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Róisín and Chiara

A kaleidoscopic adventure

Lightning-paced, rhapsodic storytelling told in uncanny synchronicity.

Paul F Taylor

Unique brand of humour

Paul’s abstract offerings are always on the not to be missed list.

Ashley Haden

Fresh eyes and cutting wit

Ashley’s provocative material tackles all sorts of hot topics for right now, from heroes to Nationalism to our own privilege.

Shirley & Shirley

A deliciously dark feast of character comedy

These wickedly silly wonder women will show you their imaginative (if not immaculate) conception.

Alison Thea-Skot

Surreal, joyous, unhinged

This show is a fabulous, joyful riot that is excellent fun and a brilliantly zany hour from a highly-polished, madly energetic talent.

Alexander Fox

Innovative drumming comedy

Set around a live drum kit, his bold performance has attracted much attention across the worlds of both comedy and music and is an impressive debut hour.

Celia Pacquola

Real, honest humour

Celia has garnered loyal fans at shows and festivals with the type of easy to watch comedy that isn’t afraid of getting deep down and personal.

Sam Simmons

Some serious silliness

Sam has collected awards, glowing reviews, and played to sell out houses around the world.

Max & Ivan

Globally acclaimed comedy double-act

Comedy exquisitely delivered by a duo at the top of their game.

Judith Lucy

A magnificent storyteller

Judith finds the sheer unadulterated comedy in tragedy, delivered to perfection with her distinctive, disarming style.

Lauren Pattison

A fresh and fierce female voice

Newcastle native Lauren has uplifting wit and raw charisma.

Jessica Fostekew

An epic comedy-horror-story

Jessica has been seen shaking her funny bones as an actor in the hugely acclaimed BBC2 sitcom from Sharon Horgan, Motherland, as well as the BBC/Netflix sitcom Cuckoo, and feature films like Official Secrets from Gavin Hood and Greed from Michael Winterbottom.

Miles Jupp

The most cutting of quips

There are endless laughs to be had from Mr. Jupp’s inappropriately grandiose reaction to the slightest inconvenience.

Kat Bond

Exciting alternative stand up

Her combination of character comedy, stand up and clowning is as inventive as it is entertaining.

Daliso Chaponda

Cheekily charming

Expect quick quips, seamless banter and up-beat anecdotes.

Laura Lexx

Cut-glass with added bite

Expect quick quips, seamless banter and up-beat anecdotes.

Holly Burn

Gloriously daft

Gloriously daft, Holly is both charismatic clown and perceptive performer, drawing on her imagination in a way that produces comedy rarely seen or experienced elsewhere.

Jonathan Pie

A viral hit

Pie’s delicious fury will satisfy the most satirical of appetites.

Abigoliah Schamaun

Deeply personal and open

Abigoliah is here to welcome you into her world of hedonism and heroic hi-jinx!

Alice Fraser

Silly, smart and poignant

Silly, smart and wonderfully inclusive, Alice uses moments from her past to explore connections between pain, beauty and vanity and the need to celebrate life while you’ve got the chance.

Paul Sinha

Delivered with characteristic flair

Paul’s material explores the hilarious pitfalls of sexual politics, far right extremism and competitive quizzing as well as the uplifting, such as being in a new relationship and how to celebrate your own personal success.

Njambi McGrath

Cutting edge comedy with bite

Impassioned and political, Njambi is the fresh, fearless voice on the live circuit not to be missed!

Bill Hicks

Casual style, black humour

Not one for simple gags, Hicks was all about making people think, often raging against consumerism and the mainstream.

Damien Power

Intelligent but oh-so-accessible

Damien’s a comic with a real philosophical swagger.

Anne Edmonds

Bawdy, self deprecating

Visual punchlines and satirical stories.

Tommy Tiernan

Irish comedy legend

Never afraid of courting controversy, Tommy is best known for his mischievous and playful take on the world.

Ed Aczel

Shambolic anti-comic persona

Ed is disarmingly deadpan and thoughtful yet frivolous.

