Central, homely and unique are but a few ways to describe the eye-catching Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre. The venue regularly hosts, wedding receptions, celebrations and corporate events in their city centre pub, just a short walk from Snow Hill station and New Street Station. Born originally as alibrary…
Description
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Comedy, Something A Little Different and Date Night
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Tickets from £15.00
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City Centre
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Over 18
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Tuesday 15th July 2025 and 2 other dates
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19:30 - 22:00
Join us
as some of our finest comedians on the circuit present a night of
preview shows before they head to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Some
bits will be comedy genius, the kind of moment that will let you
say to your grandchildren ‘I was there! I was there when it was
first performed! It was brilliant and beautiful and changed me as a
person!”
And
some bits will be... less good. It’s a preview. We will pretend to
the grandchildren that these bits didn’t happen.
Unlike
most other performance disciplines, comedy is unique in how it uses
live shows as the rehearsal room. The audience becomes a de facto
director, and it’s a fascinating insight into the creative process
to watch a show develop in front of you.
Come
along for a sneak peek at shows hotly tipped for success at the
Fringe.
Line Up
Line Up
Tuesday
15th July - Kate Dolan & Phil Ellis
Wednesday 17th July - Andrew Doherty & Johnny White Really Really
Thursday 17th July - Jonny Pelham & Rob Auton
Wednesday 17th July - Andrew Doherty & Johnny White Really Really
Thursday 17th July - Jonny Pelham & Rob Auton
TUESDAY
15th JULY
PHIL ELLIS was nominated
for the prestigious Sky Best Comedy Show at the 2023 Edinburgh
Comedy Awards and won The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic
Originality for Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show. The show was
ranked in the top 20 best-reviewed shows of the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival 2023.
He starred and
co-wrote three series of his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Phil Ellis is
Trying, co-starring Johnny Vegas, Lolly Adefope, Amy Gledhill,
Alexei Sayle, Sindhu Vee, Jack Dee, Lee Mack, Mark Lamarr and Sean
Lock. The series was nominated for a BBC Audio Award in 2019.
In 2014, Phil won
the Edinburgh Comedy Award’s panel prize with his anarchic, sleeper
hit show Funz and Gamez. After meeting incredible critical acclaim,
Funz and Gamez was broadcast as part of BBC Radio 4’s Fresh from
the Fest and BBC Comedy Feeds (BBC Three). The show went on to have
an 18-show run at the Soho Theatre and all major UK comedy
festivals.
KATE DOLAN is an award-winning
comedian from the Midlands whose star is rapidly rising both in the
UK and internationally. Kate’s debut show, A Different Kind of
Unhinged, has cemented her reputation as a comedic force, winning
the Emerging Artist Award at the Adelaide Fringe 2024. The List
(★★★★) described her as a “phenomenal emerging comic,” while
Chortle (★★★★) hailed her as a “future star” and urged audiences to
“remember her name.” Following her successful Edinburgh Fringe run,
she was highlighted in the UK’s Metro publication as one of the
standout acts of the festival.
WEDNESDAY
16th JULY
ANDREW
DOHERTY presents a brand-new show from
the maker of the award-winning sell-out Gay Witch Sex Cult ('the
funniest fringe horror since Garth Marenghi' (Guardian). Andrew
Doherty completely relaunches himself with a startling piece of
groundbreaking tragic theatre. In this tragic piece that breaks new
ground, Andrew throws the book at AIDS and asks the Arts Council to
pick it up. Watch Andrew take the cult out of cult hit and replace
it with "financially prosperous." Catch it before it gets a West
End transfer, moves to Broadway and finally HBO Max.
JOHNNY WHITE
REALLY-REALLY is a stand-up comedian, writer and musician from
Sheffield. Described by Chortle in their five-star review of his
most recent stand-up hour Catland, as “a truly singular mind and
talent”, his unique brand of comedy is “taking the artform in a
genuinely modern direction”.
He has appeared on
Starstruck (BBC), The Paddock (Channel 4), Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
(Channel 4), and cult web series Year Friends (Blink Industries).
He hosts the podcast Lunchwatch from Hattrick.
As a musician and
composer, Johnny has composed film soundtrack work for the National
Gallery, The National Theatre, The Old Vic Theatre, the Guardian,
Vice, and on the feature films How To Be (2007), and Hide And Seek
(2014), which won the Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh
International Film Festival.
THURSDAY
17th JULY
ROB AUTON has written
seven five star rated Edinburgh fringe shows, The
Yellow Show, The Sky Show, The Face Show, The Water Show, The Sleep
Show, The Hair Show, The Talk Show (the second
best reviewed show at the Edinburgh Festival 2018)
and The Time Show, which was one of the best reviewed
shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2019. He then took The Time
Show on a UK tour, which continues this
autumn
He has performed his
unique brand of comedy on The Russell Howard
Hour (Sky One) and on Rob Delaney’s Stand Up
Central (Comedy Central). The latter
set went viral on Facebook with 4.7m views and
couniting.
JONNY PELHAM is one of
the most exciting stand-up comedians on the circuit.
Most recently Jonny has appeared on Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza as well as Live from the BBC, Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s stand-up Central and Live at the Apollo.
Jonny is also an in-demand comedy writer and actor having appeared in the Viceland series, Bobby & Harriet Getting Married, as well as his own short film released as part the Sky Comedy Shorts season, Late Bloomer. Jonny is currently developing a number of projects, both scripted and unscripted, for TV, and has written and starred in his own Channel 4 Comedy Blap, Brad Boyz.
Jonny’s critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, Off Limits, saw him winning the Beyond The Fringe Herald Angel Award. It received ample praise, critical acclaim and five star reviews, The Herald describing it as an ‘intensely moving and consistently funny set’, while EdFestMag calls it ‘a truly remarkable show’.
Most recently Jonny has appeared on Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza as well as Live from the BBC, Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s stand-up Central and Live at the Apollo.
Jonny is also an in-demand comedy writer and actor having appeared in the Viceland series, Bobby & Harriet Getting Married, as well as his own short film released as part the Sky Comedy Shorts season, Late Bloomer. Jonny is currently developing a number of projects, both scripted and unscripted, for TV, and has written and starred in his own Channel 4 Comedy Blap, Brad Boyz.
Jonny’s critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, Off Limits, saw him winning the Beyond The Fringe Herald Angel Award. It received ample praise, critical acclaim and five star reviews, The Herald describing it as an ‘intensely moving and consistently funny set’, while EdFestMag calls it ‘a truly remarkable show’.
Offers
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Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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AVALON TICKET
ADMIT 1 @ 7.30PM |
19:30 - 22:00 | £15.00 |
Location
Address
4 Temple Row West, B2 5NY
Area
City Centre
Organiser
Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre
Welcome to The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham – the premier fringe theatre venue in the Midlands.As a leading fringe venue, we pride ourselves on our eclectic programming, featuring everything from captivating theatre productions, stand up comedy, burlesque & cabaret, high-end in house productions and everything in-between.But that's not all – being just above the stunning Old Joint Stock Pub, feel free to grab a bite to eat or a pint in our lovely pub before or after the show. Join us for an unforgettable evening of entertainment at The Old Joint Stock Theatre.
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