A packed day of book-writing comedians

Our amazing line-up includes Adam Kay, the medic-turned comedian whose heart-wrenching NHS diary This Is Going To Hurt has sold more than a million copies; comedians, broadcasters and professional Grumpy Old Women and Men Jenny Eclair and Arthur Smith; the campaigning veteran of the comedy circuit Mark Thomas, and a live version of hit podcast Bookshambles with Robin Ince and Josie Long.

Jen Brister talks about The Other Mother, her wickedly honest parenting tale, and Katy Brand confesses to a life-long obsession with Dirty Dancing. Plus David Quantick, Helen Lederer, Louis Barfe, Andy Smart and more.

Full Day early bird tickets priced £32 (£27, £16) are available until 2 January (then £40, £32, £20). Access to single sessions for Day Ticket holders is subject to room capacity.

Don’t miss The Chortle Comedy Book Festival launch on Friday 17 January, featuring stand up sets from five highly acclaimed comedians who have all written books – Shappi Khorsandi, Mae Martin, Jen Brister, Olaf Falafel and MC Dominic Frisby.

The Chortle Comedy Book Festival 2020 line up

13.00 Doors open

Theatre

13.30 Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us 
15.00 Robin Ince and Josie Long Bookshambles
16.30 Adam Kay  
18.00 Jenny Eclair  
19.30 Arthur Smith: 100 Things I Meant To Tell You 

Studio 1 (Eliot Room)

15.15 Katy Brand: I Carried A Watermelon
16.45 David Quantick Exmouth Library, Summer 1977 - Five Funny Books That Changed My Life
18.10 Jen Brister: The Other Mother 
19.30 Andrew Doyle and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Should Jokes Be Woke 

Studio 2 (Chaucer Room)

13.45 Helen Lederer: Comedy Women in Print
15.15 Count Arthur Strong  
16.45 Louis Barfe on Ken Dodd
18.10 Mark Searby on Rik Mayall
19.30 Sitcom Geeks

Book stall and book signings throughout the day.

In association with Chortle

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