Alison Spittle: BIG

Following an award winning sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, ALISON SPITTLE is touring "her finest show to date" (The Scotsman).A man told Alison to sit down and now she's doing a whole stand up show about it.

After an encounter on a train with a man triggers a series of events that change Alison’s life, she ponders if it’s easier to change herself than the world around her.

This is a big show about making yourself smaller.The winner of the Comedian’s Choice Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, BIG was voted the best show of the festival by comedians, and also made British Comedy Guide’s list of Best Reviewed Shows last year.Winner of the Best Performer Award at Dublin Fringe 2025.Alison has made appearances on House of Games, Celebrity Goggle Box and Pointless Celebrities, and on the popular podcasts Off Menu, The Gargle and Trusty Hogs.

She is the co-host of the brand new podcast Ignore That Feeling with Fern Brady, and has also co-hosted Magazine Party and Guilty Feminist.

You may have also seen Alison as the support act for Fern, Rob Delaney and Maria Bamford on tour.