Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it? In Fat Tom Cruise, see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star comb through recent history in an immersive and genre-defying new show. Directed by Jet Vevers.

Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe winner Lorna Rose Treen is heading out on tour for the first ever time, with a surreal, silly and joyful hour of nonsense character comedy.

Showman, Jester, Attention Chaser, come with Chris on the ultimate hometown holiday night out. From your 1.5 star hotel, he’ll give you a hilariously fun soirée and have you tucked up back in bed at a sensible time. Christopher Hall, once first on the dancefloor and last on the night bus is now in his early mid 30s (very different to the late early's) and reflecting on his younger life-of-the-party self. This theatrical showboy started out putting on shows in the front room for his parents then spent his early and late mid 20s have danceoffs in Soho’s gay bars and performing in musicals on cruise ships. Background Singers featuring collabs with Sugababes, Natasha Bedingfield, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Shania Twain shot him to fame on Instagram and TikTok. Now Chris is back IRL with his new, brilliantly hilarious stand up show, with a high possibility of an outbreak of dancing. This chorus boy takes centre stage for a fun, glamorous and unforgettable night, don't miss your chance to get your dose of ‘Pizazz’. Presented by Mick Perrin Worldwide. Suitable 18+

Come and sing your little hearts out at our monthly karaoke night! Hosted by local legend ELZ, expect pop hits, femme fronted power ballads and lots and lots of lager. Event ends at 2am Presented by Elz 18+ only (photo ID required)

ELZ presents, BABESLAM: the open mic where the audience picks a winner! Open micers will compete for the BABESLAM title. This can be poetry, performance or comedy - as long as they stick to their time limit! How it works: Based on a poetry slam format, each performance will be scored by 3 random members of the audience. The highest score wins, and the winning performer will headline the next slam. Expect laughs, lager, and lots and lots of words. How do I get a slot? At every show we want to give a platform to new voices, first timers, and those coming out of performance hibernation. You do not need any prior experience to sign up for a slot. If you are interested in performing, or need to access more information, contact ELZ at @babe.slam (instagram) or [email protected]. Presented by Elz 18+ only (photo ID required)

A brand new show from the longest reigning Edinburgh Comedy Award winner in history. The award-winning Elvis of comedy continues his residency at the gates of hell, with a new show inspired by an absolutely shocking incident on a train. Have you ever felt seen and unseen at the same time? Have you ever wondered what’s lurking just in the corner of your vision? Yeah me too, what is that? What IS that??? As seen on The Russell Howard Show, The Mash Report, Avoidance and Alice and Steve. Top 3 Comedy Shows of 2024 Guardian Best Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 The i The 50 funniest comedians of the 21st century Telegraph "Absurd... achingly funny" ★★★★★ The Scotsman "Majestic and challenging" ★★★★★ The List "Profound" ★★★★★ The Skinny “Artistically audacious... Brookes’s throwaway lines are deeper than a lot of comedian’s five-minute routines” ★★★★ Chortle "The existential Michael McIntyre” ★★★★ The Guardian Presented by Chump's Comedy. This is an 16+ event

Harriet’s life has been in constant chaos for as long as she can remember. So what happens when things start to go right for the multi-award winning stand-up comedian?  Following her eye opening appearance on Last One Laughing UK, Harriet is back on tour with a new show about dating, mushrooms and how she’s trying her absolute best to be a bit of a floozy.  As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and co-host of the wildly successful Single Ladies In Your Area podcast.

Chinese American Bear is a lighthearted and quirky mando pop duo from Seattle, WA creating fun & eclectic bilingual English/Chinese ear candy. Composed of Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, the couple creates groovy, and “not too serious, food loving” tunes in their home studio together. They’ve been described as the child of Melody’s Echo Chamber, The Flaming Lips, Dusty Springfield, The B-52’s, and Care Bear, and their live show is like “a punk show for toddlers.”. The duo’s racked up a few million plays, and have been featured in VOGUE+, Paste Magazine, Under The Radar, DORK Magazine, praised by BBC Radio, KEXP (#1 album), #30 in Top 200 NACC, featured on the cover of Spotify Editorial Playlist Fresh Finds (#1), along with Front Page Indie, New in Indie, Chill Vibes, Bedroom Pop, Stay in Bed, Chinese Indie Picks and more. Chinese American Bear’s sophomore album, Wah!!! (released October 18 via Moshi Moshi & Modern Sky in China) exposes new listeners to Chinese flavors in their indie pop delicacy. They toured the US, Canada, UK, and China at the end of 2024, and are set to be touring throughout 2025. Presented by Psychedelia. This is an 16+ event

Before Tom bails out on the modern world entirely to commit to nostalgia full-time, the burner phone using, Discman carrying, 1988-1995 obsessed freak is giving the present tense one last try. Not for him, but for his 2-year-old son who lives there. But how does 2026 compare to the one he grew up in? Tom explores the head f★★k of popular culture in the modern world versus that of his youth in his trademark bittersweet style.

