Comedy Loft - Stand Up For Trowbridge featuring Rich Wilson

About

Top stand up, without paying top whack. Comedy Loft has been voted the best comedy night across the Midlands, West and Wales by Chortle.com and after countless sell out shows in Bristol and Oxford they're bringing their winning funny formula to The Civic Trowbridge.

Our nights feature a quality pro headliner who's a seasoned nationwide stand up circuit performer. They're backed up with some of the best rising talent across the south of the country and beyond. Not to mention a fun atmosphere with a few fun and games thrown in for good measure.

We hand pick the best comics to get you laughing for a great night out, and all only for the cost of a pint in a couple of weeks time. So come down and see them before they get massive and on the Telly.

Rich Wilson (Headliner)
His "tour de force" (Leicester Mercury) performances have earned him a win for Best International Guest at the 2016 New Zealand Comedy Awards, followed by a sell out run in 2017 which saw him nominated for the same award again. He's performed at sellout shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. An extremely in demand writer, Rich Wilson has also contributed on shows for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel4.

Rich was nominated for Best MC at the 2023 Chortle awards.

Rich is also the host of the wildly popular insane in the: podcast series. Rich talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health. In the last year the podcast has been nominated for an award with Podbible and in 2019 won an award with JOE for best podcast with the likes of; Guilty Feminist, Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With.

Rich is also the co-host alongside Rachael "Wellsy" Wells of the hugely popular new podcast But Please Don't Panic! which is all about their shared love B-Movies.

Guests have included; James Acaster, Scroobius Pip, Heston Blumenthal, GBBO's Tom Allen, Romesh Ranganathan, David Baddiel, Jen Brister, Simon Evans, Dane Baptiste, Darren Harriott and many more.

"Wilson knows how to deliver." – Chortle
"A hilarious hour of pure stand-up." ★★★★ – I Talk Telly
"Incredibly personal…a real touch of class." ★★★★ – Ed Fest Mag

Ben Harrington (Opener)
Ben is an established performer on the comedy circuit playing to audiences throughout England and Wales. Over the last few years, he has built an impressive resume as a comedian and entertainer.

He has a relatable demeanour which sometimes boils over into passionate frustrations about his challenges with the world creating energy and laughter.

In 2023 he's took his third solo show to Edinburgh – "44 and Flippin Furious", a wry and self-deprecating take on the challenges of being relevant as a middle-aged dad and his place in the world.

"I genuinely enjoyed what you did last night. As you know I had little doubt inside me but I thought you had great presence and confidence and carried your material really well." – Hungerford Comedy Club

Our headliner is supported by 3 other comedians.

***EARLY-BIRD OFFER ENDS: 29th FEB 2024***