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Alex Horne has gathered some of the UK's finest jazz musicians and mixed them with the most exciting comics in the country to create some unique and hilarious noises. It's jazz-infused comedy, late, live and loud - part improvised, part horned, part performance, part party. Horne can normally be found lurking behind a laptop on things like BBC4's We Need Answers but for this show he'll be wearing a suit and singing songs. His band usually tour with Madness (and Girls Aloud) but now they're riffing to the rhythm of comedy backed by some truly great comics. Much more than stand up, much more than music, this is the Horne Section. Premiering in Edinburgh in 2010, The Horne Section has since enjoyed sell-out runs at the Soho Theatre, Union Chapel and Lyric Theatre in the West End. The Horne Section has also played at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Cast/Performers

Alex Horne

Archive listings for The Horne Section

Work type: Comedy. There are performances of this work in the listings (current and future) database, see The Horne Section

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25 Apr 24	Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L0933616877
18 Apr 24	Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L0935648775
17 Apr 24	Gala Theatre, Durham :: V0146218420 listing details L217849048
16 Apr 24	Town Hall, Middlesbrough :: V2029704919 listing details L565188521
15 Apr 24	Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool :: V194 listing details L2070456136
14 Mar 24	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L61184852
12 Mar 24	The Stables, Milton Keynes :: V1668325976 listing details L01195761329
6 Mar 24	Cambridge Junction, Cambridge :: V23 listing details L0851037575
17 Dec 23	The O2 Arena, Outer London :: V0681788081 listing details L061889383
That's How I Like My Tour - T1668908108
21 Dec 21	Bath Forum, Bath :: V0370717416 listing details L02050978537
16 Dec 21	Guildhall, Portsmouth :: V770 listing details L0993916488
1 Dec 21	Anvil Arts, Basingstoke :: V765 listing details L01661233874
30 Nov 21	De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea :: V651 listing details L495116787
22 Nov 21	The Hexagon, Reading :: V734 listing details L085932388
9 Nov 21	Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L0609105101
2 Nov 21	City Hall, Sheffield :: V508532552 listing details L050019590
1 Nov 21	Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L02044081407
18 Oct 21	The Cresset, Peterborough :: V28 listing details L0360524032
12 Oct 21	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L02012356845
9 Oct 21	Dorking Halls, Dorking :: V1030 listing details L194328923
28 May 21	G-Live, Guildford :: V0839845247 listing details L829264241
24 May 21	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L2096978327
17 May 21	Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe :: V749 listing details L0761133557
26 Nov 20	Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L1856551628
6 Oct 20	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L319168863
30 Sep 20	Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe :: V749 listing details L01788149928
1 Sep 20	City Hall, Salisbury :: V922 listing details L1590767510
15 Jul 20	G-Live, Guildford :: V0839845247 listing details L1243004219
2 Apr 20	City Hall, Salisbury :: V922 listing details L01729770022
31 Mar 20	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L1366023456
16 Mar 20	The Hexagon, Reading :: V734 listing details L01032053283
5 Dec 19	Dorking Halls, Dorking :: V1030 listing details L0930538527
4 Dec 19	Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657 listing details L423463986
28 Nov 19	The Stables, Milton Keynes :: V1668325976 listing details L1086786762
13 Nov 19	Princes Hall, Aldershot :: V761 listing details L621555061
12 Nov 19	Shanklin Theatre, Shanklin :: V790 listing details L296656166
7 Nov 19	William Aston Hall, Wrexham :: V815 listing details L01195915017
6 Nov 19	De Montfort Hall, Leicester :: V430 listing details L1524119466
18 Oct 19	The Old Savoy - Home of The Deco Theatre, Northampton :: V1223418074 listing details L0590104386
7 Oct 19	Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa :: V131 listing details L1801419832
2 Oct 19	Hull City Hall, Hull :: V02123462242 listing details L1010456407
15 Jul 19	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury :: V674 listing details L0318044272
12 Jul 19	Grand Theatre, Lancaster :: V521 listing details L1470694571
11 Jul 19	The Coro (Coronation Hall Theatre ), Ulverston :: V8 listing details L1100758380
27 Jun 19	St David's Hall, Cardiff :: V825 listing details L1636819231
13 Jun 19	York Barbican Centre, York :: V956 listing details L1453814800
12 Jun 19	The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L1211833234
6 Jun 19	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L01033499506
22 May 19	Ipswich Regent, Ipswich :: V79 listing details L264150980
14 May 19	Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L648401917
9 May 19	Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L01780772486
8 May 19	Corn Exchange, Cambridge :: V21 listing details L01620892199
5 May 19	Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L120478189
2 May 19	Dudley Town Hall, Dudley :: V117 listing details L140624815
24 Apr 19	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L0578116402
23 Apr 19	City Hall, Sheffield :: V508532552 listing details L416034419
18 Apr 19	Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L01224006522
14 Mar 19	Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne :: V666 listing details L01703981592
26 Feb 19	Grand Theatre, Swansea :: V831 listing details L1639302865
The Horne Section's Christmas - T062496606 What is the true meaning of Christmas? It's hard to say, but it's probably something to do with five talented musicians being made to do silly things by a bearded comedian. Will they do?a carol? Definitely. Can you wear hilarious?Christmas jumpers? That's up to you. Will there be chocolate eggs? No, that's Easter. But whatever happens, Alex Horne and his band of muddled men will do their best to spread the yuletide joy...