Bristol-based experimental band known for blending trip-hop, jazz, chamber-pop, and psychedelia with a "warm," "textured," and "deliberately lo-fi" aesthetic.

Recently married, emotionally feral.  The Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up.  As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance. 

NULLState Promotions presents a line up of harsh noise, power electronics and industrial at WhereElse?, Margate Featuring performances from: Distraxi Distraxi is a Bristol based death industrial/harsh noise artist who melds granite drums, helicopter drones, sharp arpeggiations and harsh swathes of feedback with the exteriorisation of a lifetime of dissociation through caustic vocal exorcisms. Ranging from ecstasy to despair, noise bursts like blisters on a fresh graft across tracks of frenzied heavy electronics. The fragile borders between interiority and exteriority are decimated in this highly personal collection of recordings, as DISTRAXI stands at the precipice to the void and faces it head on. Https://distraxi.Bandcamp.Com/ She The Throne She The Throne are a Ritual Noise 2 piece from Manchester UK. They aim to bring forth an ancient latent rhythmic union merging themselves, the space they play with the audience who listens, urging them to remember. Musically incorporating elements of industrial music and harsh noise with the darker melody of bands like Portishead, fused to the backbone of experimental hip hop. Since the release of their 2023 album, “NUNTIS” on Trepanation Recordings, they have shared line ups with a diverse range of artists such as:The Body & Dis Fig (US) Wolf Eyes (US) METH (US) AYA (Hyperdub UK) Dälek (Ipecac US) Greet (UK) SATORI (Cold Spring UK) Collosloth (Cold Spring) and more Https://shethethrone.Bandcamp.Com/ Pale World Pale World is the Alias of Joe Parkes with releases on labels Outsider Art, Trust Collective, Abhorrent AD, Brachliegen tapes, Venalism, Industrial Coast Ridge tapes and Ceremonial Laptop. Intense and overwhelming Harsh Noise compiled together with manipulated field recordings, loops, effects and scathing sheet metal outburst. An accumulation of minimal and restrained sculptures of sound transitioning into raw overwhelmed states and vague frail ambience. Https://paleworld.Bandcamp.Com/ New Flesh New Flesh co Runs Impulse Control and has had releases on the likes of Omen Recordings, Scuderia, Beat Concern and Still Distant Records. Their output works to combine a background in Hardcore and Noise while touching on EBM, Deconstructed Club and Gabba. This brings a wide range of sounds focussed more towards texture and mood than any single genre or style. Https://soundcloud.Com/omenrecs/newflesh-bloodyminded Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Support act(s): tbc Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Support act(s): tbc Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

It's Chump's 3rd Birthday and we’re celebrating in the style we began, with an incredible line up at Where Else. Ivo Graham The UK’s most apologetically posh comedian has racked up 8 sold out Edinburgh shows where he’s been nominated for Best Show and Best Joke at the Fringe. You might know him from Taskmaster, Have I Got News for You, QI, The Last Leg, Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and the like. Sam Nicoresti She broke into standup after winning Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year in 2021. Her second show Baby Doomer was nominated for Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2025 before going on to win the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at that year’s Edinburgh Fringe! Truly one of the most decorated and critically acclaimed comedians of our time! Kiran Saggu Kiran is an American/British comedian who co-founded the coolest night in London Slay24. She identifies as a savage in the Megan Thee Stallion way and not the Winston Churchill way. Her standup is observational, surreal, occasionally dark, but usually funny. Rolling Stone said she's "clearly a star in the making". Cecily Hitchcock Cecily Hitchcock is a comedy siren, crowd enchantress & heckler annihilator. Her mix of outlandish anecdotes and off-beat observations have gained traction both online and on stage. The Independent say she's “Outstanding”, Katherine Ryan called her "Hot", but why can’t she be both? Presented by Chump's Comedy. This is an 16+ event

