George Street Comedy Club: January 9

Club comedy is coming to Oxford!

George Street Comedy Club will take place at The Wig and Pen, between 8pm - 10pm (doors open 7:30pm).

Every Friday 4 circuit acts and a pro-club headliner will take the stage in the loft room at the Wig and Pen.

Expect high drama, big laughs, revelations! It is all happening at George Street Comedy Club with a new lineup each week.

This room is accessible via a service elevator. If you need access to this please contact us at least 72 hours before your visit so we can make arrangements with the venue on: matesratescomedy@gmail.com

Advance: £10

On the door: £12

Lineup subject to change

Please be advised that you will need id to get into The Wig and Pen.

Adam Hopkins

Adam Hopkins is a London-based comic from Leeds. He started doing comedy while living in Shanghai, China, and has headlined all across Asia in cities like Beijing, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok, Hong Kong and even Wuhan.

He was nominated for Lawrence Batley Theatre’s 2024 Best New Yorkshire Act, selected for Circuit Breakers at the 2023 Leicester Comedy Festival, won Reading New Comedian of the Year at the 2023 Reading Indie Comedy Festival, was a finalist in the 2022 UK Chinese Comedy Competition (performing in Mandarin) and was nominated for the 2021 BBC New Comedy Awards. He has also written for shows on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Radio Scotland such as Newsjack, DMs Are Open, and Breaking the News.

"A laid-back, confident style juxtaposed with excellently-timed material."

- Reading Today

Caitriona Dowden

Chortle award-winning comic and aspiring historian Caitriona Dowden spends most of her time worrying about the future and studying our medieval past can she learn to live in the moment She invites you to join her on a journey through time, from Biblical prophecy to post-apocalyptic landscapes, for anyone who's ever asked why have so many societies through history predicted the end times or would I have survived the 1518 Dancing Plague.

Defiantly arcane a small miracle Chortle
A blissfully esoteric hour that introduces her as a special talent. FestMag
a unique voice in UK comedy a promising, highly distinct talent Scotsman
Chortle Best Newcomer nominee 2025