Happy Mondays Comedy at The Amersham Arms New Cross : Alison Spittle , Emmanuel Sonubi (Double Bill of EdFringe Festival Previews/WIPs) & MC Sion James

Monday 21st July 2025 Happy Mondays Comedy at The Amersham Arms New Cross : Alison Spittle , Emmanuel Sonubi (Double Bill of EdFringe Festival Previews/WIPs) & MC Sion James

Legendary Happy Mondays Comedy  bring you a fantastic double bill of Edinburgh Fringe Festival Previews and Work In Progress shows from two brillaint comedians! Don't miss the hilarious ALISON SPITTLE warming up her new show -hilarious Alison Spittle who has appeared on tons of hit podcasts- Off Menu, You're Dead To Me, Guilty Feminist, and co-host of BBC Sounds Wheel of Misfortune podcast, 'A master class in stand up comedy' (Meg.ie). Irish Tatler Comedian of the Year. Plus EMMANUEL SONUBI a masterclass in stand-up from one of the most exciting names in the game. “Big laughs, engaging tales, you’re seduced by the easy authority of of his storytelling - The Guardian (UK) As Seen On BBC Live at the Apollo,  Qi ,  Celebrity Mastermind , Have I Got News For You , Comedy Central- Rosie Jones’ Out Of Order ,  Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains & much more...all hosted by your cheeky compere Sion James. Kick off your week in style , come hear brand new jokes & fresh ideas from stars of TV, Radio & comedy circuit in a friendly atmosphere of The Amersham Arms. ( Across the Road from New Cross station)

Spacious airy venue with AIRCON plus a selection of reasonable priced pub drinks

Plus Drinks Offers eg £4.50 for pint of Guinness!

Front Pub Bar is open all day for pre show drinks for early arrivals

Student Discounted Tickets , Tickets with Donations to Lewisham Foodbank

Great Value Live Comedy in a Great Live venue

Please email happymondayscomedy@gmail.com so we can reserve you seats together if booking or groups of 3 or more.

Presented by Happy Mondays Comedy.

This is an 18+ event.

Advanced Tickets available Online 

Advanced Booking £8 
General Admission + Additional Lewisham Foodbank Donation £12.50
Student Discount Ticket  £5

Doors 7.30pm Show 8.00pm to approx 10.30pm, Including Interval.

The Amersham Arms 388 New Cross Rd, New Cross, London SE14 6TY

Nearest Transport : New Cross Zone 2 ( 2 mins walk) or Free Street parking available nearby

Line Up :

Alison Spittle : BIG (Edfringe Preview / Work in Progress)
A man told Alison to sit down and now she's doing a whole stand up show about it. Appeared on House of Games, Celebrity Goggle Box and Pointless Celebrities. Podcast appearances on Off menu, The Gargle and Trusty Hogs. Co-host of Magazine Party, Wheel of Misfortune and Guilty Feminist. Tour Support for Fern Brady, Rob Delaney and Maria Bamford. British Comedy Guide best reviewed show of the Fringe 2022. 'An hour of near faultless material' **** (Skinny). 'Left audience in tears with laughter' ***** (Irish Times). 'Had the full house rolling in the aisles' **** (Daily Express).

Emmanuel Sonubi : Life After Near Death (Edfringe Preview / Work in Progress )
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee, Emmanuel Sonubi returns to Bolton. Fresh from sold-out performances at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals in 2025 and Edinburgh Fringe, his European Tour, and a hit New York Soho Theatre run. Emmanuel’s hilarious and heartfelt show explores his eyesight and life after surviving heart failure. Facing the cause of the trauma and the strange, funny ways we all find to keep going when life gets hard. It’s about turning life’s toughest moments into comedy gold, finding the laughs in survival and the punchlines in perseverance.

One of the UK’s most in-demand comedians, Sonubi is a powerhouse on stage, delivering unstoppable energy, razor-sharp wit, and stories that hit hard as he can and still land even harder.

“A natural, this stand-up is going to be big!” - The Times (UK)

“Big laughs, engaging tales, you’re seduced by the easy authority of of his storytelling - The Guardian (UK)

This is a show you just can’t afford to miss, a masterclass in stand-up from one of the most exciting names in the game.  

As Seen On BBC Live at the Apollo,  Qi ,  Celebrity Mastermind , Have I Got News For You , Comedy Central- Rosie Jones’ Out Of Order ,  Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains, Dave TV's Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable,  Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled & much more...

MC Sion James
"Utterly charming ... Lovable giant' Time Out London

Check out https://www.instagram.com/happymondayscomedy/ for previous & current lineups

Artists listed are correct at time of going to press, in the unlikely event that an act needs to cancel we reserve the right to amend the line up without notice and no refunds will be due. We will endeavour to bring back that artist to this venue in the future.