Hastings Comedy Festival Comedy Nights

Hastings Comedy Festival Comedy nights returns in 2025 for another fantastic night of live stand up comedy from the White Rock Theatre studio, our Last event  sold out so don't miss out!

Saturday 11th Janury 8pm ( doors open 7:30pm)

Suzi Ruffell

Suzi has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, The Jonathan Ross Show, Dating No Filter, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, The Last Leg, and There’s Something About Movies. The release of Suzi’s show Keeping It Classy for Live from the BBC saw a clip gaining over 44 million views online, and she was nominated for Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance in the National Comedy Awards for her hosting duties on Comedy Central’s Yesterday, Today & the Day Before.

Dinesh Nathan

After winning several gong shows, Dinesh won South Coast Comedian Of The Year and was a finalist at the Komedia New Act competition and the coveted Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year competition.

In 2022 Dinesh appeared on BBC 3’s New Comedian of the Year awards and Comedy Central Live. With a mix of high-spirited delivery and sarcastic, self-deprecating viewpoint, this is a club-ready act, bulletproof in its relentless fusillade. Chortle

Crowd-pleasing without pandering, Nathan is a class act -Chortle

Tour Support for Tom Allen, Romesh Ranganathan, Fern Brady

Your host for the Evening 

Maureen Younger

Maureen Younger is a candid, quick-witted, and dynamic stand-up comedian known for her honest humor and attitude. She performs as a comedian and compere throughout the UK and abroad, earning recognition for her rapid wit and engaging audience banter.

In the UK, she holds a unique position, frequently appearing at mainstream, urban, gay, and Asian comedy nights. Her diverse gigs range from supporting the entire West End run of The Naked Magicians at Trafalgar Studios to warming up the audience for Puppetry of the Penis. Whether sharing the stage with Arthur Smith at the Barbican, touring alongside Shazia Mirza, or participating in Jamaica vs The World gigs at Shepherds Bush Empire, Maureen’s comedy travels far and wide