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
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Review left at 4:51pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022
Great evening
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Review left at 4:49pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022
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Review left at 4:01pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022
Billed as a "work in progress", Simon had a good first 20 minutes and a very mediocre final 40! Arriving an hour late didn't help his cause. Needs a lot of work pre-Edinburgh.
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Review left at 3:54pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022
Fantastic, so funny!
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Review left at 3:25pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022
Was really fun watching however got quite hot and smelled of sweat. Drinks were a touch pricey too.
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Review left at 3:25pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022