Comedians from James Acaster to Sophie Duker are stretching their writing muscles and sharpening their witty-banter-tools as they try out brand new material at Battersea Arts Centre this spring.
These Work in Progress gigs start from 15 April, in preparation for their new UK tours and Edinburgh shows later this year.
Artist: Sophie Duker (Work in Progress)
Dates: 15 April, 27 April, 2 July 2022
Time: 7.30pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/sophie-duker-work-in-progress/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £12)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 16+
Sophie Duker is back with brand new material following her Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award win (2021).
As seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’ (Channel 4), ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (E4), ‘Mock the Week’ (BBC2), ‘Don’t hate the Playaz’ (ITV2), ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order’ (BBC2) and ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’ (ITV). Her 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show, ‘Venus’, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer Award.
Artist: Sarah Keyworth (Work in Progress)
Dates: 28 April 2022
Time: 7.30pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/sarah-keyworth-work-in-progress-2/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £12)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 16+
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth
Winner: Herald Angel Award, Pleasance Best Newcomer Award
As seen and heard on ‘Live At The Apollo’ (BBC2), ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC2), ‘Roast Battle’ (Comedy Central), ‘The Stand Up Sketch Show’ (ITV) and ‘The Now Show’ (BBCR4).
Artist: Nabil Abdulrashid (Work in Progress)
Date: 4 May 2022
Time: 8pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/nabil-abdulrashid-work-in-progress-2/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £10)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 16+
An hour of developing new material from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ finalist Nabil Abdulrashid.
As seen on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC2), ‘The Stand-Up Sketch Show’ (ITV), and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ (ITV).
Artist: Jordan Brookes (Work in Progress)
Date: 6 & 7 May 2022
Time: 7.30pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/jordan-brookes-work-in-progress-2/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £12)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 18+
Before heading out on his new tour, Jordan Brookes is back at Battersea Arts Centre with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he’s nearly written. This is just what happens.
Jordan Brookes won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show ‘I’ve Got Nothing’. He was also nominated for the same award in 2017 and won the Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award in 2018. As well as being a critically acclaimed comedian Jordan is also an actor and writer, with numerous projects in development for TV and radio.
Artist: James Acaster (Work in Progress)
Title: Hecklers Welcome
Date: 19 & 26 May 2022
Time: 8pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/james-acaster-hecklers-welcome/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £12)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 16+
James Acaster has decided to give up control and let the audience do what they want while he tries to tell stories. It’s an experiment!
Whimsical master James Acaster is ‘one of comedy’s most original voices’ (Evening Standard). He received a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which he followed up by creating a stand up mini series for Netflix, ‘Repertoire’, the first of its kind. He has also published two books which made the Sunday Times bestseller list, ‘Classic Scrapes’ and ‘Perfect Sound Whatever’.
His last show, the hugely successful ‘Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999’, toured the UK, Australia and USA, winning Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. James also has two hit podcasts ‘Off Menu’ which he hosts with Ed Gamble, and ‘Perfect Sounds’ both of which are regulars on the iTunes top 10 List.
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Artist: Britney (Work in Progress)
Title: An Audience With Britney
Date: 5 & 6 July 2022
Time: 8pm
Booking link: bac.org.uk/whats-on/britney-an-audience-with-britney-work-in-progress/
Price: Pay What You Can (Suggested price £12)
Running time: 1hr
Age guidance: 14+
Equal parts Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, Guardian-recommended comedy double act Britney’s new work in progress is a love story between two gorgeous comedians (them) and a very patient and ‘up for it’ audience (you).
It’s about how much they love their audiences and how pretty the audiences think they are.
You may remember Britney from BBC pilot Britney, BBC2’s Festival of Funny and some of your best dreams. Critics have called them “hysterical”, “side-splitting”, “laugh-out-loud funny”; their agents have called them “a bit of a risk”; and fans of the show have called it… quits.
