The Comedy Network is coming to The Factory Live!
A monthly series of laugh-out-loud comedy nights, featuring the best up-and-coming comedians. Gather your friends, grab a drink from the bar and enjoy some of the hottest comedians on the circuit. See the stars of tomorrow, today!
LINEUP ANNOUNCED!
SARA BArRON
Sara Barron is one of the fastest-rising comedians of her generation. Since her 2018 debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, she’s starred on shows including Live at the Apollo (BBC), Would I Lie to You? (BBC) and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC).
A powerhouse live act, Sara has taken 3 critically acclaimed stand-up hours, For Worse (2018), Enemies Closer (2019), and Hard Feelings (2022) to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had multiple runs in London’s Soho Theatre. Her shows have received rave reviews from publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Evening Standard and The Scotsman, and she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Sara’s further television credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Hypothetical (Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC), Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled (DAVE), Roast Battle (Comedy Central) and Hello, America (Quibi). On radio, her credits include appearances on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Woman’s Hour on Radio 4. Sara also co-created and co-hosts the hit Succession recap podcast Firecrotch and Normcore which has previously featured guests including Jesse Armstrong, Self-Esteem, Chris Addison and Lorraine Kelly, as well as The Traitors recap podcast, Laters, Traitors!
As a writer, Sara has published two essay collections, People are Unappealing and The Harm in Asking. Her writing has also featured in Vanity Fair and on This American Life.
HORATIO GOULD
Horatio's friends tell him he needs to open up, but he feels he has nothing to confess. Being part of a generation where everyone is constantly reminded that ‘It's okay to not be okay’, Horatio asks the question: is it no longer okay to be okay? Join this viral sensation (50 million views online) for his hotly anticipated debut. Tour Support for Frankie Boyle. ‘The most exciting comedic mind this country’s seen since Chris Morris’ (Fin Taylor). ‘Will be this country’s Judd Apatow’ (Seann Walsh).
JOSH JAMES (MC)
Josh James is one of the UK stand-up circuit’s most exciting up and coming club comedians. His killer punchlines and easy-going audience interactions have meant he has previously been voted Essex Comedian of the Year.
“He’s a proper Essex Geezer and is actually super smart underneath the persona” – The Stand Comedy Clubs
TICKETS £12.50 // SEASON PASS £25!
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THURSDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2023
THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER 2023
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2024