21 January – 15 February

This show belongs to the Fringe2023 season. This season is now over.

Kate Smurthwaite: Humanity's Last Hope

Award-winning comedian and activist, Kate Smurthwaite, takes one last hopeful shot at saving us all from global fascist-led environmental armageddon. As seen on Question Time, Newsnight and the XR front lines. 

Kate Smurthwaite is a left-wing, feminist, atheist, polyamorous comedian and activist. She is also the host and star of the News at Kate video series.

She performs stand-up comedy all over the UK and around the world and is currently touring her 16th one-woman show, Humanity's Last Hope, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She performs at major clubs including Manford’s, The Stand, The Comedy Store and Piccadilly Comedy Club as well as alternative venues such as Quantum Leopard, What The Frock, Bring Your Own Baby and The Poodle Club.

In 2013 she won a Three Week's Editor's Choice Award naming her one of the ten best things about the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Kate has appeared as a panellist on Question Time as well as The Big Questions, This Morning, BBC News, Sky News, Woman's Hour, The Today Program, The Moral Maze, Newsnight and is a regular guest on Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show.

Presented by: Kate Smurthwaite

Kate Smurthwaite is a British Comedian, Writer, Environmentalist, left-wing Activist, Feminist and champion of the down-trodden exploited people.

Comedy • Stand Up
United Kingdom • My event is an Australian Premiere