Dan Tiernan: Quartz And All

Dan Tiernan brings his stand-up show Quartz And All to South Street Arts Centre on Saturday 23 January, with the performance starting at 8pm. It's presented by Show and Tell, and the whole thing runs about 100 minutes, including an interval, so you'll be out well before midnight. The show is recommended for ages 16 and over.

If you haven't come across him yet, Tiernan is a regular on the telly, with appearances on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg and QI. He's also been a steady presence at the Edinburgh Festival, where he's put together a hat trick of sold-out runs. The awards have taken notice too: he's been nominated for Best Newcomer, Best Comedy Show and Most Outstanding Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards across 2023, 2025 and 2026, and picked up a Best Comedy Show nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2026. The Guardian described him as "one of comedy's most distinctive new voices."

As for the show itself, the title gives you a hint of what to expect on stage. Tiernan arrives armed with an amethyst, a bucketful of sage and a rose quartz the size of his head, and the show's tagline sums it up: "he's got magic rocks in his pocket." It's a stand-up set with those crystals right there in the mix, and the 100-minute runtime gives him plenty of room to work with them.

Tickets are £21.50, and the show starts at 8pm at South Street Arts Centre, 21 South Street, RG1 4QU.