The Big Value Comedy Showcase Auditions

Every year Just the Tonic auditions loads of acts from around the country to take part in our Edinburgh Showcase 'The Big Value Comedy Shows'

In recent years our Edinburgh line ups have included the following people and more before they were famous: Sarah Millican, Jason Manford, Josie long, Jim Jeffries, Pat Monohan, Wil Hodgson, Seann Walsh, Justin Moorhouse, Charlie Baker...

This is your chance to see some of the newer acts for free (so long as you book online). Some are great, some are ok and some have potential and frankly, some don't. Help us sift through.

Entry to this show will also get you into the Nightclub after for free.

Josie Long: The Future is Another Place

Josie Long: The Future is Another Place

Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2011

Josie Long is back again with her fifth solo show. Come along! This is a show about feeling newly tormented by the world around you and about optimism and despair. But that sounds more serious than it is. It'll be a silly, manic round up of all kinds of things. It will probably have a play in it where I play every one of the Bronte's too, if that's your bag? The show has two clear aims: 1. Fight some sort of a cool gang or something. 2. Fight injustice.

'strikes and adroit balance between fun, moral outrage and indignant mockery of our hideous powers-that-be' The Guardian 4 stars

***** "Josie Long's new show couldn't be any better. It's honest, intelligent, funny, and it's exactly what Britain needs right now... Josie Long is poised to become the most important voice in British comedy" THE SKINNY

And what loads of other press said about it in Edinburgh in 2011

***** "Like watching a bright-eyed Richard Scarry character chance across a rusting machine from a forgotten war" BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
***** "Josie Long's new show couldn't be any better. It's honest, intelligent, funny, and it's exactly what Britain needs right now... Josie Long is poised to become the most important voice in British comedy" THE SKINNY
***** "Highly recommended" SUCHSMALLPORTIONS.COM
***** "Long's infectious eagerness might be the perfect catalyst for change" FRINGE GURU
***** "Go and see Josie Long- you won't regret it" GIGGLE BEATS
**** "Halting, raw but amusingly self-aware... she's on an interesting journey, and its a delight to go with her" SUNDAY TIMES
**** THE INDEPENDENT
**** Truly compelling... absolutely hilarious" EVENING STANDARD
**** "Long strikes an adroit balance between fun, moral outrage and indignant mockery of our hideous powers-that-be" THE GUARDIAN
**** "Josie Long has gone proper political" SCOTS GAY
**** "Impassioned, funny and adorable" THREE WEEKS
**** "A rollicking, happy hour that flies by, offering plenty of food for thought and enough laughter to guarantee a tummy ache" THE SCOTSMAN
**** "A very interesting and funny show" ALLTHEFESTVALS.COM
**** "Hilarious... a show with all the adrenaline and power of a rally" BROADWAYBABY.COM
**** "Long is as beguiling charming as ever" EDFESTMAG.COM

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Just The Tonic Christmas Shows 2012

During December we are hosting a series of shows featuring 4 of our usual top quality comedians, all aimed at providing you first class entertainment for the festive season.

We have a special Christmas menu to choose from should you wish to eat, fine comedians to entertain you, reasonably priced drinks and after the show you can stay for our Christmas party.
Doors open at 6.45. The show will commence at 8pm. There will be breaks to refresh those glasses.
Tickets can be booked in advance.
Tuesday to Friday the venue is laid out in an informal cabaret style, everybody seated around tables. Your group will be allocated tables next to each other. On a Saturday those booking the food option will be guaranteed a table, with those opting for the ticket only being seated in the theatre style seating.

Christmas menu

View our very special Christmas menu

Ticket options

1. Entry to show and party
2. Entry to show and party with food

Simply choose the date you wish to come along, decide whether you want to eat or not.
You can either book directly online, email jon@justthetonic.com or you can call the Nottingham office on 0115 9100009
We do not charge extra for phone bookings as we think it’s good to talk

Online

Choose the date, choose the tickets, buy the tickets, come along, have a right old laugh, have a merry Christmas

Telephone

Choose a date, pick up the phone, call 0115 9100009, talk to the nice people here, arrange payment, come along, have a right old laugh, have a merry Christmas. Once you have made your booking, if you have chosen the food option you will be emailed with a food request form. Please get this back to us ASAP so that our superb kitchen staff can have everything ready for you. Yum yum, fun fun!