Step right up! All Aboard. Scream if you want to go faster!

It’s all the fun of the fair when you let Joy and Joy take you for a ride.
Hop in for a spin and some unlicensed silliness.

Free Rides for all the ages along the prom with Joy and Joy. Your friendly neighbourhood Joy Riders.

Hop on for a ride accompanied by one of the performers. The characters are Joy and Joy, a pair of chatty fairground workers collecting ideas for how to make more Joy in the world. There’s a trade off at the start of any ride. They don’t want money, they want to know what brings or would bring more joy.

A cavalcade of family friendly comedy activities awaits you along the prom on the sunny side of the street.

Come tell your favourite jokes and get the chance to win a prize and your moment in the spotlight.

Find us along the prom and bring your best funny faces.

Anthony has been learning about clowns. Anthony might be a clown. Anthony wants you to know what he knows.

In this ‘Fact’ based lecture Anthony will take you to clown town to learn all about – the clown. You (might) learn something – Not even acknowledged by Ofsted –

Anthony Briscoe returns to the Blackpool Comedy Festival with this new piece developed during a recent Funny Bones Residency with Showtown.

TICKETS: Free but spaces are limited so please book your seat here!

About Anthony

Anthony is a multidisciplinary artist and performance poet. He likes to mix the serious and the silly to discuss meaningful issues through an absurdist lens, using his background in theatrics (BA HONS in contemporary theatre – Lancaster university) to add an energetic, engaging and entertaining performance to all his material. Anthony has featured on BBC Upload, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Comedy and has previously  toured his one man show ‘Talentless Millennial Poet’ and in 2022 as part of Blackpool Comedy Festival.

Kieran Cooper & Matt Davenport are pulling together their one-man shows to make one big unforgettable comedy show. Two polar opposites with hilarious and unique views of the world!

A heart condition, coming from a family of 11 and being a ginger – Kieran is a modern day superhero…and an unlucky son of a gun. Comedy from the heart (condition) with its struggles and highs, being one of the youngest kids in the UK to have a pacemaker and living with his big and wild family.

Matt takes us on a journey through all the things he can’t be bothered with (and some he could be). In his 40th year on the planet he will treat you to some tales and gags about his unenthusiastic approach to life.

Tickets coming soon

Get ready for a night of laughter and jaw-dropping entertainment with the Paul Zerdin.

Featuring the remarkable talents of ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, the show brings to life a delightful cast of characters including Sam, the cocky teenager; Albert, the 96-year-old with a razor sharp wit; and the Baby, who hilariously believes the world revolves around him.

As a former America’s Got Talent winner, Paul promises an evening of top-notch stand-up comedy and ventriloquism, including his famous human dummy routine with an exciting new twist.

Don’t miss this unforgettable show opening the Blackpool Comedy Festival for 2025!

Recommended ages: 14+ years. Some adult themes – PG advised

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The last few years have been extremely busy for the America’s Got Talent 2015 winner, on both sides of the Atlantic. 2016 saw Zerdin head to The Las Vegas Strip for a headline residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.2017 and 2018 saw Paul appear on spin-off shows America’s Got Talent – The Champions and Britain’s Got Talent – The Champions. Since then Paul has toured the US and UK with his critically acclaimed ‘All Mouth’ and ‘Puppet Party’ shows.

Zerdin wasn’t available for comment but his character Sam in his absence said: “It’s so exciting to be back on the road in the UK. We’ve played Hollywood, New York, Vegas and now…Bedford! I just hope we can all get through the tour without a big bust up like last time!”Zerdin is arguably the UK’s number one ventriloquist and made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of GMTV’s ‘Rise and Shine’. He then went on to win ITV’s The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross.

Since then he has appeared on countless TV shows including;

• The World Stands Up (Comedy Central)
• The Stand Up Show BBC!
• Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival
• Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (ITV1)
• Tonight at The London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth and Bradley Walsh (ITV1)
• Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (BBC1)
• The Royal Variety Performance.

Winning Series 10 of America’s Got Talent in September 2015, Zerdin and his sidekicks soon went viral on YouTube, receiving millions of views from around the world.

“Technically immaculate, it’s what he does with his slick talent that really sets him apart. His relationship with the characters has all the dramatic tension of a real life double act”
^{– The Guardian}“

A ventriloquist for South Park generation”
^{– The Stage}“

When you are not laughing you are simply in awe”
^{– Three Weeks in Edinburgh}

After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he’s back on the road with this new show.

The story covers subjects ranging from pantomimes to dreams, how to behave in hospitals, small talk, realising his Mum is a northern version of Columbo, and how being a smart-mouthed kid saved him from a life of continually being beaten up.

Above all else, it’s the Justin you have to come to expect. It’s funny and interesting, and perhaps there’s a little bit that warms the soul, too.

★★★★“Skilful crafting…he keeps the laughs coming” British Theatre Guide

Age 14+, attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Doors 7pm – Show 8pm