Tag: Comedy
Emma is The Pantaloons at their very best
23rd May 2023
Those coming to a show by The Pantaloons expecting a faithful adaptation of their favourite novel might come away disappointed. However, those more familiar with their style will enjoy this riotous, irreverent and hugely entertaining… read more
Hal Cruttenden is heard at his best
12th Feb 2023
Over the years, the Corn Hall has played host to many fine comedians, but Hal Cruttenden's sold out show must surely rank as one of the best for a very long time. Deep down, we… read more
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Pierre Hollins Banishes the January Blues
28th Jan 2023
A regular highlight on the Corn Hall calendar, the Comedy Club brought some much needed cheer to frosty 2023 for a packed crowd keen to shake off the January blues with an international roster of… read more
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Common Ground have fun with nuns
8th Jan 2023
The Common Ground Theatre Company specialises in the dramatization of challenging classic texts, fearlessly tackling the likes of Coleridge, Poe and Dostoevsky. Their shows make for intellectually nourishing and wonderfully enlightening evenings that educate as… read more
Daliso Chaponda Stands Up to Lockdown
11th Nov 2022
Daliso Chaponda is best known for reaching the final of Britain’s Got Talent, having been fast tracked by Amanda Holden with the golden buzzer. A sweet, self-effacing performer, he describes himself as a D list… read more
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Licorice Pizza is a tasty treat
8th Sep 2022
Fans of Paul Thomas Anderson films won’t be disappointed by this leisurely exploration of dysfunctional young love. Like Punch-Drunk Love, Boogie Nights and Inherent Vice it takes its time to work its way into your… read more
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Shaparak Khorsandi delights her audience with gentle good humour and salacious anecdotes
19th Jun 2022
Back in the 90s, there was no social media, no dating sites, and – if we are to believe Shaparak Khorsandi – no shame. In her early twenties Shappi, as she was then known, was… read more
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Mark Watson finally finds out that Diss Exists
26th Feb 2022
Over the years, I’ve seen Mark Watson several times (he’s practically a permanent fixture at Latitude) and he has never failed to mention Diss at some point in his act. It seemed to gain near… read more
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Gary Delaney makes a triumphal return to Diss
6th Feb 2022
Gary Delaney took the Corn Hall on a trip to Punderland for a second sold out night, delighting his audience with an exhausting, and seemingly inexhaustible, supply of gags. With help from his warm up… read more
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Elvis McGonagall returns to the Corn Hall as funny, and as angry, as ever
13th Nov 2021
Luke Wright hosted his poetry night with his usual charm and good humour, but otherwise seemed in reflective mood. Perhaps conscious that this quarterly treat is packed with a regular audience, he was keen to… read more
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