Mark Simmons – Jest To Impress
Venue: The Corn Hall
Date: Friday 10th July 2026
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £20.00*
Approx. run time: 1 hour 40 (inc. 20 minute warm up and interval)
Seating for this event is sold allocated.
Mark Simmons - Jest to Impress
WINNER Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024
As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.
Mark is enjoying further success with his podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones, and Penn & Teller to discuss jokes that they’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work.
Recipient of Victoria Wood Panel Prize Fringe 2023
UK Comics’ Comic 2022 – Best Act
RUNNER UP DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2022
'Master of the crisp, clean, one-line zinger' **** Evening Standard
'A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing' **** Chortle
'Master of one-liners…his show consists of literally one liner after one liner, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breath before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment' **** One4Review
'Absolutely hilarious' **** Scotsman
Age Suitability: 14+
Support by Danny Ward
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Accessibility
We want to make your visit to The Corn Hall as enjoyable and comfortable as possible, so we have provided you with detailed information regarding accessibility in all areas of the theatre. If you have any questions, or to register on our Access Scheme to enable accessible seating, discounts and companion tickets, please do not hesitate to contact the Box Office, between 10am and 4pm Monday to Saturday on 01379 652241 or email [email protected] We will soon be working with Nimbus Disability, a Social Enterprise that has received international recognition for its Access Card Scheme. For more info on how to book access tickets online, take a look here: https://app.accesscard.online/apply/access-card/form/. We have a limit on how many wheelchair spaces we can safely accommodate therefore these need to be reserved in advance.
*not including booking fees
Please note that audience members aged 16 or under must be accompanied by someone aged 18+
