Ian Stone doing a double headliner show at the Cackling Bat Comedy ClubThu 29 May
| The Old Crown Coaching InnWhat a privilege to have Ian Stone come and do his new show for us live in Faringdon – with fantastic support act Dani Johns and of course our resident MC, Samantha DayTime & Location29 May 2025, 19:30
The Old Crown Coaching Inn, 25 Market Pl, Faringdon SN7 7HU, UK About the eventlan Stone has been a stand up comedian for over thirty years.
He’s really starting to get the hang of it.
 
“One of the Top Ten stand up comedians in Britain”
The Independent
 
“Seriously funny”
The Guardian
 
“A stand-up on the top of his game being bloody funny”
Entertainment Now
 
“Ultimately, it is the sheer
quantity of funny material that really impresses”
The List
 
“Stone’s been in the business so long he makes it look easy. He’s relaxed and conversational, instinctively hitting the cadence needed to get the most out of every punchline, and the hour whizzes past” Steve Bennett, Chortle
 
“Ian Stone is an absolute master of the craft”
Elis James
 
“One of the sharpest comic minds in the country”
Romesh Ranganathan
 
 
Ian Stone is a British stand-up comedian, broadcaster and writer notable for appearing as a guest on shows such as the comedy panel show Mock the Week. Stone was also a regular guest on BBC Radio 5’s Fighting Talk. His book about following The Jam and growing up in London in the late 1970s was published by Unbound in June 2020.
 
Stone began his career as a stand-up comedian in 1991.[1] He first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996, in a tour controversially called, A Little Piece of Kike.[2]
Stone later appeared on several television shows, including The 11 O’Clock Show, The Late Edition, Never Mind The Buzzcocksand Mock the Week.
 
In 2013 Stone began presenting ‘Off the Ball’ a weekly comedy football show on ESPN with Bob Mills. This format was transferred to BT Sport in time for the 2014 World Cup and renamed The Football’s On.
 
Stone was also co-host on ‘Rock and Roll Football’ on Absolute Radio with Ian Wright for five years. The show won a Sony silver award for best sports programme in 2012.
Stone currently presents a regular weekday breakfast radio show from 6.30am until 10.30am on Love Sport Radio in London.