Solihull Arts Complex

Funny to The Core is the NEW monthly comedy club in the Studio at The Core, bringing the best and funniest UK comedy talent to Solihull.

Headlined by the hilarious Angelos Epithemiou! Unwitting star of Shooting Stars (BBC2), Dave’s One Night Stand, The Rob Brydon Show and Channel 4’s The Angelos Epithemiou Show. Cult favourite Angelos takes a giant leap into the spotlight yet again in this shambolic, weird and wonderful show.

Think Little Britain meets Vic and Bob meets a smattering of Tommy Cooper and then lower your expectations and get on board.

Angelos is the creation of critically acclaimed performer, Dan Renton Skinner, who has starred in such blockbuster films as The Spy Who Dumped Me, High Rise, and Swallows and Amazons for BBC Films and such TV serial-classics as The Tracy Ullman Show, Friday Night Dinner, and The Wrong Mans.

Opening the show is American comic Erich McElroy! Erich is a stand-up comedian and writer. Originally from Seattle, he moved to the UK in 2000 and in 2007 collected his British passport.

His latest show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, (US) Electile Dysfunction, received numerous four and five star reviews and was a hit with audiences. In addition to playing UK venues up and down the country, Erich has appeared on BBC Breakfast, Newsnight, Sky News and Five News. He has been heard talking comedy and politics on BBC 5 Live, BBC Surrey, BBC Berkshire and regularly on TalkRadio. He has also written for the Independent, Huffington Post, The Herald in Scotland and even Saga.

“This is political stand-up at its best.” BroadwayBaby

With Hasan Al-Habib! Hasan is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer & actor. He performed at the Midlands regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024, won the 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award and was a finalist at the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy Awards.

After selling out his double act show 2 Muslim 2 Furious at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024, Hasan made his solo debut in 2025 with Death To The West (Midlands) – a love letter to his Iraqi heritage and upbringing in Birmingham – selling out his run and multiple extra shows. DTWM has already received a nomination for Best Debut at the 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.

Hosted by Mike Cox!

Please note, that while we do our best to ensure that we deliver the published bill, line-ups can be subject to change at short notice.