Verwood’s next comedy night on Friday 29th April will feature Carey Marx, Kate Lucas, Jarred Christmas and Rich Wilson (MC).

Tickets are now on sale via this website or via a phone call to 01202 828740.

See below for details on all four comedians coming to Verwood.

Carey Marx

Carey established himself firmly as one of the top stand-up comedians from the British circuit, playing all the most prestigious clubs and festivals.

He has performed in every continent and claims to have travelled more in his life than he has stood still. A circuit veteran, Marx concocts his own blend of dark humour with mischief and glee. His wilful disregard for the controversial and taboo is tempered with his ability to find joy in the most unexpected places.

An international multi-award winner, Carey is no stranger to screen or radio with credits ranging from Channel 4’s Gas to BBC One’s The Stand Up Show as well as his own radio show, Intensive Carey (BBC Radio 4) adapted from his wildly successful 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show of the same title in 2015.

Kate Lucas

Award-winning musical comedian Kate Lucas is known for her razor sharpwit and deliciously dark songs. She combines catchy melodies with original lyrics to showcase her playfully bitter musings on life.

Audiences have come to expect examples of what not to say and how not to behave from this gloriously talented young comic. She took home the title for the prestigious Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year and her performances have been met with huge critical acclaim ever since.

She has built a seriously impressive reputation on the circuit, storming it every weekend to packed out crowds at the country’s most famous comedy venues including The Comedy Store, Manford’s, The Stand, The Glee Clubs, Banana Cabaret and Up the Creek. Her debut show Whatever Happened to Kate Lucas? was met with critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a hit Soho Theatre run to follow.

In 2019 she presented her second hugely successful showKate Lucas: Is Selling Herself, again achieving five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe.

With this kind of phenomenal track record, this very special rising star is most definitely one to watch.

Jarred Christmas

New Zealand Sensation Jarred Christmas is one of the most innovative and exciting stand-ups on the UK circuit. A sought-after headliner famed for his quick-witted spontaneity, masterful skills of improvisation and energetic storytelling; Jarred is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival, and at comedy clubs and International festivals around the globe.

He is a regular team member at The Comedy Store’s weekly topical show The Cutting Edge and was recently named Best Compere at the 2016 Chortle Awards; scooping the title for the second time.

A dynamic onstage persona combined with the ability to improvise with anything that’s thrown his way makes Jarred’s comedy sizzle with originality.

Early in his career he supported both Ross Noble and Tommy Tiernan on UK tours. He has since written and performed in countless shows at the Edinburgh Festival and has toured the UK in his own right with his solo shows Jarred Christmas Stands Up and Let’s Go Mofo. He has just played to packed theatres across the UK hosting the All Star Stand Up Tour.

The show featured a world-class line-up of comedians and Jarred was honoured to be invited to host the show for the second year running. Jarred returned to the Edinburgh Festival this year, with a brand new solo stand-up show A Funny Hour. Combining his superlative improv and stand-up comedy skills (not to mention vocal agility), Jarred has recently developed The Mighty Beatbox Gameshow and a child-friendly version The Mighty Kids Beatbox Gameshow which he hosts alongside acclaimed beatboxer The Hobbit.

The show has played at festivals around the UK including Edinburgh and the Leicester Comedy Festival. The kid’s version of the show was recently nominated for ‘Best Children’s Show’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Since arriving in the UK, Jarred has amassed extensive TV experience, appearing on Mock The Week (BBC2), Never Mind the Buzzcocks(BBC2) 8 out of 10 Cats, (Channel 4), and Argumental (Dave). He recently hosted BBC NI’s series Monumental, taking the reins from Adam Hills in the hit panel show celebrating the great and peculiar side of Northern Ireland. As a stand-up, he has appeared on The Comedy Store, Edinburgh & Beyond, Comedy Blue and The World Stands-Up (Comedy Central), as well as One Night Stand (Dave) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three).

He’s also been a regular on the airwaves; co-hosting The Rhod Gilbert Show (BBC Radio Wales), guesting on Act Your Age (Radio 4), Jest A Minute (BBC Radio Wales), Spanking New (BBC Radio 7) and Flight of the Conchords (Radio 2) to name but a few. Jarred is an accomplished actor, working with Warwick Davies both on stage and in the web series, Dwarves Assemble. A highly versatile performer, with tremendous energy and exuberance, he has also amassed several successful stage performances in Panto. He first appeared in 2012, playing Herman The Henchman alongside Priscilla Presley as The Wicked Queen in Snow White at The New Wimbledon Theatre. Following a successful debut, he returned to the same theatre in 2015 to star in Peter Pan taking the lead comedy role of Smee, alongside Verne Troyer and Marcus Brigstocke. Most recently he played Buttons in Cinderella working the crowd with “hurricane enthusiasm” (Telegraph), alongside Torville and Dean at the Bristol Hippodrome. Back on TV, Jarred has guest-starred in Hollyoaks Later, Jonathan Creek, and Up The Women.

Rich Wilson (MC)

Rich Wilson is a multi award-winning comedian and podcast host. For the first 10 years of his comedy career, Rich cut his comedic teeth at all of the UK’s major comedy clubs and has remained a steadfast presence on the British comedy circuit ever since. This has taken him around the world, culminating in multi award-winning, sell-out shows at the biggest comedy festivals such as Melbourne, Perth and New Zealand.

In 2017 Rich won “Best International Act” at the New Zealand Comedy Festival and was nominated for the same award the following year. In 2019 he won another comedy award for “Best show of the Festival” with Just Be Botanicals at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Rich has also worked as a TV warm up on ITV’s Loose Women as well as tour support for Kevin Bridges, Rob Beckett, Jayde Adams and Clinton Baptiste.

As well as an in-demand live performer, Rich’s TV writing credits include working for the BBC, Sky Arts and Channel 4 on various projects with his partner Jayde Adams. Acting credits include: Jawbone(2017) Brainiacs(SKY) My Favourite Affordable Meats(BBC3) the voice of David Bowie in Bloody Tracy(SKY) as well as acting in comedy sketches with Turtle Canyon Comedy and gaining impressive viral stats like 6.5million views with sketches on The Hook.

He also appeared as the silent character ‘Pudding’ in Jayde Adams’ sell out show The Divine Ms Jaydewith The Pleasance in 2018 and Soho Theatre in 2019. Rich is also the host of the wildly popular podcastInsane In The Men Brain where he talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health featuring interviews with Heston Blumenthal, Nicholas Pinnock, Michael Smiley, Scroobius Pip and many more.

He has earned himself an award for “Best Podcast” with JOE and gained a nomination for “Best Social Conscience Podcast” at the Podbible Poll Winners Awards. Rich is also an in-demand podcast guest and has been featured on: BBC Radio 4’sYou’ll Do, Global Radio’sJob’s A Goodun, Scroobius Pip’s Distraction Pieces and Dave’sConversations Against Living Miserably.