Stand Up Hastings – Tues 30th March

Bringing you the best in live comedy, tonight’s comedians are Andrew Bird supported by Chris Martin

Andrew Bird

Born in Northampton and brought up in Towcester, Andrew moved to London three years ago at the age of 21 to pursue his comedy career. “I used to work part-time in a pub in Towcester and used to think of stupid things to say to make the old blokes laugh. I started making notes of them so I wouldn’t forget and next thing I knew I had two massive note pads full of this rubbish! So a few people said to me: ‘you should do comedy’, but it’s not that easy to do when you’re in Towcester.”

Not dissuaded by his surroundings, young Andrew packed up his joke books and headed for the glitz and glamour of… a talent night at Northampton College. “It was my first gig. A girl I knew was doing drama there and it was all drama students doing extracts from Shakespeare plays and little girls doing ballet with their parents there. Then I walk on at the end going: ‘the thing about rubber johnnies is…’ it didn’t go down too well. Andrew has played at the Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Screaming Blue Murder, Headliners, The Comedy Café, Bound and Gagged, Mirth Control and on the Avalon Comedy Network.

‘One of the hottest prospects in stand-up’-Time Out

Chris Martin

A newcomer who’s cutting his teeth hosting a regular Newcastle Uni gig, Chris Martin promises a solid stand-up set, with close attention to gags.

First on his agenda is the matter of his name, wearily dismissing the coincidence that he shares it with the Coldplay frontman. That leads smoothly on to a more distinctive discourse on people’s names and beyond. Chris sounds and acts like a much more established comic.

£7/£5 concessions

Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.30pm start

*Please Note: This event is strictly an 18+ admission only. If you have been invited by mistake and are under the age of 18, on behalf of the Venuu Management we would like to aplogise in advance for any inconvenience caused, but you will not be allowed entry. Sorry