Stand-up show 'Bath Mat' by Phil Ellis, the new national tour of the Taskmaster star after his 2025 Edinburgh Fringe wins.
Phil Ellis brings his new show Bath Mat to the Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday 14 November, part of his first full national stand-up tour. It's a solo hour and a half, including an interval, and it's his first time taking a full tour out across the country.
He's coming off a big run at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he picked up three major awards. Bath Mat is described as packed with laugh-out-loud silliness, superbly crafted gags and constant surprises. The critics have been generous: The Scotsman called him a multi-award-winning 'comic genius' and added that 'every moment he is on stage something funny, and then funnier, is happening'. The Mirror described him as 'the very definition of funny bones', and Chortle noted 'the density of gags is impressive... Ellis in his prime'.
If you haven't come across him yet, you might recognise him from Taskmaster on Channel 4, where he's one of the newer stars. This tour is his first time heading out on his own after the Fringe success, so it's a good chance to catch him live in a proper theatre setting rather than a festival run.
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The show is in the Studio at the Warwick Arts Centre, on the University of Warwick campus in Coventry (CV4 7FD). Tickets are £21.50, and if you're bringing a group of ten or more, you get one ticket free. It's recommended for ages 14 and over, and under-16s have to be accompanied by a responsible adult. The whole thing runs for an hour and 50 minutes, including the interval.
