About

Get ready for a night of razor‑sharp stand‑up at Ilkley Playhouse, featuring two of the UK’s most exciting comedy talents – Liam Farrelly and Ian Smith. From award‑winning storytelling to brilliantly stressed‑out hilarity, this is a double bill you won’t want to miss.

Liam Farrelly

‘A natural storytelling flair. He’s going to have to get used to the Kevin Bridges comparisons’ - Beyond The Joke.

Scottish Comedian Of The Year from Live At The Apollo. Paisley born Liam began performing stand-up aged 17 while still in High School. He went into comedy full-time after graduating and in 2021 was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Award at the tender age of 21. He also won the Frog & Bucket Beat The Frog World series in the same year and has established himself as a headline act all over the UK and beyond.

Ian Smith

'Smith turns incredulity into an art form, confirming his status as the undisputed sultan of nerve-shredding stress' - Rolling Stone.

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee from Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Stand Up Sketch Show. Ian is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, which he guest hosted this year - and has appeared on The Now Show, Just A Minute, The Ultimate Choice, One Person Found This Helpful and his own Radio 4 stand-up series, Ian Smith is Stressed.

Acts subject to change - refunds only available if the event is cancelled.