Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits! Almost 20 years later, the company has expanded from one London residency to being countrywide, running shows and workshops all over the UK from Peebles to Portsmouth, even producing a book on how to write and perform stand-up, and hosting our own Radio Nonsense podcast to bring the sillies to families all over the world.
The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance of the entire audience claiming to be called Bob.
Adults to sit with children in their party (and help explain anything they get stuck on).
Group bookings to contain at least one adult for every three kids.
Sun 2 Feb 2025
Rob Kemp (MC), Athena Kublenu, comedy duo Katie Tranter & Matthew Nicholson, and Mitch Benn.
Sun 16 Mar 2025
Katie Pritchard (MC), Nutty Noah and Jonny Awsum.
Upcoming line-up
Rob Kemp (MC)
Rob is the multiple award-winning, Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer-nominated creator of The Elvis Dead. When not reinterpreting film classics through classic rock ‘n’ pop, he can be found mixing personal storytelling with silly sketches.
‘Genius’ Fest
Athena Kublenu
Athena is a 2017 nominee for the 99 Club Female Comedians’ Bursary. She writes for BBC Radio 4, regularly records stand-up for BBC radio and in 2017 performed at the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival. Look out for her appearances on panel show Global Pillage and hosting The Guilty Feminist Podcast, hosted by Deborah Frances-White.
‘Athena is like a breath of fresh air’ Funny Women
Katie Tranter & Matthew Nicholson
Katie Tranter is an actor, musician, puppeteer and improvisor. She is a twice an OFFIE award finalist for her performances in Tall Stories’ The Canterville Ghost and Iris Theatre’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Matthew Nicholson is an actor, musician, puppeteer, improviser and composer. Recent credits include Hey Diddle Diddle (Kitchen Zoo); The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Northern Stage); The Gunpowder Plot, As You Like It, Robin Hood & Twelfth Night (Three Inch Fools).
‘Their wholesome and genuine approach to comedy sets them apart’ Everything Theatre
Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn is a comedian, author, satirical songwriter, musician and actor. He is perhaps best known as the resident comic songwriter on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show from 1999 to 2016. As a comedian, Mitch has toured extensively in the UK and internationally over the last 20 years.
‘Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny’ The Guardian
In the press
★★★★ ‘An excellent engagement with comedy for children, putting their likes, needs and interests first’
Broadway World
‘A highlight for children in recent years, giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy… with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club’
The Guardian
‘An essential treat.’
Fest Magazine
‘Absolutely hilarious.’
The Yorkshire Times
‘The ethos is just right’
The Daily Telegraph
Production photos by Jake Bush.
Comedy Club 4 Kids in association with Park Theatre presents