**Advance tickets close at mid day on Friday 16 September**
Stand Up Comedy in Reading is back. Mates Rates Comedy is proud to present Comedy at Turtle with Headliner Leo Kearse.
Mates Rates Comedy has teamed up with The Purple Turtle to bring you the best acts from the UK comedy scene.
We will have TV names, up and coming circuit comics and as always, you will be guided along by our trusty MC Carl Richard.
The show takes place at The Purple Turtle on Friday 16 September between 7:30pm-9:30pm (doors open 7:00pm).
Early Bird - £9.99
Advance - £12.50
On Door - £15.00 (subject to availability)
Lineup subject to change
Leo Kearse
“Genuinely thought-provoking...hugely entertaining….a warm and personal show” ★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN”
“Very funny, very dirty, occasionally shocking, but edgily likeable and happily endearing, eliciting the guilty pleasure of laughter from a wide-eyed audience - ★★★★ THE LIST ”
“A triumphant hour of outrageous and dark jokes, not pushing but gleefully running straight through the boundaries of taste and acceptability in today’s “woke” culture - BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE RECOMMENDED SHOW”
Jonathan Elson
Chelsea Birkby
"one to watch" Funny Women
"talked frankly about mental illness... skillfully, my jaw soon aching with laughter" **** Oxford Times
"Chelsea Birkby is hilarious. A real talent, outshining the big guns with her easy charm and sparkling anecdotal humour. " Oxford Mail
"cleverness and class... guarantee anyone will enjoy" **** Mumble
"a dab hand" Chortle, most memorable shows of 2020
as seen at The Stand, Backyard, Comic Boom, Monkey Barrel, Manford's Comedy Club and Brimingham Airport Car Park 6
as seen on NextUp
on twitter and instagram @chelseabirkby
have written for multiple seasons of Mock the Week
bringing debut stand up hour to the Edinburg Fringe, No More Mr NIce Chelsea, 3.40, Just the Spare Room, The Caves. See a preview near you this year HERE
"Chelsea’s show crackled with energy and ambition…what was most admirable was the performer’s willingness to skirt easy laughs and handle more challenging subjects. It may just be April but it felt like we witnessed a potentially big hit when this show reaches its final destination.” DailyInfo