After two consecutive critically acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs followed by UK tours, rising star Chloe Petts is bringing her new show to Reading.
How You See Me, How You Don’t was performed at Edinburgh for the full month of the fringe last August, and is now taking the laughs across the country.
For the past two years Chloe has been recommended as one of the top comedy shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe by multiple titles including The Guardian, The Times, Evening Standard and Time Out, and in her brand-new show, Chloe is getting personal.
Between her newly found trolls, oldly found school bullies, and an excellent relationship with her food tech teacher, Chloe brings her trademark laddishness to tell you who she really is, all whilst her Head Girl badge glistens upon her chest.
Who is Chloe Petts?
On television and radio, last year saw Chloe debut on Have I Got News For You (BBC), having starred in Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Netflix), a multi-comic special featuring seven global genderqueer comics in March, alongside landing her debut BBC Radio 4 show, Toilet Humour, a five-part series about the history of the smallest room in the house.
Previously, Chloe Petts has had her own regular segment on Sky Sports News where she would irreverently round up the week in football and has also appeared on MOTDx (BBC), The Frank Skinner Show (Absolute Radio), Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club (ITV), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC), Random Acts (Channel 4), Hypothetical (Dave), Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live), BBC Three Quickies (BBC), as well as winning Pointless Celebrities (BBC).
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On podcasts, Chloe Petts was a popular guest on (subsequently going on to co-host) The Guilty Feminist Podcast with Deborah Frances-White and has made memorable appearances on many of the most iconic shows including Off Menu and Films to Buried With.
As a live performer, Chloe Petts is a co-founder of The LOL Word, an all-women and non-binary queer comedy collective “transforming comedy” (The Guardian), which regularly host sell-out monthly London nights.
Chloe was nominated at last year’s Chortle Awards for Breakthrough Act, is an alumna of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, has been shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award, was a finalist of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Awards 2017 and came runner-up in the Funny Women Awards 2017.
Chloe supported Ed Gamble’s 2022 and 2024 UK tours, Frank Skinner’s 2023 West End run and 2024 UK tour, as well as being selected to perform at the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the past two years.
When is Chloe Petts coming to Reading, how much are tickets and how do I get them?
Chloe Petts is bringing How You See Me, How You Don’t to Reading’s South Street Arts Centre on Saturday, February 1.
There are two shows: one at 5pm, the second at 8pm, such is demand to see the set.
Tickets cost £19.50 regardless of which performance you attend, and the show is suitable for people aged at least 14.
For more details, or to book, call the Reading Arts box office on 0118 960 6060, or log on to: https://whatsonreading.com/venues/south-street/whats-on/chloe-petts-how-you-see-me-how-you-dont
There’s more comedy coming to South Street
South Street Arts Centre hosts a wealth of comedy, and on Wednesday, February 26, they will welcome Ahir Shah.
He will present his award-winning stand-up show Ends. The show spans six decades, three generations, and two continents, synthesising past and present in search of hope for the future. It’s funnier than it sounds, honestly. Loads of absolutely cracking gags.
Ends was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Starting as a work-in-progress show, it became the word-of-mouth hit of the festival, culminating in Shah winning the 2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show.
Tickets cost £20, and the show starts at 8pm.
For more details, or to book, call the Reading Arts box office on 0118 960 6060, or log on to: https://whatsonreading.com/venues/south-street/whats-on/ahir-shah-ends-0
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