Lee Martin for Gag Reflex presents…
James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum)
Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is. Trailblazing comedian James Barr is going on tour around the UK with a bold, “genre-defying” (ArtsHub) hour of stand-up. A darkly hilarious reckoning with shame, survival and a pushy-wushy down the stairsy-wairsy.
Nominee for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy and the Queer Performers Award at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex To My Mum) was also named one of the best reviewed shows of Edinburgh Fringe.
‘Brave, funny and gloriously empowering.’ ★★★★★ Broadway Baby (UK)
‘Not to be missed.’ ★★★★★Theatre Thoughts
‘Hilarious and heartbreaking.’ ★★★★★Attitude Magazine
‘Courageous. Original. A tour de force.’ ★★★★★ Fringe Review
‘Even in the uglier revelations he manages to make the audience laugh. A lot.’ ★★★★★CanalStreet.Co.Uk
‘Trauma collides with one-liners. Confronting and funny.’ ★★★★ The List (UK)
As seen on Hits Radio Breakfast andPiers Morgan Uncensored.
