Southampton, Hampshire Stand up Comedy Night

Alison Spittle at The Attic Comedy Club in Southampton, Hampshire

She takes part in aqua-aerobics, jumping into the water and also enjoys watching people fight at chip shops; her two hobbies come together when a fight breaks out during the class, making her feel incredibly alive.

Alison Spittle is an Irish comedic talent, producing and writing for radio stations such as iRadio, RTÉ Radio 1, and Newstalk.

She has been a frequent guest on The Right Hook with George Hook on News talk and is a well-loved co-host of the popular The Guilty Feminist podcast alongside Deborah Francis-White.

Her comedic talents were also featured in the 2019 comedy film Extra Ordinary. In 2020, she partnered with fellow comedian Fern Brady to launch Wheel of Misfortune podcast as part of BBC programming; Brady left the show in early 2021 and Spittle hosted episodes with various guests until Kerry Katona became her permanent co-host in November 2022.

Despite seeming pleasant on the outside, she loves confrontation and is the host of BBC Sounds Wheel of Misfortune, The Guilty Feminist podcast and is a writer for Have I Got News For You.

Ben Pope stand-up comedian Southampton

Ben Pope is a stand-up comedian, writer, and comedy performer. He often gigs around the UK and his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe shows 'Baby Sasquatch' (2018) and 'Dancing Bear' (2019) were ‘consistently funny and desperately thoughtful’ (The Scotsman). This led to him going to London’s Soho Theatre and gaining more than 30k views on his YouTube channel, Mr Big Stuff.

Ben was once one out of three members of the cult sketch group Princes of Main. He has previously worked with award-winning NewsRevue and has appeared on Achievement Unlocked (Comedy Central), Comedy Guide to Life (Dave) and BBC New Comedy Award on Radio 4 Extra.