IT WOULD be a shame to miss the return of Oxford's most revealing comedy night, which encourages audiences and comedians to celebrate their embarrassing secrets.

The Hall of Shame stars four acts who reveal their secret shames while the audience sit as Shame Judges and scribble their own confessions.

Wednesday's gig will be headlined by rising comedy star Evelyn Mok, fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, where she garnered rave reviews from the likes of Graham Norton and Sarah Millican.

Also on the bill is Sarah Mann, a regular on the Oxford comedy scene and runner-up this year in the influential So You Think You’re Funny national stand-up competition; and Harry Househam of the legendary Oxford Imps improvisation group.

Completing the line up is Alex Love who is bringing highlights from his hit show ‘How to Win a Pub Quiz’ to Oxford for the first time.

The comedy night, based at St Aldates Tavern, was created by Oxford locals Richard Koworld and Graeme Hunter to bring independent comedy to their hometown.

Mr Koworld said: "We weren’t seeing the kind of comedy here that we craved, so rather than moan, we thought we should do something about it ourselves.”

The long-time friends describe Oxford’s Hall of Shame as a secret club with a universal theme – the joy of shame.

Mr Koworld explained: “Shame is nothing to be ashamed of. We all recognise it and it’s the source of so much comedy, so we invite the audience to celebrate it with us. Participation is strictly voluntary, but on our first sold-out night everyone threw themselves into it. The atmosphere was incredible.”

He added the growing local scene was an inspiration for launching the night and said: “A couple of years ago the Oxford comedy scene was bleak, but now we have so much cool indie comedy happening. There’s the open-mic stand-up club every Thursday at the James Street Tavern, the brilliant Jericho Comedy events and other nights springing up, and we feel like Hall of Shame is a perfect addition."

Tickets can be bought in advance for £5 from the Oxford's Hall of Shame Facebook page.