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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · 22h

COBRAS ON TOUR

Our #CobraQuiz mascots, Al T. Cobra and Second-Cousin Cuthbert, took a trip to Lisbon, Portugal this week on the hunt for more questions - they even tried to get some ideas from Portugal's beloved poet, Fernando Pessoa.

#CobrasOnTour #Lisbon #Portugal #Cobra

The statue of Fernando Pessoa in Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal. On the shoulders of the legendary Portuguese poet are the two Cobra Meeting mascots, Al T. Cobra and Second-Cousin Cuthbert, both seemingly enthused by the literary giant they have encountered.

A man walks behind the statue with a smartphone attached to headphones. He appears unfazed by the affair.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · 10d

SCREAMWORTHY GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

And now, on TOMORROW'S ghoulish #CobraQuiz, it's the unalive Carpenter Lockwood!

On their last appearance on the quiz they managed to secure the victory. Will they manage to defend their unholy and silly crown? Find out THIS THURSDAY, Wig&Pen, #Sheffield, 8pm!

Ghoulish Cobra image #3: Replace Aiden Pyne with Carpenter Lockwood

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · 11d

GHOULISH GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT

Ahhh, our next entrant into the Creepy #CobraQuiz of 2025 has arrived... How petrifying! It's the unholy Aiden Pyne!

But will Aiden make it out of the quiz alive (or at least without some suggestive bite marks on his neck)? Find out THIS THURSDAY AT 8PM!

#Sheffield

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · 13d

It's time to meet our frightfully funny phenoms for our Halloween special! First up, it's the undying Adrian Finney!

But will Adrian stand a ghost of a chance? Or will his soul fall into the pit of trivia despair? Find out THIS THURSDAY at 8pm!

#CobraQuiz #Halloween #LiveComedy #SheffieldEvents

A spooky rendition of the Cobra Quiz poster, featuring Adrian Finney. The show is on Thursday 2nd October at the Wig & Pen in Sheffield, with a time of 8pm for the show start.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · 20d

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Spooky Season!

We're going to put three special guests through the most frightening quiz show since Eamonn Holmes was hosting National Lottery Saturdays.

Play and win something truly terrifying! And be prepared to laugh so hard you'll howl!

#CobraQuiz

A ghoulish green edition of the Cobra Quiz poster, indicating our next show on the 2nd October at 8pm, at Steel City Comedy Club, Wig+Pen, 44-46 Campo Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EG - Free Entry, as well. :)

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 11

TONIGHT!

Our host @stuartpdunlop.bsky.social (right) is ready to go face to face with three consenting comedians!

The #CobraQuiz starts at 8pm! Get to Raccoon Studios before the seats are occupied by foreign objects!

Stuart Dunlop (right) bearing down menacingly on Tom McGrath (left)

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 10

TOMORROW NIGHT!

We hit Raccoon Studios right in the funny bones!

Come along and see these three amazing talents face @stuartpdunlop.bsky.social and his tote bag of trivia!

#FreeEntry #CobraQuiz #QuizShow #SheffieldEvents #Sheffield #LiveComedy

RJ Hinds' wonderful figure of fun, with the Alternative Cobra Meeting on its shoulder like an angel of death.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 10

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

And now, returning to the #CobraQuiz to round off our contestants, it's the unexpandable Daniel Lythe!

But will Dan find the drill bit to bore to victory? Or will he get his comedic ends stuck? Find out TOMORROW NIGHT at 8pm!

#LiveComedy #Sheffield

The Alternative Cobra Meeting (it's too early in the morning to go further but just come to Raccoon Studios in Sheffield on 11th September 8pm), featuring Dan Lythe.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 9

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

And next up on our Cobra Quiz list (and hoping to show up R.J. Hinds, it's the indistillable Nicky Hindmarch!

But can Nicky take her place as a Queen Cobra? Find out on THURSDAY NIGHT!

The Alternative Cobra Meeting is LIVE again at Raccoon Studios (for the first time, actually - ed), and features Nicky Hindmarch!

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 8

RACCOON STUDIOS' GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

As the Cobra faces the mighty Raccoon, let's find out who'll be caught in the crossfire! First up, the unensorcellable R.J. Hinds!

But will R.J. Hinds' return to the quiz be a shining light? Or the black stripe of a procyonid? Find out THIS THURSDAY!
#CobraQuiz

R J Hinds' "three kobolds in a trenchcoat" persona, photographed for the Alternative Cobra Meeting show at Raccoon Studios, Sheffield, on 11th September! Be there!

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 6

EXTRA SHOW!

We're LIVE NEXT WEEK at the amazing new Raccoon Studios, in the heart of Sheffield!

Come on down on Thursday 11th September to see if the Raccoon can handle the #CobraQuiz!

