Stamptown

Stamptown comes to Ulster Hall on Thursday 12 November, a raunchy, chaotic variety show hosted by the clown Zach Zucker. It's an anarchic comedy night that pulls together a mix of acts from around the world, and it bills itself as 'the greatest variety show in the world'.

If the name doesn't ring a bell, the track record might. It's played Netflix is a Joke, Just for Laughs, Glastonbury, SXSW, the Lincoln Centre, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the O2 Arena, Off Broadway, and Off West End, and has sold out five Edinburgh Fringes in a row. The past line-ups read like a who's who of comedy and screen: Neil Patrick Harris, Richard Kind, David Cross, Aisling Bea, Natalie Palamides, Vittorio Angelone, Viggo Venn, Richard Gadd, Mae Martin, Karen Gillan, Sarah Sherman, Cat Cohen, Randy Feltface, Kemah Bob, Rachel Sennott, and Sam Campbell. It's the kind of show that changes every time it goes out, so you're getting a different set of acts than the ones who've played it before.

Critics have described it as 'the best late-night show on the festival circuit' (Chortle) and 'winningly helter-skelter late-night entertainment' (The Guardian), which gives you a fair idea of the energy it brings. It's a variety show in the old-school sense — a sequence of different acts rather than one long set — and it leans into the chaotic side of things. It's for ages 18 and over, so it's not one to bring the kids along to.

Tickets are £31.00 to £55.00, with a £3.25 fee on top. It's at Ulster Hall on Thursday 12 November.