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SUMMARY:Reeth\, June 20th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club presents The Running Commentary Coast-to-Coast Charity Comedy Night\n \nThe Running Commentary Coast-to-Coast Charity Comedy Night\nThis June Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering – top stand-ups\, writers\, and co-presenters of the Running Commentary podcast – are running Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route\, raising funds for Parkinson’s UK and Mental Health UK and recording all their adventures along the way. What’s more\, when they get to Reeth they’re doing a show! \nJoin them and friends for a great night of sore-footed comedy. \n  \n  \n  \n \nRob Deering\nRob Deering performs stand-up comedy with music\, using a guitar\, a loop pedal and his voice to create impressive rock and pop soundscapes – and do jokes\, of course. Along with being one of the most in-demand headliners on the UK circuit\, he’s toured nationally and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe many times since starting out in comedy in the year 2000. \nRob has performed throughout the world\, in shows from the Middle East to Melbourne\, Shanghai to the South of France\, and he has appeared on any number of Radio and TV shows since starting out on 99 Things To Do Before You Die\, most recently winning Celebrity Mastermind on BBC One. \n“An evening in his company is nothing less than a joy” - The Independent on Sunday \n“A highly impressive one-man soundscape powered mainly by energy and excellent guitar skills” - The Scotsman \n“Ingenious and hilarious” - The Guardian \n  \n \nPaul Tonkinson\nA sensational live performer\, Yorkshire man\, marathon runner and former (double award-winning) Time Out Comedian of the Year\, Paul Tonkinson has long upheld his esteemed reputation as one of the finest stand-ups the UK has to offer. With a unique and distinctive style\, Tonkinson is noted for his effervescent physicality and skillful impressions\, which bring alive exuberant\, tender comic reflections on love\, family and the day-to-day idiosyncrasies of 21st century living. A plethora of first class material\, combined with tremendous charm and irrepressible\, infectious energy make for quite a formidable talent. \nAfter many years of storming the circuit\, and much badgering from fellow professionals\, he took to the road in 2012 with his eagerly anticipated debut tour: Paul Tonkinson; Fancy Man. The tour took in 50 dates across the UK\, and gave audiences the opportunity to experience the full Tonkinson phenomena in all it’s glory. \nFollowing his solo tour\, he was given the opportunity to play to a wider audience\, joining the mighty Michael McIntyre as a special guest on live shows around the UK. In 2013 he had the honour of joining Michael as a special guest on his global arena tour; playing to millions across the globe\, as far and wide as Australia\, New Zealand\, Norway\, Dubai\, Singapore and Hong Kong. Paul joined Michael again in 2015 as special guest on the Happy & Glorious Tour; playing to sold-out crowds in arenas across the UK. \n“Excellent... extremely talented... brilliant” - Time Out \n“Hilarious\, nobody makes me laugh like Paul Tonkinson…go see him!" - Michael McIntyre \n“Watching Tonkinson storm is one of the best sights in comedy. It’s like watching somebody fly" - Sean Walsh \n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £15 each\, with doors opening at 7pm and the show starting at 8pm. \nTickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, or Skiddle.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/reeth-june-20th-2026/
LOCATION:Reeth Memorial Hall\, Arkengarthdale Road\, Reeth\, Richmond\, DL11 6QT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Memorial Hall Reeth
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SUMMARY:Bishop Auckland\, June 26th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Christian Reilly\, Sam Serrano\, and host Sully O’Sullivan\nShow details:\n \nChristian Reilly\nChristian Reilly is both a Perrier and Chortle award-winning musical comedian with “sex\, politics and rock 'n' roll” (The Scotsman) in the key of grrr. \nAs a former integral part of the Perrier award-winning show Otis Lee Crenshaw and the Black Liars\, with comic/songster Rich Hall\, Christian's career has taken him around the world three times. On his way\, he received accolades at international festivals and numerous network TV credits in the USA\, Australia\, New Zealand and Britain. \nNow a solo stand-up performer\, and headlining all the major comedy venues in his own right\, Christian uses his dynamic guitar and vocal skills to target histrionic rock bands\, musical theatre and morose indie musicians. He wrote and performed for 'That Was Then This Is Now' (BBC Radio 2) as musical counterpart to Richard Herring and Emma Kennedy\, as well as giving his improvisation skills an outing on Radio 2's 'Jammin'. \n“Blisteringly funny songs” - The Stage \n“If you’re a fan of Bill Bailey or Rich Hall\, you’re a Christian Reilly fan already” - The Guardian \n“The funniest songs I’ve heard in a long time” - The Scotsman \n  \n \nSam Serrano\nSam Serrano is a gender fluid\, dyspraxic comedian who has been taking the circuit by storm. A regular in clubs across the UK\, Sam’s unique trademark style is dark and self-deprecating in equal measure and has seen them become a favourite with bookers. \nIt has also seen Sam provide tour support for Brennan Reece and perform an incredible five solo shows at Hot Water Comedy Club\, Nottingham Comedy Festival\, and