#LiveComedy #QuizShow #ComedyShow #Sheffield #SheffieldEvents

THE ALTERNATIVE COBRA MEETING
The Sharp-Toothed Comedy Quiz
Hosted by Stuart Dunlop

Thursday 11th September, 8pm
Raccoon Studios
4 Exchange Street
Sheffield
S2 5TS
Free Entry - Pay As You Feel

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 3

And rounding off our entities for TOMORROW's #CobraQuiz at Steel City Comedy, it's the unlaunderable Sash!

But will Sash clean up? Find out at the first Cobra Quiz of the autumn! It's getting cooler outside, so warm up with a trivia snake, why not?

#SheffieldEvents #QuizShow #CobraQuiz #ComedyShow

The Alternative Cobra Meeting Quiz, LIVE on 4th September in Sheffield's Steel City Comedy (Wig & Pen), with the mysterious Sash appearing as a guest!

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Sep 1

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

Tearing down the comedy track THIS THURSDAY at Steel City, it's the unmystified Sarah Adams!

But will Sarah bring some unexpected knowledge? Either way, expect laughs at the only show that makes you shed your skin in merriment!

#SheffieldEvents #LiveComedy #QuizShow

The Alternative Cobra Meeting poster for the 4th September, 2025, with Sarah Adams in the central photo.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's time for some guests...

Returning to the show on this Thursday's Cobra Quiz, it's the unforeseen Tom McGrath!

But can Tom returning to the peak of the trivia mountain range? Find out THIS THURSDAY at Steel City Comedy!

#SheffieldEvents #LiveComedy #QuizShow

Tom McGrath being all poster-y to promote the Cobra Quiz.

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 30

THIS THURSDAY!

The #CobraQuiz has many levels to it. Witness host Stuart Dunlop demonstrate such at our LIVE SHOW at Steel City!

The only quiz that isn't afraid to get down on the ground!

#SheffEvents #LiveComedy #QuizShow

The Cobra Quiz in York, with Stuart Dunlop has host, with Helen White, the Gender Fairy and Zee Y looking invested in things as usual.

Stuart Dunlop and the Gender Fairy desperately trying to save face on the floor of the York edition of the Cobra Quiz

Stuart Dunlop, beaten to the ground with an amused Gender Fairy and Zee Y looking over him. Helen White sits, the responsible adult that represents a bewildered reality.

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're back! And so is host Stuart Dunlop, to put another three comic stars through their punny paces! Play along with the bitingly funny quiz show and see what you can win, and determine the fates of the comedians before you...

#FreeEntry #Comedy #LiveShow #SheffEvents

The Alternative Cobra Meeting poster, elaborating the 4th September show at Steel City Comedy in Sheffield.

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 24

After a hot-trotting summer, the #CobraQuiz is back at Steel City Comedy on 4th September!

Be there! It might be your cup of venom!

#LiveComedy #SheffEvents #Sheffield #Comedy #Quiz

The Cobra poster returns! Rejoice! Rejoice!
And come to the show at Steel City Comedy, Sheffield, on 4th September!

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sometimes the #CobraQuiz is nice to its guests (such as #LizzyLenco).

Sometimes.

Maybe it will be tonight.
Find out TONIGHT (7:30PM) at York's City Screen Picturehouse!

#YorkEvents #LiveComedy #ComedyShow

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Before we hit York THIS FRIDAY, here's some pics from our latest show in Steel City Comedy in Sheffield, guest hosted by the infamously funny Riley Routh!

Grab your tickets and prepare for hilarity in TWO DAYS' TIME, EVERYONE!

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-altern...

#CobraQuiz #LiveComedy #Event

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 12

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

And now... out final, but certainly not vinyl, guest. It's the impassable Zee Y!

But will Zee bring their A game? Or will the quiz be lost in translation? Find out at THIS FRIDAY AT 7:30!

#CobraQuiz #ComedyQuiz #LiveShow #FreeEntry

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our #CobraQuiz in York is just FOUR DAYS AWAY! And now we can welcome in our second contestant. It's the insurmountable Helen White!

But will Helen rise to the occasion? Or will the walls of York tower over her? Find out THIS FRIDAY at 7:30PM!

#FreeEntry #LiveComedy #ComedyShow

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Correction: the show will be taking place FRIDAY (15TH) AT 7:30PM.

The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 10

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT

Our first show at City Screen Picturehouse in York is THIS THURSDAY! And here's our first contestant. It's the indivisible Gender Fairy!

They’ve never done a quiz before, but how hard can it be? Find out THIS THURSDAY AT 7:30PM!

#LiveComedy #ComedyShow #FreeEntry

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 7

@rileyrouth.com has taken the #CobraQuiz - tonight!
Come to Steel City Comedy and face their challenges, alongside Paul Voodini, Saul Henry and Abby Rolling!

#LiveComedy #FreeEntry

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The Alternative Cobra Meeting @acmcomedy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Riley Routh's domination of the #CobraQuiz is nearly complete! Let's meet another victim! It's the insoluble Abby Rolling!

But will Abby's legal knowledge save her? Or will she just be a fool for a contestant? Find out TOMORROW at Steel City Comedy! You are all warned!

#SheffieldEvents #Comedy

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