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James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

Mon 13 – Tue 14 Apr 26 60 minutes
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Canal Street
Comedy LGBTQ+ Stand Up
Soho Downstairs – Soho Age Recommendation: 16+ Running time: 60 minutes

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Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is.

Trailblazing comedian James Barr is going on tour around the UK with a bold, ‘genre-defying’ (Arts Hub) hour of stand-up. A darkly hilarious reckoning with shame, survival and a pushy-wushy down the stairsy-wairsy.

Best Reviewed Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2025 British Comedy Guide
Nominee: NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Nominee: ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show 2025
Nominee: Queer Performers Award Edinburgh Fringe 2025

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'Brave, funny and gloriously empowering'
Broadway Baby
'Not to be missed'
Theatre Thoughts
'Hilarious and heartbreaking'
Attitude Magazine
'Courageous. Original. A tour de force'
Fringe Review
'Even in the uglier revelations he manages to make the audience laugh... a lot'
Canal Street
'Trauma collides with one-liners - confronting and funny'
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Madeleine Parry & Chris Gau

Directors

Dec Munroe, Dan Wye

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