The Best in Comedy

Fri 16 May

The Best in Comedy show returns to the Key Theatre this May, with another amazing line-up featuring the fantastic Seann Walsh, Rhys James, Amy Gledhill & Matt Richardson!

Seann Walsh has been described by the Guardian as ‘the best observational comedian of his generation’; this Edinburgh Award nominee’s last UK tour show ended with standing ovations around the country. Seann has starred in Netflix’s Flinch, Live at the Apollo, Tonight at the London Palladium, Celebrity Juice, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Virtually Famous, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Chatty Man and Stand Up Central.

★★★★ “Hugely funny, deliciously entertaining” – The Times

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Rhys James is an accomplished comedian who you will have seen on Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central A League of Their Own and as a regular panellist on Mock The Week. He has performed six solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim, with his show ‘Snitch’ being one of the best reviewed comedy shows of the year.

★★★★ “A cut above his humdrum peers” – The Independent

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Amy Gledhill is a comedian, actor and writer from Hull who won Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2024.

As seen on; The Jonathan Ross Show, The One Show, Pointless Celebrities, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Alma’s Not Normal, Hypothetical, and more.

★★★★★ “One of the funniest people making comedy right now” – Metro

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Your compere for the evening is recent star of ITV’s Dancing on Ice, Matt Richardson.  Matt is a multi-award winning stand-up comedian, as well as being named Heat Magazine’s Weird Crush of the Year in 2014…

Matt is the former host of the Xtra Factor and has appeared on shows such as Nevermind The Buzzcocks, Celebrity Juice and Pointless Celebrities.

★★★★★ “Left people with bellies aching from laughter” – Voice

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Strictly over 18s only.

Please note that the line-up may be subject to change without notice.