Join us for an evening of hilarious nonsense about the past, with comedians, historians and archaeologists.

Dr Steve Cross returns to Southwark Cathedral for another History Showoff comedy evening where instead of talking about airline food and internet dating, it's the Tudors, the Victorians and World War 2 that are given some comedic attention. 

History Showoff is the only comedy night where you can see historians explaining why Queen Victoria was really misunderstood, comedians claiming that Henry VIII was a role model we should all learn from and meet archaeologists who hate Tomb Raider.

Progamme of comedians coming soon!

This event will take place in the Cathedral Library and is for ages 16+ and refreshments will be available to purchase on the evening.

About Dr Steve Cross

Steve is a stand-up comedian, presenter and producer, travelling across the UK helping all sorts of intellectual types share their passions. He founded Bright Club, the international network of academic comedy clubs, and performs at comedy, music, science and tech festivals around the world.

He trains clever people to be funny, through his project CLEVERmakeFUNNY, and has worked with academics, museums professionals, software engineers, architects and lawyers to make comedy part of their lives. Steve plays Chagrin the Fighter on wildly-successful comedy fantasy podcast Chaotic Adequate.

Steve has performed at great comedy venues like the Bloomsbury Theatre, Comedy Store and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but also great nerdy venues including the Science Museum, the Manchester Science Festival, the Barbican and the British Museum. He’s organised comedy shows as part of professional conferences across Europe, as well as hosting their programmes and speaking after their dinner.

Steve does things that aren’t jokes too. His public engagement consultancy and training can be found at drstevecross.com