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SUMMARY:Mark Thomas: 40 in stand up years (Edinburgh warm up)
DESCRIPTION:Mark Thomas: 40 in stand up years (Edinburgh warm up) \nMark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic. In that time\, he has changed laws on tax\, jailed arms dealers\, kick-started a comedy circuit in Palestine\, given evidence before three Parliamentary select committees and has taken the police to court three times and won. The world’s moving far too fast to predict what the content will be\, but it is the normal stuff of government and personal mayhem\, expect jokes\, rants\, politics\, swearing\, staring into the apocalypse and possible nudity as he emerges from a large cake singing happy birthday\, Mr President.* \n*Cake correct at time of publication. \nJoin Mark as he tries to turn “what the fuck is going on” into a cogent hour of stand-up. \nAge suitability: 16+
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/mark-thomas-40-in-stand-up-years-edinburgh-warm-up-2/2026-06-03/1/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Mark Thomas: 40 in stand up years (Edinburgh warm up)
DESCRIPTION:Mark Thomas: 40 in stand up years (Edinburgh warm up) \nMark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic. In that time\, he has changed laws on tax\, jailed arms dealers\, kick-started a comedy circuit in Palestine\, given evidence before three Parliamentary select committees and has taken the police to court three times and won. The world’s moving far too fast to predict what the content will be\, but it is the normal stuff of government and personal mayhem\, expect jokes\, rants\, politics\, swearing\, staring into the apocalypse and possible nudity as he emerges from a large cake singing happy birthday\, Mr President.* \n*Cake correct at time of publication. \nJoin Mark as he tries to turn “what the fuck is going on” into a cogent hour of stand-up. \nAge suitability: 16+
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/mark-thomas-40-in-stand-up-years-edinburgh-warm-up-2/2026-06-03/2/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Lou Sanders & Harriet Kemsley – warm ups | The Faversham Assembly Rooms
DESCRIPTION:Important Notice: Fire at the Alexander Centre\nDue to the fire at The Alex on New Year’s Eve\, this event will take place at The Faversham Assembly Rooms\, Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8PG. \nFor venue-related enquiries (including access\, accessibility\, and parking)\, please contact The Faversham Assembly Rooms on 01795 503286. \nFor a location map for The Faversham Assembly Rooms\, please click HERE \nWe apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. \nTo read more about the fire and its effects\, please click HERE \n\nLou Sanders & Harriet Kemsley – Work in Progress Warm-Up Show \nLou Sanders and Harriet Kemsley (local girls really) try some stuff out so you don’t have to. Expect brand-new material\, big laughs and a glimpse into the minds of two of the UK’s most distinctive comedians. \nHarriet Kemsley\nAmong Harriet’s many accolades are Funny’s Funny Female Comedian Of The Year 2011 winner\, Bath New Act of the Year 2012 winner and Brighton New Act of the Year 2012 winner.“Fresh\, different\, brilliant” – Funny’s Funny“A hilarious combination of bashful and weird” – Three Weeks“A quirky\, very funny new stand-up… her style is refreshingly original and she’s a seriously good writer” – Time Out \nLou SandersLou Sanders is one of Britain’s most original comedians. She recently starred in the first series of Amazon’s Last One Laughing UK\, co-hosted Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable\, and is a previous Taskmaster champion.She is a regular face on TV\, with appearances on The Late Late Show with James Corden\, Live at the Apollo\, Big Fat Quiz of the Year\, QI\, Travel Man\, Would I Lie to You?\, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Richard Osman’s House of Games.
