Comedy Night: Motherhood

Join our talented comedians who will take the stage to share their unique experiences and insights on the rollercoaster ride of motherhood. 

Motherhood is defined as “the state of being a mother”. But what really is that state? The newborn night feeds? Toddler tantrums? The Tooth fairy? Teenagers? Adult kids?  

Three comedians explore life before being a parent, the act of creation and beyond in this one night only extravaganza of stand up at Millennium Gallery.  

So, get the babysitter booked and join us for a hilarious night out! 

Please note that this event includes swearing and adult humour. 

Line up: 

Wendy Wason 

A Scottish actress and comedian, Wendy launched her comedy career in 2004, getting to the final of Funny Women and semi-finals of So You Think You’re Funny at the Edinburgh Fringe the following year. She was already an established actress with roles in Coupling and the IT Crowd. 

2008 saw Wendy in America on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and was also the year she did her first one-woman show at The Edinburgh Festival: Things I Didn’t Know. After the success of that she returned with three further solo shows. She has performed in all the major UK clubs such as Just the Tonic, The Glee Club, The Comedy Store, The Stand, and Laughter House in Dublin. 

Pauline Eyre 

Pauline is a stand-up comedian, VoiceOver artist, writer, producer, antenatal teacher, quiz producer/presenter, fitness instructor. She doesn't sleep much! Eyre has appeared in two Edinburgh shows: Better 2018 & Buffering 2019. She developed her first solo show All Change during 2019 & 2020 and planned a lovely tour with it, but then… well, you know. This year she performed her solo show, Body in Colchester, Swansea, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Bristol, Nottingham, Bath, Norwich, Oxford, Telford, Finchley, Cambridge & Wanstead. 

Louise Leigh 

Louise Leigh is living proof that a midlife crisis doesn’t have to involve a Harley Davidson and an underwear model (yet).  

Since starting to do stand-up in her forties she has been enjoyed by critics and audiences alike. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year finalist, British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist, Funny Women semi-finalist.

This event forms part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, which is at the Millennium Gallery 24 October 2024 until 19 January 2025.