Jesterval Comedy
Next Shows:
Friday 5 December, 2025. 7pm doors, 8pm on stage.
Friday 6 March, 2026. 7pm doors, 8pm on stage.
£15.50 Single ticket, £13.50 concessions
Warning: strong language and themes of adult content. Recommended 18+.
Join us for a hilarious night of laughter at the Gosforth Civic Theatre.
A superb night of stand up comedy that will leave you in stitches. Get ready to ROFL as some of the funniest comedians take the stage to tickle your funny bone. With side-splitting jokes, witty one-liners, and belly-aching performances, this event is a must-attend for comedy enthusiasts. So, gather your friends and get ready for a night of non-stop laughter at Jesterval Comedy​
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Jesterval Comedy
Fri 5 Dec, 7pm doors
Sally Anne Hayward
Sally-Anne is an award-winning comedian (Best UK Compere 2019 and Holsten Pils ‘Fans of Comedy’ award) She is also a regular compere at Glastonbury Festival.
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John Smith
Geordie delivering dark, punchy material with big laughs.
"Pick of the week... beautifully written jokes" - Guardian
"Genuinely funny" - Scotsman
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Dan Evans
For over a decade Dan's twisted logic has been gladdening Stand Up Comedy audiences across the UK and Ireland. He's also performed his accessible but frequently childish surrealism in front of chubby perspiring ex-pats in Dubai and Oman, and had his grammar rectified by politer crowds in Germany and Holland.
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Susan Riddell
Glaswegian comedian, actor and writer Susan Riddell has fast become one of the UK’s most exciting names. Nominated for the Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award 2024 and named in The List’s Hot 100 2024 she appeared as a judge BBC New Comedy Awards and was runner up in Funny Women Stage Awards.
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Jesterval Comedy
Fri 6 Mar, 7pm doors
Catherine Young
Catherine has been taking the circuit by storm. She is fastly becoming the most booked comedian from the north east. Her bold, brash and in your face style is something to be hold. She is a hit with audiences far and wide. First solo show was a hit and this followed by supporting the brilliant Nathan Caton on tour.
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Eddie Brimson
Eddy Brimson is an award winning stand-up comedian, actor and playwright.
"Brimson is not for the faint-hearted. A true comedy Tour de Force". Associated Press
Having performed at festivals the world over Brimson is one of the most indemand headliners from both the Uk and international circuits.
"Conversational, surreal, and superbly mad ... Brimson genuinely filled me with joy." Bunbury Mag
Initially a sports writer, Eddy Brimson has seven books to his name, plus the 1998 documentary Tear Gas & Tantrums about English football fans attending the World Cup in France, which became a video bestseller.
The following year, he started stand-up, and appeared as part of the Gilded Balloon Midnight Show at the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe. He made his solo debut with the Free Festival show Eddy Brimson Is Free in 2007.
He has also appeared in a number of TV shows as an actor, including EastEnders, where he played the villain who turned over Frank Butcher's car lot.
Outside of performing, he has also invented a board game, Initial Subject, is a qualified hypnotherapist and was press officer for the national anti-foxhunting campaign.
Reviews:
“If there is a school of comedy in the British Isles then Eddy would be top of the class” Sydney Morning Herald
Follow Eddy on Twitter: @EddyBrimson
Thanks to the NZ Comedy Trust for their support in bringing world class comedy to NZ
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Peter Brush
A highly distinctive performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes, Peter Brush unassumingly takes to the stage with his slight bespectacled frame and scruffy hair, before consummately conquering it with an arsenal of razor sharp quirky one-liners and peerlessly original routines, all delivered in an amusingly awkward fashion. He is one of the UK’s most unexpectedly unique and delightful rising stars, a comedian’s comedian, a comedy buff’s must-see. If you haven’t already seen him then you’re in for a real treat! Peter performs at all the major clubs across the UK, many of it’s biggest festivals, he’s also performed in Switzerland, Norway and Hungary. Formerly a BBC New Comedy Award finalist, he has written for several BBC Radio 4 shows. He has been the support act for an array of stellar names, most recently for Alexei Sayle on tour.
‘compellingly hilarious.. first-class gag writing… an original and achingly funny voice’ – Chortle
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‘I love Peter Brush, what a comic’ - Jason Manford​
This is a seated event.
Seated shows
We have three main seated layouts for shows;
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floor seating with or without cabaret tables on floor level only [up to 100 capacity], or
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seating rake only [up to 119 capacity], or
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both seating rake with floor seating in front (in rows, or with or without cabaret tables) [up to 200 capacity].​
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Every seat on floor level and the first row on our seating rake is accessible to those who require a wheelchair space, an ambulant seat, or those who don’t have any access requirements. Thus, they will be bookable under the same ticket type and unreserved. When buying your tickets, we ask you to declare if you have any access requirements at the checkout so we can reserve any seats or space for those who need them.
Seating rake-only events
These events tend to be theatre or dance performances performed on floor level or film screenings. The front row of our seating rake can be made into wheelchair spaces (up to 2) or ambulant seats (up to 4).
Companion tickets
Carer/PA/Essential companion tickets
These are available for all events. They are limited to one per ticket order and can be booked by emailing info@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk and quoting the event name, booking reference on your ticket order and information you’re comfortable sharing on why a companion ticket is required.
Ticketing.
Buying tickets
You can buy tickets for advertised shows, events or activities by visiting our website. While all GCT promoted events and some selected third party promoted events will be available to purchase in person at the Theatre, some third party promoted events will only be available to buy online.
Fees
A booking fee applies per ticket when booking online through our ticketing platform; booking fees may vary when booking through other third party sites.
Concessions and carers
Concession tickets are available to people with disabilities, OAPs, under 18s and Asylum Seekers. We will endeavour to provide free tickets to carers where possible. Please contact us directly if you require carer's ticket.
Child and family tickets
A child is classed as anyone under the age of 14, and Family Tickets, where advertised, apply to a family of four where there is at least one adult and one child in the group. Babes in Arms, up to the age of 12 months, go free at all of our family shows.
Refunds
Refunds are only available up to 28 days before the date of GCT promoted events, otherwise refunds are at the discretion of the promoter. If an event must be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled, tickets purchased for the event will be valid for any new date agreed with the artist/promoter, and the ticket buyer entitled to a full refund if they are unable to attend the new date.
Receiving your tickets
We do not print physical tickets in house and instead email you a copy of your tickets. You can show us your tickets on a mobile device or simply give us the name of the lead booker when you arrive at the Theatre for the event. If receiving tickets from third party sites ran by external promoters (Seetickets/Wegottickets/ Ticket Source/ DICE etc you may need to provide your ticket for scanning.