Join us for a fun day of humour!
Activities include family-friendly workshops on Victorian joke-writing, tours of the ‘We Are Not Amused!’ exhibition, and training to become ‘Joke Detectives.’ In the evening, Greg Jenner (Horrible Histories) will appear in-conversation, and Iszi Lawrence (Radio 4’s Making History) will host a live comedy performance.
Daytime Activities
Drop in, free
11:30, 2pm, 4pm – Exhibition Tours
12-5pm – ‘Victorian Cartooning’ for families
12:30 -2pm – ‘The Miseries of Human Life’ joke-writing workshop
2pm -5pm – ‘Joke Detectives’ – unearth old jokes from our archive
Evening Activities
In Conversation with Greg Jenner
6pm – 7.30pm
Join Dr Bob Nicholson (Lecturer at Edge Hill University) historian of Victorian Pop Culture as he interviews Greg Jenner, the historical consultant for Horrible Histories
8pm – 9.30pm
A comedy show in which stand-up Iszi Lawrence (Radio 4’s Making History) challenges performers to champion the cause of neglected figures from history.
Posted on 22 November 2019 under General news
