Bright Club is back October 12th

Bright Club Oxford Nature Filled Line-Up Announced!

There's just one week to go until the next Bright Club on 8th June! Make sure to book tickets in advance to avoid disappointment via WeGotTickets.  This time we've teamed up with the Oxford Festival of Nature to bring you an evening of nature themed hilarity. Our eclectic line-up includes: 

Mark Carnall on the surprising, strange and often hilarious items lurking in Oxford museum catalogues 

Alison Woollard on the wonder of worms...no, really! 
Rowena Fletcher-Wood diving deep into fascinating facts about sharks 
Stefan Bobner talking about climate change, the EU's response and Donald Trump 

Our headliner is John Gordillo - Multi-talented John is a comedian, writer, director and presenter of the 'brilliant oddity' BBC Comedy The RDA.

"One of our finest standups" - Evening Standard

"A consummate comedian. Wonderfully intelligent and insightful" - TimeOut

And a warm welcome back to Bright Club Oxford, our compère for the night is comedian, illustrator and amateur historian, host of The Z List Dead List, and voice of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Iszi Lawrence:-
"Delicious, meticulous and elegant ... unconventionally sassy"
Louder Than War *****
"See her before she hits the big time"
Three Weeks****

Wednesday 8th June at the Jericho Tavern 
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start 
Tickets available via WeGotTickets

Bright Club Oxford is supported by Wats.on Consultancy

(Please note:  This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access) 

Bright Club is back as part of the Oxford festival of nature!

Bright Club Oxford is back on 20 April

A physicist, a neuroscientist, an editor and an archaeologist walk into a bar... The Jericho Tavern to be exact! Get your tickets now for our first show of 2016.

Wednesday 20 April at the Jericho Taven. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets available via WeGotTickets.

Become a Stand-Up Comedian for the Night!

Can you turn your work into a short stand-up comedy set? We're looking for researchers, academics and experts from all disciplines (science, arts, humanities - the more the  merrier!) to take to the stage and show us the funny side of their work.

No experience is necessary. There's a free training session, and we offer an additional 'set surgery' workshop where you can try out your ideas and get some friendly feedback a couple of weeks before the show.

We run 4 shows a year. Our next training session will be in March for our show on 20 April. 

If you're interested or need more information, get in touch at brightcluboxford@gmail.com, or come along to our next show on 20 April to check it out!

Book for Christmas Bright Club!

Join us for the last show of the year! Tickets are now on sale for December Bright Club. Book in advance to avoid disappointment!

Wednesday 2nd December at the Jericho Tavern  Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start Tickets available via WeGotTickets

(Please note: This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access).

Bright Club is back!

Tickets are now on sale for the next show on 21st October.  They sell out fast - so book in advance to avoid disappointment!

Wednesday 21st October at the Jericho Tavern 
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start
Tickets available via WeGotTickets

 

(Please note:  This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access) 

Bright Club Oxford stand-up comedy taster workshop!

Fancy performing at Bright Club? Would you like to see how funny and creative you can be? Come along to our friendly and informal workshop to unlock your comic potential. You will learn:-

- Basic stage craft

- How to appear confident - and why being funny is a confidence trick

- Basic joke writing techniques

- How to use status on stage

- How to prepare a short stand-up set and try it out

A workshop like this can help with general presentation skills and could be your first step on the way to becoming a Bright Club performer. Above all, it will be a lot of fun!

When: Monday 22nd June (NB change of date!), 7-9pm

Where: Blue Room, above St Aldates Tavern, 108 St. Aldate’s, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BU

Cost: Free!

Book:  brightcluboxford@gmail.com

Bright Club Line-Up Announced!

There are just a couple of weeks to go until the next Bright Club on 3rd June!  Make sure to book tickets in advance to avoid disappointment via WeGotTickets.  Our eclectic line-up includes: 

Vaia Patta on categories, matroids, Bruce Lee, beer, Pokemon and a horny Volcano God. 

Ella Al-Shamahi on trying to find Palaeolithic caves in unstable territories. 
Nick Neasom talks about talking, and why we talk the way that we talk. 
Gary Browning with observations on death and the dead.

