May 10, 2021
Comedians will get the authentic feeling of being historic court jesters when they perform in the grounds of Shrewsbury Castle.
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Dan Nightingale
Theatre Severn’s popular comedy club Severn Jesters will be at the castle this summer, as the venue prepares to team up with Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival for another season of alfresco fun in the sun.
Following the success of similar open-air comedy nights at the venue last summer, the Castle Jesters events will run every Saturday throughout August. Each night will feature four comedians on the comedy club circuit, for audiences to enjoy. The first details of the line-up have been revealed, with further acts to be announced soon.
YOUR Place Comedy is back for another Stay Home season of remote double bills in Lockdown 3, kicking off on January 24 with Josie Long and Ahir Shah. “While it wasn’t deliberately timed, another lockdown has brought another round of Your Place Comedy – or, if you’re a conspiracy theorist, another round of Your Place Comedy has ushered in another lockdown,” says virtual comedy club organiser Chris Jones, Selby Town Council’s arts officer. “We’re back, broadcasting from comedians’ living rooms, kitchens and attics or, as was the case with Lucy Beaumont, her homemade pub.” Streamed gigs are booked in for January 24, February 28 and March 28. “Line-ups for instalments two and three are yet to be confirmed, but I’m thrilled to say that we’ve got the utterly brilliant and terrifyingly intelligent Josie Long and Ahir Shah signed up for the first show,” says Chris