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The award winning The People's Comedy comes to the Grain Barge in Hotwells.
Winner Best Comedy Format in Britain for Midlands and the West (Chortle, 2024)
Winner Best Themed Comedy Night in Britain outside of London (Chortle, 2023)
The night stars:
✅ Jen Zheng (WENA finalist 24, SYTYF semi 23, Rising Star new act 23, Max Turner finalist 24)
✅ Darcy Moreland (Max Turner Prize Finalist; shortlist: BBC New Comedy Awards ; runner up King Gong)
✅ Mark Hurman (stand-up for Cider winner)
✅ Jasi (Bristol represent, a The People's Comedy favourite)
✅ Stephen Bisland (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama alumni)
✅ Rachel Baker (2023 Grand Final of the Funny Women Stage Award; BBC New Creative)
✅ Mary Flanigan as MC (member of BBC Northern Ireland's Comedy Writers Room)
NB: Prateek and Lily can't make it, so we have the superb Darcy & Mark.
ABOUT THE AREA and WHY WE'RE HERE:
The area once had dockers who protested for better working conditions, and Bristolians like Easton-born Ben Tillett was an ardent supporter thereof.
Nationally, Tillett helped establish the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers’ Union, achieve better wages for dock workers, better job security, & a greater recognition of Workers’ Rights in the UK.
Tillett wrote:-
"The situation of the 130,000 port workers was truly pitiable; most got only five to seven months’ work a year..."
Now, are we likening these sentiments to our ethos including our equal pay structure for every single comedian (who still aren't considered artists in the UK by the way) that we platform? YES! Is it tenuous? Maybe a bit.
NB 2: the more we make through tickets, the more we can pay acts! But please only give as much as you can comfortably.