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/lou-sanders-harriet-kemsley-warm-ups/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Rob Barratt - Comic Poet\, Humourist and Singer
DESCRIPTION:Rob Barratt -Comic Poet\, Humourist and Singer \nRob Barratt is a Dudley-born and Cornwall-based comic poet\, humourist and singer whose brain-tickling\, word-mangling performances combine clever wordplay\, verse and song with satire\, parody and audience participation. \nHe tackles subjects as diverse as squid\, data-driven education\, chocolate\, Neanderthal politics\, Scottish weather\, distressed furniture\, pissoirs and his relationship with potatoes — but beneath the humour lie serious and thought-provoking themes. \nIn recent years\, Rob has appeared at folk\, literature and arts festivals and venues across the British Isles and Australia\, establishing himself as a distinctive and original voice in comic poetry. \n“This is not only clever but I think it’s very funny.” — Mike Harding \n“His head is well and truly located in ‘Planet Barratt’\, clearly a place of wonderfully bizarre inspiration.” — Coventry Telegraph
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/rob-barratt-comic-poet-humourist-and-singer/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Comedy Lock-In
DESCRIPTION:Faversham‘s monthly night of stand-up comedy from the best new and up-and-coming acts on the UK comedy circuit comes to The Alex on the second Sunday of each month. \nDoors 6.00pm \nDonations welcome – pay what you can! \n 
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/comedylockin/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Becky Umbers & Eli Matthewson – Edinburgh warm ups
DESCRIPTION:Two multi-award-winning\, 5-star comedians from New Zealand warm up for the Edinburgh Festival. \nBecky Umbers – Tell That Horse To Keep His Mouth Shut\nIn a world overflowing with misinformation\, is the only way to get the truth to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth?\nBut what if that horse disagrees with me?\nWhat if that horse is lying?\nWhat if that horse… is part of the cover-up? \nWe all have that person in the family. The aunt who’s convinced the Earth is flat. The cousin who’s pretty sure the world is secretly run by lizards in human suits. In this show\, Becky dives headfirst into the weird\, wonderful world of conspiracy theories — including a few of her own. \nWhy do people believe these theories? Are they onto something? Are you a conspiracy theorist? Are you a lizard? (Blink twice if yes. Wait\, can lizards blink?) \nTell That Horse To Keep His Mouth Shut is a fun\, silly comedy show that aims to question\, understand— but mostly entertain— at a time when reality itself sounds made up. \nIf you’re hoping for definitive proof the moon landing was fake\, this is not the show for you.But if you’ve ever argued with someone whose theory makes no sense and thought\, “How did we get here?” — welcome. \nEli Matthewson: Youth Mobility \nEli Matthewson is the first ever New Zealander to move to London and he has done it right on time for the end of the world. Just as life was starting to feel safe and secure\, he has thrown it all away and scraped into the UK on the last possible week he could qualify for the youth mobility visa. A show about doing everything you can to make something of yourself before society completely crumbles. \n“Punchlines that whip back around like a tossed ponytail” – Theatreview\n“That most generous of comedy things: a personal show that feels inclusive\, offering a series of vignettes that invite introspection without ever getting preachy.” ★★★★  – The Recs\n“Smart\, silly\, and thoroughly entertaining.”  ★★★★ – EdFest Mag\n★★★★ – Three Weeks\n★★★★ Scotsman\n★★★★ Chortle\n★★★★ Voice Mag
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/becky-umbers-eli-matthewson-edinburgh-warm-ups/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Rich Hall: Chin Music  | The Old Brewery Store
DESCRIPTION:Important Notice: Fire at the Alexander Centre\nThis event was originally scheduled to take place at the Alexander Centre\, Faversham. Following a fire on New Year’s Eve\, this space is currently out of action\, and the event has therefore been relocated to Shepherd Neame – The Old Brewery Store\, Conduit Street\, Mill Place\, Faversham\, ME13 7DY. \nFor venue-related enquiries (including access\, accessibility\, and parking)\, please contact Shepherd Neame staff on 01795 532206. \nFor a location map for the Old Brewery Store\, please click HERE \nWe apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. \nTo read more about the fire and its effects\, please click HERE \n\nRich Hall: Chin Music\nChin Music” has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball\nor cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall’s comedy. Idle but intimidating.\nSharp\, quick\, splenetic\, and sublimely improvisational. \nIf you’ve never seen him\, you need to hustle down to your local venue and grab a seat because he never disappoints. Ever.
URL:https://thealex.org.uk/event/rich-hall-chin-music/
LOCATION:The Alexander Centre\, 17 Preston Street\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8NZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Music
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