Just The Tonic, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in comedy this year has announced a stellar line up to open its new London home at the Metronome Whitechapel.
Just the Tonic Whitechapel launches on September 26 with headliner Romesh Ranganathan alongside Lindsey Santoro, Paul McCaffrey and compere Sally-Anne Hayward. Romesh is just one of a host of TV names that will headline the club alongside Britain’s Got Talent winner Viggo Venn, Lou Sanders, Emmanuel Sonubi and Gary Delaney and the best comperes in the country.
Just The Tonic owner Darrell Martin said: We are so pleased to see Just the Tonic arrive in London. We are looking forward to bringing our top end comedy shows to this hi spec, and perfect comedy venue. After years of working together in Nottingham at the original Metronome, we know that together we can produce comedy shows that will soon be seen as a top tier night out in the capital. So excited for this new collaboration and putting on the best talent from around the world. Come and laugh at us”.
Metronome owner Craig Chettle MBE, CEO of Confetti Media Group said: “Our partnership with Just the Tonic in Nottingham goes back years and so it was only natural for us to partner with them in London. Metronome is a 300-seater smack bang in the middle of bustling Whitechapel, offering an exciting line up of live performance, from comedy to music. All of us at Metronome are excited to be the new home for Just the Tonic as they expand into the capital.”
Just the Tonic was launched in Nottingham more than 30 years ago and has played host to countless up-and-coming comics as well as the most established TV names. It is now one of the most respected live comedy brands across the UK with venues in Leicester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Reading. It also runs shows at leading festivals including the Leicester Comedy Festival and is one of the six major venues at the Edinburgh Festival, this year hosting 180 shows. Performers have included the likes of Ricky Gervais, Al Murray, Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee, Simon Pegg, Noel Fielding, Sarah Millican, Dylan Moran, Ross Noble, Daniel Kitson, Josie Long and Johnny Vegas.
Line Ups so far:
SEPTEMBER
Thurs 26 Romesh Ranganathan, Lindsey Santoro, Paul McCaffrey
Compere: Sally-Anne Hayward
OCTOBER
Sat 12 Spencer Jones, Julian Deane, Marcel Lucont
Compere: Jon Pearson
Sat 19 Emmanuel Sonubi, Addy Borgh, Jarred Christmas
Compere: Andrew Bird
Thurs 24 Gary Delaney, Eric Rushton, Bobby Mair
Compere: Diane Spencer
NOVEMBER
Sat 2 Dave Fulton, Dan Tiernan, Sarah Kendall
Compere: Robin Morgan
Sat 9 Robert White, Paul Tonkinson, Josh James
Compere: Rich Wilson
Sat 16 Lou Sanders, Luke McQueen, Tom Wrigglesworth
Compere: Sally-Anne Hayward
Sat 23 John Robertson, Jack Skipper, Jamie D’Souza
Compere: Tom Toal
Sat 30 Viggo Venn, Lindsay Santoro, Raymond & Mr Timpkins
Compere: Jenny Collier
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