Hatty Preston: Unapproachable

Hatty Preston brings her stand-up to The Forge Comedy Club on Thursday 25 November 2027, as part of her debut national tour. The show starts at 19:30, with doors open from 18:45 and a curfew of 21:10, so it's a mid-week night that doesn't run too late.

Preston's a London-born, Chicago-built, Liverpool-living comedian, and that transatlantic mix sits right at the heart of her background. She's spent years opening for some of the biggest names in the US and UK, including Jack Whitehall, Theo Von, Chris DiStefano, Jessica Kirson, Mike Rice and Thomas Green. In Chicago, she's a regular at the Laugh Factory, her home club, as well as Zanies, Lincoln Lodge and Comedy Bar, and has played the New York Comedy Club and The Stand in New York, The Creek and The Cave and East Austin Comedy Club in Austin, and Zanies Nashville.

Back in London, she's a regular at Top Secret, Angel Comedy, Boat Show and Big Belly, produces and hosts the city's chapter of Don't Tell Comedy, and runs 'The Big Fizz' in Notting Hill. She's also worked on stage and screen: she originated the role of Minty in Jennifer Saunders's Viva Forever! in the West End and played Princess Maribel in Lionsgate's The Royals. This tour is her first national one, so it's a good chance to catch her on a proper bill rather than as a support act.

The Forge is at Ironworks Studios, 30 Cheapside, Brighton BN1 4GD. The show starts at 19:30, doors open at 18:45, and it wraps up by 21:10.