The NUTSHELL COMEDY CLUB: January
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SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026
£18/£13
8PM (DOORS AT 7PM)
Kicking away the winter blues we welcome back our ever popular comedy club featuring some of the best comedians on the stand-up circuit!
This month’s cracking line-up features Louise Leigh, Blank Peng headliner Alexander Bennett and host Ben van Der Velde!
LOUISE LEIGH
“Like the kind of Radio 2 DJ who’d be caught in the gossip columns…Brilliant.”
Award-nominated comedian, Louise Leigh wanted to be comedian when she was sixteen, but it took her until her forties to get round to it. Now, she brings daftness, deftness and some brilliant physical comedy to a stage near you. You’ll never think the same way again about shaving your legs.
“Imaginative, brilliant”
ALEXANDER BENNETT
Alexander Bennett’s comedy has been variously described as dark, silly, filthy and thoughtful. He has filmed several stand up specials, created the cult hit comedy game show Hell To Play and recently started his new high-concept podcast Born Yesterday with comedian Andy Barr, which has already had guests including Jordan Gray, Phil Wang and Eshaan Akbar.
He was a key player in Mark Watson’s Comedy Marathon, was nominated at the Leicester Comedy Awards as part of Consignia and co-orchestrated a huge charity event at the Pleasance Grand in Edinburgh called Dan Vs Food, in which a cast of 25+ comedians (including Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Iain Stirling, Nick Helm, Sophie Duker and Ivo Graham) watched a man called Dan eat his lunch
“Witty, weird and dark, the one to watch out for: at the spearhead of a wave of great new comics. All hail Alexander Bennett!”
Ben Van der Velde
Ben Van der Velde is a stand-up comedian, actor, improviser and presenter. Over the past few years, has spread joy and nonsense to all four corners of the British Isles, as well as Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Norway.
Outside the circuit, Ben has performed a voodoo re-marriage ceremony, founded the Church of the Holy Kazoo with comedy legend Mark Thomas, and walked the entire London Underground network to raise money for The Refugee Council.
“Wonderfully improvised riffs showcasing his impressive spontaneity and sharp tongue.”
BLANK PENG
Made in China but with reliable quality.
Opening Act for Henning Wehn, Nabil Abdulrashid.
2nd Place of Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2024.
Finalist of Funny Women Awards, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year; Beat the Frog World Series;
She’s brilliant so come and see what the fuss is about.
"Delightful presence with a faux innocence that conceals a cutting edge" - Chortle
"Lots of Love, you are brilliant." - Jo Brand