The Friday Night Show
Friday 30th June 2023
Shoreditch Town Hall's Assembly Hall
Following a sold-out show in 2022, The Friday Night Show returns with a spectacular, star-studded showcase of comedians at the top of their game!
This year’s blockbuster bill is hosted by Olga Koch and features Nish Kumar, Bridget Christie, Alison Spittle, Janine Harouni — and even more to be announced.
ARG is committed to making live comedy more accessible and The Friday Night Show will be live captioned by Claire Hill. For more information, visit our Access page.
Tickets available from Shoreditch Town Hall for just £20. Weekend ticket holders get tickets to The Friday Night Show for just £12.
Nish Kumar
Former host of The Mash Report / Late Night Mash and two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.
“Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that.” Time Out
Photo by Idil Sukan.
Bridget Christie
The Edinburgh Comedy Award, Rose d’Or and South Bank Sky Arts Award winner brings her trademark tub thumping political clown comedy to The Friday Night Show.
As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), QI (BBC Two), Ghosts (BBC One) and heard on BBC Audio Drama Award winning Mortal (BBC Radio 4).
Don’t miss her new show The Change, coming soon to Channel 4.
Photo by Natasha Pszenicki.
Alison Spittle
Co-host of BBC Sounds Wheel of Misfortune podcast with Kerry Katona, full Edinburgh Festival Fringe sell-out 2022 and tour support for Fern Brady and Maria Bamford
“An hour of near faultless material” ★★★★ Skinny
“Had the full house rolling in the aisles” ★★★★ Daily Express
Photo by Karla Gowlett.
Janine Harouni
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee.
Star of ITV2’s Buffering. Seen and heard on The Russell Howard Hour, The John Bishop Show, Comedians Giving Lectures, Question Team, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show. Over 80 million views online.
“Ready for her Netflix special” ★★★★★ Times
“A comedian clearly destined for bigger stages” ★★★★ Sunday Post
10 Comedians to Watch Guardian
10 Best Shows of 2019 Evening Standard
★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★ Telegraph
★★★★ Chortle
MC: Olga Koch
Olga Koch is a writer and comedian, across radio, television and film. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, long-listed for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021 and her show Fight won the 2022 Writer’s Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy.
She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), and Question Team (Dave).
“Rude and raucous and utterly fabulous” ★★★★★ Broadway World
“Charisma and punchlines to burn” ★★★★ Guardian
Photo by Matt Stronge.
Tickets available from Shoreditch Town Hall for just £20. Weekend ticket holders get tickets to The Friday Night Show for just £12.
ARG is committed to making live comedy more accessible and The Friday Night Show will be live captioned by Claire Hill. For more information, visit our Access page.
Line-up subject to change.