Mates Rates Comedy Reading

Comedy at Turtle 🐢 is tonight Sunday 6 April at 6:30pm with headliner Michael Shafar. Attend for £5 with the code: DISCOUNT_123 ... Stand Up Comedy in Reading is back. Mates Rates Comedy is proud to present Comedy at Turtle with Headliner Michael Shafar. 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 between 6:30pm-8:30pm (doors open 6:00pm). ... Michael Shafar Michael Shafar has taken plenty of big steps in his career as a comedian to date. Since leaving a career in law for comedy, Michael has been working hard to win his Jewish mother’s forgiveness, and has (somewhat) achieved that, having performed around Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the US and on international waters. In 2016, Michael burst onto the comedy scene in the RAW Comedy National Fin

We are filming an advert for Mates Rates Comedy RAW this Monday 10 March. We are offering FREE tickets to you our supporters with the code: Discount_123 You will need to register in advance or you will be charged on the door. If you want to support the work Mates Rates Comedy are doing Monday 10 March would be a great night to come and watch Mates Rates Comedy RAW so we can showcase the event in its best light and film something that will help us reach more people in Reading.

Comedy at Turtle is back tomorrow, Sunday 2 February, at The Purple Turtle, Reading with headliner Greg Winfield. Advance tickets are currently available for £10. ... Greg Winfield Greg Winfield mixes densely packed punchlines with lighting fast interactions with the audience. Gleefully uncompromising, yet undeniably likeable he creates an utterly unique and hilarious experience for the crowd. Greg has supported the likes of Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson, Fern Brady, and Paul McCaffrey to name a few and has written for BBC’s ‘Mock the Week’ and Comedy Central’s ‘Roast Battle’. Greg’s regularly released online content and his crowdwork and sketches have over 14 million views on TikTok. “With Swaggering stage presence and acerbic wit, Greg Winfield is attuned to an audience on a way that few comics are” - Capers Comedy “Genius, genuinely the best MC’ing I’ve seen in years” - Tony Law

Ali Woods is headlining The Purple Turtle this Sunday 22 December. 🙂 Ali Woods is a half-English, half-Scottish comedian, podcaster and content creator. Fresh off his first sold out show at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Ali is a refreshing mix of the ‘every man’ and the ‘modern man’, whose sensitivity and genuine interest in men’s mental health gives him a great perspective on the modern ‘lad’ culture which often features in his comedy. Ali is that wonderful blend of comedy with a heart, speaking on topics such as football, the environment, and many social causes close to his heart. Ali won Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2020 and has appeared on BBC Radio 4, TalkRadio, TalkSport alongside hosting his own podcast ‘All I Do Is Fail’. His online comedy sketches under the tag @aliwoodsgigs have gained millions of views and likes, and featured on LadBible and Buzzfeed UK. Many of Ali’s followers found him after he supported Russell Kane on tour in 2022.

Roast Battle UK is coming to Reading! THE SHOW THAT TURNS SMACK TALK INTO AN ART FORM! ROAST BATTLE UK PUTS TWO COMEDIANS HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A BATTLE OF WIT AND PUT-DOWNS. EACH COMIC HAS 5 JOKES TO ”ROAST” THEIR OPPONENT. THE OPPONENT CAN RESPOND WITH AN OFF THE CUFF REBUTTAL. ULTIMATELY, THE WINNER IS DECIDED BY A GUEST PANEL OF AUDACIOUS JUDGES. “UNDENIABLY, ROAST BATTLE DOESN’T FAIL TO LIVE UP TO ITS EXPECTATIONS, SERVING TO SHOWCASE A NO-HOLDS-BARRED CONTEST OF COMEDIC ATHLETICISM, BRAZEN PUTDOWNS AND LIGHTNING-FAST COMEBACKS.” ★★★★★ BROADYWAY BABY Doors open 7:30pm. Show starts 8:00pm. Early Bird - £7:50 SOLD OUT Advance - £10 Please be advised that you will need id to get into Double-Barrelled Brewery. Lineup subject to change. Content warning: Roast Battle UK includes content that may be considered offensive by some. Please take this into consideration when making a decision on whether to attend this event.