May’s First Thursday Comedy Club features two Edinburgh Festival previews.
Jason Cook from BBC Presents: Best Act, New Zealand Comedy Festival; Chortle Top 50 gigs of the Decade (twice). “Geordie Genius”
Time Out; “A young Billy Connolly”
Chortle
Andrew Lawrence of ITV’s Comedy Rocks; Too ugly for TV (his words, not ours).
Go to the Edinburgh Fringe and it’ll cost £10-£15 to see one of these acts. Come to First Thursday at the Met and see two for £8!
Please Note: Jason Cook replaces the previously advertised comedian Paul Sinha, who has unfortunately had to withdraw.
Dates & Times
The Box @ The Met
First Thursday Comedy Club
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