Events Diary 2013
Browse all the events by date below.
Click on the title of an event for full details and booking information, including online booking links.
There is also an A-Z list of performers here, plus PDF and online brochures here.
Printed programmes will be available very soon in many pubs, cafés and restaurants around Bath and surrounding areas, or from the Tourist Information Centre in Abbey Churchyard.
| Event (click for details) | Venue | Doors / show | Price / concs |
Friday 29th March, 2013
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Opening Night Cabaret Showcase - Mik Artistik's Ego Trip, Nick Page, Taylor Glenn, Emily Rose, Dave Williams MC | Bath Cricket Club | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
| New Act Competition - Heat 1 | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | £5 |
Saturday 30th March, 2013
| Women On The Make - What Makes Women Laugh? Performance Workshop | Natural Theatre Studio | / 10am | £20 |
| Manos Kanellos - Greekonomics | Ring O Bells | 4.45pm / 5pm | £6 / £5 |
| The Real MacGuffins | Ring O Bells | 6.15pm / 6.30pm | £8 / £7 |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Sal Monello presents - Comedy Gladiators Grand Final | Royal Oak | 7.30pm / 8pm | £10 |
| Scottish Falsetto Socks In Space | Ring O Bells | 7.45pm / 8pm | £8 / £7 |
| Gary Colman - Chunt! | The Assembly Inn (Festival Bar) | / 8.30pm | Free |
| Krater Comedy Club | Komedia | 6.30pm / 8.30pm | £18 |
| The Mysterious World of Clovis van Darkhelm | Ring O Bells | 9.15pm / 9.30pm | £8 / £7 |
Sunday 31st March, 2013
| Arthur Smith & Natural Theatre - The White Wine Arts Trail | To be revealed | 12.30pm / 1pm | £20 |
| Arthur Smith & Natural Theatre - The White Wine Arts Trail | To be revealed | 3pm / 3.30pm | £20 |
| Open Mic Night | The Cork | / 6pm | Free |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Sal Monello presents - Hit List | Bath City Football Club | 6.30pm / 8pm | £10 |
| Arthur Smith's Comedy Kick-off - with Nick Doody, Daliso Chaponda, Janice Phayre, Dan March & Martin Dimery | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | 7.30pm / 8pm | £15 / £13 |
| New Act Competition - Heat 2 | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | £5 |
Monday 1st April, 2013
| Wil Hodgson - Kidnapped by Catwoman | Ring O Bells | 5.45pm / 6pm | £8 / £7 |
| Neil McFarlane's First Period | Ring O Bells | 7.15pm / 7.30pm | £8 / £7 |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| New Act Competition - Heat 3 | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | £5 |
| Alan Francis Expands | Ring O Bells | 8.45pm / 9pm | £8 / £7 |
| Matt Richardson - Hometown Hero | Ring O Bells | 10.15pm / 10.30pm | £6 / £5 |
Tuesday 2nd April, 2013
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Daniel Simonsen, Pat Cahill & MC Mark Maier - A taste of Edinburgh | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
Wednesday 3rd April, 2013
| Arnold the comedy drone - Mission | The Bell (Love Lounge) | / 2.30pm | £4 |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Henning Wehn - Henning Knows Bestest | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
| James Sherwood - Comedy and Music | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
| Sal Monello presents - Dinner with Alfie Moore | The Penny Lane | 7pm / 8pm | £35 |
| New Act Competition - Heat 4 | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | £5 |
| Arnold the comedy drone - Mission | The Bell (Love Lounge) | / 9pm | £4 |
Thursday 4th April, 2013
| Bath Business News Presents - Funny Business | The Assembly Inn (Festival Bar) | / 7pm | Free |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Pete Firman - Hoodwinker | Komedia | 6.30pm / 8pm | £15 |
| Gary Delaney - Purist | Burdall's Yard | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
| New King Arts presents - Three Bonzos and a Piano | Chapel Arts Centre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £16 adv £17.50 door |
