Jools takes you on a journey through the crazier moments of a life lived without a second thought. Part stand-up comedy, part storytelling, the show includes highlights such as 'Bi-Polar Gigolo' and 'Man with a Gun.'

Diagnosed with bi-polar disorder 20 years ago, suddenly everything made sense to him and explained many of his less well thought out adventures in life. Embracing his condition, he has used it to full effect as an entertainer and storyteller internationally.

Age suitability : 16+

Comedy magician Stu Turner; mimic & impressionist Stephen Owen; and stand-up & ventriloquist Phil Reid, come together for an hour of comedy, magic, and impressions.

Join the trio as they bring a mix of silliness, baffling magic, and sheer entertainment to Shaftesbury.

Advance tickets HERE

Age suitability : 16+

If you ever want to go space, the probability of you ever getting the job is 0.0007%. That didn't stop Isa from spending most of her life trying to become an astronaut. Did she ever get any closer?

Award-winning comedian Isa Bonachera will take you on a tour of the cosmos and her broken dreams in this unique stand-up comedy experience.

Age suitability : 12+

A stand-up comedy show about the absurdity of trying to fit in when you clearly don't belong anywhere.

The story is a warning that the thoughts you have while on your own aren't always the right ones. All is told with jokes anecdotes and energy.

"Bloody Funny” - Mark Dolan, Balls of Steel

Age suitability : 16+

"Sounds good, looks a mess" was a review Louise received last year and something she cannot seem to get out of her head. It seems stuck in her vast amounts of curly hair, along with 4 hairbrushes, 2 pen lids and a barely licked chupa chup lolly.

As a gravy stained, proud, northern lass, Louise is desperately trying to work out what everyone's problem is with her general appearance.

Each anecdote as crowd pleasing as the last, Louise is an exciting new act.

Age suitability : 14+

A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome making him lopsided with a misshapen hand. Following life changing surgery he now has toes for fingers on his left hand and in this unflinchingly honest show he examines body image, mental health and being disabled in an image-obsessed world.

An hour of anarchic storytelling and acidic punchlines exploring how he has learnt to roll with the hand life dealt him and draw humour from what we are told is humourless.

Age suitability : 14+

“A Comedian going places”

Join the 2017 'BBC New Comedy Award' finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him performing on BBC2 a year later, and what happens when you are being trolled online for not being disabled enough.

Aaron is far better at stand-up than standing up and his unique perspective on life - usually of people's belly buttons - gives him a distinctive edge in his performances as well as a sore neck.

Age suitability : 14+

Karen had wanted to get into stand-up for a while, but didn’t have a USP. So you can imagine her delight when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She finally had her edge.

A Work in Progress from someone who didn’t die, and is now working out what it means to not just survive, but damn well thrive.

“Life-affirming” - The Scotsman
“Uncomfortably excellent’’ – Steve Bennett, Chortle

“Quirky, heartfelt comedy at its best” - **** - Three Weeks

Age suitability : 16+

Dave grew up with two beds in his bedroom and he’s trying to find out why. Join Dave as he takes you on his journey to becoming a celebrity lookalike and the resulting chance encounter which forces him to confront his past.

Sometimes the only way to be yourself is to become someone else. ‘Guest Bed’ is an absurd tale of shape shifting identities and buried memories.

"Keen eye for the absurd" - TheWeeReview.com. "Fantastically Original Gags" - Bruce Dessau, Beyond the Joke. Time Out’s 'One to Watch'.

Age suitability : 18+

An improvised comedy adventure with this "master of audience interaction" - Huffington Post, as he raids the library of his fantastical imagination to create thrillers, romances, ghost stories and more original freewheeling tales that've never been told before and never will be again.

"Wonderfully improvised riffs showcasing his impressive spontaneity and sharp tongue" - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine.

Age suitability : 16+

Scotty D, just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit, invites you on a Journey, about how karaoke saved his life and how it can save yours, too. It’s a show with stories, power ballads, big anthems, cheesy pop and a bit of bopping.

“Like a disco-themed Steve Martin, he generates smiles wherever he goes” - Broadway Baby.

Age suitability : 14+

Chelsea takes you on a hilarious journey of Opera, Arab pop, daddy issues and Barbra Streisand to tackle what really binds us all together after all.

"A buoyant force of nature who skips between genres with ease" - Phil Kay

Age suitability : 16+

A deadly comedy featuring a Viking descendant from Norway.

Pernilla Holland is in in trouble! Winter has rocked up and with it baffling life choices.

Join her as she gets to grip with the existential crisis of being a millennial and find out how she solves the crimes of her heart.

“Hilarious” ★★★★ - Time Out

“Roaringly funny” ★★★★★ - Broadway Baby

Age suitability : 15+

Following up from their smash show "MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies... Kind of" the Just Us League return with a brand new comedy show packed with sketches inspired by MARVEL.

Nerds unite as Gary and Javier hit you with more geek themed hilarity.

Age suitability : All ages

Gary Tro has written quite possibly the greatest screenplay for the greatest superhero movie ever. It’s just never been made… until now.

Award-nominated comedian Gary Tro “expect comedic genius” – LondonCalling.com, delivers his new masterpiece for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“Made his full room roar with laughter” – Mumble

NATYS 2017 Finalists and London SketchFest 2016 Featured Act 'The Monks' present “hilarious" - The Londonist, sketches based around those 10 famous biblical rules.

"Good fun" - NottsComedyReview.

“That rarest of things in comedy - a Christian sketch group” - Time Out.

Age suitability : 14+

It’s 1969! Suburban housewife Honey Childs is hosting a Happening in her living room and you’re invited! Join Honey and her daughter Barbara for cheese and pineapple and retro party games as she embarks on a serious mission: to bring about world peace.

Decide if you’re Hip, Square or Way Out There in this heartwarming, funny, critically acclaimed Edfringe show.

Age suitability : 14+

Remember Bravo Two Zero? Of The First Gulf War fame? Ian Lane does. His dad was a member of the patrol group.

In this stand-up comedy show, he considers how the military techniques of the SAS can be applied to managing an orderly and domestically fulfilling family household.

May contain mine sweeping, spoon warfare, potato wedge infiltration and extreme pooh sticks.

Age suitability : 16+

It's 1981. Giggle with Caz and Shell as they get ready to hit the town.

A witty and charming comedy full of dancing, drinking and lots of laughter.

But be prepared for a dark twist and a change in emotion as the arrival of an unwanted visitor turns an otherwise normal night into a different place when things spiral out of control.

Age suitability : 16+

Come and join award winning stand-up comedian James Alderson as he takes an hilarious trip down memory lane, in one double cassette, double A-sided show that he can’t wait to share, before he gets much older and forgets what actually happened in the 80s!

Whether you get to the show on roller blades, in your Sinclair C5 or your Cortina, just get there! Bring your leg warmers, your shoulder pads and back comb that hair – it’s a show not to be missed, crammed full of nostalgia!

Age suitability : 18+