Daniel Cook

High-energy juvenilia

About Daniel Cook is a writer, actor and comedian whose TV credits include roles in Babylon, Toast Of London and Poldark. A former member of sketch troupe Delete The Banjax consisting of 4 members with a ‘high-energy juvenilia’ style. Their skits range from Scouse mime artists and relationship counsellors to Hitler starting World War II because […]

Joz Norris

Infectious joie de vivre

If you’re seeking the antidote to modern misery with pure entertainment and something a bit different, a dose of this skilfully silly stand-up is the perfect prescription!

Phil Nichol

Explosive, chaotic energy

Fringe veteran Phil Nichol’s manically exuberant stage presence is the stuff of legend.

Lou Sanders

Mischievous monologues

An acclaimed stand-up, her fifth Edinburgh show was critically-acclaimed in Edinburgh and London’s Soho Theatre in 2016 and garnered seven four and five-star reviews.

Glenn Wool

Consummate comedic delivery

Glenn Wool is a ‘world circuit’ pioneer, conquering the globe in his own unique way.

Alexis Dubus

Seasoned, impressive linguist

When he’s not bringing down the house with his live stand-up,  you’ll find him on the, cabaret, spoken word and festival circuits, doing more of what he does best!

Marcel Lucont

Formidable, dry wit

Marcel has toured the world with his dry wit, bawdy chansons and exquisite sex poetry.

Michael Legge

Wonderfully, cathartically funny

Whimsical and furious in equal measure, Legge’s impassioned show administers a delightful dose of vitriol.

Twins

Energetic yet laidback

Together, they form one of the most unique, charming and exciting new double-acts around.

Tony Law

Gloriously off-beat

A recent foray into theatrical ice-skating illustrates the futility in trying to predict Tony’s next move. Jokesmith, improviser, dog-walker, puppeteer, fashionista, sporadically bearded time-travelling Shaman Clown from some joyous and confusing mystical future: Tony Law is all this and more.

Ria Lina

Impeccable comic timing

With an impeccably-polished sense of comic timing, Ria Lina takes aim at the cultural obsession for political correctness.

Peter Brush

Highly imaginative performer

A highly imaginative performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes, Peter’s bespectacled stage presence perfectly compliments his arsenal of razor sharp, quirky one-liners.

Patrick Turpin

Off-kilter and alternative

‘Turpy’ is now a regular on London’s alternative comedy scene.

Matt Winning

Exciting, unique, imaginative

The Scottish comic’s eccentric and idiosyncratic act is a whirlwind of ideas, combining an original approach to one-liners, acute observations and shouting loudly.

Ed Byrne

Sharp observational commentary

Over his twenty years in comedy, Ed has enjoyed huge critical success in the UK & Ireland, selling out many runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, and appearing all over the globe on radio, television, stage and big screen.

Dai Henwood

Keen observational eye

Multi award winner at The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards, Dai’s international success has seen him touring his shows in Melbourne, Britain and Tokyo.

Richard Todd

Regularly wows audiences

Richard Todd is a writer and stand-up comedian.

Bec Hill

Truly unique act

With a unusual talent for ‘paper puppetry” Bec’s crafty stand up routines, reminiscent of a nostalgic childhood pop-up book or the Japanese storytelling technique of Kamishibai, saw her become known as a  truly unique act on the circuit.

Alasdair Beckett-King

Quirky and inventive

No doubt this vegan viking of stand-up will continue to turn heads in the live sphere for his elegantly crafted and enchanting comedy!

Tiernan Douieb

Affable comedy, strong storytelling

Topical stand-up comedian, celebrity tweeter, actor, writer and co-founder of Comedy Club 4 Kids

Eleanor Morton

Refreshingly intelligent comedy

With fitting comparisons to acclaimed comic and mentor Josie Long, Eleanor is becoming widely regarded for “a homemade brand of comedy that’s liberated from the conventional confines of set-up and punchline, allowing her to say something a bit more personal.”

Stuart Laws

Fast-paced observations

Stuart’s stand up involves boundless energy and telling stories that weave material in with improvised audience interaction in an observational and surreal style.

