Past Shows

Prized Whale Comedy Night is a monthly absurdist variety show. The night is hosted by Harry Allmark, Ted Milligan, Eddie FJ and Livvie Newman, it features selections of improv, sketch, clown and any other bizarre comedy act you can think of! For a night of escapism into another world of crazy comedy, Prized Whale Comedy Night is the show for you!

Improv Double Featuring with Beansville and Tales From The Wasteland

Join him on a joyous journey into general decline through short tales, absurdist detours and outraged storytelling.

A double bill event for The New Comedy Showcase, hosted by the legendary Mark Olver

The double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a brand new show about moving to a new area, people he has met and losing his mind.

Enter an absurd night of fast-paced improvised sketch comedy with BRAND NEW Bristol-based comedy troupe Imagine Lambos!

This is his first solo show in 18 years! There will be stories, music, clowning around and plenty of work in progress. Keep your expectations low and nobody gets hurt.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Following his sell out debut, BBC Newcomer Award nominated Joseph Parsons begins work on his second hour of stand up.

After his sell out Edinburgh 2022 run, with his show ‘100 Songs In An Hour’, David Hoare (Musical Comedy Awards ‘Audience Favourite Prize’ 2021) returns with another bumper show bursting with hilarious songs and jokes

Two of Bristol's finest comedians come together for a night of stand up! Both performing one hour shows with a break in the middle.

How can you be yourself when others are watching? Wisdom of the Crowd is the new stand-up comedy show in 2023 from former philosophy teacher Alex Farrow.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Two of the hot, hot, hottest new comedy talents preview their debut shows at The Room Above

Bristol boy Ollie Horn previews his brand new touring show 'Not Much' - an hour of comedy about all of the bad gigs comedians have to do!

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show is one of the Footlights' flagship sketch shows, featuring some of Cambridge's best sketch comics in a new hourlong production.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Winner Adelaide Fringe 2023 Weekly Award - Best Comedy

Following her acclaimed, sell-out debut hour, Celya returns: expect tales of romance, a hologram, and a near-death experience in Thorpe Park.

In her debut solo show, failed child actor and now successful comedian Lulu Popplewell explores the links between Love Actually, smoking crack, the Daily Mail and sunburn.

Much loved Bristolian comedian Matt Hobs is bringing his new stand-up comedy show, Matt Hobs: Moontalker, to The Room Above for one night only at 7pm on Sunday 9th July.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Gentrif*cked - a work in progress - is a debut show about finding your purpose. Join Kate on a journey through village life, thirty-something existential crises and finding belonging without joining a cult... (specifically not like her grandma did).

A new stand-up show about the joys of raising children with special needs. Ashley Blaker has six kids, three of whom have an SEN diagnosis.

‘Si-Clops’ is the show where comedian Si Deaves talks about briefly losing vision in one eye as the result of a surgery to “fix something simple”

Multimedia comedian Ted Hill unsuccessfully tries in several silly ways to fix humanity's greatest problem: climate change. It was a tough ask, and he's failed at it. In fact he doesn't even get close.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Join two FBI agents and award winning improv troupe Real Positive Poles on a totally unscripted and unexplainable parody that will ask you the question: Do you want to believe? Suitable for all levels of nerdiness & X Files knowledge, including none!

Two plonkers, one trial. Who’s gonna come out on top? You decide. So go on - come for the context, stay for the verdict. Be a part of history. 'gleefully ridiculous' - Chortle

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Milo is a 30-year-old orphan but why does that matter? In the bigger picture it’s probably a small matter. Still, he’s sentimental about it, and a few other subjects, despite what you might think.

The Bristol Revunions have made it to the end of the year, and we need a send off! Join us at the Room Above for a night of open mic comedy, drama and monologues in aid of our Edinburgh Fringe show! 

Crizards, the 'classic double act' (Guardian), are back with a wonky war epic directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Jordan Brookes.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Mary O'Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop. A hotly anticipated debut show from a blunt and disturbed perspective of observational annoyance and mischief.

Lee and Jake’s lives are never dull, join them for this split hour of comedy as these two hilarious storytellers give you a window into their worlds

Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian wearing a tracksuit. His debut special ‘Let’s Never Hang Out’ aired multiple times on ABC Comedy in Australia, and is now streaming on Prime Video. He brings his new tour to The Room Above, Bristol

A story about the human, the divine, and the leather dungarees.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Come prove my enemies wrong. Come vanquish me foes. Come turn them to dust.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

A work in progress of Amy’s brand new stand up hour. Amy spins a sparkling web of comedy magic between the two states she finds herself caught between – stability and restlessness

Winner of Bath Festival New Comedian 2022, soon to be seen on ITV's Stand Up Sketch Show and one of Stoke on Trent's premium cultural exports.

