Sunday 12 October 2025
Birmingham Comedy Festival Free Half-Dayer Pt.2
Cherry Reds and The Victoria, John Bright Street, Birmingham B1
From 1pm. All shows are FREE/ Pay What You Want (PWYW). No booking required, just rock up and see as many performances as you like!

CHERRY REDS
◼ 1pm - Shooby Dooby Doo Wop: Live! The hit podcast about hit records with local comedy legends, Andy Robinson and James Cook.
◼ 2.15pm - Tom Little Less Conversation, Tom Little More Action ‘Properly talented.’ **** - The Scotsman. ‘Can’t remain a hidden treasure for long’ - Chortle.
◼ 3.30pm - Hannah Weetman & Dom Bant: Fraudchurch Bonding over growing up in the same Birmingham sh*tholes and being magnets for disaster, two downbeat comedians from Birmingham split an hour of comedy.
◼ 4.45pm - The Glitter Sisters The all-female West Mids comedy troupe serves up sharp wit, outrageous tales, and more sparkle than a unicorn on espresso at a mirrorball convention.
Cherry Reds Cafe Bar, 88-92 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1BN
THE VICTORIA
◼ 1pm - Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users: Advanced and Improvers Cutlery safety meets comedy in this sharp training session for grown-ups with expert Ian Crawford.
◼ 2.15pm - Mary Flanigan: Scream If You Want To Go Slower Everything a bit much? Relax by watching an Irish woman do something. Characters? Special guests? Games? Mental breakdown? It’s all on the table.
◼ 3.30pm - Eric Rushton, Jamie D’Souza and Finlay Christie: Never Had A Bad One They've never had a bad gig. Today they risk everything by trying out some new material that might fail.
◼ 4.45pm - Tal Davies & Pals: Sitcom Table-read Tal’s written a sitcom and some of Brum’s finest are assembling to perform it.
The Victoria, 48 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1BN
Also see:
Sunday 12 October 2025: Birmingham Comedy Festival Free Half-Dayer (Part 1)
With 2 Muslim 2 Furious, Hasan Al-Habib, James Cook's Treasure Hunt, Adam Beardsmore & Jules O'Brian, Rach Sambrooks, Behind The Headlines, Okse, Lovdev Barpaga. [Read more...]
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ABOUT THE FREE HALF-DAYERS: The Victoria pub and Cherry Reds Cafe Bar are both situated on John Bright Street, just a short distance apart, in Birmingham City Centre. The comedy takes place upstairs at both venues. See as many shows as you like at either venue. All shows are approximately one hour and free in/ Pay What You Want (PWYW). Donations are encouraged as you leave. Please give if you've enjoyed the show. Both venues are seated. Just turn up 10-15mins before each show. Drinks are available at downstairs bars which you're welcome to take in.
