Welcome to Chelmsford's home of the hottest, most neurotic and downright hilarious emerging and established stand up comedy. You'll find all the stars of your favourite TV comedy shows right here in the intimate setting of Chelmsford Theatre Studio.
What's on
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Wednesday 18 September
Christopher Hall: Girl For All Seasons
From unhealthy obsessions with pop princesses to gaining life lessons from the cast of Bad Girls. Why wouldn’t everyone strive to be girlier? Social media sensation, Christopher, tells of his life as a boy who’s a bit girly really.
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Friday 20 September
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations!
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand new, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson. Only a coward wouldn’t attend.
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Wednesday 25 September
Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry
Comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated. Alfie separates his failures from his misfortunes and concludes life is beautiful in this captivating and intellectual stand up.
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Thursday 26 September
Mitch Benn: The Point
Labelled the ‘country’s leading musical satirist’ by The Times, Mitch Benn, like all those who spread mirth for a living, has been wondering if he's really making a difference and if there is a point to what he is doing.
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Sunday 13 October
Kai Humphries: Gallivanting
Journey into the mind of a once small-town boy, now an international comedian as he galivants across the globe sharing stories, observations and thoughts on the weird and wonderful experiences that have coloured his adventures.
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Friday 25 October
Michael Akadiri: Trust Me, I'm A Daddy Tour
Following his hit tour, comedian and junior doctor, Michael Akadiri arrives in Chelmsford with his sophomore show, Trust Me I’m a Daddy, where he navigates the real life obstacle course that is parenting and being a junior doctor.
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Friday 1 November
Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain
Having reassessed her life through the prism of an ADHD diagnosis in last year’s funny and moving memoir, beloved and scatterbrained comedian, Shappi Khorsandi, lets you back into her mind (warning: it’s cluttered in there.)
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Wednesday 5 November
Tom Houghton: Deep (plus support)
In a world full of relentless clickbait, distractions and brain rotting content, Tom Houghton’s racing brain finally became too much for him. After a journey of self discovery in Indonesia, The man who asked us ‘Do you ski?’ is asking ‘Do you scuba?’
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Wednesday 6 November
Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion
Tom is here for you with his hot takes on fantasy vs reality, featuring all the big topics of our times like masculinity, 3* hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health, and of course virtue signalling w**kers.
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Thursday 13 February
Eshaan Akbar: Live 2025
Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour. Eshaan’s previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as ‘pretty sick’ (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good.
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Friday 21 February
Jacob Hawley: Space
A brand new stand up show from comedian, Jacob Hawley comes to Chelmsford Theatre. Politics for idiots, feminism for lads, love stories for louts and self care for those who don’t care.
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Saturday 15 March
Lucy Porter: No Regrets!
The irrepressible Lucy Porter bounces back into action with a show all about regrets, think disastrous dates, professional calamities, parenting fails and more.
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Saturday 29 March
Russell Hicks: Happy to Be Here
Russel Hicks heads to Chelmsford Theatre Studio as part of his first tour, but, this is not his first rodeo (Warning, this is a stand up comedy show not a rodeo.)
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Saturday 1 March
Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My Life
Justin blends humour and touching insights to offer a rare glimpse into the human condition through the lens of a comedian. Promising a poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life’s ups and downs.
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Friday 25 April
Josh James: Doin' Alright
Viral comedy star Josh James presents his highly anticipated debut tour, Doin’ Alright. Join Josh as he guides audiences through the life of an ‘Essex Man,’ the uniqueness of English culture and trying to do well for himself.