Heyyy! Here's what's happening this week, NextUppers!

🚨All week: Our Lifetime Membership Offer is available starting today for ONE WEEK only (this only happens once a year, so if you've been looking for a sign, this is it!) Grab yours here.

🎤 Monday: Beat the Frog is the most unpredictable comedy night in the north. The show where the audience is in control and you never know which future stars you will see! The @frogandbucketcomedy’s open mic night has helped launch: Peter Kay, John Bishop, Jason Manford, Sarah Millican and the list goes on.

🎤 Tuesday: Comedy Knockout, a comedy competition where 12 new acts battle it out for a chance at winning a coveted weekend spot at the @backyardcomedyclub where they’ll get to perform alongside some the countries top comedians.

Oh and as always, here's a fun comedy clip to enjoy! 😁

Hello hello gang! This is a little reminder that we're going to be chatting with the iconic Jason Byrne next week for our 'Ask a Comedian' series. 😍 If you'd like to ask him a question, drop it here or on the original post: https://nextupcomedy.com/community/posts/guys-theres-a-chance-we-might-have 

Hey hey NextUppers! Quick heads-up: our annual Lifetime Membership offer is back from Monday for 7 days only.

Grab Yours

One payment of £245 gets you NextUp for life. No renewals. Plus free tickets to our recordings if there are filler seats available, 30% off all merch and a physical membership card for bragging rights. It only runs once a year, for a week. If you've been thinking about it, Monday's the day! 🎉

Been watching Taskmaster on YouTube recently, and it got me thinking who I'd love to be on it one day. So I started doing a deep dive and found out that Jack Whitehall, Alan Carr and Milton Jones have never been on it🫢Crazy! Who would you guys want to see feature??

Anyone else in the UK right now? 😅 Trying to watch Susie McCabe's special to distract me from the heat 🤣

Happy Monday NextUppers! Hope you're having a brilliant long weekend.😁 Here's what's coming up this week, lots to look forward to!

Glee Club Birmingham lineup:

• Eva Bindeman

• Adam Bloom

• Sol Bernstein

• Allyson June Smith

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2026 Finalists:

• Adam Larter

• Alice Frick

• Cy Henty as Bern

• Garrie Grubb

• Georgia Thorp

• Jake Baker

• Lizzy Lenco

• Lulu Popplewell

• Matt Hollins

• Matt Jones

• Seam Anderson

• Tom Redman

As always, I'll be saying hello in the livestream chat! Which one are you looking forward to watching?! 😍

Happy Friday NextUppers! Who's looking forward to the long weekend?

I have a cosy 'Ask a Comedian' post for you to read tonight...🤩

We asked Esther Manito about a bit from her show ‘Crusade’ (go to the 15 minute mark to see what I'm talking about!)

Here are some of the questions we asked, enjoy! 

1. Is Neil actually this British in real life, or is this stage exaggeration?
He is so British. Honestly the most British man there ever was. I think he might be Dickens.

2. Does he know he’s now a recurring character in your shows?
Everyone I talk about knows they’re talked about and what’s said. It’s my love language!

3. Have his parents seen this bit?
Ummm…I’m not sure what bits they’ve seen. It will never be mentioned!

4. Is there anything else he does which highlights the cultural differences?
He loves custard. Something my Mediterranean side can’t process.

5. What’s a bit in the full show that people who’ve only seen this clip might not expect?
I don’t think people expect the clips…[including a brilliant interview with Australian politician, Stephanie Banister]

Definitely a show worth fully watching if you haven't yet! 🤭

AHH! New Show Alert!

Susie McCabe's special, Best Behaviour, is here. Go go go! 😍