Thu 16 Oct · doors 19:30

The Late
Show, Snort comedy club, Leeds

Four comics, one MC and a room that has had a drink. The best seat is the one nobody wants.

  1. 20:00Nell HartMC. Learns every name in the front row.
  2. 20:15Dev RanaTwenty minutes on his mum’s group chat.
  3. 20:50Rosa QuintDeadpan, then somehow worse.
  4. 21:30Ade BrooksHeadliner. Forty minutes of a brand-new hour.
Book tonight · £14

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Ade Brooks laughing on a stool against a dark wall
Headliner · Ade Brooks

Seven nights, seven crowds

Every night in the arch has its own temperature. Pick the one that sounds like you, or the one that very much doesn’t.

  1. Mon

    Fresh Meat

    Open mic. Twelve new comics, five minutes each, one very kind MC.

    20:00 · £3

    A microphone in front of rows of empty red seats
    Book Fresh Meat, Monday
  2. Tue

    Yes, And

    Improv. You shout the suggestions, six people build a show out of them.

    20:00 · £8

    Performers on a bright strip of stage in the dark
    Book Yes, And, Tuesday
  3. Wed

    Work in Progress

    Headliners testing new hours with notebooks on stage. Half the jokes die.

    20:00 · £10

    A classic microphone in a beam of stage light
    Book Work in Progress, Wednesday
  4. Thu

    The Late Show

    Four comics and an MC for people who have had a long day.

    20:00 · £14

    A packed audience laughing in black and white
    Book The Late Show, Thursday
  5. Fri

    Big Friday

    The full bill: MC, three acts and a headliner. Usually sold out by Wednesday.

    19:30 · £18

    Friends in the crowd laughing so hard they hold their faces
    Book Big Friday
  6. Sat

    Double Saturday

    Two shows, one line-up, two different crowds. The late one is louder.

    19:00 & 22:00 · £20

    An audience in blue light watching the stage
    Book Double Saturday
  7. Sun

    Sunday Roast

    Roast battles. Comics insult each other in rounds and you pick the winner.

    19:00 · £10

    Two friends laughing at each other on a bench
    Book Sunday Roast

One arch, 164 seats, nowhere to hide

The microphone waiting in front of the bare brick wall of the stage
The brick arches of the corridor, strung with warm bulbs

Nine metres

No seat is further than that from the mic, so the comic can see you. They will.

The 21:12

A train rolls over the arch every night at 21:12. Good comics learn to land a punchline on it.

Low brick vault

The ceiling throws every laugh back into the room. A half-full Tuesday sounds like a sold-out Friday.

House rules (the real ones)

We printed the polite version once. Nobody read it. Here is what actually happens in the arch.

  1. No heckling

    Heckle at your own risk

    The comic has the microphone, the lights and ten years of comebacks. You have half a pint.

  2. Phones on silent

    Phones in the pouch

    We lock them in a pouch at the door. The jokes stay in the room, and so do you.

  3. Sit anywhere

    The front row gets talked to

    Seats are unallocated, so choose like an adult: the front row is part of the show.

  4. Arrive on time

    Latecomers become material

    Walk in after the MC starts and the MC will want to know exactly where you’ve been.

  5. Laugh if it’s funny

    Laugh at the new ones too

    New material is fragile. A kind laugh on a Wednesday builds the hour you’ll pay to see in May.

Fresh Meat five minutes, one mic

Every Monday twelve people walk up to our mic for the first, second or fiftieth time. Some are on posters now. Some are accountants. Both are fine.

  1. Send us your name

    Fill in the form or email openmic@snort.example. No clip needed for a first spot.

  2. Get your Monday

    Usually within three weeks. You get the date, the running order and the MC’s phone number.

  3. Do five minutes

    A light at the back comes on at four and a half. When it does, say goodnight. Bring a friend; we’ll bring the rest.

A lone microphone on a dark stage with a red glow behind it

They bombed here first

Every one of them died on our Monday stage at least once. Then they came back the next Monday.

  1. Mae Tully, curly hair, in a dark cardigan

    Mae Tully

    First Fresh Meat in 2015: four minutes of silence. Now on her third national tour.

  2. Jess Okoro laughing in a black T-shirt

    Jess Okoro

    Forgot her closer in 2017 and did ten minutes about forgetting it. Now writes for television.

  3. Carla Venn in a black hat against a brick wall

    Carla Venn

    Heckled by her own dad in 2016. Now a regular on the radio panel shows.

  4. Omid Farr resting his head on his hand

    Omid Farr

    Lost a roast battle to a nineteen-year-old in 2018. Now hosts our Sunday Roast.

  5. Tariq Shah in a black and white portrait

    Tariq Shah

    Fell off the stage mid-punchline in 2014 and kept the bit. Now sells out the big rooms.

The bar stays open till two

Order before the lights go down: table service stops when the MC walks on. After the show the bar is yours till two.

  • A pint of pale ale on a wooden table in the bar

    Snort Pale

    Our house pale, brewed two streets away. Cloudy, citrusy and gone by the interval.

    £5.40 a pint

  • A bartender finishing a tall cocktail on the counter

    The Heckler

    Rum, lime, ginger beer and a chilli that answers back.

    £9.50

  • An espresso martini with coffee beans on the bar

    Dead Silence

    An espresso martini for the second half. Keeps you awake for the headliner.

    £10

  • A gin and tonic with cucumber on a dark marble bar

    The Encore

    Gin, cucumber, elderflower and tonic. You will ask for another one.

    £9

  • Golden fries in a wire basket

    Loaded fries

    Cheese, pickled onions and our hot sauce. Share them, or don’t.

    £6.50

  • A hand holding a toasted cheese sandwich, pulled apart

    Roast toastie

    Three cheeses, and Sunday’s gravy for dipping. Served till 21:00 and after the show.

    £7.50

A birthday crowd cheering with their hands up in the bar

Hire the arch

Birthdays, office parties, a proposal with a punchline. Take the whole room on a quiet night, or book a private show with an MC and two comics.

  • from £600

    The room

    Sunday to Wednesday: 164 seats, the bar and our sound engineer. You bring the people.

  • from £1,400

    A private show

    An MC and two comics who will learn your colleagues’ names. Forty-five minutes, bar included.

  • £45 a head

    A team workshop

    Two hours of stand-up basics with one of our MCs, ending with five minutes each on the real stage.

Ask about a date

Overheard at the bar

Asked before

Answered with a straight face, for once.

Is there an age limit?

Every show is 18+ and we ask for ID at the door. Some of the language would make your nan blush. Some of it would make her laugh.

Are the seats allocated?

No. Doors open half an hour before the show and it’s first in, first seated. The front row is a choice, not a punishment. Mostly.

Will I get picked on?

Only if you sit in the front row, arrive late or wear a hat indoors. Sit in the middle and you’re safe, unless you laugh like a goose.

Is the arch accessible?

Yes: a step-free entrance from the wharf, four wheelchair spaces beside the stage, an accessible toilet and a hearing loop. Tell us when you book.

Can I swap or refund tickets?

We swap tickets to another night up to 24 hours before the show. If we cancel, you get your money back the same day.

Can I eat there?

Fries, toasties and pickles from the bar until 21:00 and again after the show. Nothing that crunches during a set, please.

Come round the arches

Call the box office
Address
Arch 1, Example Wharf
Leeds LS1 0AA
Directions
Box office
0113 000 0000
Tuesday to Sunday, from 17:00 until the last show starts.
Email
hello@snort.example
Private hire: hire@snort.example
Getting here
Four minutes’ walk from Leeds station, under the railway on the wharf. Step-free from the canal side.
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