Funmbi Omotayo

Wonderfully calm and charismatic

Omotayo is fast earning himself an impressive reputation on the circuit, with his ‘calmly cheery and likably laid-back’ delivery and tales of his childhood between Hackney and later, Lagos, garnering him fans and plaudits alike.

Dylan Brody

Ferocious storytelling talent

Dylan has worked in venues all over the world, sharing the stage with some of  comedy’s biggest stars including Adam Sandler, Dennis Miller, Larry David, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Fern Brady

Dark, brooding humour

Fern’s eventful past makes her stand up really stand out from the crowd, fuelling her dark and brooding humour with an admirable authenticity.

Gráinne Maguire

Prolific, critically acclaimed

Gráinne’s comedy weaves intelligent political observations with anecdotal trials and tribulations of life, dating, family, feminism all with warmth and deftness of a performer who knows how to tell a story.

Dr. George Ryegold

Wicked…twisted…dark

British actor, writer and stand up Toby Williams’ unforgettable character creation has brought him a whole host of accolades.

Hal Cruttenden

Celebration of the neurotic

Hal Cruttenden is an award winning, highly accomplished comedian, actor and writer at the top of his game.

Hans Teeuwen

Grandmaster of absurdity

Absurdist, apolitical, confrontational; Teeuwen’s work certainly ventures beyond the mainstream.

Ben Target

Exquisite prop comedy

The words ‘genius’, ‘unique’ and ‘the best’ are often misused. Ben Target is a comedian. He will be with you for 46 minutes.

The Delightful Sausage

High energy sketches

Take a tour through the darkest corners of the Internet with this unique and inventive show, packed with energetic sketches, unsettling illustrations and silly adventures.

Joe Wells

An impressive reputation

Joe handles heavy topics with the care they require and shows comedy doesn’t need to harm people.

John Hastings

Compelling, intense, brilliant

John is an incredible performer and will continue to work his way across the world making audience’s laugh.

Jonny Pelham

Rich anecdotal awkwardness

Pelham is quick to be self-deprecating but nonetheless naturally comedic, drawing on his experiences as the awkward misfit and constant outsider.

Jordan Brookes

Absurd and twisting

Mersey-side born comic Jordan Brooke’s shows are character driven, inventive, and often absurdist.

Danny McLoughlin

Cheek-aching, feel-good comedy

Born and bred in Chester, Danny made his first steps into comedy in 2008 after studying for a degree in English Literature. “I had always thought I could do it. When I was at uni I didn’t know what job I was gonna get…so I gave it a go, and it wasn’t totally terrible. I did a few gigs and I was hooked.”

Danielle Ward

Warm, natural appeal

What’s the correct amount of pubic hair? Can feminists enjoy twerking? Why is fruit suddenly bad for you? Let Danielle guide you through this difficult time as well as her 90s upbringing with stand-up, songs and explicit mime.

Christopher Bliss

Pant-wettingly funny

Taking his Fringe character to another level, Rob believes the best imaginary characters are those who the audience can believe really do exist, and Christopher Bliss’s Twitter and Facebook persona has now garnered a loyal following.

Brennan Reece

Poignant and powerful

This comic’s knack for spinning a hilarious and ultimately uplifting yarn is proving to be the perfect antidote for those millennial woes…

Brendon Burns

Uncompromising, indomitable manner

Brendon first realised he was funny around the age of 4 when he was labelled the amazing crying child by his siblings whose fun childhood pastime was making the young Brendon walk into walls!

Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Whip smart stand-up

Pritchard-McLean’s ‘earthy’ sense of humour and form in tackling uncomfortable topics,places her as one of the most impressive acts on the stand-up circuit.

Bobby Mair

Painfully honest, intense

Famed for teetering on the edge of decency, Mair has toured extensively across Europe, Canada and South Africa and recently starred in his own webseries for Comedy Central UK called The Bobby Mair Show.

Lloyd Langford

Bonafide stand-up comedian

Lloyd mixes topical jokes, personal anecdotes and observations into a constantly evolving set and has performed stand-up all over the world

Mark Smith

Funny, stupid, dangerous

Mark Smith started performing stand-up in 2008, originally going by the name of Winston Smith. He got to the final of So You Think You’re Funny that year.