| Open Mic Night | The Bell (Love Lounge) | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | Free |
| Monkey Poet's Murder Mystery | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
| Henning Wehn - Henning Knows Bestest - Extra date! | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
| Sal Monello presents - Dinner with Danny Buckler | The Penny Lane | 7pm / 8pm | £35 |
Friday 5th April, 2013
| Scottish Falsetto Socks In Space | Ring O Bells | 6.15pm / 6.30pm | £8 / £7 |
| Funny Women - Sex, Lies and Lots of Cake | Chapel Arts Centre | 7pm / 7.30pm | £12 - now reduced to £6! |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Martin Dimery - Shakespeare Rattle and Roll | The Assembly Inn (Festival Bar) | 7.30pm / 8pm | £6 |
| Alfie Brown - Work in Progress | St James Wine Vaults | 7.30pm / 8pm | £5 |
| The Sitcom Trials | Ring O Bells | 7.30pm / 8pm | £4 / £3 |
| What the Dickens? | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
| Bath Spa University Department of Performing Arts - Cockahoop | Burdall's Yard | 7.30pm / 8pm | £5 / £3 on the door |
| New Act Competition - Heat 5 | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | 7.30pm / 8.30pm | £5 |
| The Unrelated Family - Comic Noises | The Bell (Love Lounge) | 8pm / 8.30pm | Donations |
| Matt Green - Alive | Ring O Bells | 10.15pm / 10.30pm | £8 / £7 |
Saturday 6th April, 2013
| Ronnie Golden - First A Fender - A Beginner's Guide to Rock | Bath Cricket Club | 5.30pm / 6pm | £8 / £6 |
| New Act Competition - Grand Final with Tom Craine | Bath Cricket Club | 7pm / 7.30pm | £8.50 |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| What the Dickens? | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
| Krater Comedy Club | Komedia | 6.30pm / 8.30pm | £18 |
Sunday 7th April, 2013
| Natural Diversions | City Centre | Throughout the day | Free |
| Sunday Lunch with Earl Okin | The Penny Lane | / 1pm | £27.50 |
| Sunday Lunch at Woods with Bill Smarme & The Bizness | Woods Restaurant | 12pm for 1pm lunch / 2pm | £30 (£25 bar dining) |
| Lloyd Langford - Rare Bit | Bath Cricket Club | 6pm / 6.30pm | £9 / £7 |
| Up The Cut - Comedy Music Club | Near folly, wooden footbridge, Kennet & Avon canal | / 7.30pm | £4 on entrance |
| Sal Monello presents - Show Me The Funny Reunion | The Penny Lane | 7pm / 7.30pm | £12.50 / (£6.25 2 for 1) |
| Bizarre Bath | Meet outside The Huntsman | / 8pm | £8 |
| Simon Evans - Friendly Fire | Bath Cricket Club | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
| A Betrayal of Gayness - The Manifest Love of Tarquin Mustardface | The Bell (Love Lounge) | 7.30pm / 8pm | Free |
Wednesday 10th April, 2013 - Post Festival Fun!
| The Ruffled Umbrella Company - An Evening at Home with the Austens | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
Thursday 11th April, 2013 - Post Festival Fun!
| Mitch Benn - Reduced Circumstances | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £15 / £12 |
Friday 12th April, 2013 - Post Festival Fun!
| Andrew O'Neill is Easily Distracted | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
Saturday 13th April, 2013 - Post Festival Fun!
| Tony Law - Maximum Nonsense | Rondo Theatre | 7.30pm / 8pm | £14 / £12 |
Wednesday 5th June, 2013 - Bath Comedy Festival @ Bath Fringe!
| Christian Schulte-Loh - German Comedian | Ring O Bells | 7.30pm / 8pm | £8 / £6 |
Thursday 6th June, 2013 - Bath Comedy Festival @ Bath Fringe!
| Simon Munnery - Fylm (Work in progress) | Banglo (Lower Bristol Road) | 7.30pm / 8pm | £12 / £10 |
Printed Programme
Pick up a copy of our glossy printed programme around town , or if you would like a copy posted to you, please send an A5 sized s.a.e. with two first class stamps affixed, to Bath Comedy Festival, Programme Request, 4a Sussex Place, Bath BA2 4LA (programmes will be posted by return).
You can also read the programme online - click here for details.
