Jessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show. Or at least her livelihood/self-esteem. She's ripped out her heart, covered it in glitter and squirty cream, and offered it to you, still beating. Don't make her regret it. If you're mentally ill, a lapsed catholic, queer, occasionally distraught, too smart for your own good or have ever cried in a changing room: this is for you.
Nixon won a coveted Chortle Hot Shots award, blowing judges away with her dynamic, friendly stage presence and a sharp wit. She has also supported Fern Brady, Helen Bauer and Lou Sanders on tour.
Directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Lauren Pattison, ‘Don’t Make Me Regret This’ delves into guilt, shame and ambitions. Raised by a single mum, Jessie had a difficult childhood which led her to being homeschooled for 3 years, she also went to boarding school and every other type of schooling there is! Coming from a background that could be described as ‘impoverished bohemia,’ she has a weird relationship with class and a constant undercurrent of rage about the nepotism in the comedy industry that goes unacknowledged so much of the time.
Jessie has gone viral twice, once for impressions and once for a satire on how the media reports on violence against women. In 2023 she went to Edinburgh with a work in progress of this show, which was about wanting to be viewed as a classic ‘damsel in distress’. Horrifically, she ended up getting sexually assaulted whilst flyering in her venue so whilst she sort of fulfilled her ambition, she also uncovered the extremely flawed way the fringe fails to safeguard female performers.
Jessie will be performing her hour at prestigious international festivals, including Utrecht Comedy Festival and New Zealand Comedy Festival, as well as shows at London’s Soho Theatre and Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Nixon says: ‘This show is my own personal war cry. An anthem for overlooked girls who want to be beloved! It's a tiny bit bleak and a tiny bit uplifting and broadly very funny. There's poems, a song, confessions, crowd stuff, art and many adult themes. I deem it to be a pretty rollicking time. This show has changed my life and performing it is one of the most incandescent pleasures I can conceive of.’
Jessie Nixon is a fast-rising Bristolian comedian with a magnetic stage presence, sharp writing, and a brilliantly offbeat charm.
She’s been nominated for Ish Comedy Awards Best Newcomer and the Chortle Comedians’ Comedian Award.
Tickets on sale now here – full 2026 tour details below
13th March 2026
Gael and Grain, Glasgow Comedy Festival
15th March 2026
Angel Comedy, London
4th April 2026
The Old Theatre Royal, Bath Comedy Festival
13th & 14th April 2026
Soho Theatre, London
21st April 2026
Komedia, Brighton
24th April 2026
Alma Tavern and Theatre, Bristol
PICTURE CREDIT – REBECCA NEED MENEAR
