CANCELLED – Somerset Comedy Festival – Two Great Shows – Harriet Dyer & James Dowdeswell – Sat 13th July

It is with regret that this event has been cancelled. All ticket holders will be notified and refunded. 

Doors 7pm. Start 7.45pm. Adv ticket £16. OTD ticket £20. Two amazing comedy shows featuring an early show with Suzy Bennett at 7.45pm and at 9pm, Jon Wagstaffe. That’s just £8 per show.

Taunton Comedy Club is proud to be part of Somerset Comedy Festival and throughout the month of July we will providing amazing comedy stand-up gigs so you can experience some of the most laughter giving comedians on the comedy circuit. So, no need to go to Edinburgh to get the latest acts. It’s all here in Somerset with the Somerset Comedy Festival.

On this day, Sat 13th July, we have an early show and late show bundled together to make a night of pure laughter.

Early Comedy Show – Harriet Dyer – Skin (WIP)

Give us a cheer if you’ve got skin? WELL THEN, THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU!

Brand new story based chaos with heart and peculiarities from acclaimed stand-up Harriet Dyer (Comedy Central Live, Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza, The Russell Howard Hour and winner of 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Neurodiversity Representation Award).

• ‘Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the fringe’ ** Broadway Baby
• ‘We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of Harriet Dyer’s show’ *** Neurodiverse Review
• ‘A fabulous hour from a delightful comedian with a sense of the joyful absurdity of life. Entirely charming’ *** One4Review
• ‘Anecdotal art’ ** Chortle

Late Comedy Show – James Dowdeswell – Beers Of A Clown

James headlines comedy clubs around the UK and is also highly sought after as an MC. His comedy is erudite, off the cuff and clean. He has worked all over the world from Shanghai to Slovakia, Malta to Melbourne.

After a series of sell out shows, Beer Buff James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” is back home in Somerset, sharing his passion for the funny side of Beer.

James was born and brewed in a West Country pub. He is the author of “The Pub Manifesto: A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs” published by CAMRA.

• “I have known James for 20 years and his pub stories are the stuff of legend.” – Russell Howard
• “A real master of the comedian’s craft.” – Chortle
• “An excellent line in comedy.” – The Guardian