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You Can Laugh You Know presents: How Drugs Saved My Life!

We are You Can Laugh You Know and we are Leeds' first (and best) disabled-led comedy night.

We showcase a range of disabled talent from emerging comedians to established names on the British comedy circuit!

Expect a night full of empowerment, jokes that challenge you and lots of laughter.

Next up we have award-winning comedian Joe Burkewood with a half hour preview  of of his new show I Should be Dead (How Drugs Saved my life).

There will be support from the wonderful:

Ding Frisby

Ranvir Singh Kalare

Paisley Boyd

COBO : Comedy Shutdown Black History Month Special

COBO : Comedy Shutdown proudly presents our Black History Month Special, hitting venues across the UK this October! Gather your friends and family for an unforgettable evening of uproarious laughter and celebration.

Acts:

- Nabil Abdulrashid (BBC Live At The Apollo, ITV Stand Up Sketch Show)
- Limahl Germain (Comedy Central Live)
- Kat B (BBC, MTV)
- Kyrah Gray (Netflix, Comedy Central Live)

Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation

Dara Ó Briain is back with a brand new live show!

After the huge international success of his last tour, So, Where Were We?  which sold out 173 venues across 20 countries and was named UK Comedy Tour of the Year 2023 (Chortle), Dara’s new show Re:Creation sees one of Ireland’s finest live comedians back doing his favourite thing: standing in a theatre, telling stories and creating madness with the audience. It’s guaranteed to be a very, very funny night.

‘Pure, undiluted comic genius’
Evening Standard

Christmas with Danny Beard

Danny Beard, UK Drag royalty, brings a Christmas special exclusively to the Howard Assembly Room for two nights only this December – a spectacle of comedy, song, and unapologetic camp, showcasing their exceptional vocal prowess and magnetic stage presence.

The Liverpool-born drag sensation showcases an electrifying live music and comedy experience that fuses club kid aesthetics with classic drag performance style. They will be joined by a full live band and special guests for a 5-star night of flamboyant burlesque, killer vocals and snappy comedy, with a festive twist.

Jamali Maddix: Aston

Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on the road with a brand-new show: Aston.

Expect Jamali’s trademark brutally honest and unflinching perspectives on the world at large. His last tours have sold-out shows across the globe, playing the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

Matt Forde: The End Of An Era Tour

Finally, the UK has a new government. That can only mean one thing: new people to take the piss out of.

Leading political comedian and satirist Matt Forde (British Scandal, Spitting Image, The Last Leg) makes this his personal mission.

‘Our foremost satirical stand-up. Whatever your politics, you’ll find excellence here’
Sunday Times

‘Possibly the best political comedy show on the Fringe’
Telegraph

‘The excellent Matt Forde…even more accurate than Starmer’s needling voice’
Spectator

All Jokes Aside Free Comedy Night

Join us for an exciting evening of comedy. 

Performers from across the regions with be telling tall tales and performing material they have carefully cultivated from a wealth of experience. You might just catch the next big thing on the cheap or find that you’re the only one laughing in the room to a joke lost to the rest of the world.

This month’s line up is made of ridiculously talented comedians as always.