Live Stand-Up Comedy!
Hastings Comedy Festival 2025 - Saturday
See the reigning Funny Women Award winner Kate Cheka, plus offbeat Irish star Marty Gleeson, and some delightfully absurd nonsense from Pat Cahill.
Director: N/A
Cast includes: Kate Cheka, Marty Gleeson, Pat Cahill
Hosted by Hastings Comedy Festival
Please note: Book tickets for each separate show via the links below, not on the Electric Palace website's ticket booking system.
7.30pm Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes
BIGHEAD Comedy presents the reigning Funny Women Award winner and Chortle Best Newcomer nominee’s debut hour where she tries to save the world.
Where does this messiah complex come from? Is it the second coming or has she just inherited her mother's psychological disorder? If you're anxious about the state of the world (or just your own mental state), join this 'impressive, frank and relatable' (Chortle.co.uk) BBC New Comedy Awards semi-finalist as she becomes the first woman to wonder what many men have wondered before her: am I actually God?
- WINNER - 2023 Funny Women Stage Award
- NOMINEE - NextUp's Biggest Award In Comedy Best Newcomer
- NOMINEE - 2024 Chortle Awards Best Newcomer
- “Charismatic, eloquent, frank and witty...an impressive debut for a bright comic.”Chortle
- “Witty and charming...the audience are quickly drawn into Kate's world” The List
- “She's unstoppable. Her enthusiastic delivery cracks along at such a pace that you wonder whether she's remembering to breathe.” The Skinny
8.45pm Marty Gleeson (Work In Progress)
Irish comedian Marty Gleeson is fast becoming a well known name in the UK comedy scene. Recently showcased on BBC New Comedy Award Finals and Channel 4's Sean Lock Awards, she was crowned LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2024.
Renowned for her offbeat, captivating, and whimsical performance style, Gleeson was also a part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024.
With over 30 million views online and tour support for Vittorio Angelone under her belt, Gleeson is a comic making big juicy turbulent waves, run for cover. No one is safe.
10pm Pat Cahill presents St Julian’s Social Club (Work in Progress)
I have recently counted my friends and was found wanting. So, I’ve invented several more, and gathered them at everyone’s favourite municipal function space, St Julian’s. Come along for some mulled coffee, free singing and group noises. Absurd standup, songs, characters, dances and nonsense.
- “This is one of the strangest and most satisfying hours of the Festival.” ***** Edfestmag
- 'Wonderfully weird' The Guardian
- ***** Shortcom
- ***** Broadway Baby
- **** Metro
- **** Timeout
- **** The Skinny
- **** Fest
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