Live Comedy
Ben Pope: The Cut
Last year was a big year for Ben. He started the first adult relationship of his life. His father, who he helped care for for a decade, passed away. And, in amongst all that, he got circumcised. On purpose, and as recommended by medical professionals. This show is a 55-minute inventory of his ensuing masculine panic.
Why do men never talk about their sexual health? How do you weaponise incompetence? Will any of us ever actually know our fathers? And for the love of God, what should we wear?! With his trademark silly-smart gags, poetic phrase-making, and critically-acclaimed story-telling chops, Ben takes on the thorny issue of manhood. And discovers what it looks like without the, ahem, hood.
Expect 'consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful' jokes and stories on; the male ego, pillow talk, charity shops, the sublime mystery of having a father and, also, exactly one pig.
It's a show about losing a part of yourself. A very specific part. See you there. Chop chop.
2025 tour dates (following Edinburgh Fringe)
21 September: BRIGHTON Komedia
22 September: LEEDS Hyde Park Book Club
23 September: MANCHESTER XS Malarkey
28 September: GLASGOW The Old Hairdresser's
5 October: OXFORD The Library
10 October: BATH The Jesters
11 October: BRISTOL Alma Tavern and Theatre
19 October: EDINBURGH Monkey Barrel
8th November: CAMBRIDGE Junction