Rob Rouse – Funny Bones

Star of BBC’s Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project and Dave’s One Night Stand. “He’s a man with genuinely funny bones” — The Sunday Times

Recently crowned Comics’ Comic – Best Act of the Year 2025 by the UK Comedy Awards, and also voted Best Act at the 2025 Yorkshire Comedy Awards, Rob Rouse has been one of the most beloved and brilliantly bonkers comedians on the circuit since winning the prestigious Channel 4 So You Think You’re Funny Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998.

Funny Bones is Rob’s brand-new stand-up show: a relentlessly funny and daft evening of comedy, from a one-man whirlwind who pulls the audience into his craftily spun tall tales with bucketfuls of manic energy, first-class stagecraft, eerily convincing characters, and a barrage of brilliant one-liners.

WARNING: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY ASSEMBLED TO MAKE YOU LAUGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE – HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM IT – YOU MAY EVEN COME OUT STUPIDER THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN.

“One of my favourite comics. A very silly and funny man” — Greg Davies

“Rob Rouse is a joy machine, a natural clown” — Kerry Godliman

“An extraordinary comedian” — Jessica Fostekew, The Observer

“I have been helpless with laughter watching Rob on stage. Pure, joyful, hilarious stand up. He’s one of the best there is. He’s a very silly man. Very silly indeed” — Marcus Brigstocke

“Rob is always hilarious, and has total command, without fail he leaves a room vibrant and joyful” — Nina Conti

★★★★★ “Comedy guaranteed to lighten even the darkest of moods" — Edinburgh Evening News

★★★★★ “Bursting with originality, energy and enthusiasm, Rob Rouse is a delirious but hilarious man” — The List

★★★★ “Just go and see it” — The Sunday Times

★★★★ “Eye-wateringly hilarious” — Hairline

“The tears of laughter came in floods..." — The Scotsman

“Left the audience in a giggling slobbering heap” — Edinburgh Festival Magazine

Previous tour support includes Nina Conti, Kerry Godliman, Rory Bremner and Marcus Brigstocke.

Presented by Blackbird Touring Ltd

Performance Information

Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes including a 20-minute interval

Age Rating: 16+

Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time.

Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good time.

Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show.