About Comedy at the Museum ft. Larry Dean & More
Get ready for an unforgettable evening as top-tier comedians bring the laughs to one of Birmingham’s most beautiful and unique venues: the historic Tearoom at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Enjoy a pre-show museum wander and grab a drink before settling in to enjoy the show.
Doors open at 6pm, close at 6:45pm, and the show starts at 7pm.
Lineup update: due to unforeseen circumstances Cally Beaton will now not be appearing as part of the 4th September lineup. Replacing her on the bill is award winning Birmingham comedian Shazia Mirza.
Line up
Larry Dean - A powerhouse Glaswegian comic, twice appearing on Live at the Apollo, a three‑time Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee and winner of Scottish Comedian of the Year.
Shazia Mirza – award-winning Birmingham stand-up comedian and writer, known for her fearless, thought-provoking comedy and appearances on shows like QI, Have I Got News For You, and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Mike Gunn – Sharp, dry one‑liners from a veteran of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.
Matt Price (MC)– Crowd‑work king and the perfect warm‑up, delivering hilarious real‑life stories with charm.
Don’t miss this showcase of laughs, delivered by some of the UK’s most exciting comedians, in one of Brum’s most iconic spaces.
This show kicks off a brand new comedy night at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - catch us on the first Thursday of selected months.
More about the line up
Larry Dean
Larry Dean is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor.
Larry has thrice been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his sellout, critically acclaimed solo stand up shows. His stand up special Fandan, was released last year and aired on Channel 4.
He has performed multiple tours across the UK and Ireland and has built a strong international fanbase with regular appearances at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival, Perth Fringeworld and Just For Laughs in Montreal. He made his New York touring debut in 2023 with his show, Fudnut and he is currently on his biggest tour to date with his brand new show, Dodger.
Larry’s broadcasting career goes from strength to strength, with credits including: Royal Variety Performance 2024, two appearances on Live at the Apollo (once as host), Mock the Week, House of Games, Roast Battle, World’s Most Dangerous Roads, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Comedy Roast for SU2C, and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Larry was the host for the Scottish Heat of the BBC’s New Comedy Awards 2023-2024. Larry is the co-host of BBC Sounds podcast, Famously… On Trial, alongside Stacey Dooley.
Larry was recently seen in the feature film This Time Next Year (a Top Ten movie on Netflix) and has other acting projects in the pipeline.
"Accents and can pull some quite strange faces...a hilarious and surprisingly touching show" - Broadway world
"One of the most honest, moving and incredibly funny sets I've seen in a very long time" - THE HERALD
"There is no doubt about it, this guy is hilarious. sensational" - Michael Mcintyre
"An innately gifted and multi-faceted performer"...- Chortle.co.uk
‘Destined to become a household name’ - Telegraph
'Expert observational humour' - Independent
Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer.
‘But what do awards mean anyway? Everyone’s got an award. You get awards these days just for leaving the house and recycling your yogurt pots.’
Shazia’s new ‘Coconut‘ show has been nominated for ‘Best Stand Up Tour’ in Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards.
Shazia’s TV appearances include; ‘QI’ (BBC), ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ (ITV), ‘The Hit List’ (BBC), ‘House of Games’ (BBC), ‘Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains’ (Comedy Central), ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ (C4), ‘Travel Man’ (C4), Top Gear (BBC), ‘The One Show (BBC), ‘Celebrities v Child Genius’ (C4), ‘Celebs In Solitary’ (C5), ‘Loose Women’ (ITV), ‘The Late Late Show’ (RTE) ‘Have I got News for You’ (BBC) and ‘The Wright Stuff’/’Jeremy Vine’ (C5) as well as the ever popular ‘F*** Off, I’m aa Hairy Woman’ (BBC).
Other TV credits Include: ‘Amanpour’ (CNN), ‘60 Minutes’ (CBS), ‘Last Comic Standing’ (NBC), ‘The World Stands Up’ (Paramount Comedy), ‘Tipping Point Lucky Stars’ (ITV), ‘Pointless Celebrities’ (BBC), ‘The Dog Eat My Homework’ (BBC), ‘Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!’ (ITV), ‘Muslim Driving School’ (Voiceover BBC), ‘Beautiful People’ (BBC) ‘Richard and Judy’ (C4) and ‘28 Acts in 28 Minutes’ (BBC).
Radio includes; ‘The Graham Norton Show’ (BBC), ‘My Teenage Diary’ (BBC), ‘Elephant In The Room’(BBC), ‘Loose Ends’ (BBC), ‘The Infinite Monkey Cage’ (BBC), ‘The Museum of Curiosity’ (BBC), ‘Quote Unquote’ (BBC), ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ (BBC), ‘The Now Show’ (BBC), ‘Arthur Smith’s Comedy Club’ (BBC), ‘Saturday Live’ (BBC), ‘Midweek’ (BBC), ‘Woman’s Hour’ (BBC), ‘With Great Pleasure’ (BBC), ‘Between Ourselves’ (BBC), ‘A Good Read’ (BBC), ‘Vanessa Feltz Show- Pause For Thought’ (BBC), ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ (Absolute Radio) ‘The Craig Ferguson Show’ (SiriusXM).
