What’s On

Headliner -Jordan Brookes

Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (2019) and known for his wildly unpredictable, boundary-pushing style, Jordan is one of the most exciting and inventive comedians in the UK today. With TV appearances on Comedy Central, Channel 4, and BBC, plus a reputation for delivering high-energy, absurd, and brilliantly unpredictable performances. Jordan is fresh off the back of his tour for his latest show, Fontanelle and we cannot wait to see him!

Doors 7.30pm, Show 8pm sharp.

The Variables Present: An Evening of Science Comedy – for the Cambridge Festival

Our regular night of comedy featuring top acts from the national circuit.

Headliner: Jacob Hawley

Jacob is a multi-award winning stand-up, writer and performer.

He has performed stand-up on Sky Max’s The Russell Howard Hour and ITV X’s Secrets of The Irish Comedy Circuit, as well as appearing on The Stand Up Sketch Show, BBC 3’s hit sitcom Ladhood and multiple BBC Comedy shorts.

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Following on from their award-winning GEBURAH show, occultist comedian Andrew O’Neill returns with their brand new HISTORY OF PUNK.

In 2017, Andrew toured their HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL show to critical acclaim alongside the book of the same name. In 2025, they return with another genre they’re equally passionate about.

“One of the funniest comedians on the circuit at the moment… hitting new heights of comedic brilliance” – Timeout

“clever comedy for those who like their laughs original, off-kilter and cliché-free” – Three Weeks

“…comedian, metalhead, amateur occultist and musician… Sharp, artistic and unique, [their] innate confidence and fondness of absurdity leaves [their] audiences feeling full of glee” – Funhouse Comedy

Our regular night of comedy featuring top acts from the national circuit.

Science comedy night with the Variables

Our regular night of comedy featuring top acts from the national circuit.

80s parody spandex band back to the Portland for the first time in 3 years.

Arthur Brown is synonymous with his 1968 hit “Fire” and the Hammond-driven “Crazy World” line-up which spawned it. However, his ‘God of Hellfire’ burned out fast and, in 1970, he returned with a new project: the prog-festival freak-show Kingdom Come followed by a varied solo career. Those initial four band albums, by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and by Kingdom Come are thrilling, as tend to be Brown’s cameos on other peoples’ projects.

Best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances and his powerful, wide- ranging operatic voice. He has been a major influence on a wide range of musicians due to his outstanding vocal ability and wild stage persona and concepts. He is considered a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock and influential on heavy metal music.
He associated with Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Frank Zappa, Hawkwind, Klaus Schultze and Alice Cooper and made a cameo appearance in the cult film “The Committee” and also “Tommy”. His countless collaborations include The Alan Parsons Project, The Stranglers and The Prodigy.
His best-known single “Fire” hit number 1 in the UK singles chart and Canada, and a number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album “The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown” had top ten success on both sides of the Atlantic. Following “Fire”, the press would often refer to Brown as “The God of Hellfire”, in reference to the opening shouted line of the song.
Arthur shows no signs of stopping or slowing down and continues to record and release hugely inspiring music, including his most recent release “Long, Long Road” (2022) and the launch of his new multi-media show “A Human Perspective”.

https://www.thegodofhellfire.com

https://www.facebook.com/arthurbrownmusic

Our regular night of comedy featuring top acts from the national circuit.

Aaron Wood: More To Life

Award winning Northern comedian Aaron Wood sets out on his highly anticipated debut tour!
Following two back to back sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and fresh off tour support for huge Australian comic Luke Kidgell, Tom Stade & Fin Taylor he’s quickly establishing himself as a comic with a very bright future.

His stand up and podcast clips have amassed over 100 million views online.

Join him + support for an upbeat, positive and heartwarming show that asks is there really more to life than this?

‘Hilarious… definitely an up and coming comedian to watch out for! 4.5 stars’ – The Student
‘Absolutely brilliant!’ – Tim Vine
‘A very big future in this business’ – Tom Stade

ProgRock/Metal night