Welcome to Warwick Comedy!
Warwick Comedy Society offers the opportunity to write, perform and direct comedy - from sketch to stand-up - putting on shows throughout the year!
But there's no pressure to perform - all of our sessions are welcoming and laid back. We also have plenty of trips just to watch comedy as well as many socials to attend. We welcome all new members, from freshers to PhD students, regardless of previous comedic experience!
SKETCH
Every Friday from 6-8pm in FAB2.43. We hold workshops to write and perform sketches, and play improv games. There's opportunities to perform in, or direct, our end of term shows, in addition to taking shows to the Edinburgh Fringe!
2023 Sketch Show
STAND-UP
Our stand-up workshops are Wednesdays at 6-7.30pm in FAB 2.43 where we test out new material and play writing games. Every term we put on several stand-up shows for students to watch or perform, in The Graduate on campus, or other off-campus venues. We take our shows to the Edinburgh Fringe and we seek out opportunities for acts to perform on the open mic circuit as well as any other gigs.
The society produced 2 Chortle Student Comedy Finalists in 2022: Henry Shannon and Charlie Humphrey. We compete in this competition every year and reguarly produce semi-finalists and finalists. Furthermore, recent Warwick Comedy Alumni have gone on to become successful comedians. For example, both Eric Rushton and Adele Cliff are successfull comedians, both now well established at the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond!
Our Chortle 2024 contestants: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCyrjSqPDwnjN-l92pWEx89vyHdfDxbAd
APPRECIATION
As well as performing comedy, we also watch comedy. There are loads of great comedians who perform every term right on our door step at the Warwick Arts Centre, and we get discounted group deals. Then there's the trips further afield to watch comedy in Birmingham, Leicester, London and beyond! We watch stand-up specials and sitcoms on Netflix.
Performers from our 2024 Fringe Standup Show!
Performers from our 2024 Fringe Sketch Show!
TOURS AND SOCIALS
Every August we head to the Edinburgh Fringe, performing our sketch and stand-up shows for 2 weeks. It is an amazing opportunity to perform at the greatest arts festival in the world, and to see some fantastic shows!
On the social front, we organise many socials throughout each term, examples of which are pub crawls, Taskmaster nights, scavenger hunts, zine-making, watching comedy specials and much more!
Get in touch
If you have any questions or would like to get involved drop us a message on our Instagram (@comedywarwick) and we will be happy to help!
We hope to see you at a session or show!
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