Did you know Komedia started out at a smaller venue in Manchester Street, Kemptown, in 1994? Since then, we’ve had some amazing – and now incredibly famous – comedians, musicians, and other performers pass through our doors. Take a deep dive with us as we take a trip through the archives.
When Komedia first opened, our first season saw some brilliant new talent hit the stage for the first time, like Graham Norton, Al Murray, Mel & Sue, Sean Lock, Armstrong & Miller, The League of Gentlemen, and Omid Djalili. Check out some of their posters from back in the day below:
In 1998 we moved to bigger premises, our current home, on Gardner Street. Our opening show at the new location on 2 Oct 1998 was a theatre show called Disco Pigs featuring Cillian Murphy!
Our larger venue has attracted a variety of established and up-and-coming acts over the years, acting as a launchpad for many careers.
Think of comedy acts such as Catherine Tate, Stewart Lee, Ross Noble, Alan Carr, Harry Hill, The Mighty Boosh, Bill Bailey, Johnny Vegas, Dave Gorman, Count Arthur Strong, Russell Howard, John Bishop, Lee Mack, Jimmy Carr, Michael Mcintyre, Micky Flanagan, Rob Beckett, Alex Horne, Rob Delaney, Eddie Izzard, Greg Davies, Flight of the Conchords, Jack Whitehall, Dara O’Briain, Sarah Millican, Bridget Christie, Armando Ianucci, Zoe Lyons, Angela Barnes, Maisie Adams, and Jen Brister.
‘New’ talent in music included Lewis Capaldi, KT Tunstall, Tom Odell, James Bay, IDLES, The XX, Kate Nash, Anna Calvi, Ghostpoet, Bonobo, Bat for Lashes, Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Mumford and Sons, Mulatu Astatke, James Blake, Razorlight, All Saints, Alabama Shakes, Shakaba Hutchings, Black Midi, AJ Tracey, Anish Kumar, and The Mary Wallopers.
We continue to host over 800 live events each year, so come down to Komedia and take a chance on us: you never know who you might see!
