Festivals & theatres
The complete hour with walk-on music, lighting notes and a soundcheck that actually happens. Rider fits a single page.
The headline hour
Sixty minutes of original stand-up about everyday life — family, work, getting older, and the small absurdities everyone recognizes. Tested in 400+ rooms, tuned for theatres, festivals and clubs alike.
Every set is written fresh each season. No borrowed bits, no filler crowd-bait: just a tight, road-tested hour that respects the audience's evening out.
- 60-minute headline set, or 20-minute festival cut
- Clean and blue versions of the same material
- Meet-and-greet and photo line after the show
What's included
One fee, no surprises. Every booking gets the full Backrow Bandit treatment.
Corporate nights
Sharp, safe-for-work material researched around your industry and your people — never the same set twice.
Hosting & MC
Ray keeps multi-act bills moving: warm crowds, tight links and rescue sets when an act runs long.
How booking works
STEP 1 — SAY HELLOTell us about the night
Date, city, venue and audience — through the contact form or by email.
STEP 2 — THE PLANSet length and material
We agree the running time, the tone, and any must-avoid topics.
STEP 3 — SHOWTIMEDoors, soundcheck, laughs
Ray arrives early, walks the room, and delivers the hour.
Booking questions
Festival season fills three to four months out; club and corporate dates can often be arranged in a few weeks. The sooner you write, the better the choice of dates.
Yes. Ray performs a fully clean version of the hour for corporate, charity and all-ages audiences — same laughs, zero awkwardness.
A stage, a microphone and a lit room. The one-page rider covers sound, lights and a green room — no diva demands.