Sat 6th Jun 2026 at 8:45pm ends 9:45pm
Electric Palace, High Street, Hastings, UK - Map
Hastings Comedy Festival 2026 presents:
Jodie Mitchell
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TweetAward-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer on Season 3 of Netflix’s Sex Education.
Jodie co-hosts cult podcasts Secret Dinosaur Cult and The Drag King Cast, was a Funny Women Awards finalist (2017), Vault Festival Comedy Breakthrough Award 2023 nominee, and Leicester Square New Comedian semi‑finalist (2018). Their debut solo hour Becoming John Travulva at Edinburgh Fringe earned critical acclaim.
On radio, they contribute as a writer/actor to BBC Radio 4’s Time of the Week (2024).
Age Restrictions:
16+
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Reviews for previous Hastings Comedy Festival 2026 events
Amusing and dealt with the occasional audience interruption. A good show overall
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Review left at 2:59pm on Tue 21st Jun 2022
Entertaining, but not rib-tickling. He wasn't always convincing in being the character he was playing.
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Review left at 2:58pm on Tue 21st Jun 2022
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Review left at 9:57am on Tue 21st Jun 2022
Great show, but will make your granny blush.
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Review left at 8:12am on Tue 21st Jun 2022
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Review left at 12:06am on Tue 21st Jun 2022
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Review left at 11:29pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022