The award winning People’s Comedy is coming to the Grain Barge throughout the winter months. Join us at one of Bristols best venues for a night of comedic entertainment…

CK Nath is an award-nominated UK-based stand-up comedian and voice artist known for her high-energy, witty style and vivid character work.

Paul Hilleard, a Welsh stand-up comedian and writer originally from Pontypridd who performs on the Bristol comedy circuit.

• Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2024
• Finalist for Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025
• Winner of the Chortle Hotshots 2026
• Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Comedians’ Choice Awards (2026)

Omari Douglas is a Bristol-based stand-up comedian known for his warm stage presence, sharp wit, and storytelling.

• BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist 2025

  Emma Hughes is an Australian-born, UK-based stand-up comedian known for her chaotic energy, offbeat humor, and unpredictable stage presence.

• Funny Bones Winner (2025): Won the Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity’s Funny Bones comedy competition.

• Semi-finalist in both So You Think You’re Funny? and the Funny Women Awards, as well as a finalist in the Bristol Comedy Competition and placing 3rd in the Bath New Act Competition.

Joe Brooks is a stand-up comedian, actor, and theatre-maker based in Weston-super-Mare and Bristol, UK. He performs stand-up comedy and cabaret spots across the South West, using a mix of surreal humour, songs, impressions, and character work.

Sapphire McIntosh is a Leeds-born, London-based stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and character performer. Known for her high-energy observational style and vox pops, her comedy frequently blends humor with personal stories, touching on themes like football, growing up, and life in the UK.

• Finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.
• Semi-finalist for the BBC Caroline Aherne Bursary.
• 3rd prize in the Max Turner

Stephen Bisland is a Scottish stand-up comedian and actor based in the South West UK comedy circuit. In addition to stand-up, he has acted in TV productions including HBO’s Chernobyl (guest role as a night shift worker), BBC’s Outlander (British Soldier), Doctors, and Waterloo Road.

WINNER: Best pro comedy night ’25 and Best live comedy format ’25 for Wales & the West.

Winner – Best Comedy Format in Britain: Midlands & the West (Chortle, 2024)

Winner – Best Themed Comedy Night in the UK outside London (Chortle, 2023)

Why The People’s Comedy?

Since 2018, we’ve been on a mission to spotlight comics with something to say – smart, original, countercultural voices – and make sure they’re actually paid fairly. Revolutionary.

✔ We’ve raised tens of thousands for comedians through our equal pay structure.

✔ Comedy shouldn’t just be “bread and circuses” – it should make you laugh, think, and question.

Tickets & Info: www.thepeoplescomedy.org Health & Safety / Contact: https://thepeoplescomedy.org/health%2C-safety%3B-contact…

Note: The more we make through tickets, the more we can pay acts! Please only give as much as you can comfortably.