Archie Maddocks

Wit, stupidity, charm

“Particular personas to note are his Mexican mafia casino owner, an old Arab man at a mosque and a African American telling him why he isn’t black, each with their own story illustrating Archie’s identity crisis.”

Morgan Murphy

Brutally cynical style

Morgan Murphy is an American stand-up comic, comedy writer, and actress.

Norman Lovett

Dead-pan surrealism

His comedy has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism, and has supported the Clash, which he sites as one of the personal highlights of his career.

Pat Cahill

Critically acclaimed

This ‘highly inventive rising star of the comedy circuit’ has been performing since 2009.

Stephen Grant

Seasoned stand-up grand master

Widely regarded within the comedy industry as one of the best comperes on the UK circuit, Stephen Grant plays host to over 900 people at his own club every weekend in Brighton.

Steven Banks

Inventive musical reenactments

Steven Banks diverse career includes successful stints in theatre, comedy, sitcoms, book publishing and films.

Tim Renkow

Darkly mischievous commentary

Mexican born and raised in Memphis, his sets often focus on his American upbringing and his experiences of London life.

Tom Ward

Dulcet tones

With a voice-over artist’s presence, a writer’s knack for a compelling through-line, and an Agincourt infantryman’s haircut, Tom Ward has deservedly claimed a seat at UK stand-up’s top table in the space of a few short years.

Rachel Parris

Beautifully crafted and performed

She has won critical acclaim for her solo shows which have run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Soho Theatre London and on national tours, and was awarded Best Musical Comedy Show by What’s On London.

Ray Bradshaw

A linguistic comedy feat

He is the first comedian to perform in English and in sign language simultaneously and says he appreciates his show can be a bit like ‘watching a game of tennis’.

Richard Herring

A must see act

His almost unrivalled pedigree and willingness to push boundaries make Richard Herring a must-see act. 

Sean Hughes

An enduring legacy

There is comfort to be found in the sheer depth and variety to the body of work that the ferociously talented writer, actor, poet and stand-up left behind as his enduring legacy.

Anna Mann

Tightly-written sketches

To coin one of Anna’s catchphrases, the beauty of this character creation is that ‘..it’s actually incredibly clever’ –  even when it is being gloriously silly!

Sean McLoughlin

Fearlessly dark-edged

A smart and bold comic, offering a brutally realistic, downbeat take on the world and his own place in it, conveyed with spirit and a dark-edged wit.

Andy Field

Natural born comedian

Citing his comedy influences from Tony Law to Reggie Watts and Doc Brown, Andy’s laid back charm and quirky, creative style certainly makes him one to watch for the foreseeable future.

Simon Munnery

A consummate professional

He has lost most of the use of his left hand and survived testicular cancer but shows no sign of losing his passion to continue creating new and hilarious forms of comedy.

Andrew Maxwell

Class, skilful aplomb

Always adept at making shrewd, balanced and very funny political observations, Maxwell was one of the first comics at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival to react to the riots in England and the Arab Spring and evolve his act accordingly to rave reviews and the festival’s most sought after award nomination.

Tiff Stevenson

Heartfelt, hilarious, provocative

In 2015 The Times picked Tiff as one of their top 10 comics to watch at the fringe “hugely accomplished and enjoyably provocative comedian”.

Andrea Hubert

Eccentrically honest stand-up

In 2016, Andrea performed at her first Edinburgh Late and Live slot, speaking of the experience she says  “I survived to tell the tale. That felt like a win.”

Stewart Francis

Unrelenting, high-intensity

Francis didn’t get into stand-up until relatively late, at the age of 30, when a girlfriend entered him into an open-mic competition – from there things began to take off.

Alfie Brown

Radical comic style

Deemed too alternative even for Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience, by his own account, Alfie has not shied away from continuing to court the controversial.

Gina Yashere

Razor sharp observations

Gina’s infectious personality and wry observations on everything from popular culture to her Nigerian heritage has bagged her loyal audiences not just in the UK and Europe but all over America.

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