The Comedy Society is the home of humour in Cardiff University. We’re here to provide for all your comedic needs, whether you want to perform, write, act or just watch! Our society was awarded runner-up for best small society in 2018 and runner-up best small event in 2017 for our annual International Women’s Day gig, but we’re very humble about it.
Our main aim is to encourage people to try out comedy, in any form you fancy. We understand performing comedy can be a daunting prospect and it’s hard to take that first step, but there’s no better place to start than with us! We provide a fun, friendly atmosphere to try out your ideas and there’s no pressure to get involved and be hilarious straight away, so just come along and have a laugh with us before you start making other people laugh.
This year we’re offering plenty of opportunities for both prospective performers and those who just want to watch live comedy to get involved:
Performers
Weekly Workshops: (2024/25- every Wednesday (starting from 02/10/2024) 4:30PM to 6:00 PM in room 3E in the Student Union
These sessions will alternate between Improv and Writing/Standup- follow our Instagram to stay up to date with what week it is!
Writing sessions will be where we share ideas for our own stand up comedy and sketches. It is a super welcoming environment where everyone can work on ideas together. These sessions allow members to develop new ideas and work on their material, giving you a chance to discuss new material in a pressure-free environment before trying it in front of a live audience at one of our gigs. No experience is needed and you don't have to have ever written anything at all to attend, there will be plenty of games and excercises to help spark ideas. We will also have a range of guest speakers throughout the year to deliver more specialised sessions!
Improv sessions are very laid-back and fun! We mainly do UCB and Second City style long-form improv but also a lot of fun games and no previous knowledge is necessary.
Normally there will be a very chill pub trip after the sessions!
The society is also open to any type of comedy you want to try, from screenwriting to theatre, and our members have previously produced experimental shows through us, just let us know what you want to do!
Performance Opportunities:
We run fortnightly Comedy Nights on Mondays (starting 30/09/24) at 7:30PM at The Flute and Tankard in town (opposite Central Bar). These gigs are always a lovely supportive enviroment for new comics and are where all of our more experienced members have had their first gigs. Student members have priority to perform but we also like to showcase other local acts and will have a more experienced Headline Acts performing some new jokes for the first time! So you get to watch some of Cardiff's best comics and learn from their performances, this is the place to be. These nights are often in collaboration with Charities and other Socieities so we can raise money for a good cause at the same time!
If you are super keen, we have lots of links with the local comedy circuit and can help signpost you where to perform in Cardiff, South Wales and further afield (and by further afield, we normally mean Bristol). In recent years members have competed in national competitions and have performed at the Eisteddfod, Machynlleth and Aberystwyth Comedy Festivals and the Edinbrugh Fringe
Socials
We have a bunch of sober and sober-ish socials planned as we all love going out to comedy gigs around town when they pop up, and we just generally love hanging out in the welcoming spaces of sticky-floored comedy clubs. We're not saying you'll need galoshes, but you might need galoshes.
Previous socials have included our iconic Taskmaster socials, trips to local comedy nights, karaoke as well as more chill, sober writing sessions and watch parties.
Non-performers
The society is not just for comedians, as they’d be nowhere without comedy fans who come to see them perform! So, if you love watching live comedy then our society has plenty to offer you too. We hold regular stand up gigs and sketch shows throughout the year that you can attend, and this year were offering exclusive discounted tickets to our members so you can watch live comedy on a student budget! We regularly go on trips to see other comedy gigs, from small names on the Cardiff circuit to big names when they come here on tour, so there’s something for everyone. Members of the society can also join our Facebook group to get the latest announcements on our gigs and socials; our members love comedy and often tell us about interesting and obscure gigs that you might otherwise miss out on, so it doesn’t hurt to join! There is no pressure to perform even if you attend all of our workshops! They are still fun and accessible and a great place to chat comedy with comedy fans old and new!
Non-Students
If you’re a non-student and you want to know more about what we do you’re welcome to join our Facebook group and see how you can get involved in comedy, just get in touch with us! Facebook link is on the left side of this page <-
Facebook Messenger Chat
We give updates and events on our Instagram (see left of this page) and all our events will be listed there but we also like to keep in touch over messenger chat. To be added to our 24/25 group just find one of the society members below on Facebook and say hello! Or drop us an e-mail comedysociety@cardiff.ac.uk. To find out more about upcoming events feel free to also add us on the socials (cu_comedy on Instagram or find us via Cardiff University Comedy Society on Facebook). Can't wait to meet you!
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