Mostly Comedy Festival: Thursday (23.07.26)
Hitchin Town Hall, Hitchin, SG5 1JE
Thursday 23rd July 2026 8:00PM
Host DAVID EPHGRAVE rounds off 2026’s Hitchin Mostly Comedy Festival with another comic mixed bill at HITCHIN TOWN HALL.
Thursday 23rd July’s Hitchin Town Hall lineup includes:
An Edinburgh preview from MARK THOMAS
(Time Out Comedy Award-winner & Perrier nominee)
(Seen & heard on ‘The Mark Thomas Comedy Product’, ‘Dispatches’, ‘Mark Thomas: The Manifesto’, ‘Loose Talk’ & ‘The Mary Whitehouse Experience’)
★★★★★ (Guardian)
‘The strong ratio of hard-hitting matter to gag-rich mirth is a feat that makes other stand-up look idling and irrelevant’ ★★★★ (Telegraph)
‘Involving, inspiring, furious and funny’ ★★★★ (Times)
‘Very, very funny’ ★★★★ (On The Mic)
Stand-up from JENNY COLLIER
(Writer for BBC Radio 4’s ‘The News Quiz’ & ‘The Now Show’. Also heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra)
‘Excellent ★★★★★ (EdFestMag)
‘Refreshingly original.’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby)
‘Surprising edge’ ★★★★ (Shortcom.co.uk)
‘Clearly a rising star’ (Bruce Dessau)
‘One to watch’ (Edinburgh Evening News)
Stand-up from STACEY EDWARDS
(Get Up Stand Up New Act Semi-finalist)
(West End New Act Finalist 2024)
‘Believe me, you are funny’ (Dec Munro, Angel Comedy)
Hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE
(Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.)
‘As smooth as they come’ (BBC)
‘Refreshingly down-to-earth…devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
‘A very likeable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with…a natural entertainer’ (View From the Gods)
‘Fringe veteran’ (ThreeWeeks)
‘Wonderfully innovative comedy’ (Broadway Baby)
Bar & doors 7:15pm. Starts at 8.00pm. Tickets £20, plus booking fee (Or £49, plus fees, for a four-show all-inclusive festival Golden Ticket, sold separately, with limited availability.)
Line-up may be subject to last-minute alteration.
PRESALE TO MOSTLY COMEDY MAILING LIST ON SATURDAY, 23RD MAY AT 10:00 AM. GENERAL SALE ON MONDAY, 25TH MAY AT 10:00 AM (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY).
PLEASE NOTE: This event is at HITCHIN TOWN HALL. This is a Hitchin Mostly Comedy Festival / Hitchin Festival show.
There are no refunds if the lineup changes. To take advantage of our presale, JOIN THE MOSTLY COMEDY MAILING LIST
Thursday 23rd July’s Hitchin Town Hall lineup includes:
An Edinburgh preview from MARK THOMAS
(Time Out Comedy Award-winner & Perrier nominee)
(Seen & heard on ‘The Mark Thomas Comedy Product’, ‘Dispatches’, ‘Mark Thomas: The Manifesto’, ‘Loose Talk’ & ‘The Mary Whitehouse Experience’)
★★★★★ (Guardian)
‘The strong ratio of hard-hitting matter to gag-rich mirth is a feat that makes other stand-up look idling and irrelevant’ ★★★★ (Telegraph)
‘Involving, inspiring, furious and funny’ ★★★★ (Times)
‘Very, very funny’ ★★★★ (On The Mic)
Stand-up from JENNY COLLIER
(Writer for BBC Radio 4’s ‘The News Quiz’ & ‘The Now Show’. Also heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra)
‘Excellent ★★★★★ (EdFestMag)
‘Refreshingly original.’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby)
‘Surprising edge’ ★★★★ (Shortcom.co.uk)
‘Clearly a rising star’ (Bruce Dessau)
‘One to watch’ (Edinburgh Evening News)
Stand-up from STACEY EDWARDS
(Get Up Stand Up New Act Semi-finalist)
(West End New Act Finalist 2024)
‘Believe me, you are funny’ (Dec Munro, Angel Comedy)
Hosted by DAVID EPHGRAVE
(Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.)
‘As smooth as they come’ (BBC)
‘Refreshingly down-to-earth…devastatingly witty’ (EdFest Magazine)
‘A very likeable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with…a natural entertainer’ (View From the Gods)
‘Fringe veteran’ (ThreeWeeks)
‘Wonderfully innovative comedy’ (Broadway Baby)
Bar & doors 7:15pm. Starts at 8.00pm. Tickets £20, plus booking fee (Or £49, plus fees, for a four-show all-inclusive festival Golden Ticket, sold separately, with limited availability.)
Line-up may be subject to last-minute alteration.
PRESALE TO MOSTLY COMEDY MAILING LIST ON SATURDAY, 23RD MAY AT 10:00 AM. GENERAL SALE ON MONDAY, 25TH MAY AT 10:00 AM (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY).
PLEASE NOTE: This event is at HITCHIN TOWN HALL. This is a Hitchin Mostly Comedy Festival / Hitchin Festival show.
There are no refunds if the lineup changes. To take advantage of our presale, JOIN THE MOSTLY COMEDY MAILING LIST
Event Details
16+ (though younger audience members can attend, as long as they're accompanied by an adult). Show contains adult themes.
Doors Open at 7:15PM
Starts at 8:00PM
