Thursday 29 Oct 2026
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Buy Tickets
The award winning People’s Comedy is coming to the Grain Barge throughout the winter months. Join us at one of Bristols best venues for a night of comedic entertainment…
CK Nath is an award-nominated UK-based stand-up comedian and voice artist known for her high-energy, witty style and vivid character work.
Paul Hilleard, a Welsh stand-up comedian and writer originally from Pontypridd who performs on the Bristol comedy circuit.
Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2024
Finalist for Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025
Winner of the Chortle Hotshots 2026
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Comedians’ Choice Awards (2026)
Omari Douglas is a Bristol-based stand-up comedian known for his warm stage presence, sharp wit, and storytelling.
BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist 2025
Emma Hughes is an Australian-born, UK-based stand-up comedian known for her chaotic energy, offbeat humor, and unpredictable stage presence.
Funny Bones Winner (2025): Won the Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity’s Funny Bones comedy competition.
Semi-finalist in both So You Think You’re Funny? and the Funny Women Awards, as well as a finalist in the Bristol Comedy Competition and placing 3rd in the Bath New Act Competition.
Joe Brooks is a stand-up comedian, actor, and theatre-maker based in Weston-super-Mare and Bristol, UK. He performs stand-up comedy and cabaret spots across the South West, using a mix of surreal humour, songs, impressions, and character work.
Sapphire McIntosh is a Leeds-born, London-based stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and character performer. Known for her high-energy observational style and vox pops, her comedy frequently blends humor with personal stories, touching on themes like football, growing up, and life in the UK.
Finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.
Semi-finalist for the BBC Caroline Aherne Bursary.
3rd prize in the Max Turner
Stephen Bisland is a Scottish stand-up comedian and actor based in the South West UK comedy circuit. In addition to stand-up, he has acted in TV productions including HBO’s Chernobyl (guest role as a night shift worker), BBC’s Outlander (British Soldier), Doctors, and Waterloo Road.
Winner – Best pro comedy night ’25 and Best live comedy format ’25 for Wales & the West.
Winner – Best Comedy Format in Britain: Midlands & the West (Chortle, 2024)
Winner – Best Themed Comedy Night in the UK outside London (Chortle, 2023)
Why The People’s Comedy?
Since 2018, we’ve been on a mission to spotlight comics with something to say – smart, original, countercultural voices – and make sure they’re actually paid fairly. Revolutionary.
✔ We’ve raised tens of thousands for comedians through our equal pay structure.
✔ Comedy shouldn’t just be “bread and circuses” – it should make you laugh, think, and question.
Tickets & Info: www.thepeoplescomedy.org Health & Safety / Contact: https://thepeoplescomedy.org/health%2C-safety%3B-contact…
Note: The more we make through tickets, the more we can pay acts! Please only give as much as you can comfortably.
Entry Requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
