Komedia’s multi award-winning Krater Comedy Club is to take up residence at The Barnfield Theatre from Friday 26 September, bringing the best in UK live stand-up comedy to a new audience in Exeter.

Mark Olver:

Stand up comedian and compere at Jester Club and Bristol Comedy Pub. A highly popular comic and TV warm-up artist, having done 3 Edinburgh shows and headlined and compered for all the top clubs in the UK. Olver’s ‘Diary Of A Serial Killer’ won the Best New Show award at Leicester Comedy Festival.
“Olver has a great story to tell” – The List
“Cheerful and funny” – The Guardian

Stephen Grant:

"Stephen Grant is nothing if not original. Supremely intelligent yet utterly accessible, his charm lies in the quick-fire speed of his mind." The Stage.
Grant made headlines in several major national newspapers in 2010, when he won a lawsuit in which his ex-wife tried to prevent him from joking about their divorce.

David Jordan

"A revival in musical-comedy" - The Latest
After a successful stint as a solo singer songwriter, David brings his unique musical talent to the world of stand up, combining his brilliant voice with carefully crafted, hilarious and edgy songs. He has also performed to sell-out audiences in London's West End and was hand-picked to support 'wobbly' comedian, Francesca Martinez, on several of her UK Tour dates.
“Brilliant. A star in the making” - Francesca Martinez
“Musical masterpieces” – The Argus
“Six-stringed applause machine” – Chortle

Chris Chopping

Chris is a Cardiff based comedian with over fifty gigs experience. He won You Must Be Joking, Newbury Act of The Year, 2011 and reached the Semi Finals of the Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Award 2011, followed by winning Bedford New Act of the year 2012. He gigs regularly, bringing his engaging anecdotal style to audiences around the UK, proving himself to be a, “laconic host and quick witted raconteur” South Wales Echo.

Chris Martin

“Destined for greatness” – The Sunday Times
“One of the UK’s best young observationalists” – The Guardian
Tight, well structured, funny and original... Solid stand up set, with attention to gags’ Chortle
‘He made matter-of-fact, dryly witty observations on life that never failed to hit the mark. He was my favourite of the night’ BBCi

Show starts at 8pm

Tickets: £12.50 (£10 Students)

Full lineup and tickets are available at

http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/