ABOUT
Ed Patrick is a comedian, author and an anaesthetist with TV appearances including Have I Got News For You (BBC One) and Friday Night (Sky News). He has performed across the UK, including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ed hosts the "Comedians' Surgery" podcast where he speaks to guests including Joe Lycett, Rose Matafeo and Phil Wang about their health stories and experiences.
He also created and presented "Infectious Personalities" with Hat Trick Productions, broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with guests Charlie Brooker and Sindhu Vee. Ed has written and performed on BBC Radio 4, for shows such as "Now Wash Your Hands" and "Newsjack", and he has also written for the Guardian about the intersection between medicine and comedy.
“Packed with funny anecdotes”
“Extremely funny”
“Masterful, playfully provocative writing”
Catch your Breath
The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist
I didn’t expect that being an anaesthetist in a pandemic would leave me outside my front door naked, or indeed that I’d be telling this story to readers. Nevertheless, I am excited to shed more light on this and the mysterious world of drugs and coffee.
– Ed Patrick
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“Very funny, very timely, scary in places. Ed writes with wit, insight, surprise and pathos. He is cutting his teeth in anaesthetics, taking people as close to death as you can take them, and then trying to wake them up again. And makes it funny. A joy to read.”
Numb & Number 2026
Lichfield
Garrick Theatre
Sep 15th - 16th 2026
Colchester
Art centre
Sep 17th 2026
Bishops Stortford
South mill arts
Sep 18th 2026
New Milton
Forest arts centre
Sep 24th 2026
Havant
Spring arts and heritage centre
Sep 25th 2026
Eastleigh
The Point
Sep 26th 2026
Leamington Spa Comedy festival
Royal spa centre
Oct 1st 2026
Bedford
Quarry theatre
Oct 2nd 2026
Epsom
Horton arts centre
Oct 3rd 2026
Goole
Junction
Oct 7th 2026
Harrogate
Harrogate theatre
Oct 8th 2026
Hemel hempstead
old town hall
Oct 10th 2026
hertford
beam
Oct 14th 2026
ipswich
new wolsey
Oct 22nd 2026
aldershot
west end centre
Oct 23rd 2026
bristol
The Alma theatre
Oct 30th 2026
burton on trent
The Brewhouse
NOV 5th 2026
buxton
Pavilion Theatre
NOV 7th 2026
isle of wight
Quay Arts
NOV 20th 2026
London
Artsdepot
NOV 26th 2026
twickenham
The Exchange
Nov 27th 2026
Hosting and Awards
“A great host! Making a room full of scientists laugh without using empirical peer reviewed evidence is an art form”
David Wells, CEO Institute of Biomedical Science
“The feedback has been fantastic and everyone has said that you were the perfect host! It was great working with you and I hope to work with you again in the near future”
Redactive Events
podcasts
Welcome to the Comedians' Surgery. Take your seat, we'll be with you shortly.
Ed Patrick brings a brand new show coming to a waiting room near you: comedians talking health. Expect frank tales, hilarious experiences and stellar guests from the comedy world who had to book an appointment six months ago.
Previous guests include Joe Lycett, Andy Hamilton, Angela Barnes, James Acaster and more.
Press
I was mesmerised by stand-up
Square Mile
Seeing the funny side of anaesthetics
The Lancet
"Stand-up makes me a better medic, says doctor turned comedian"
Evening Standard
"Anaesthetist Ed Patrick reveals why he's become a stand-up comedian"
Daily Mail
"Meet Ed Patrick, whose job it is to put you to sleep, make you laugh – and keep you alive"
THE TELEGRAPH
"My dad's heart operation taught me a few things about being a doctor"
THE GUARDIAN
There is a dark humour going through all doctors': Anaesthetist Ed Patrick reveals why he's become a stand-up comedian
Daily Mail
