The high octane and hilarious Mark Watson headlines a multiple act bill of comedy to launch this summer's Bristol BrouHaHa comedy festival in July, featuring two of the most exciting comics of the moment: Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan. Compere is Mark Olver.

DANA ALEXANDER
"Like a gift from the Comedy Gods" The Herald

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Star of Never Mind The Buzzcocks and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2008, David O'Doherty's humour fits into the slightly nerdish, misfit worldview increasingly adopted by a certain breed of comic; delicate, sweet and thought-provoking rather than aggressive and in-your face.

Star of Never Mind The Buzzcocks and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2008, David O'Doherty's humour fits into the slightly nerdish, misfit worldview increasingly adopted by a certain breed of comic; delicate, sweet and thought-provoking rather than aggressive and in-your face.

ROMESH RANGANATHAN
"The boundaries are often where good comedy is to be found, and Ranganathan has the writing eloquence to explore that." Chortle

SARA PASCOE
"Defiantly idiosyncratic and highly accessible" London Evening Standard

RICHARD HERRING
"Herring is a superior comedian ... hilarious."
The Guardian

ALAN FRANCIS
"Thought provoking, eloquent, entertaining... Well worth your time" The Scotsman 

JARRED CHRISTMAS
"Likeable, intelligent and full of unpredictable energy" The Scotsman

CAREY MARX
"Marx's slick delivery lends itself to clever verbal comedy." The Scotsman

ANDREW LAWRENCE
"Not for the easily shockable" Daily Telegraph

GARY DELANEY
"Expect a cavalcade of of brilliantly inventive puns" The Guardian

CHRIS MARTIN
"One of the UK's most promising young observationalists" The Guardian

SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE
"This is the unparalleled pinnacle of comedy puppetry" Venue

DALISO CHAPONDA
"One of the finest, funniest and most fair-minded comic commentators on race and post-colonial integration that I have seen" Three Weeks (Edinburgh Festival)

CELIA PACQUOLA
"A rare gift for comic storytelling" Daily Telegraph

THE COMEDY ZONE with LUCY BEAUMONT, CARL HUTCHINSON & MATT WINNING plus compere MARK SMITH

The Comedy Zone is a stand-up showcase featuring four of the most exciting emerging talents on the comedy circuit.

IAN STONE
"A masterful exponent of self-mocking Jewish humour" The Times

TOM ALLEN
"Riotous entertainment... Allen is one of life's true eccentrics" The Guardian

ADDY VAN DER BORGH
"van der Borgh has funny bones. This man was born to make people laugh" Edinburgh Evening News

DANNY WARD
“Observational gags coming thick and fast”  Leicester Mercury

Comedy Club 4 Kids is, as the name suggests, a stand-up show specifically aimed at children from 6 to 11 at a time they can watch without any rude words. Three circuit stand-ups, George Egg, Fin Taylor & John Robins, provide an hour long show of child-friendly funnies. (Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).

ALUN COCHRANE
"Prime laugh-out-loud stupid moments" The List

ALLYSON SMITH
Canadian comic Allyson Smith brings her sassy blend of in-your-face stand-up and hilariously insightful commentary to BrouHaHa.

JOHN ROBINS
"A complete and utter natural" Russell Howard

DAVID MORGAN
"Immensely likeable stage presence, a smart neat turn of phrase" The Scotsman