Lady Haha and Rob Bilsta: Pain Management

Lady Haha and Rob Bilsta are bringing their show Pain Management to The Vat and Fiddle on Thursday 5 November, part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival. It's a stand-up comedy night with the two of them sharing the bill, and it starts at 6pm.

The venue is the brewery tap for Castle Rock Brewery, at 12 Queensbridge Road (NG2 1NB). It's an art deco-style building from the 1930s, sitting right under the brewery's blue tower. The pub has a bit of a local track record too: it was voted Nottingham CAMRA's LocAle Pub of the Year in 2025 and came runner-up for CAMRA's Nottingham Pub of the Year in 2026. Out the back, there's a large beer garden that opens into the brewery yard, and tucked between the bar and the brewery is the Old Cold Store, an industrial event space with its own private bar. It's an 18+ room, so you'll need to be of age to get in.

Because it's part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival, the ticket is pay-what-you-want, so you decide what you're happy to pay on the night. That makes it an easy one to drop into if you're already around the brewery area on a Thursday evening. The show starts at 6pm, which is early enough to have a drink before it kicks off and still be home at a decent hour.