10 years and played in 3 World Championships.

‘Wonderfully off-kilter… Pugh proves that semi-surrealism is alive and well’

The List

With Joe Wells and James Dowdeswell

Multi award winning comedian Joe Wells’ career began as an author when his first book ‘Touch and Go Joe’ about his experiences of OCD was published, since then he has made a name for himself as a stand up comic, writer and speaker. Joe now focuses mainly on his unique brand of comedy. Tour Support for Frankie Boyle, Alexei Sayle and Stephen K Amos, Joe has also appeared on BBC2’s ‘Ouch Storytelling Live’, Amnesty International’s ‘Human TV’ and is a writer for ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised Series 2’ and ‘Have I Got News For You’.

James Dowdeswell is a real master of the comedian’s craft.” Chortle.co.uk. James is an imaginative storytelling comedian who combines deft stand-up with daft stories. He is a headline act at most top UK comedy clubs. His comedy has travelled as far as Shanghai, Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Phuket, Bali, France, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Australia and Singapore.
This year Dowdeswell has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC), Celebrity Deal Or No Deal (Channel 4) and Olympics Greatest Moments (BBC). He also played The Count in Ricky Gervais’ Extras. He is currently filming in his own comedy show about wine called “James Dowdeswell – Black Belt In Wine.”

RESIDENT TOM GLOVER

Originally from Bridport, Tom Glover has been hosting and performing at comedy nights in the south west since 2011. As well as being the resident compere at the Lyme Regis Comedy Club, Tom is also a regular host at the Weymouth Pavilion, Blandford Corn Exchange, Teignmouth Pavilions, and the Jurassic Fields Festival. His solo show A Glover Not A Fighter had a month long run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.