Kent’s Noisiest Club Night returns to Margate! EMO, METAL, ROCK, POP-PUNK & MORE! Banger After Banger! DJ Orlandimus bringing an onslaught of anthems from: Bring The Horizon / My Chemical Romance / Electric Callboy / Slipknot / Paramore / Sleep Token / Hot Milk / Bad Omens / Poppy / Architects / Motionless In White / In This Moment / Linkin Park / Limp Bizkit / Fall Out Boy / Papa Roach / Bullet For My Valentine/ Trivium / Skindred / Blink-182 / Green Day / Nirvana & More! An onslaught of anthems & bangers/ a chaotic mix of new shit and favourites. The premier alternative club night in Kent. Mosh, dance & sing the night away. Presented by Where Else? 18+ only (photo ID required)

Fundraiser honouring the memory Of Martyn Harris, original Few Thoughts guitarist who sadly passed away on 14/03/2026. All proceeds will be donated to Martyn's children. Presented by Dispunktion & Rodent Promotions All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Support act(s): tbc Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

The award-winning stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK heads out on tour with a brand new show. You’re born alone, you die alone. That’s true enough. But what happened to that part in the middle?

The Crash of Moons Club comes back to Margate! Finishes in time for the last train! ChopChop (Experimental / Performance Art) Tony & The Abominations (Soul/Funk) Bellyfull (Trip-Hop) Presented by The Crash of Moons Club All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

A jazzer, metalhead, R&B man and a punk walk into a bar ... and start a band. Big Truck is the result, they make life affirming abstract guitar pop. The band are fronted by Laurie Vincent (Soft Play) and completed by Sam Cox (Ladybird), Asa Thallon and Justin Myles. The band are based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. 2026 will see the band release their debut record on Marshall Record and make their first festival appearance at 2000trees Festival Presented by Glasswerk. 16+ Under 18's to be accompanied by an adult

Support act(s): tbc Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

ROCKAOKE comes to Where Else?, Margate. This is karaoke with a twist - no backing tracks, but a full live band with you on lead vocals. Backed by the Joe Bulley Band, you’ll get the chance to step on stage at one of Kent’s best independent venues and belt out your favourite anthems like a true rock legend. Whether you fancy yourself the next Corey Taylor or Taylor Swift, with over 150 songs to choose from - we’ve got you covered. Rockaoke is all about big tunes, big energy, and a lot of fun. Get up and sing, cheer on your mates, or shout the chorus from the bar - either way, it’s guaranteed to be a great night. Rockstar fancy dress encouraged. Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Li Jin Hao is bringing his latest show “Falling From A Moon” on his first ever UK tour. "I wanna go back in time. Not too far, not Pangea. The present feels too heavy, the past feels like the moon - with less gravity, I was lighter. Meet me on the moon." As seen on Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping (Channel 4), DMs Are Open (BBC Radio 4), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), ITVX Presents: Live Comedy From The Edinburgh Fringe (ITVX) and Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central).

Its been a few years since Lloyd (Live At The Apollo, Return to Paradise, Ted Lasso etc etc) has been on tour, so hes written some new jokes and hes taking them (and his new hair) to some lovely small intimate rooms around the country to try and create a show smoother than his newly lasered shoulders.

Support act: NO TV Presented by Where Else? All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Event ends at 03:00 Presented by DORIS 18+ only (photo ID required)

Hollow Hand is the DIY psych-pop and UK folk music project of Brighton-based multi-instrumentalist Max Kinghorn-Mills. Known for a melodic, 60s-influenced sound.

Flow State is not your average hip hop club night. Old school and modern sounds from the underground, the leftfield and the classics. UK, US and international selections that get the dancefloor rocking, but also deliver surprises. Presented by Where Else? 18+ only (photo ID required)

This bank holiday Sunday sees the jubilant return of a notoriously coveted Margate institution whose reputation now proceeds it: The Moshi Moshi Quiz Hosted by Margate's own Welsh indie DJ trio Celtic Floor Muscles Expect to be puzzled in a way that explores the intersection between indie pop, modern pop culture and Margate with local tidbits and twists and turns thrown in like a guided tour of 'Indie Margate' of sorts. Maximum 6 people per team - £3 p/p Prizes to be won! 7pm start - arrive early to get a good spot in the room with your team. Presented by Where Else? This is an all ages event