Stand-up show in which Ignacio Lopez builds a new comedy story from scratch in front of the audience, based on suggestions from the crowd.
Ignacio Lopez brings his show Nada to the Barnfield Theatre on Thursday 5 November, presented by Gag Reflex and A Rush of Laughter. It's a bit of a departure from the usual stand-up set: Lopez builds the whole thing live on stage, from absolutely nothing, in front of the audience. He calls it a comedy experiment, and it's his most ambitious project yet.
To pull it off, he works with what's in the room. He draws on his own upbringing in Mallorca and South Wales, takes suggestions from the crowd, and brings in everything he's picked up performing since 2010. From there, he crafts a story of mystery and suspense, held together with sarcasm, silliness and big laughs. It's a show that doesn't exist until the audience is there to help shape it, so no two nights will be the same.
Lopez is half-Spanish, half-Welsh, and first made a name for himself playing a sleazy lothario — a persona that landed him a spot on the 2011 ITV talent series Show Me The Funny and made him a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe. Since then, he's appeared on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Richard Osman's House of Games and Comedy Central Live. Nada was also performed at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, so it's a road-tested piece by the time it reaches Exeter.
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The show starts at 7:45pm at the Barnfield Theatre on Barnfield Road (EX1 1SN), and tickets start from £26.
