Our Story
We started with a microphone and a very good rum punch.
Cocktails & Comedy BB began as a one-off night above a Bridgetown rum shop in 2019. Seven years later it's the room every comedian on the island — and most of the ones passing through — wants to play.
"If the room is laughing, the island's alright."
Simon spent a decade on stages in London, Toronto and New York before coming home to Speightstown. He started C&C BB because he was tired of flying overseas to hear a Bajan accent on stage. Today he hosts every show, mentors the open-mic roster, and oversees the cocktail program with Banks Beer's head mixologist.
He still does five minutes at the top of every night. He still gets nervous.
Mission
To make the Caribbean's funniest people unmissable.
At home first, then everywhere else.
Vision
A Caribbean comedy circuit the world tunes into.
Live rooms, streamed shows, and a generation of new headliners.
What makes us different.
- Headliners alongside locals, every night.
- A bar program built for the show, not the other way around.
- Iconic Barbados venues, not generic clubs.
- Open mic that actually opens doors.
Press.
"The room every comedian wants to play."
"Stand-up at its sharpest."
"Sold out, sold again."
A short, slightly chaotic history.
- 2019The first night
Simon books 4 friends and 30 chairs in a Bridgetown bar. It sells out by 9 PM.
- 2020Going underground
Pop-up sets from balconies and beach decks keep the lights on.
- 2022Mount Gay partnership
Our first title sponsor opens the door to a proper season.
- 2023Crop Over Comedy
We sell out Kensington Oval — twice.
- 2024C&C TV
First full show drops online. 250K views in a week.
- 2026Mi Amor
Valentine's edition headlined by Dane Baptiste.