18 Dec 20	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L01456324411
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11 Jul 18	The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L764139107
9 Apr 18 to 11 Apr 18	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L0847493054
Christmas Show - T554255168 What is Christmas all about? It's about telling bad jokes, singing badly, drinking lots and, despite all these, having the best time together.
14 Dec 17	Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead :: V1294444431 listing details L1935359643
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22 Nov 17	Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L01609465090
12 Oct 17	Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L2086279737
20 Sep 17	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L1670864607
19 Sep 17	The Glee Club Birmingham, Birmingham :: V0170352899 listing details L1990823120
8 Sep 17 to 13 Nov 17	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L793136620
24 Feb 17	Gala Theatre, Durham :: V0146218420 listing details L1025782641
27 Jan 17	William Aston Hall, Wrexham :: V815 listing details L463049086
10 Nov 16	South Street Arts Centre, Reading :: V736 listing details L718741455
3 Nov 16	Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L1363915977
21 Oct 16	Shoreditch Town Hall, Outer London :: V084666912 listing details L0119373679
19 Oct 16	Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden :: V861496692 listing details L01795722048
9 Oct 16	The Mac (Metropolitan Arts Centre), Belfast :: V2073141420 listing details L0880774277
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20 Jun 15	Playhouse, Norwich :: V69 listing details L01764300967
18 Jun 15	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L01849284398
11 Jun 15 to 9 Jul 15	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1815061850
15 Oct 14	Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942 listing details L1571910540
6 Oct 14 to 1 Dec 14	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L075898810
15 May 14 to 10 Jul 14	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1885475766
5 May 14	Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L2020029958
31 Mar 14 to 30 Jun 14	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L01590667867
T0992628758 Gathering together the UK's finest musicians and throwing them on stage with the world's most exciting comics, Alex Horne has created a truly unique comedy experience. This is a heady mix of spontaneous stand-up, spectacular performance and outlandish musical talent. Hot on the rhythmic heels of their very own Radio 4 series, returning for its second series in 2013, three years of sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the West End and across the world, the Horne Section bring their indomitable late night fanfare to Leicester.
23 May 13	The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L01863393367
20 Feb 13	Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L1301307949
T2046022563 Exciting work in progress shows from the jazz-infused, spontaneous stand up and spectacularly outlandish musical talent The Horne Section.
23 Jul 12 to 24 Jul 12	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L092882582
T42421844 The Horne Section bring their indomitable late-night festival fanfare back to Edinburgh
10 Jul 12 to 11 Jul 12	Pleasance, Inner London :: V276 listing details L1128945279
T1542752868 The Horne Section is a beltingly fun show where Alex and his magnificent band (session players with Madness, Girls Aloud and many more) welcome various comedians on to improvise a short piece, sing a song or do whatever they please... The results are unexpected and hilarious, we ve had Tim Minchin improvising a song about Cheese, Al Murray playing drums to Stevie Wonder s Superstition, and Jimmy Carr telling one liners over Drum and Bass and Russian Gypsy Polka.Performer Peter Serafinowicz. Performer Tim Key. Performer Al Murray (Oct 15). Performer Nina Conti (Oct 15). Performer Ali McGregor (Oct 15). Performer Tim Michin (Oct 22). Performer Josie Long (Oct 22). Performer Bruce Airhead (Oct 22). Performer Peter Serafinowicz (Oct 29). Performer Marcel Lucont (Oct 29). Performer Charlie Baker (Oct 29).
8 Oct 11 to 26 Nov 11	Criterion Theatre, West End :: V387 listing details L575666714
25 Jul 11 to 27 Jul 11	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L7576783
4 Jul 11	Leicester Square Theatre, Inner London :: V0148424484 listing details L737510410
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31 Jan 11 to 28 Mar 11	Lyric Theatre, West End :: V399 listing details L536557088
14 Nov 10 to 21 Nov 10	Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L01049743982
Other listings
3 Mar 23	The O2 Arena, Outer London :: V0681788081 listing details L1257031242
20 Dec 22	O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, Outer London :: V353 listing details L552918674
7 Dec 17	Leicester Square, Inner London :: V867504406 listing details L0427075350
1 Dec 13	De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea :: V651 listing details L631535420
12 Sep 13	The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L01257881061
24 Aug 13	The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152 listing details L01755532698
30 Oct 12 to 2 Nov 12	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L2012383489
24 Feb 12	Hackney Empire, Outer London :: V309 listing details L01162761538

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Cast/Performers

Archive listings for The Horne Section

That's How I Like My Tour - T1668908108

The Horne Section's Christmas - T062496606

Christmas Show - T554255168

Other listings

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