Stand Up And Slam

Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin? Stand up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation? Let’s find out!

Team Captains Dan Simpson (Poet: 'charmingly geeky' The Scotsman) and Paul Sweeney (Comedian: 'intriguing and memorable' Chortle) present six incredible acts from the worlds of poetry and comedy in this spoken word fight night! Each performer goes head-to-head for your approval in three killer rounds of Stand Up Comedy Vs Performance Poetry with unpredictable and hilarious results.

The winner? Whoever the audience decide is really, truly the best art form of the night!