You Must Be Stoking comedy with Stuart Goldsmith, Tom Allen & more

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We still have comedy-only tickets available for £8 on this website or £10 on the door. Please arrive at 8:15pm for the comedy show, as prior to this we'll be welcoming the live music/buffet tickets. The show will then begin at 8:30pm. (The booking deadline for buffet tickets has now passed.)

Still a chance to gather friends and kinfolk for the following fine jesters...


- STUART GOLDSMITH

Recently seen on ITV1's Show Me The Funny, Stuart Goldsmith makes a welcome return to The Stoke, having performed at one of our first shows 4 years ago. Since then his stock has risen, as he's proved himself a warm, charming and confident performer both here and abroad. Stuart's infectious banter channels the effortless charisma and quick-fire timing honed over a youth misspent as a street performer.
'Sparky goings-on and charm to spare, as Stuart Goldsmith marries pitch-perfect audience repartee with cleverly woven tales of the everyday.' - The Independent


- TOM ALLEN

In 2005 Tom Allen won the competition So You Think You're Funny in Edinburgh and went on to win the BBC New Comedy Award later that same year. Since then he has performed at Just For Laughs in Montreal, Soho Theatre in London and has just returned from making his debut at Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals.

Tom plays Pip in the Sony Award winning Bleak Expectations with Anthony Head and Richard Johnson. He has recorded two series of The Correspondent which he co-writes and performs for BBC Radio 4 and guest appearances on Loose Ends, The Stephen K Amos Show, Big Brother's Big Mouth and 2 episodes of the Dr Who Companion Chronicles. He also appeared in Channel 4's weekly TNT Show writing and presenting Dictionary Corner. Film includes Colour Me Kubrick with John Malkovich, Starter for Ten with James McEvoy and Mark Gatiss and the new Stephen Frears film, Tamara Drewe. Tom is currently 28. He was brought up in Bromley. As a teenager he was the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society.


- SARAH HENDRICKX

Sarah Hendrickx started gigging as a stand-up in January 2010 and had a number of early competition successes, as well as consistent praise and encouragement from audiences and bookers alike. Her material is gag-based and high energy.
Funny Women Awards 2010 - finalist.
Midlands Stands Up Comedian of the Year 2010 - finalist
FHM Stand Up Hero 2010 - shortlisted to last 50
London New Comedy Awards 2010 - semi-finalist
Leicester Square New Act of the Year 2010 - semi-finalist


- MAX DICKINS

Max was named as one of The Sun's 2011 Comedy Picks and went on to perform at the prestigious Lunchtime Club stand-up showcase in Edinburgh that summer.
"Impressive...his modest, careful delivery perfectly showcases his often sterling material, derived from imaginative thinking and expressed with exquisite use of English." - Chortle


- PAUL KERENSA (MC)

As well as ITV-award-winning stand-up, Paul writes for various sitcoms, including BBC1 hits Miranda and Not Going Out, as well as sketch shows such as Dead Ringers, ITV's Headcases and BBC3's The Wrong Door.
"***king funny" Ricky Gervais
"well worth a night out" The Scotsman

See you there!