Carlton Comedy Club at The Smiths Arms

Shoe Cake Comedy & The Smiths Arms proudly present ... 

CARLTON COMEDY CLUB

A regular night of comedy from some of the funniest and most sought after comedians on the UK comedy circuit. 

This month .... 

Headline Act

SIMON DONALD

Simon Donald, International Lavatory Humourist and co-founder of Viz Comic, made history alongside his brother and a school friend, by turning their playground antics into the notorious sales phenomenon of the late 20th century. Simon began stand-up almost twenty years ago, and is most famous for his outrageous market research character act, Barry Twyford, whose surveys ask more questions than they answer.

‘Former Viz man, as funny with a microphone in his hand as he was with a pencil'
Guardian

'witty and scintillating cerebral filth'
List

'superb, inventive comedy'
Stage

'gloriously improper'
Skinny

Opening Act

JACK KELLY

★★★★★- Lancashire Post

‘A rocket propelled grenade of great writing!’ - RockCentral Promotions

‘Warm stage presence, slick delivery’ - Fat Penguin

‘Extremely well crafted punchlines’ - Teknicolour Smoof

Middle Act

JULIAN LEE

As featured on Radio 4's 'Ross Noble's Newcastle'.

Runner-up in Leicester Comedy Festival's UK Pun Championships twice on the trot in 2017 & 2018 - but in 2021 won the online show at The Leicester Comedy Festival.

'He's got jokes that make me hurt laughing' - Jason Cook

Hosted by

CATHERINE YOUNG

A wonderfully gifted comedian and natural host - fresh from the sunny streets of Middlesbrough.
Catherine won the Hilarity Bites New Act of The Year a few years back and now gigs all over the UK for some of the biggest comedy nights on the circuit.