Our headliner is Steve Day - a truly unique comedian - warm, witty and engaging whilst dealing with the dilemmas of being a deaf man in a hearing world:-
"Revelatory and very funny" - The Guardian
"Warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking" - The Scotsman

And a warm welcome back to Bright Club Oxford, our compère for the night is comedian, illustrator and amateur historian, host of The Z List Dead List, and voice of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Iszi Lawrence:-
"Delicious, meticulous and elegant ... unconventionally sassy"
Louder Than War *****
"See her before she hits the big time"
Three Weeks****

Wednesday 3rd June at the Jericho Tavern 
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start 
Tickets available via WeGotTickets 

Bright Club Oxford is supported by Wats.on Consultancy

(Please note:  This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access) 

Book your Tickets for June Bright Club!

Tickets are now on sale for Bright Club on 3rd June.  They sell out fast - so make sure to book early to avoid disappointment!

Wednesday 3rd June at the Jericho Tavern 
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start
Tickets available via WeGotTickets

  
(Please note:  This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access)

Get Involved in Bright Club!

Perform at June Bright Club

Can you turn your work into a short stand-up comedy set?

Register for June Bright Club!

We are recruiting performers for our next Bright Club show on 3rd June. E-mail us at brightcluboxford@gmail.com for more details.

A couple of comedy highlights from March 2015!

March Bright Club is SOLD OUT

Bright Club on 11th March is sold out!  If you missed out this time, you can stay updated with Bright Club news by getting in touch at brightcluboxford@gmail.com to join our mailing list, or follow us @BrightClubOX.

Line-up announced for March Bright Club Oxford!

There's not long to go until the first Bright Club Oxford of 2015 - here's the line-up for your delectation!

- Joanna Bagniewska talks about sex and poop - zoologists keep it classy

- Francesca Day on women in science and the ‘physics apocalypse' 

- John Runions on genetic modification and the world's poor perception of supervillains
 
- Constantine Sandis is clueless about why anybody ever does anything

The show will be compered by the ever brilliant Ivo Graham!

"A very convincing set from this erudite comedian" - **** The Independent
"Beautifully-constructed comedy" **** – The Scotsman

 

And headlined by the marvellous Rosie Wilby!
"Talented performer with a winning self-deprecating personality.." - Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
"‘a solid gold half hour…...a lesbian Eddie Izzard" - Jane Czyzselska, Diva
'Excellent and a bit posh' - Time Out


Plus the chance to win a £25 food voucher from our kind hosts, The Jericho Tavern!

Where? Jericho Tavern, 56 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AE
When? Wednesday 11th March, doors open 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start
Booking? Recommended! Tickets available at WeGotTickets
How much? £5.50 per person (incl. booking fee)
Suitable for 18+

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Book your Tickets for March Bright Club!

Wednesday 11th March at the Jericho Tavern
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start

Tickets available via WeGotTickets

 

(Please note:  This event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access)

Perform at March Bright Club

Can you turn your work into a short stand-up comedy set?

Register for March Bright Club!

We are recruiting performers for our next Bright Club show on 11th March. E-mail us at brightcluboxford@gmail.com for more details.

December Bright Club is SOLD OUT

Bright Club on 3rd December is sold out!  If you missed out this time, why not sign up to our mailing list, and we'll let you know as soon as tickets go on sale for our future shows.  Just drop us an e-mail to brightcluboxford@gmail.com.

Ho ho ho! It's a Christmas Bright Club!

Wednesday 3rd December at the Jericho Tavern
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start

Tickets available via WeGotTickets

(Please note - this event takes place on the first floor of the Jericho Tavern and there is no disabled access).

Perform at December Bright Club

To celebrate Bright Club Oxford's 1st birthday, and 5/5 sold out shows - it must be time for a Christmas Special!  We have a couple of performer slots available for our show on Wednesday 3rd December. 

Can you turn your work into a short stand-up comedy set?

Bright Club is open to researchers, academics and experts from all disciplines - science, arts, humanities - the more the merrier!

No experience is necessary, and free training is provided (you'll need to be available the evening of Wednesday 29th October).

Interested?  Get in touch at brightcluboxford@gmail.com.