Mad Jack's Comedy Club - XL

Date:

25 March 2026

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

St Mary's Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DX

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About this event

New for 2026 – Mad Jack’s Comedy Club XL – Xtra Large

Resident MC Danny McLoughlin takes to the BIG STAGE to introduce a Top Class night of Stand Up Comedy.

Think ‘Live at the Apollo’ comes to St Mary’s Church, with all the lights, smoke, music and razzmatazz of the BIG COMEDY STAGE.

Doors 7pm – On Stage 8pm – Licensed Bar

LINE UP

Robin Morgan

Robin is a Welsh stand-up comedian, writer, presenter and has appeared on Mock The Week (BBC Two), The News QuizThe Now Show (BBC Radio 4) and co-created Ellie Taylor’s Safe Space (BBC Radio 4). He co-created and hosts the award-winning topical comedy panel show What Just Happened? (BBC One Wales and BBC Radio Wales). Robin also presents a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales, Sundays 12-3pm. Robin’s third solo show was filmed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019 and his fourth show, ‘Snip Snip, Bitch’ toured the UK in 2023. He is currently on a UK tour with his brand new stand-up show: “Let’s Overshare!” which spans 2026.

Robin is also a seasoned comedy writer for television and radio, with credits including Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Mash Report (BBC Two), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Too Hot To Handle (Netflix), The Great Pottery Throw Down (Channel 4), Late Night Mash (Dave), Hello America (Quibi), Blind Date (C5), the MTV European Music Awards (MTV), among others. He is also a television warm-up artist for programmes such as The Graham Norton Show (BBC One).

Rachel Fairburn

Star of Live at the Apollo and Comedy Central Live, Rachel has been described by Rolling Stone as ‘very much the Rock ‘n’ Roll star of British comedy’. She has been a finalist of several prestigious competitions including Funny Women, City Life Comedian of the Year, the NATYS and English Comedian of the Year.

Rachel has been a staple of the Edinburgh Fringe since 2014, with 6 critically acclaimed solo shows under her belt and featured in the ‘40 jokes of the fringe’ by the Daily Telegraph in 2018 and ‘Best Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2022’ in The Times. She also featured on Chortle’s ‘One to Watch’ list in 2020 and picked up the 2019 online content award from Joe.co.uk.

She has appeared on BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy and BBC’s Funny Festival Live. Her TV credit’s include Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Richard Osman’s House of Games and Russell Howard Hour Life Lessons.

Rachel is also a popular podcaster, co-hosting and co-writing the worldwide smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla. With a huge international following of over a quarter of a million listeners and growing, she has taken the podcast on several sell-out UK tours and a tour of the USA. She also features in Global Original’s Ghoul Guide with Rachel Fairburn and Glad Rags with Paul McCaffrey & Rachel Fairburn.

Ignacio Lopez

Ignacio has been wowing audiences internationally with his individual style and high gag-rate since 2010. A crazy mixture of Welsh & Spanish Ignacio has become one of the most unique voices on the UK circuit. A frequent headliner and MC in top comedy clubs all over the UK, Ignacio also performs regularly at corporate functions, private shows, military gigs, sports dinners, art centres and festivals.

Ignacio soon gained TV recognition when he appeared on ITV’s ‘Show Me The Funny‘, and since then he has gone on to become a regular face on BBC Wales Sesh, appeared on Live At The Apollo, QI, HIGNFY,  his online content has racked up nearly 40 million views across all social media channels. This has contributed to sell out shows at comedy festivals in Edinburgh, Brighton, Cardiff, Reading & Neath. Ignacio produced and hosted a comedy series for Made Television called ‘Comedy Sheep Stand-Up’ and has been touring his solo stand up show throughout 2025.

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