
SCOTT FORBES | MARTIN BEARNE | MATTHEW ROSS
SCOTT FORBES | MARTIN BEARNE | MATTHEW ROSS

Saturday
18
April
2026
19:00
19:30
21:45
Breakneck Comedy Club
28 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AX
Multi-award-winning Scottish stand-up Mark Nelson returns to Breakneck Comedy Club as our main headline act. He is one of the most acclaimed and sought-after comedians in the UK and abroad, Nelson brings a distinctive mix of cutting observations, social commentary and hilarious one liners.
UK Comedians Comedian Of The Year.
5-time winner of Best Headliner at the Scottish Comedy Awards & host of BBC’s The Good, Tahe Bad & The Unexpected and Edinburgh Unlocked.
As seen and heard on Have I Got News For You, The News Quiz and Have A Word.
Over 750 million views online.
‘As accomplished a stand as you'll see anywhere’
- Rolling Stone
‘Possesses a talent that is simply obscene’ ★★★★★
- The List
‘A golden majestic hour of comedy. Perhaps the purest form of stand up’ ★★★★★
- Arts Award Voice

Excellent… Exciting… Egg-mayonnaise are some of the many words Matthew Ross can spell.
Born, bred, and breeding in Aberdeen.
He’s lost count of how many gigs he’s played (he can’t count).
This local funny man will leave many asking the question “Is this really comedy?”

The man from Montrose Scott Forbes is now the resident MC at Breakneck Comedy Club and has fast become an audience favourite. From observations to impressions, his straight to the point quick wit humour always has the audience in raptures. In 2019 he supported Gary Meikle on a number of tour dates and also had his first successful sold out show “Adulting” at Glasgow international Comedy Festival.
“Rapid fire natural delivery” Evening Express
“He gets you quick and once he does it’s machine gun laughter all the way “ Gary Meikle

Martin Bearne: Mixed Ability Actor
Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando, Dame Judy Dench, Martin Bearne has heard of all of these. This show is what happens when a comedian gets successful and starts taking themselves too seriously, but minus the success.
Master of dark comedy and stalwart of the Scottish comedy scene Martin Bearne would like to be taken seriously as a serious actor doing serious acting. Sick of delivering one liners to disinterested pub-goers, Martin Bearne has broken free of the shackles of conventional comedy and is once again soaring on the wings of his first true love: actoring.
Can he make it through a whole hour without abandoning his thespian dreams? Will he crack and start telling dick (and crack) jokes? Can you, a mere audience member, even begin to comprehend his depth as a performer and a human man? Join him on a voyage of discovery both of self and truths universal as he acts right in your face violently and without warning.
As seen on Britain’s Got Talent and BBC Scotland’s The Comedy Underground and heard on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected with Mark Nelson. Winner of Jason Manford's and Comedy Store gong shows.
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