Variety of Queens

Variety of Queens is the cool new comedy club on the block insistent on bringing the biggest variety of top notch comedy we possibly can in an hour. Come along and enjoy all of the fun from stand-up to musical comedy, character comedy to sketch, and everything in between. This month we have the most fabulous:

Ian Smith

Ian Smith (BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff, BBC2’s Popatron) is an award-winning comedian.
Ian has performed three critically acclaimed Edinburgh solo shows, as well as appearing in the award-winning “underground comedy hit of the fringe” (Guardian), ‘Waiting for Gaddot’. His 2015 show, ‘Whereabouts’ was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award and received rave reviews (????? The Mirror ????? Three Weeks ????? Angry Microwave ????? Black Diamond).

“Fantastically funny” –The Times
“Proper star quality” –The Guardian
“You’d do well to catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time” –The Telegraph

Jenny Bede

Jenny Bede is an award winning musical comedian and actor who was the Observer & Guardian’s Rising Star of Comedy 2015.

She started stand up in April 2013, winning Best Newcomer at the Musical Comedy Awards after just three gigs.
“Jenny Bede is absolutely set on a collision course with stardom” – Daily Mirror

“Rising Star” – The Observer

“Inspired” – The Daily Telegraph

“If there was one act on the bill I would confidently tip for stardom it would be Bede” – Bruce Dessau

“Her name is Jenny Bede and she is very funny” – Heat

“Hilarious” – Metro

“Daring Comic”- The Sun
Ben Target

BEN TARGET is the most genius of the geniuses – often imitated, always outdone – expect exquisite prop comedy and inadvisable performance art. “Impressively funny”, The Scotsman.

Joint winner of the 2011 Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year title

Matt Hutson

Frog and Bucket World Series Finalist and Musical Comedy Awards 2017 finalist Matt Hutson has his own unique blend of musical comedy that is equal parts hilarious and emotional.

Watch him sing songs about love, loss and friendship… and the extent to which he struggles with all three.

‘It’s proper songwriting, not a cheap lyric swap.’ – Chortle



AND ALL THIS MC’D BY RESIDENT HOST KATIE PRITCHARD

“Sometimes surreal, often unusually perceptive, and always original and entertaining” ???? (Female Arts Magazine)

“Katie Pritchard, a girl…” (Steve Bennett)

TECHNICIANED by Dave Nattriss

Come along and join us!!

Wednesday 10th May at 6.45pm (ends 7.45pm – perfect for some post-work/pre-dinner entertainment) and it’s PAY WHAT YOU WANT!! PHWOAR!!!