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2025.02.28 The Key
The Best in Comedy

The Best in Comedy

Fri 28 Feb 2025

The Best in Comedy show returns to the Key Theatre in February, with a top line-up featuring the hilarious Mark Watson, Jen Brister, Keith Farnan & Julian Deane!

Edinburgh Festival Award Winner and Time Out Critic’s Choice, Mark Watson’s recent TV credits include QI, Taskmaster and Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island.

Mark has been the face of shows such as BBC Four’s We Need Answers and BBC Radio 4’s Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. He has also appeared on Mock The Week, Celebrity Pointless, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You?, Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala.

★★★★★ “Unlike anyone else” – The Telegraph

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Mock the Week regular Jen Brister is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian who has been seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Hypothetical and Sara Pascoe’s comedy Lectures on Dave.

She is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits and has written and performed on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and presented for BBC 6 Music.

★★★★ “Laughing till your face hurts” – The List

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Best known for his appearance on BBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, stand-up comedian Keith Farnan is an engaging and sharp-witted performer who personifies Irish charm.

Artful, satirical… with a lightness of touch and a hefty helping of roguish Celtic charm – Sunday Times

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Julian Deane has been wowing audiences across the country with his genius punch lines and perfect delivery; and was recently seen performing on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky)

“Deliciously twisted… a stream of seriously good gags… quick, sharply written and endlessly repeatable lines” – The Guardian