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

A show that's equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal. NYC based scientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller takes you on a journey that explores everything from milk to thermodynamics

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Somewhere in time and space, in a place beyond conception, but also conveniently at The Room Above on Friday 19th May, The Groundhogs and Helen present a night that can only be called.... Absurdia.

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

InterAct are hosting a Scratch Night. A chance for you to come along and showcase your talents or to watch friends and support others. We accept any acts from singing, dancing, comedy, music. monologues, group performance.

Stevie (8 out of 10 Cats, Starstruck) is making a show (comedy). Come and help her figure out what works and what doesn't (comedically).

"Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

As seen on BBC 1, BBC 2, Dave, Comedy Central, UTV, Comic Relief and heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Sounds - Tadiwa Mahlunge has established himself as one of comedy’s hottest prospects. As such, he featured on the 2022 Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The all female led comedy night held at The Room Above

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

Join Vittorio as he tackles being Irish in England, identity, and the sad comedy shows that seem to win awards.

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

Featuring Luke Honnoraty with support from Bristol's best comedians.

“The Bristol Revunions are back to host an all female & minority gender led comedy show! With a host of local stand-ups and sketches that will at least make chuckle.

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

Featuring Jamie D'Souza, Chelsea Birkby, Arielle Souma with support from Bristol's best comedians.

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

Kat’s been called a ‘Polish Joan Rivers’, ‘joke kalashnikov’ and ‘my favourite’ (no, not by her mum). Her energetic, fast-paced storytelling is jam-packed with unexpected punchlines, brutal honesty and a sprinkle of Eastern European pizzazz. Buckle up, it’s a rollercoaster!

Back for another time around, the Groundhogs and Beansville are at The Room Above for a night of improv comedy Friday 14th April.

Honeypot Comedy is the monthly all female, trans and non-binary comedy night held at The Room Above. Hosted by Millie Malone and produced by White Bear Comedy Club.

Top comedy from the hosts of Comedy Den Burt Williams & Greg Winfield

International comedian and favourite child* Philipp Kostelecky is fresh from a sold-out European tour and is bringing his show to Bristol.

In his intimate and highly anticipated debut hour, Rich Hardisty (Channel 4, Netflix, BBC) takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of his unusual life.

White Bear Comedy Club brings the best comedians right to your doorstep. Featuring Abi Clarke and Jospeh Parsons. "Put at the top of your to do list" - Bristol 365

Featuring Vittorio Angelone and Tadiwa Mahlunge with support from Bristol's best comedians.

Love drinking? Love TV panel shows? Then have we got the show for you! Expect top comedians getting boozy, playing games and competing in the newest, funniest and drunkest panel show

Having just moved to London from his beloved West Country. Despite his mixed feelings about it - he's still feeling optimistic.

The Room Above is showcasing a double preview for upcoming Bath comedians; Sam Hawkins: Green Eggs & Sam and Ollie Young: The Prologue

Featuring Qin Wang & Jack Campbell with support from Bristol best comedians.

Ben Pope (‘a total delight’ – Fest) is bored of small talk. So here it is! A show about The Big Stuff: God, death, love, the galaxy and, most of all, chocolate.

The Bristol Revunions are back to host a night of student comedy! With special guests Bristol Improv and a host of local stand-ups. What more could you want?

Featuring Red Richardson & Sarah Roberts with support from Bristol best comedians.

Stalwarts of the Bristol Longform Improv scene Last Day on Earth present a night packed with brilliant improvised sketch comedy.

Featuring Alex Kitson and Bella Hull with support from Bristol's best comedians.

Featuring Katie Price and Mark Brittlestone with support from Bristol's best comedians.

A new tour show from acclaimed stand-up comedian Jake Donaldson, all about anxiety, masculinity and his Dad!

The hit Fringe show returns to The Room Above! Watch as the host of the UK's biggest chat show interviews your favourite fake celebrity about their life story of how they conquered their industry! Which industry? You Decide!

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Eric Rushton brings his brand-spanking new hour to The Room Abovel. As well as spanking brands, he’ll be telling loads of jokes that range from good in quality to excellent in quality.

More weird whimsy from one of New Zealand's fastest rising comedians. Recording his comedy special Live @ The Room Abvove

Featuring Ollie Horn and Erika Ehler with support from Bristol's best comedians.

