Hilarious comedy at The Met on the First Thursday of every month.

July’s event features two full length work-in-progress shows from Geoff Norcott (Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, The Mash Report, The News Quiz, etc) and Have A Word podcast’s Dan Nightingale (“Genuinely hilarious” Chortle; ★★★★★ Three Weeks).

What do we mean by a work-in-progress show? These shows aren’t the finished product. The comedians will be fine tuning them before they take them out on tour. You may see them occasionally referring to notes and there may well be the odd gag that doesn’t make the final edit. The advantage is you get two shows (roughly 50 to 60 minutes each) for less that it would cost you to see one. You also get to hear the brand new gags and routines long before anyone else!

Geoff Norcott – Basic Bloke 2 – There’s No Bloke Without Fire (Work In Progress) is the latest tour from comedian, author, pod caster and radio host Geoff Norcott and his first under a Labour government, so he’s got plenty to get off his chest! “The laughs roll in like waves” Evening Standard

Dan Nightingale – Stands Up (Work In Progress) Another brilliant hour of stand-up from the host of the massive Have A Word Podcast. Getting ready for his autumn tour, Dan combines story telling and observations with his usual high energy mayhem.

“Funny as hell” Leicester Mercury; “Enthusiastically charming albeit self-deprecating storyteller” ★★★★★ Three Weeks; “It is his powers of observation that make him so entertaining. Outrageously funny!” Keeping Up With NZ; “Exciting and imaginative” Edinburgh Evening News; “Genuinely hilarious” Chortle

First Thursday Comedy at The Met is booked by Comedy In A Van.