Category: Comedy

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Tuesday 14 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Wednesday 15 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Thursday 16 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 2.15pm & 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 17 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 17 October 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Stephen K Amos - Now We're Talking - 8pm - How good’s a laugh? My joke book is overflowing, so let’s get talking about what gives me the ick and what makes me tick. It’s time to get down to the nitty gritty. No filter, no limits. The gloves are off and I’m packing a punchline, so let’s speak easy and laugh freely. Join me for freestyling musings and merrymaking to get your belly aching! After all, in jokes we trust... Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Saturday 18 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 2.15pm & 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Monday 20 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Tuesday 21 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm (BSL signed, Captioned) - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Tuesday 21 October 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Russell Howard Work in Progress - 8pm - As we reel from one global crisis to the next, join Russell, ‘the uplifting Comedy King’, as he puts the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Wednesday 22 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Thursday 23 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 2.15pm & 7.30pm (Audio Describ - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 24 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 24 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy  •  Poetry Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  EDGE STREET LIVE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SNG LIVE PRESENTS DR JOHN COOPER CLARKE - 8pm - With support from MIKE GARRY & CLARE FERGUSON-WALKER Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the ‘Godfather of Punk Poetry” and the original people’s poet, John’s cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic poetry of the modern era, including the world’s most popular wedding poem “I Wanna Be Yours” ( recently celebrating over a billion streams in its incarnation as a hit record by the Arctic Monkeys) to sharing his life story through his 120k selling memoir of the same name and the recent release of his new best-selling poetry collection “WHAT” which is full of John’s much-loved sardonic wit and hilarious ponderings on modern life. John is referenced as a major influence not just by the Arctic Monkeys but also by artists across the globe… As well as musicians like Alex Turner, The Sleaford Mods and Plan B, his legendary number “Evidently Chickentown” plays out the penultimate episode of The Sopranos. Watching John Cooper Clarke perform is an opportunity to see a living legend at the top of his game. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Saturday 25 October 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Blithe Spirit - 2.15pm & 7.30pm - Presented by Wiltshire Creative, Blackpool Grand Theatre and Lee Dean. Experience the wit and humour of Noël Coward’s hilarious farce, Blithe Spirit. Novelist Charles Condomine’s quest for character inspiration for his next book takes an unexpected turn when he and his wife Ruth invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to hold a séance. Inadvertently conjuring up the ghost of his first wife Elvira, Arcati lands Charles and Ruth in an unlikely love triangle where life and the afterlife collide. Expect mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs as Elvira wreaks havoc to sabotage Charles’ new marriage. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Tuesday 28 October 2025 Venue:  Medieval Hall     map   Live music  •  Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   Sarum St. Michael, West Walk, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EY Event:  Celebrate Voice: The Improvised Shakespeare Show - 7.30pm - Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so ShakeItUp thought they would give him a hand… Using his language, your audience suggestions, and our overactive imaginations, ShakeItUp create a brand-new Shakespeare play live on stage, complete with live music, songs, and plenty of laughs. Venue's website:  salisburymedievalhall.com Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburymedievalhall

Friday 31 October 2025 - Halloween Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Barnstormers Comedy | October 2025 - 8pm - Get ready for a night of hilarity and laughter, as three top acts from the London comedy circuit regale you with witty wisecracks and tall tales. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Saturday 01 November 2025 Venue:  Medieval Hall     map   Comedy  •  For Children Address:   Sarum St. Michael, West Walk, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EY Event:  Celebrate Voice: MR SLEEPYBUM - 11am - An award-winning, zany, high-energy comedy about a man who can’t dream. To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to life, featuring dinosaurs, robots, car chases, the world's largest blanket, and much more! This interactive show is filled with sketches, slapstick, and silliness, ensuring maximum fun for the whole family. A family comedy treat that’s as imaginative as it is silly – don’t miss the fun! Venue's website:  salisburymedievalhall.com Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburymedievalhall

