From the home of Just The Tonic comes Comedy Shindig – a series of outside and undercover stand-up comedy shows featuring some of the best comedians in the country this summer with headliners that include Bill Bailey (pictured), Jason Manford, Milton Jones, Dara O’Briain (pictured), Ed Byrne, Laura Lexx (pictured) and Reginald D Hunter.
JJT founder Darrell Martin says: “In August 2020, as a response to the restrictions on indoor events, Just the Tonic put on a series of outdoor events near Nottingham. These featured Jimmy Carr, Milton Jones, Russell Kane, Shappi Khorsandi to name a few. They were so popular that we decided to do more this summer. We also thought it would be a good idea to bolt onto some existing festivals and provide a day of outdoor comedy. No distractions from sound bleed from music stages. So, we hooked up with a few quality festivals.
We decided that these were going to be festivals events, and that they needed a name. We have called them Just the Tonic’s Comedy Shindig. From 300 capacity intimate events in covered outdoor spaces through to big 3000 capacity main stages on festival sites, Just the Tonic Comedy Shindigs will bring quality comedy to a field near you (with a bar, of course)…”
SHINDIGS:
UNDERCOVER:
Comedy Shindig Melbourne, Derbyshire: Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 1EN
A series of 4 intimate undercover outdoor events in the beautiful surroundings of the award-winning village of Melbourne in Derbyshire
Thursday 15th July – Jason Manford / Matt Richardson / Paul McCaffrey / Lou Conran
Friday 16th July - Milton Jones / Paul Sinha / Good Kids / Jo Enright
Saturday 17th July - Rich Hall / Simon Wozniak / Larry Dean / Jo Enright
Sunday 18th July - Reginald D Hunter / Scott Bennett / Charlie Hopkinson / Laura Lexx
All events - doors 6pm Show 8pm - Tickets - £25 seated / £20 standing: https://www.justthetonic.com/melbourne-derbyshire-comedy/
Comedy Shindig Woodlands Farm - Leeds
Occupation Lane, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9HS
Fri 13th August - Reginald D Hunter/ Gary Delaney /Thomas Green /Jo Enright
14th August 2021 - Paul Sinha, Good Kids, Jenny Collier, Thomas Green
15th August 2021 - Tom Stade, Daliso Chaponda, Scott Bennett, Thomas Green
All events doors: 3pm Show Starts: 5.30pm. Tickets: £22.50: https://www.justthetonic.com/leeds-comedy/
Comedy Shindig @ Relight Festival – Wolverhampton - Park Rd West, Wolverhampton WV1 4PH
Sat 21st August - Bill Bailey / Rich Hall / Scott Bennett /guest
Price: £35 Timings: Doors open: 18:00 Show Starts: 19:30
Sat 28th August - Gary Delaney / Tom Stade / Shappi Khorsandi / Lloyd Griffith
Price: £20. Timings: Doors open: 18:00 Show Starts: 20:00
Sun 5th September - Paul Sinha / Hal Cruttenden /Jo Caulfield /Guest
Price: £20 Timings: Doors open: 6pm Show Starts: 8pm: https://www.justthetonic.com/wolverhampton-comedy/
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Comedy Shindig @ Nottingham Arboretum Events - Waverley St, NG7 4HF
Sun 4th July - Daliso Chaponda /Laura Lexx /Andrew O’Neill / Good Kids /Phil Nichol
Steve Royle / Nabil Abdulrashid
Sun 8th August - Matt Richardson /Sarah Keyworth /Paul Sinha / Scott Bennett
Rob Deering / Noise Next Door
Price: £20 Timings: Doors open: 3pm Show Starts: 5.30pm
https://www.justthetonic.com/nottingham-comedy/shows/sunday-4-jul-2021/5202/
https://www.justthetonic.com/nottingham-comedy/shows/sunday-8-aug-2021/5206/
Comedy Shindig @ Party at the Palace - Bonnytoun Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Fri 6th August - Dara O’Briain / Rich Hall /Seann Walsh /Susie McCabe /Des Clarke
Price: £25 (£20 if they already have a ticket to the festival)
Timings: Doors open: 6pm / Show Starts: 7pm
https://www.justthetonic.com/linlithgow-comedy/shows/friday-6-aug-2021/5199/
Comedy Shindig @ Party at the Park The South Inch, Perth, PH2 8AN
Fri 20th August - Bill Bailey /Rich Hall/Reginald D Hunter/Janey Godley /Larry Dean/ Tom Stade /Susie McCabe
Price: £25 (£20 if they already have a ticket to the festival)
Doors open: 6pm Show Starts: 7pm
https://www.justthetonic.com/perth-comedy/shows/friday-20-aug-2021/5200/
Comedy Shindig @ Sign Of The Times Hertfordshire – Church End, SG11 2DY
Sun 22nd August - Bill Bailey / Rich Hall / Ed Byrne / Reginald D Hunter /
Phil Nichol /Ivan Brackenbury /Lloyd Griffith
Price: From £30 Timings: Doors open: 3.30pm Show Starts: 5.30pm
https://www.justthetonic.com/hertfordshire-comedy/shows/sunday-22-aug-2021/5195/
Laura Lexx Picture: Karla Gowlett
