Big Comedy Presents Jo Caulfield and Hal Cruttenden

Big Comedy UK Presents Best of the Fest Featuring Jo Caulfield and Hal Cruttenden

Two of the comedy industry's most celebrated comedians and stars of TV and radio, Jo Caulfield and Hal Cruttenden come together for one fantastic night of comedy as part of this year’s Southport Comedy Festival.

Jo Caulfield

Whether you’ve seen her on “Have I Got News For You”. “The John Bishop Show’ or “Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow”, heard her on “Just a Minute” or “Breaking The News”, or caught one of her award-winning Edinburgh Festival shows, the chances are you’re already familiar with Jo’s work.

Described by The Observer as “one of the finest female comedians at work” and by The Scotsman as “quite simply, a damn funny woman” Jo can regularly be seen headlining the UK’s biggest and best comedy clubs.

Nominated as “the best female Stand Up in the country” (Chortle) and “one of the Top 100 Comedians” (Channel 4), in 2022 Jo was voted “The Comedians Comedian of The Year” – an award voted for by her peers and members of the comedy industry.

Behind the scenes Jo is a respected comedy writer, having served as a writer / programme consultant on all five series of Graham Norton’s BAFTA Award winning “So Graham Norton” and as head writer on both Ruby Wax’s “Waiting Game” and Zoe Ball’s “Strictly Dance Fever”. Jo has also written for – among others – Joan Rivers, Ant & Dec and Anne Robinson. Jo’s first book, “The Funny Thing About Death” was published in August 2023

Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden is one of the top stand-up comedians working in the UK today as well as being a highly accomplished writer, presenter and actor.

Hal has made several appearances on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC1 and 2), ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC1) and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (ITV1) as well as his regular appearances on shows such as ‘Mock the Week’ (BBC2), ‘The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice’ (BBC2 and Channel 4) and ‘The Apprentice: You’re Fired’ (BBC2), and has also appeared on Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1) and Tipping Point (ITV1) and House of Games (BBC2). On the radio, the second series of his sitcom ‘Hal’ was recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Hal has toured extensively in the UK and Ireland and has also taken shows to the Montreal, Melbourne, and New Zealand comedy festivals. He has released three stand up specials, ‘Tough Luvvie’ and ‘Straight Outta Cruttenden’ and ‘Chubster’.