Monday 03 November 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Russell Howard Work in Progress - 8pm - As we reel from one global crisis to the next, join Russell, ‘the uplifting Comedy King’, as he puts the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Tuesday 04 November 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers - 8pm - Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) - a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention – taking her from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards, thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers. A funny show about a deadly serious subject, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a celebration of and for the female of the species. Invisible no more. The show has just celebrated and Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 sell-out, and it will include a Q&A and meet-and-greet with Cally (who knows, Jeff the wonder dog may even be there too). Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 06 November 2025 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  CHUCKLES COMEDY CLUB - 8.30pm Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Tuesday 11 November 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Russell Howard Work in Progress - 8pm - As we reel from one global crisis to the next, join Russell, ‘the uplifting Comedy King’, as he puts the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Friday 14 November 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy  •  Family  •  Theatre Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Too Many Greek Myths - 7.30pm - When two members of Clevedon-based comedy theatre company, Living Spit, are overhead bragging about how good they are, Zeus, enraged by their hubris, decides to teach them a lesson. His punishment? A Herculean challenge: to squeeze twenty of the greatest Ancient Greek myths into one chaotic, side-splitting show! Join Living Spit as they tackle everything from Hades to Heracles, Midas to Medusa, with their trademark blend of harebrained humour, questionable wigs and a total disregard for historical accuracy. Can they conquer the labyrinth of legends before time runs out? Or will the gods have the last laugh? Prepare for a mythological marathon - Living Spit style! Warning: May contain togas, ridiculous puns and possibly an overworked Trojan Horse. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Saturday 15 November 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy  •  Family  •  Theatre Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Too Many Greek Myths - 2.15pm & 7.30pm - When two members of Clevedon-based comedy theatre company, Living Spit, are overhead bragging about how good they are, Zeus, enraged by their hubris, decides to teach them a lesson. His punishment? A Herculean challenge: to squeeze twenty of the greatest Ancient Greek myths into one chaotic, side-splitting show! Join Living Spit as they tackle everything from Hades to Heracles, Midas to Medusa, with their trademark blend of harebrained humour, questionable wigs and a total disregard for historical accuracy. Can they conquer the labyrinth of legends before time runs out? Or will the gods have the last laugh? Prepare for a mythological marathon - Living Spit style! Warning: May contain togas, ridiculous puns and possibly an overworked Trojan Horse. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Sunday 16 November 2025 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  RHOD GILBERT AND THE GIANT GRAPEFRUIT - 7.30pm - In his last show ‘The Book of John’, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about to turn even more sour… But Rhod’s not bitter; he’s bouncing back and feeling remarkably zesty. Hilariously dark, passionate and way too personal, this is classic Gilbert, squeezing every last drop out of life’s latest curveballs…with a little help from an old adversary. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Monday 17 November 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Andover Comedy Club - Simon Brodkin - Andover Comedy Club commences with a spectacular night of live stand-up, headlined by one of the UK’s most infamous comedy stars, Simon Brodkin. Best known for his hit character Lee Nelson, and for making international headlines with his daring pranks (like handing Theresa May a P45 on live TV), Simon’s razor-sharp stand-up and anarchic charm have made him a true original. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Friday 28 November 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Barnstormers Comedy | November 2025 - 8pm - Get ready for a night of hilarity and laughter, as three top acts from the London comedy circuit regale you with witty wisecracks and tall tales. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Tuesday 02 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Al Murray 'All you need is Guv' - Warm Up - 8pm - The chance to catch Britain’s favourite publican as he tries out material for his new tour, All you need is Guv. This is a rare opportunity to catch one of Britain’s finest comedians in an intimate setting as he polishes his legendary bar-room banter. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Wednesday 03 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Al Murray 'All you need is Guv' - Warm Up - 8pm - The chance to catch Britain’s favourite publican as he tries out material for his new tour, All you need is Guv. This is a rare opportunity to catch one of Britain’s finest comedians in an intimate setting as he polishes his legendary bar-room banter. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 04 December 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Tom Stade: Naughty by Nature - 7.30pm - Direct from the Edinburgh festival and his last smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian stand-up star is back on the road with a brand-new show. Join Tom as he playfully dishes out more of his insightful observations. An irrepressible tour-de-force with an hour of first class, mischievous and uncompromising comedy. As seen/heard on Have a Word Pod, Ch4’s Comedy Gala, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show, Live at the Apollo (so good, he’s done it twice) and much more! Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Friday 05 December 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy  •  Games Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  WiFi Wars Xmas Special - 7pm - WiFi Wars returns to Salisbury Arts Centre with a very festive version of the live comedy game show where you all play along! Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes! Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on UK TV's hit comedy/gaming show "Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit") and aided by Guinness World-Record-Breaking tech whizz, the award-winning Rob Sedgebeer! Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Monday 08 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Ania Magliano - Warm Up - 8pm - Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Awards Best Show nominee 2023) has some new thoughts/jokes/confessions/gossip to share with you. Ania has opened for Ed Gamble, Marc Maron and Catherine Cohen, and writes for Amelia Dimoldenberg. Her choices on Off Menu are widely regarded as one of the worst menus of all time. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 11 December 2025 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  Jim's Christmas Cracker - 7.30pm - Grab your baubles and stuff your stockings because Jim Davidson OBE is back and naughtier than ever! Get ready for an evening of uproarious, adults-only comedy that’s as inappropriate as a mistletoe mishap at the office Christmas party. In this brand-new Festive show for 2025, Jim invites you to join him in unwrapping the funniest Christmas present you’ll get this year—a night full of laughs, cheeky one-liners, and the kind of humour that’s spicier than your aunt’s eggnog. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Sunday 14 December 2025 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy  •  Talk Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  AN EVENING WITH JIMMY TARBUCK - 7.30pm - JIMMY TARBUCK OBE, one of the most popular household names from the golden era of British stand up, will be celebrating his 85th birthday – and an astonishing 67 years in showbusiness. ‘An Evening with Jimmy Tarbuck’ will see the acclaimed comedian and raconteur reflecting on a remarkable life in showbusiness, the seeds of which were sown in childhood where he was classmates – and good mates – with John Lennon. Jimmy returned to the stage last year with a run of 14 sold out nights at the London Palladium opening for Barry Manilow, as well as his own UK tour. Now, the 85-year-old entertainer, who boasts The Longest Running Career in Showbiz, is excited to be back on the road performing in some of his favourite towns and venues in the UK. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Monday 15 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Al Murray 'All you need is Guv' - Warm Up - 8pm - The chance to catch Britain’s favourite publican as he tries out material for his new tour, All you need is Guv. This is a rare opportunity to catch one of Britain’s finest comedians in an intimate setting as he polishes his legendary bar-room banter. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Tuesday 16 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Al Murray 'All you need is Guv' - Warm Up - 8pm - The chance to catch Britain’s favourite publican as he tries out material for his new tour, All you need is Guv. This is a rare opportunity to catch one of Britain’s finest comedians in an intimate setting as he polishes his legendary bar-room banter. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Friday 19 December 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Comedy Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Festive Barnstormers Comedy | December 2025 - 8pm - Get ready for a special festive edition of the hilarious Barnstormers comedy, as three top acts from the London comedy circuit regale you with witty wisecracks and tall tales. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Friday 19 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Christmas  •  Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  A Christmas Carol from The Pantaloons - 7.30pm - The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their unique adaptation of Charles Dickens’ fantastical festive fable. It’s Christmas Eve and tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge is meaner than ever. He is shunning his only living relative, underpaying his clerk and refusing to acknowledge the plight of the poor… but will timely visits from the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future change his miserly ways before it’s too late? Performed by a multi-talented cast in The Pantaloons’ own inimitable, hilarious and moving style this show features live music, audience interaction and absolutely no humbug!* *There may be some humbug. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Saturday 20 December 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Christmas  •  Comedy  •  Theatre Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  A Christmas Carol from The Pantaloons - 7.30pm - The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their unique adaptation of Charles Dickens’ fantastical festive fable. It’s Christmas Eve and tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge is meaner than ever. He is shunning his only living relative, underpaying his clerk and refusing to acknowledge the plight of the poor… but will timely visits from the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future change his miserly ways before it’s too late? Performed by a multi-talented cast in The Pantaloons’ own inimitable, hilarious and moving style this show features live music, audience interaction and absolutely no humbug!* *There may be some humbug. Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Thursday 05 March 2026 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  HENNING WEHN: ACID WEHN - 7.30pm - Award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather. Rain or shine, all will be fine. Or maybe it won’t. Who knows?! Come along. Or else. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Thursday 12 March 2026 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  PUNK OFF – THE SOUNDS OF PUNK & NEW WAVE - 7.30pm - 50 years since punk and new wave kicked the door in, Punk Off storms the stage—louder, bolder, and messier than ever. After a riotous debut tour in 2025, this one-of-a-kind concert show returns with music from Blondie, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash and more. It’s raw. It’s rebellious. And it’s alive. This isn’t a tribute—it’s a riot. A full-throttle celebration of the era that tore up the rulebook and made being loud a lifestyle. With a fierce cast of musicians, singers and dancers, Punk Off throws you headfirst into the scenes, sound, and spirit of punk. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

Wednesday 18 March 2026 Venue:  The Lights     map   Comedy Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Pete Firman: Tricks & Giggles 2026 - 7.30pm - With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is the UK's top comic magician. Join him for an evening of Tricks & Giggles, as Pete brings his trademark blend of magic and comedy from the small screen to stages around the UK with this brand-new show. Expect impossible feats, sleight of hand and big laughs from one of magic's most exciting performers! Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Saturday 21 March 2026 Venue:  Salisbury City Hall     map   Comedy Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU Event:  JASON MANFORD: A MANFORD ALL SEASONS - 7.30pm - Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. Venue's website:  salisburycityhall.co.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-City-Hall/61569966861546

 

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