Soho Theatre is bringing its curated selection of award-winning comedy specials in front of the paywall.
Previously available exclusively through Amazon Prime Video UK and Soho Theatre on Demand, and in shorter 30-minute versions on British Airways in-flight entertainment channel, the specials will now be accessible worldwide. This move is part of Soho Theatre’s strategy to expand its digital reach and provide global access to its comedy catalogue across the most popular streaming platforms.
Soho Theatre currently has over 93 million views and 154,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel, with clips reaching 25+ million views. This also marks Soho’s first Spotify release and expansion into audio.
This first group of specials represents the beginning of a larger digital rollout. Over 20 additional comedy specials are scheduled to be released in the coming months, continuing our long-term strategic goals of building a global digital presence and supporting continued innovation in comedy programming.
The initial launch includes six full-length specials:
Olga Koch: Homecoming
With her new passport in hand, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comedian, Olga Koch, tries to figure out who the hell she is as an immigrant and certified teen drama queen.
Anuvab Pal: The Empire
One of India’s top stand-up comedians is on a journey to understand why he has no country of his own in this one-hour stand-up special.
The British came and gave him a colonial accent, British values, decorum, all that and left. He lives in contemporary India – a billion confident humans fed on social media, American consumerism and way past their colonial hangover. How does this man still under the influence – the British influence – survive in ‘New India’? Nobody knows, the least of all him.
Yes, the British came to India, they saw, but who conquered? Nobody knows. The quest for Empire and The Empire striking back is the journey of this stand up special. Who says the tragedies of history aren’t comedy? Everyone. Oh well, too late.
Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut
Balls-out jokes. Big routines, no lessons learned, just laughs – that’s it. Not too smart, not too dumb. Felicity Ward is ready to bust a nutful of jokes in this Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated hour special.
Jen Brister: Meaningless
Ever wanted to know the meaning of life? No, neither has Jen.
She’s too busy trying to get her Mum out of her bloody house. Still, we’re only on this planet for a finite time, wouldn’t it be good to find a bit of meaning in your otherwise pointless existence?
Join Jen in this 1-hour stand-up special as she clutches at all the straws trying to make sense of it all.
Jordan Brookes: I’ve Got Nothing
No tricks. No gimmicks. No plan. Just an hour in Jordan’s company as we reach the end. In this Edinburgh Comedy Award winning stand up special, Brookes makes one last attempt to find connection and any remaining joy in this rapidly crumbling world, before it’s too late.
Josie Long: Cara Josephine
Josie Long’s a cult optimist and she’s bringing you a little bit of sunshine in one of her most personal shows to date – about love and being as outdoorsy as a bear.