Ben Pope ('bags of charisma' **** - Fest) is back to square one. He is tired of his old jokes and he is scared of his new ones. This show will be roughly 60mins of the latter.

Come and join him as he stress-tests new stuff: a routine about teeth, some thoughts about Catholicism, plums and escape rooms. Maybe he'll even read some bits of a book he's writing. It's definitely going to be a show for fans of collage, stylistically speaking. A real ransom note of a show.

Come see!

The UK's print media can't be wrong:

'Pope is superb company' **** - Evening Standard

'Beautifully constructed' **** - The Scotsman

'Could an audience with the actual Pope offer as much?' **** - The Telegraph

This is one of many excellent shows you can see as part of The Bristol Comedy Festival 2026, make sure to check out everything else on offer via our homepage. There’s only a specific amount of tickets for festival shows on our website so if tickets are sold out here it’s always worth checking the festival box office through the link below;

https://www.thebristolcomedyfestival.com

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SHOW IS TAKING PLACE AT THE ROBIN HOOD

Useful details about the show

● Doors 20:30

● Show 21:00-22:00

● Please note that last entry is 21:05
Entry will not be permitted after 21:05pm and tickets will be resold to people waiting on the door

● 18+ only

Got a question about our venue or your tickets? See our FAQs about The Gaffe Never been to a comedy show before? We’ve got a handy guide for you [https://www.thegaffecomedyclub.com/faqs]

Reviews of our previous comedy nights:

● ‘A unique and evocative comedy night’ - Bristol 365

● ‘Put at the top of your to do list’ - 365Bristol.com

● ‘If we had to choose one place for comedy in Bristol, this would be it’ - Culture Calling

Find out more about The Gaffe and see all our upcoming comedy club nights on our website - search for The Gaffe Comedy Club Bristol.

Entry requirements: 18+

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