Friday 4th December: Comedy at the Hogs Back Tap
Join us on Friday 4th December for our winter Comedy Night at the Tap.
Rural Roars have lined up another rocking night of comedy! Tickets £15pp
Doors open: 18.00
Comedy starts: 19.45
18+
HEADLINER - Arielle Souma
Double F – French & Fabulous! Based in south London, Brixton, Arielle Souma adds colour and diversity to the comedy scene. Her distinctive style is punchy, blunt, accessible and empowering!
She started her career by smashing most of the major comedy competitions around the country. is winner of the Frog and Bucket World Series 2016 (Manchester), finalist for New Act of The Year Show 2017 (London), and a finalist So You Think You’re Funny (Nationwide).
Since then she's built up an international following and appears at pretty much all the major clubs around the country (Top Secret, Glee, Hot Water etc)
Fred Bell
Fred Bell is an emerging British stand-up comedian, dad, army veteran, and self-described "childhood trombone prodigy" who has been steadily gaining traction on the UK comedy circuit. Fred's style has been playfully described by gig promoters as having "a child's head on a middle-aged dad body"
In 2025 he won he West End New Act of the Year which led to him making his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2026.
Claudia Trentrino
Claudia Trentino is a rising British stand-up comedian and actress who is quickly making a name for herself on the UK comedy circuit. She frequently draws from her colourful personal life, including tales of her marriage to a Brazilian carpenter, past relationships, and motherhood.
In 2024 she was the winner of the prestigious comedy competition, the West End New Act of the Year and a finalist at the Hasting New Comedian of the Year
Paul Merryck
PAUL MERRYK is an Essex based comedian who has been making a name for himself as one of the more original and outrageous character acts on the UK comedy circuit. Feckless, amoral and utterly unabashed, the middle-aged chancer he portrays disdainfully deconstructs the disaster that is his life in a hilarious sequence of short gags and tall stories. Paul regularly appears professionally in London for Angel Comedy, Hampstead Comedy Club, Bearcat Comedy, Downstairs at the Kings Head and Monkey Business Comedy among others, and for many other promoters outside London including Mirth Control, Funhouse Comedy, Out of Bounds Comedy, Suffolk Punch Comedy and Craic Den Comedy in Dublin.. He also the resident host at the Comedy Club.
"high laugh rate... you'd think that the spirit of Mike Reid is alive and well" Chortle
And your MC - Steve McLean
See Steve, an Edinburgh Fringe veteran, and resident Rural Roars MC, having performed, written and produced more than 20 shows since 2014.
His trilogy of shows based on geek culture; Action Figure Archive, Action Figure Archive Vol 2 and Steve McLean is Retrosexual made multiple top lists including The Herald and Wired Magazine. In 2023 he toured the east coast of the US and performed to sold out rooms and gained excellent reviews in Tampa, Orlando and Miami.
His latest show is called Aerosmith to ZZ Top and is all about 80s hair rock. It toured festivals and small theatres in 2025 and was a hit during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with capacity crowds and critical acclaim.
2025 saw Steve release his first book; Stealing Deep Purple. It tracks the unbelieve true story of a band pretending to be Deep Purple in 1980. The book was in the Lulu Entertainment Bestseller chart for over 10 weeks
Steve's radio and TV appearances include; Screen Wipe (BBC), Soccer AM (Sky Sports), Very British Problems (C5) and Slaving Away (Amazon Audible).
Steve is also the resident host of the West End New Act of the Year Comedy Competition, which helps Rural Roars obtain access to some of the best new acts on the circuit.
"McLean keeps you hooked...Part stand-up, part rock history, part mixtape from the friend who always knew where the good tracks were" **** ONE4REVIEW
"A wonderful show for the old rockers out there" SQUIRREL COMEDY
“Riotous fun, oddly hysterical and completely unexpected” TAMPA INK 19
“A hilarious walk down memory lane” THE HERALD
“A fun examination of nostalgia and nerdiness” WIRED MAGAZINE
“Steve McLean's shows have a reputation for being fun and funny” EDINBURGH FRINGE REVIEWS
“I laughed harder and longer than any other time at the festival” ORLANDO SENTIAL
“He deftly handled heckling that would have cratered a lesser comic” ORLANDO WEEKLY
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