--- title: "The Bob Ross Effect | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "'We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents'. Artist, animal lover and unlikely sex symbol Bob Ross brought art into the living rooms of millions with TV phenomenon The Joy of Painting. With his big heart (and even bigger perm) the paragon of casual Zen taught an entire generation to embrace their creativity. Following five-star An Evening Without Kate Bush (Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe), Young returns with a brand-new interactive, joyous show directed by Ali James. Original songs composed with Jordan Clarke. Unlock your inner Happy Little Tree and celebrate the enduring icon and his impact." "og:title": "The Bob Ross Effect" "twitter:description": "'We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents'. Artist, animal lover and unlikely sex symbol Bob Ross brought art into the living rooms of millions with TV phenomenon The Joy of Painting. With his big heart (and even bigger perm) the paragon of casual Zen taught an entire generation to embrace their creativity. Following five-star An Evening Without Kate Bush (Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe), Young returns with a brand-new interactive, joyous show directed by Ali James. Original songs composed with Jordan Clarke. Unlock your inner Happy Little Tree and celebrate the enduring icon and his impact." "twitter:title": "The Bob Ross Effect" description: "'We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents'. Artist, animal lover and unlikely sex symbol Bob Ross brought art into the living rooms of millions with TV phenomenon The Joy of Painting. With his big heart (and even bigger perm) the paragon of casual Zen taught an entire generation to embrace their creativity. Following five-star An Evening Without Kate Bush (Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe), Young returns with a brand-new interactive, joyous show directed by Ali James. Original songs composed with Jordan Clarke. Unlock your inner Happy Little Tree and celebrate the enduring icon and his impact." --- # The Bob Ross Effect [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![The Bob Ross Effect](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Fa53574ca-a28e-44e3-9caa-04ce384cba5b?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # The Bob Ross Effect A happy little show about the big things in life. Artist, animal-lover and unlikely sex symbol Bob Ross brought art into the living rooms of millions with TV phenomenon The Joy of Painting. With his big heart (and even bigger perm) Bob taught an entire generation to embrace their creativity, with his mantra ‘there are no mistakes in life, only happy accidents’. Sarah-Louise Young (★★★★★ An Evening Without Kate Bush) celebrates his enduring impact in this brand-new interactive show about love, grief and friendly squirrels. Directed by Ali James, original songs composed with Jordan Paul Clarke. ## Enhanced Performances - The Bob Ross Effect _A signed performance is a performance that incorporates sign language interpretation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and use sign language to communicate._ --- **Signed Performance Language:** British Sign Language (BSL) --- Performance Dates - Monday 17th August [ ## You may also like [![](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Fbad3384e-fff1-4716-a212-1551dd547a2c?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) Comedy Stand-Up Storytelling](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/caroline-mcevoy-ragin) #### **Caroline McEvoy: RAGIN' (Work in Progress)** 18-19 Aug 2026 @ 16:00 **Assembly George Square Studios** Comedy Stand-Up Storytelling [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/caroline-mcevoy-ragin/performances) [** Read more → **](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/caroline-mcevoy-ragin) [![](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F75dfaf10-8bad-47a9-a713-a66f0142b58f?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) Comedy Stand-Up Storytelling](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/scout-boxall-gods-favourite) #### **Scout Boxall: God's Favourite** 05-30 Aug 2026 @ 16:20 **Assembly George Square** Comedy Stand-Up Storytelling [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/scout-boxall-gods-favourite/performances) [** Read more → **](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/scout-boxall-gods-favourite) [![](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F052c246c-6e1d-422e-bd6f-2cc84d1104fb?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) Comedy Stand-Up](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/lucas-jefcoate-if-im-not-somebody) #### **Lucas Jefcoate: If I'm Not Somebody, I'm Nobody** 05-30 Aug 2026 @ 15:10 **Assembly Roxy** Comedy Stand-Up [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/lucas-jefcoate-if-im-not-somebody/performances) [** Read more → **](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/lucas-jefcoate-if-im-not-somebody) [![](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Ff5454ee6-a7ff-47f6-a15d-15a1078b9235?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) Comedy Solo Show Stand-Up](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/grace-mulvey-gigantica) #### **Grace Mulvey: Gigantica** 05-30 Aug 2026 @ 15:00 **Assembly George Square** Comedy Solo Show Stand-Up [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/grace-mulvey-gigantica/performances) [** Read more → **](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/grace-mulvey-gigantica) ### **Follow Us** ### **Sign up to our newsletter** ## 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