Shazia’s latest show; ‘Coconut‘, was on tour – but then… well heres how she put it; “My new tour ‘Coconut’ has been cancelled due to the world ending. It will either resume in the afterlife or in 2021 whichever happens first”. New tour dates for ‘Coconut’ are now rescheduled and you can catch it live during 2022 and a ‘Coconut’ Press Kit is available on request.
Her previous stand-up shows; ‘With Love From St. Tropez’ toured internationally in 2017/18, “Dry as they come, sharp socio-political sass on Brexit, burkinis & butt plugs” and the critically acclaimed; ‘The Kardashians Made Me Do It’, played for 103 nights internationally across the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland and France and completed four sell out runs at London’s Soho Theatre in 2016/17. Discribed as; “A powerful show from a powerful woman… fearless, brutal and beautiful” by THE SCOTSMAN, the show featured on CNN’s Amanpour, France24, Reuters and ITV News.
You can also listen to Shazia with journalist John Kampfner on their podcast; ‘Pale, Male and Stale’ where they take an irreverent look at current affairs and chat with some fab guests.
During lockdown Shazia did one of the BBC ‘Culture in Quarantine Masterclass’ series which UK visitors can check out on iPlayer here.
Her parents just want her to get married.
∗∗∗∗ EVENING STANDARD
“A fearless comedian… thoughtful and thought-provoking… funny and illuminating”
∗∗∗∗ THE TELEGRAPH
“Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again… brave and urgent”
∗∗∗∗ MAIL ON SUNDAY
“Vital, deftly handled, rammed with provocation… As brave a piece of comedy as you’ll see”
∗∗∗∗ METRO
“she’s effective at getting under your skin… strikes a blow”
∗∗∗∗ THE SKINNY
“at this moment in time – post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando – it’s on point chilling and superb”
∗∗∗∗ SUNDAY TIMES
“Mirza has stepped up a gear… the bravest thing you’ll see on a comedy stage this year… a remarkable finale”
Mike Gunn
Early in his career Mike was supporting the likes of Jo Brand and Alan Davies and recently supported Lee Mack on his huge UK tour. He now headlines at all the top comedy venues in the UK and is rapidly reaching cult status on the circuit. He has performed internationally, taking his talent to Hong Kong, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia and to Australia at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where he completed a five-week sell-out season.
He also had the dubious honour of being the first comic to ever play in Kuantan, East Malaysia and has entertained the troops in the Falkland Islands. Mike has also taken two solo shows to the Edinburgh Festival. His first performance saw him adopt the character of a funeral director in his show ‘Good Grief’ for which he received rave reviews. His follow up show at the festival was the provocative show: “Uncut”. A departure from straight stand-up, this took a comedic look at drug addiction and recovery. In 2012 Mike and his touring partner Sean Collins completed a 35 date sell out UK tour.
Television appearances include Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Celebrity Deal or no Deal, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Al Murray’s sitcom ‘Time Gentlemen Please’ , Soccer AM, The Comedy Store, Live At Jongleurs, and The Gas. He is a regular on the Sky Poker channel and has also been a contributor for The Guardian. He has written for Time Out, The List, The 11 O’clock Show and Match of The Day Magazine. even though he hates football.
“One of the 10 leading stand-ups in Britain” – Independent on Sunday
“Mike Gunn will make you die laughing” – The Guardian
“Piercingly funny…Fiendishly funny as dry as a dead mans bones” – The List
Highly commended comedy award – Time Out, Dubai
Matt Price
Matt Price has proven himself to be consistently funny in comedy venues of all shapes and sizes, all over the world from Penzance to Cambodia to a piece of ply wood on top of a former gangland criminal’s hot tub. Matt interacts with an audience in a way that makes everyone in the room feel good, he tells jokes and he spins a great yarn. In short, Matt is accessible, professional and above all, very funny. He has also gained a reputation as a very funny but generous host, who can make a great atmosphere for the acts and the audience.
Born in Cornwall, but London based Matt has done :
5 tours of Australia including Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne International comedy festival.
Been booked for a lot of the major comedy clubs in the UK, as well as numerous independent comedy clubs.
Headlined comedy clubs in South East Asia, Scandinavia, Turkey, Russia, and the Middle East
Television warm up for Channel 4 and the TLC Channel.
Performed at fifteen Edinburgh Festivals.
Tour support for Russell Kane, Larry Dean and Norman Lovett
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