Leicester Comedy Festival. \nIn a short space of time since starting out\, Sam was awarded second place in the prestigious Great Yorkshire Fringe Comedian of the Year Competition in 2018\, followed by runner-up in the LGBT Comedian of the Year 2019\, and was a finalist in the Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year in the same year. \n“killer lines... a lot going for them\, expect to see more” - Chortle \n“puts the X in X Factor” - York Press \n“Laugh-out-loud funny” - Yorkshire Post \n  \n \nSully O'Sullivan\nSully O'Sullivan has been declared a highlight of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival by The NZ Herald\, a highlight of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival by The Scotsman\, featured on Australian TV’s The Comedy Channel\, hosted a sellout standup tour of Croatia\, won Canada’s annual Improvaganza Tournament\, and completed 2 UK national tours supporting cult Heavy Metal Comic Steve Hughes. \nFirst stepping onto a standup stage in June 1998\, Sully's talent gained instant recognition as he won his first national standup award less than 12 months later. 9 years on he’s featured in four seasons of New Zealand’s award winning TV standup showcase 'Pulp Comedy'\, been nominated for the NZ Comedy Industry's supreme award by the NZ Comedy Trust\, and nominated by his fellow performers for the title of NZ's Best MC. \n“Amazing” - NME \n“A blast of hilarity” - Manchester Evening News \n“A wicked sense of humour” - BBC \n  \nThis show will also feature a newer act in the middle. \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online at www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk\, in person from Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, or telephone 03000 269 524.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/bishop-auckland-june-26th-2026/
LOCATION:Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Market Place\, Bishop Auckland\, DL14 7NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bishop Auckland Town Hall,Comedy
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SUMMARY:Ripon\, July 7th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club x Ripon Theatre Festival feat. Kiri Pritchard-McLean & Ignacio Lopez\nShow details:\nHilarity Bites and Ripon Theatre join forces once more with a special show featuring two stars of Live at the Apollo\, QI\, Have I Got News For You\, and more! \n \nKiri Pritchard-McLean\nAs seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC)\, Have I Got News For You (BBC)\, QI (BBC)\, and more\nWelsh comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a multi-award winning comedian\, satirist and writer. Her recent credits include hosting Live at the Apollo and appearances on HIGNFY\, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown\, QI and Frankie Boyle's New World Order. \nA regular on the radio\, with her own specialist comedy show on BBC Radio Wales. Kiri was also the host of Newjack\, she regularly co-hosts Loose Ends\, guest hosted The News Quiz and has now become the host of her own Radio 4 panel show\, Best Medicine. Best Medicine was nominated for Best Comedy Panel Show at the British Comedy Awards and was nominated for an Aria for it’s first series\, it has recently been commissioned for a second series. \n2024 saw her embarking on her fourth and biggest stand-up tour to date with her new show\, Peacock. Kiri is co-creator and co-host of cult hit All Killa No Filla\, a podcast about serial killers that has a huge following worldwide. Co-hosted with Rachel Fairburn\, the podcast's live adaptation sold out The Leicester Square Theatre in minutes\, toured the United States and to mark it’s 10 year anniversary\, the show toured to ten of their favourite venues in their favourite cities. \n“expect sequins\, social commentary\, and massive laughs from the renaissance woman of UK comedy” - Rolling Stone \n“An increasingly impressive comic\, making powerhouse standup from the thorniest of subjects” - The Guardian \n“Frank\, funny – and\, yes\, feminist” - The Telegraph \n  \n \nIgnacio Lopez\nAs seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC) and Have I Got News For You (BBC)\nIgnacio Lopez is a Spanish & Welsh comedian based in Cardiff. His parents are Welsh/Irish & Moroccan/Spanish\, and he has a German sister; family get-togethers are like a meeting of the U.N. \nAs well as hosting TV shows\, headlining top comedy clubs all over the U.K and Europe\, and taking the piss out of British people directly to their faces\, Ignacio writes sketches\, sitcoms\, and tweets. Every few months something he tweets will go viral and he'll gain a few thousand followers before they realise he doesn't just tweet witty observations about public transport and songs about hating the UK - then they unfollow until the next tweet goes viral. The fickle bastards. \nIgnacio has performed for the Wales football squad\, opened for James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers\, and hosts comedy and corporate events around the World. \nAt last count (probably this morning) Ignacio's videos have received over 20 Million views in total across Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram and YouTube. TikTok will not remove videos of Ignacio that other people have stolen and posted themselves. \n“Hilarious” - The Scotsman \n“Charismatic with a waspish charm” - Chortle \n“Unique and hilarious” - BUZZ Magazine \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £15 per person\, with doors opening at 7:30pm and the show starting at 8pm. Tickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, Skiddle\, or contact the venue directly.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/ripon-july-7th-2026/
