Low Effort Sketches: We Have A Problem (WIP)

Comedy · Nottingham

Low Effort Sketches: We Have A Problem (WIP)

Saturday 31 October 2026 · Doors 17:10

Cock and Hoop, Nottingham

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Low Effort Sketches: We Have A Problem (WIP) is on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Cock and Hoop, Nottingham, with doors at 17:10. Entry is free, booked through the official seller.

Multi award-winning sketch duo Low Effort Sketches presents a new show which, confusingly, is not entirely a sketch show and might even feature some effort! In this show, Alice Wickersham and Andy Bucks play the role of two astronauts preparing for a highly dangerous space mission. With the launch imminent, Andy starts feeling the pressure and goes AWOL. Alice is left to go through the final checks while dealing with a variety of unhelpful buffoons who risk scuppering the mission, including a traffic warden intent on clamping the rocket, the (very forgetful) official space chaplain, and Andy’s Mum. Will the crew ever make it to space? ‘Hilarious’ (Chortle), fourth-wall breaking sketch comedy with ‘a fantastic sense of surreal mischief’ (Spectator). ‘A masterclass in sketch comedy’ ★★★★.5 (The Tab). ‘Beautifully crafted.’ ★★★★.5 (The Reviews Hub).

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