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Winchester Comedy Festival: Spring Gala 2024
An evening of stand-up comedy from Zoe Lyons, Rob Rouse, Sara Barron and Tom Deacon (MC).
Zoe Lyons
TV host and award-winning critically acclaimed comedian Zoe Lyons returns to Winchester. Zoe took her first steps down the comedy path in 2003 after training as an actress at the Poor School in London. She went on to win the Funny Women Competition in 2004 and her debut Edinburgh show was nominated for the if.comedy newcomer award. In 2008 she won the Dave, Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award.
Zoe has appeared in many TV shows including Mock the Week, The Wright Stuff, Michael McIntyre Roadshow and many more.
Rob Rouse
One of comedy's most lively, loveable and dynamic performers, Rob won Channel 4's Prestigious So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival in way back in 1998.
He's one of our best comic storytellers, has performed all over the world and works long form narratives into hard-hitting, uncompromising hilarious tales filled with warmth and a sense of compassion for our collective human frailties.
Sara Barron
Sara Barron is one of the fastest-rising comedians of her generation. Since her 2018 debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, she's starred on shows including Live at the Apollo (BBC), Would I Lie to You? (BBC) and Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC).
A powerhouse live act, Sara has taken 3 critically acclaimed stand-up hours, For Worse (2018), Enemies Closer (2019), and Hard Feelings (2022) to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had multiple runs in London's Soho Theatre.
Her shows have received rave reviews from publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Evening Standard and The Scotsman, and she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Tom Deacon (MC)
Since winning the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2007, Deacon has hosted his own BBC Radio 1 show, done some telly (The Rob Brydon Show, Fake Reaction, Dave's One Night
Thu 29 Feb 2024
7.30pm
Tickets from £15
Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street
Winchester Hampshire SO23 8SB
Thu 29 February
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