Tickets can be booked online from Justthetonic.com. Click on the show you would like to go to then simply use the + and - symbols to select how many tickets you'd like to purchase.
Concession tickets can be booked with one valid photo ID, PER TICKET. These are bookable with the following ID that must be shown on entry to avoid being charged extra - Emergency Services, Military, Student and Over 65's. Blue Light card is not accepted as valid ID.
Birmingham and Reading have lifts for customers to use up to the first floor if required. They both have around 20-30 steps up to the first floor.
Nottingham is fully accessible to the main performance room from the front door. Due to the capacity please inform us if you will be attending in a wheelchair, this will then be adjusted accordingly.
Leicester has around 3 flights of stairs to get up to the performance room. There is no lift.
Melbourne Hall shows are accessible with Blue badge parking that does not need to be pre booked. There is an accessible row that needs to be pre booked in advance.
Please email [email protected] for information on carer tickets
Your tickets will be issued via email as an attachment and they do tend to find their way to spam/junk folders quite easily. You do not need to print your tickets, let's save some trees and just show them on your phone on arrival. Each ticket has a separate barcode to be scanned, please have these ready on arrival to save a delay.
Please ensure you input your email correctly when booking.
Yes, if we have not sold out in advance. You will still need to buy these via our website, you cannot turn up and pay by cash or card. This is not advisable for groups of 4 or more.
Concession tickets are not always available on the day of the show and it is advised to pre book those.
We pride ourselves on our great comedy line-ups. Over the years we have booked the likes of Paul Sinha, Jon Richardson, Sara Pascoe, Romesh Ranganathan, Jonny Vegas, Shaun Walsh, Susie McCabe, Russell Howard, Gary Delaney, Daniel Kitson but there are also plenty of people you won't have heard of who are also excellent and worth the ticket price.
Leicester - Peter Pizzeria serves delicious pre show pizzas and treats - Booking in advance is highly recommended - www.peterpizzeria.co.uk - You can pre order food alongside your tickets or with the venue directly. You must book your table with the venue team at Peter's directly when ordering food alongside your tickets. Just the Tonic cannot allocate you a table. We suggest booking at able at LEAST one hour BEFORE our doors to the show open for one course, ideally 1.5 hours to allow you time and not to rush. We suggest booking 1.5-2 hours before doors open for 2 or 3 course. Your food is served in a different room to the comedy, food cannot be eaten in the comedy room.
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Reading - Do not serve food
Melbourne Hall - Tasty food served on site in the gardens via external food vans.
Edinburgh, Leicester and Nottingham are non reserved theatre style seating - No tables
Birmingham and Reading venues will allocate seating prior to doors opening.
Melbourne Hall - Depending on your ticket type at the time of purchase you will have been pre allocated tickets or unreserved seating
Edinburgh, Leicester, Melbourne Hall, Nottingham - The venues are set out in cabaret style with chairs
Birmingham and Reading are seated at tables
Birmingham - 8pm show start, Show finished pprox 10-10.10pm
Leicester/ Nottingham -
7pm show start - Show finish approx 8.30/ 8.45pm,
8pm show start - Show finish approx 10.15pm,
9pm show start - Show finish approx 10.45pm
Reading - Show start 7.30pm - Show finish approx 9.45pm (Different in December)
Melbourne Hall - Varies per show
We detail the times that each venue opens and the last entry time on the show listing. Please ensure you are there on time to guarantee entry and avoid disappointment.
Birmingham - Your ticket gets you free entry to Rosie's nightclub with various music played in all the rooms. You will need to leave your tables and move to another room whilst the room you are in is cleared away
Leicester - The venue stays open until 10.30pm
Nottingham - The bar closes and the venue closes
Reading - Free entry into Popworld downstairs
Melbourne Hall - It's home time
No. Why would you ask that? We don't allow people to talk or heckle whilst the acts are on. If people are talking we ask them to be quiet and if they refuse we will ask them to leave, because we understand that you don't want your night ruined by a few people catching up over a pint rather than listening to some great comedy,
Yes, our shows are strictly 18 plus due to venue licence conditions. Valid ID will be required for anyone looking under 25. No ID, No entry, no refund.
All venues have a smart/casual dress code. Jeans are fine, Smart clean trainers are fine. No baseball caps/hats/ tracksuits.
The venues are nearly all city centre locations so they do not have parking. We suggest looking at the Parkopedia website to find local parking if you are not local to the venue as it also has prices listed. Please search 'Parkopedia' in google.
Melbourne Hall has a dedicated car park that is sign posted on route. Blue Badge parking is available.
If we haven't manage to answer your question on this page, please either send us a message to [email protected] or call us on 0203 332 0060 between 10am-6pm Monday to Friday and leave a message (inc which venue you are visting) and we will get back to you.
Well shucks, thanks for that, we just try our best to bring you the best acts for the best price week after week.
