Bright Club Oxford features a selection of Oxford’s finest (and funniest) academics, researchers and experts, taking to the stage to introduce us to the funny side of their work. Our eclectic line-up includes:
Vaia Patta on categories, matroids, Bruce Lee, beer, Pokemon and a horny Volcano God.
Ella Al-Shamahi on trying to find Palaeolithic caves in unstable territories.
Nick Neasom talks about talking, and why we talk the way that we talk.
Gary Browning with observations on death and the dead.
Our headliner is Steve Day – a truly unique comedian – warm, witty and engaging whilst dealing with the dilemmas of being a deaf man in a hearing world:-
“Revelatory and very funny” – The Guardian
“Warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking” – The Scotsman
And a warm welcome back to Bright Club Oxford, our compère for the night is comedian, illustrator and amateur historian, host of The Z List Dead List, and voice of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Iszi Lawrence:-
“Delicious, meticulous and elegant … unconventionally sassy”
Louder Than War *****
“See her before she hits the big time”
Three Weeks****