LOCATION:Arts Hub\, Ripon\, 49a Allhallowgate\, Ripon\, North Yorkshire\, HG4 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts Hub Ripon,Comedy
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SUMMARY:Malton\, September 25th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Peter Brush\, Pete Selwood\, and host Elaine Robertson\nShow details:\n \nPeter Brush\nA highly distinctive performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes\, Peter Brush unassumingly takes the stage with his slight bespectacled frame and scruffy hair\, before consummately conquering it with an arsenal of razor sharp quirky one-liners and peerlessly original routines\, all delivered in an amusingly awkward fashion. \nPeter performs at all the major clubs across the UK\, as well as having done many of it’s biggest festivals\, he has also played shows in Switzerland\, Norway and Hungary. Formerly a BBC New Comedy Award finalist\, he has written for several BBC Radio 4 shows and was the support act for Alexei Sayle’s most recent tour. Other acts he has supported on tour include Jonathan Pie\, Jason Manford\, Fern Brady\, Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha. \n“compellingly hilarious... first-class gag writing... an original and achingly funny voice” - ★★★★½ - Chortle \n“I love Peter Brush\, what a comic” - Jason Manford \n“unique observations and connections that stand-ups crave” - The Guardian \n“He’s a great comic” - BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review \n  \n \nPete Selwood\nA hotly tipped up and coming comedian on the circuit\, Pete Selwood has quickly risen through the comedy ranks with swagger. After winning the Lawrence Batley New Yorkshire Comedian of the Year (quite a mouthful)\, he has gone from strength to strength\, winning comedy competitions and winning over audiences. \nThe Barnsley born Yorkshireman is an adept storyteller\, focussing on tales of Northern life as a perpetually single man in his 20s. Being born with only one hand also gives him a unique view and experience of the world around him\, poking fun at having a fairly minor disability in modern Britain. \nIn keeping with his material about disability\, Selwood is also half of a double-act with Britain's Got Talent star Jack Carroll\, performing sketches and creating videos about the portrayal of disability within our society. \n“Wowed the crowd” - Liverpool Echo \n“man with swagger\, isn’t misplaced either” - Notts Comedy Review \n“grace and good humour\, immensely likeable” - North West End \n  \n \nElaine Robertson\nWith a surreal eye for observational comedy and keen knack for audience interaction\, Elaine has been described as ‘Laugh out loud’\, ‘Natural\, effortless and off-the-cuff (The Cherwell) and a ‘Brilliant wit and comedic talent’ (Ed Fringe Review). \nIn 2022 Elaine was a Regional Finalist for BBC New Comedian of the Year. \n“I’ve been doing comedy for over 20 years and it’s very rare that I see someone who was born to do it. Elaine is one such person. effortlessly hilarious with original material I wish I’d thought of myself. If she doesn’t do well it’s to the detriment of comedy” - Matt Reed \n“A huge personality\, Elaine has a quality that is very rare in new comedians\, that being the ability to ad-lib and go with wherever the gig takes her. She's good now\, very good in fact but she could well develop into a truly special comic” - Felt Nowt Comedy \n“Laugh out loud\, natural\, effortless and off-the-cuff” - The Cherwell \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n  \n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £10 per person and are only available to buy from TicketSource. Click here to buy tickets.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/malton-september-25th-2026/
LOCATION:Milton Rooms\, Malton\, 2-4 Market Place\, Malton\, YO17 7LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Milton Rooms Malton
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SUMMARY:Darlington\, November 21st 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites presents Chris Ramsey: Here\, Man\nShow details:\n \nChris Ramsey: Here\, Man\nBrand new show. \nFollowing a rapid and complete sell-out Spring tour\, Chris has added a limited run of extra dates this autumn. Despite initially (and repeatedly) vowing not to add any extra dates\, the opportunity to continue touring ‘Here Man’ and tell audiences all about all the stuff that he CAN’T SAY on his hit podcast ‘Shagged. Married. Annoyed’\, was just too tempting! \nAs seen on The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show\, Strictly Come Dancing\, and Taskmaster\, presenting Children in Need\, and co-hosting his weekly mega-hit marital podcast Shagged.Married.Annoyed\, alongside (long-suffering) wife Rosie Ramsey\, don’t miss Chris as he brings his trademark stand-up to a venue near you. Get your tickets fast! \n  \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online from Friday 17th April 2026 at www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk\, in person\, or telephone 01325 405405. \nTickets for this show are from £30 (+ £2 per seat restoration levy) each\, with doors opening at 7pm and the show starting at 7:30pm.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-november-21st-2026/
LOCATION:Darlington Hippodrome\, Parkgate\, Darlington\, DL1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Darlington Hippodrome
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