Nathan Cassidy:
​From The Ashes

Multi-award winning standup comic tells the story of how last year's Ashes series changed his life.  A story of love, loss and a Christmas cricket miracle.

★★★★ 'A master of the genre' One4Review
★★★★ 'Star in waiting. He is untouchable' The Times 

Last Christmas Day, Nathan Cassidy is alone in a basement, feverish and half-drunk, watching England getting destroyed in the Ashes. But as the Ashes slips further out of reach, something strange begins to happen... The Australian team appear, one by one, to guide Nathan on a surreal journey of survival, redemption and hope.  

From the award-winning star of 25 solo shows, From The Ashes is a hilarious and heart-opening journey through cricket, collapse, and the strange magic of Christmas. And a bigger question - can standup comedy be art? And, like all the best stories, like the ones his grandad used to tell him as a kid, this one might only be half true too.

Star of 6 Specials, BBC Radio 5 Live and million downloaded podcast 'Daily Notes'.
​Catch his other 2026 show Ewwww! 

​'Outstanding Show' Fringe Review 2026

★★★★ 'A master of the genre' One4Review
★★★★ 'Star in waiting. He is untouchable' The Times 

PRESS 2026

09.07.26 - ‘The funny comes thick and fast… his philosophical musings are clear, with references beautifully brought together, pleasingly completing the narrative arc.  In his new stand up set ‘From the Ashes’, Cassidy takes his audience on a journey, vulnerably exploring his perceived strengths (comedy) and weaknesses (divorce & parenting) and emotionally connects us to his experience on both those things. Ultimately the ferocity of a parents love for their child comes shining through… celebrated so vividly in this outstanding show. '  Fringe Review July 2026

'What stand-up comedy can be: joyful, moving, real' Leicester Mercury Feb 2026

​'The endlessly inventive Nathan Cassidy has...another pair of must-see shows.' FringeReview April 2026

'Two bold new shows.  Nathan Cassidy pushes stand-up comedy to its limits.' Brighton Journal May 2026


Reviews 2025

'Few have been as deeply moving as Nathan Cassidy... He is a powerful force on stage. It is impressive to watch him work a room until we are all enthusiastically playing at the end’ Kate Copstick The Scotsman Aug 2025

​12.08.25 'An excellent comedian' ★★★★1/2 One4Review

DATES & TICKETS
​2026
FEB
21 - Just The Tonic @ Peter Pizzeria 430PM TICKETS
MAY
2 - Caroline of Brunswick Brighton 7pm INFO
30 - Caroline of Brunswick Brighton 7pm TICKETS
JUL
4 - MedFringe 7pm TICKETS
17 - Shaftesbury Fringe 5pm 
18 - Shaftesbury Fringe 4pm 
24 - Underground Venues Buxton 530pm TICKETS
25 - Underground Venues Buxton 4pm ​TICKETS
AUG
Edinburgh Fringe
715pm Counting House (6-30th not 17th) INFO

BEST STANDUP AWARD NOMINEE Buxton Fringe 2021-2022-2023-2024

PEGASUS AWARDS EDINBURGH FRINGE
BEST COMEDIAN WINNER 2024/2025 

BEST STANDUP AWARD NOMINEE Shaftesbury Fringe 2024

WINNER BEST STANDUP BRIGHTON FRINGE 2022/2023

OFF WEST END STAGE AWARDS 2021 - Nominee

BEST SHOW Greater Manchester Fringe 2021 - Nominee

​TOTAL SELL-OUT Edinburgh Fringe 2021

BEST SHOW Leicester Comedy Festival Nominee 2020

​★★★★ ‘The best show at this year’s Fringe. A classic, structured, rollercoaster hour. Star-in-waiting... he is untouchable.’ The Times

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