Sun 7th Jun 2026 at 4:15pm ends 5:15pm
Ritual Bar, Saint Leonards-on-sea, UK - Map
Hastings Comedy Festival 2026 presents:
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TweetA glistening diamond hour of stand-up from “delusional trans comedian” Sam Nicoresti about love, insanity, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit. Following a critical maelstrom of success at the Edinburgh Fringe, and three weeks of sold-out performances at London’s Soho Theatre, Sam finally brings an extended and revamped version of her breakout hit show Baby Doomer to the great unwashed (i.e. goes on tour). From getting stuck in a dress in a TK Maxx to finding love between the standing stones of Cornwall, through sperm banks, Lord of the Rings figurines, and queer cat names, Sam Nicoresti examines life's most vital question: can you ever hope to find the perfect skirt suit?
Baby Doomer is the follow-up to the acclaimed Wokeflake. “One of the definitive documents of the trans experience in stand-up.” Chortle.
“Baby Doomer is one of the sharpest, funniest, most exciting hours of comedy at the Fringe” ★★★★★ The Telegraph
“Uproariously funny, life-affirming, angry, dumb, insightful and political all at once” ★★★★.5 Chortle ★★★★★ The List ★★★★★ One4Review ★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Times ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ Fest ★★★★ Three Weeks
★★★★ The Skinny
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Barry obviously an intelligent comic good at thinking on his feet. This event declared to be a 'workshop' but I didn't see to what end. Maybe trying out new material but lots of audience interaction which was very friendly but pushed things this way and that.
Review left at 5:31pm on Sat 25th Jun 2022
Paul seemed a bit rusty after the pandemic layoff but he was a very engaging personality, not fazed at all by the small turnout. Good idea having a guest comic for 10 mins mid-set. I enjoy seeing how different comics operate. Paul seemed to enjoy himself, so did we.
Review left at 5:25pm on Sat 25th Jun 2022
Review left at 7:33pm on Fri 24th Jun 2022
A very funny show in a great venue, loved it!
Review left at 12:25pm on Fri 24th Jun 2022
Great value for money, and very FUNNY.
Review left at 11:10am on Wed 22nd Jun 2022
Really funny. Didn't refer to his weight as a central part of the show- he was funny in his own right.
Review left at 3:00pm on Tue 21st Jun 2022