Burt Williamson is a stand-up comedian, improviser and comedy producer based in Bristol. He’s had two critically acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, is the brains behind Bristol Comedy Festival and an all round funny guy. 

Another Thursday night Improv double bill at The Room Above Theatre, this week featuring: The Thoroughgoods

Edward Bourne embarks on his first gig as a jazz keyboardist, only to find it is overrun by a an entangled, sketchy string of past dates, haircuts and voiceover sessions.

Featuring Thor Stenhaug and Rob Copland with support from Bristol's best comedians.

A work-in-progress of some ideas and themes and jokes from an award-winning character comedian whose writing has been praised as "incredibly well-written" (Inter:Mission) and whose football boots have been praised as "very sweet" (Former England International Joe Cole). 

Featuring Finlay Christie and Dee Allum with support from Bristol best comedians.

White Bear Comedy Club is running a charity Christmas event in partnership with Shelter, rising money for the homeless in Bristol.

Presenter and comic Jacob Burley hosts Bear Hunt; a stand-up show in which he explores the existence and extinction of the brown bear in the British Isles.​​​​​​​

A Double Bill Improv show between Beansville and The Groundhogs

So excited to be FINALLY bringing the show I took to Edinburgh Fringe to my home town of Bristol. Please come along! 

Alasdair Beckett-King presents Stranger Films, a film night featuring the very best weird and unusual early cinema.

First Half: 4 stand-ups, hosted by a sketch show. Second Half: 69 sketches performed in an hour (The Barrel’s full Edinburgh Fringe show!). Two shows for the price of one, and (probably) your only chance to see over 80 sketches in one evening… what’s the point in missing that? 

After being closed for 2 months due to a renovation The Room Above is back with a top notch grand re-opening night! We have stand up in the opening section featuring great performances by; Ben Pope, Alex Stevens, Holly Leggett and Got Legs

Jazz Police are being joined this month by some fantastic comedians to raise money for MSI Reproductive Choices who provide abortion services in Bristol and beyond.

A triceratops is revived from the dead. The monster under the bed has returned. A spaceship is sent back in time. And all in the name of saving the world... An absurdist, punchline-dense, tightly-scripted, musical, one-of-a-kind adventure, and the maddest hour of your goddamn life.

Charlie Bowers and Greg Winfield share an hour of quick wit and deadpan musings. From meal deals to motorcycles and relationships to cruise ships, there's something in it for everyone

Jessie Nixon, Dani Johns & Millie Haswell present their Edinburgh show DUMBELLES. An charming and silly hour of stand up comedy featuring three young women trying to work out what the hell is going on.

Hey there Bristol!! Do you like boys?? Even just a little bit?? Well worry, not as we present to you the absolute pinnacle of “Boy Fever”

A back to back Fringe Preview from two of London's best comics, Joe Parsons: Equaliser and Rob Copeland: Mainstream Muck (Gimmie Some of that)

40 sketches within 40 minutes. Biscuit Barrel have two shows going to Edinburgh; 3 of them are going to preview sketches from BOTH of them.

It’s 11 years since Amy Winehouse died. Suchandrika is a fan who partied the 2000s away in Camden, but never got to meet her musical hero. She’ll take you back in time to put that right. Brush up on your favourite Amy Winehouse trivia because there will be quizzes!

'Oy Gay! is hilarious, clever and filthy! These talented comedians charm and entertain whilst exploring faith, community and life, with some classic material that still makes me laugh.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! In his intimate debut hour “SILLY BOY” Rich Hardisty takes us on a journey through the highs and the lows of his unusual life.

Through songs, stand-up and stripping, Lanessa creates a world where we can feel happy to explore life’s playful side.

The debut stand-up hour from "rising star" (Ox in a Box), "one to watch" (Funny Women) and multi-competition finalist: No More Mr Nice Chelsea Exploring what it is to be ‘nice’ and when it’s time to stop

Improvise your success! Together with the clownish improvisors from the University of Bristol Improv Society

You walk into a play but none of the actors have learned their lines, because there are none. This show hasn’t been written yet. A nightmare or a dream? Who’s to say? An improvised twist on The Twilight Zone!

Dynamite is back!  This long time traditional show featuring the very best of University of Bristol's comedic talent!

An hour of stories with Carly Ann Filbin. Join New York’s only blonde comedian as she spills secrets and shares stories of heartbreak, heartburn and that one weird thing she did on a rollercoaster. You’ll laugh, she’ll cry, and we’ll all get drunk and kiss. Wait, what?

Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist Rosa Richards and Bristol Revunions alumni Matthew Wilson are doing a preview for their debut sketch show ‘Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon’. 

A comedy show where one of the top improvisational stand up comedians in Europe takes your suggestions and generates hilarious jokes on the spot along with tried and tested material!

Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey - "outstanding physical and comedic performer" The Scotsman - brings you his weird and wonderful part-theatre, part-stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out The Other.  

Dive funny-bone-first into a slip&slide sketch adventure in the world’s biggest leisure centre, with hilarious lifeguards and heroic comedians Chuck Salmon: the funniest whistleblowers since Edward Snowden.

Join Jacob Burley to fundraise for Bear Hunt - a film investigating the existence of bears in the UK. A live recording featuring stand up, spoken word, and the potential for Jacob to end up meekly describing the film in a putrid monologue, this night will be one to remem-bear. Bear with me. Bears.

How many sets of panpipes should one man own? What's the best song request a DJ can get? How can the Daily Mail help you find out if your partner is cheating on you? All these questions (and more) shall be answered throughout the course of The Chris Arnold Experience!

Split bill between The Lovely Boys - a northern alternative comedy/clown double act made up of real life best friends Joe Kent-Walters and Mikey Bligh-Smith who both grew up together in rural Huddersfield. And, Sam Williams! Your Mum's favourite bleach-haired bisexual comedian.

Sort of scaffolding really, but made of the poles they use for pole-vaulting. Did a WIP in 2019, world ended, still got loads, written loads more. Open-hearted, honest and *guaranteed* potentially funny.

Join us at The Room Above for our brand new topical, quiz, lampoon, satire, political, news-based… Scratch that: It’s MausHaus.

The Room Above is hosting a Scratch Night! If you've got a piece that's theatre, comedy, poetry and everything in between, we want to hear from you!

Valentine's Day has come late for Music Theatre Bristolas they hold their heart-warming Cabaret of Love this March! Join us for a range of show tunes of romance, love and lust as they sing their hearts out! 

Bonfire Man, an on-stage documentary that takes you to the blistering heat of the Nevada desert and the impossible city that rises from the dust every year. In this carousel of bizarre character comedy you’ll get to the heart of the infamous (and entirely fictional) Bonfire Man festival where you are free to express yourself for the right price. Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man is the perfect blend of character, sketch and improv comedy that explores community and belonging.

It's Valentines, and what better way to show your romantic side than through sketch comedy. The Room Above is back with a brand new show and looking for love.

Eva Bindeman & Fella bring their work in progress performances to The Room Above!

After two sell out shows and a **** review The Room Above is back with another internal scripted comedy sketch show! Be sure not too miss The Room Above of Cheer!

From musicals about musicals, to intimate monologues, to slightly more than off metaphors about curry, it'll be worth the trek through the cold to the "intimate" (stuffy but make it cute) theatre space above a pub!

Rent is going up. The three little pigs and little red riding hood can no longer afford their houses. In fact, it's not just them, all of Bristol can't find somewhere affordable to live - all thanks to their landlord, the greedy Emperor.

Written and Directed by Jonathan R. Parsonage. Presented by Circle Theatre 'I look out at the garden. Concrete slab. I look up at the sky. Concrete clouds. It’s time'

The Room Above of Horrors showcases a selection of horrifically funny sketches... what could possibly go wrong? Follow to see photos and our review!

Skrike is a Northern word and Pickford is a Northern man. He will be a northern man for 50ish minutes. If cerebral wallowings and jokes that cause the author visible shame are you bag, then this is the show for you.

Stuart Goldsmith is an internationally award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster and host. Burt Williamson presents an hour-in-progress stand-up show fresh off a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe

Alex Kitson is an "Incredible...so clever" (BBC Radio Bristol) award-nominated stand-up comedian and writer. In this hotly expected first hour, Kitson tackles the major issues, from Febreze (Fresh Laundry Flavour) to Horses (general). He has moved from Devon to Bristol, back to Devon, then back again, to Devon once more and then finally he’s back in Bristol. He knows a lot more about the world now (and the M5), but has he become a better person along the way?

Set before the tragedy of Hamlet begins, Waiting for Hamlet places the Old King in the afterlife with his jester, Yorick. Locked down in limbo, the King wants to go back and right wrongs, but there’s a problem, he wants to right the wrong wrongs. And the only thing that can stop the old fool is the old Fool, Yorick.

We're back for our first and last Dynamite! of the year. Featuring 3 of Bristol's funniest stand ups and Improv with a murder mystery twist. Expect drinks, laughs and murder.