Hot Takes Night

Hot Takes Night is a stand-up comedy show presented at the Amersham Arms, a theatre on New Cross Road in south-east London. It is a night of comedy built around opinions that are deliberately provocative.

Hot Takes Night is a stand-up and comedy show, in which performers test contentious opinions in front of a live audience. The format is built on the idea of the bold or unpopular view, delivered with comic timing rather than as a lecture, so the evening moves quickly from one topic to the next.

The show takes place in the Amersham Arms, a theatre at 388 New Cross Road in Deptford's New Cross area. Audiences come to see stand-up in a venue of this kind, where the performers work directly with the room and the material is spoken rather than staged with set pieces or music.

The programme suits adults who enjoy topical, conversational comedy and are comfortable with frank, opinionated material. Because the humour rests on argument and wit, it will appeal most to those who like sharp observational stand-up and the pleasure of disagreeing with a comic.