Popular comedian brings new show to Swindon

Comedian Cally Beaton, well known for stints on QI and Live at the Apollo, is bringing her brand new show to the Arts Centre this November.

Namaste Motherf*****s is a celebration of and for the female of the species (and all their family and friends who want to buy tickets). Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention - from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards, thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers.

A funny show about a deadly serious subject, Namaste Motherf*****s centres around Cally’s manifesto for keeping cool when you’re a hot mess. The tour will include a stop at the Swindon Arts Centre on Monday 3 November.

The show includes a Q&A and meet-and-greet with Cally (who knows, Jeff the wonder dog may be there too).

Cally’s first book Namaste Motherf*****s – a no bulls**t handbook where comedy, work and well-being collide – is published in July 2025. Sharing stories and experiences from her own life alongside lessons learned from the many celebrity guests and experts from her hit podcast, Cally gives a fresh, funny and life-affirming look at what it means to be a middle-aged woman who is willing to take a chance, put herself out there and is also willing to fail.

Anyone familiar with her viral Instagram reels (over 100 million views) or her hit podcast Namaste Motherf*****s will not want to miss the opportunity to see Cally live.

Join Cally as she salutes the female of the species: invisible no more. She said: “Namaste Motherf*****s is all about presenting our authentic, imperfect selves to the world and being the narrators of our own messy stories and I can’t wait to do just that at venues across the UK this autumn.”

Cally Beaton is a comedian, business leader, podcaster, writer, keynote speaker and entrepreneur. She has held senior management positions at some of the biggest media companies in the world. If you want someone to blame for bringing South Park and SpongeBob SquarePants to the world, look no further.

It was while working for Comedy Central that Cally was nudged into the sphere of performance and as a 45-year-old single parent, Cally first took to the stage. She quickly cemented her position as one of the most exciting and distinctive stand-ups in the country, with her unflinching, acerbic and intelligent brand of comedy.

She made her debut appearance on the BBC’s Live at the Apollo at the age of 53 and is a TV and radio fixture, including being a regular panellist on BBC2’s QI and The Apprentice: You’re Fired, as well as Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Countdown Dictionary Corner and The Blame Game. Cally is one of the country’s most sought-after keynote and after-dinner speakers, and an experienced and accomplished awards host.

For more information and to book tickets, visit: @CallyArtsCentre