www.joerowntree.com

“He has the unique ability to take a cold room and reduce it to fits of laughter.”

GQ Magazine

Joe Rowntree is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and presenter. His television career started back in 2001 writing put-downs for Anne Robinson on “The Weakest Link”. He has hosted 2 UK tours of “Brainiac Live” which culminated at the Hammersmith Apollo after appearing in all six series of the award-winning hit Sky 1 show “Brainiac: Science Abuse” and recently recorded “Dave’s One Night Stand” (Dave), which he was a huge hit on TV!

Joe has also been a hit overseas in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain (with the Comedy Store) and throughout Europe and America. He has supported Rhod Gilbert and Stephen K Amos in theatres on their national tours.

Angelos is the creation of critically-acclaimed performer, Dan Renton Skinner, who has starred in such blockbuster films as The Spy Who Dumped Me, High Rise, and Swallows and Amazons for BBC Films and such TV serial-classics as The Tracy Ullman Show, Friday Night Dinner, and The Wrong Mans.

He got his break in 2009, when he became a permanent team member on the revival of Shooting Stars, replacing Johnny Vegas on Ulrika Jonsson’s Team B, before becoming the scorer. He was nominated for the breakthrough award and best sketch or character act at the 2010 Chortle awards. Originally the character was the owner of a burger van who wants to break into show business. He’s certainly achieved that and in 2012 he starred in his own Channel 4 series ‘The Angelos Epithemiou Show’ and you have a unique opportunity to see him locally outside of his national tours, as he is a Comedy Hotspot regular. Expect the unexpected, its crazy, bonkers but hilarious.

“Described by the Voice Newspaper as the Comedy Assassin, Ninia Banjamin is certainly not shy in her approach to comedy.  Although she doesn’t carry a gun, Ninia’s wit and cheeky persona is sure to kill any daring heckler’s attempts stone dead.  Armed with a big smile, Ninia’s warmth on stage, and off, lets her get away with murder.”

Best-loved as one third of BBC’s award-winning hidden-camera comedy show 3 Non-Blondes, Ninia Benjamin has branched out on her own in stand-up and is already going down a storm. Exuding confidence and natural warmth, her performances are exuberance personified in a style first unveiled in the early 90’s as one-half of the successful female comedy duo, M&N Society, who honed their talents on their home islands of Dominica and Jamaica before heading across the waters to wow punters in the UK and earn themselves the warm-up slot for the seminal BBC2 show The Real McKoy.

As a solo act, female comic Ninia Benjamin is already wowing punters from east London to Edinburgh, having stormed the famous New Act of the Year competition at London’s Hackney Empire and then done much the same for the Edinburgh festival.

PERTH WEEKLY COMEDY AWARD WINNER 2019, PERTH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE 2019 Milo McCabe is a character comedian with over ten years experience on the circuit. He has twice been nominated for the Amused Moose Best Edinburgh show award and was listed as GQ’s Top Ten comedy shows of the festival. TV credits include ITV’S Benidorm, BBC3’s Live at the Electric and various hidden camera and talking heads projects on Channel 4 and 5. As for himself, he is shortly to appear in US documentary ‘Everyone has an Andy Dick story’. As Troy Hawke, he is currently touring comedy clubs and festivals in preparation for his 2019 show. Troy Hawkes is simply brilliant, he is a must-see act.

http://www.milomccabe.co.uk/

www.christreilly.com

“If you’re a fan of Bill Bailey or Rich Hall, you’re probably a Christian Reilly fan already.”

The Guardian

At the age of 15, Christian Reilly joined a band to get laid. The Salvation Army had different ideas…

As former integral part of the Perrier award-winning show Otis Lee Crenshaw and the Black Liars, with comic/songster Rich Hall, Christian’s career has taken him around the world three times. On his way, he received accolades at international festivals and numerous network TV credits in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

Now a solo stand-up performer and playing all the major comedy venues in his own right, Christian uses his dynamic guitar and vocal skills to target histrionic rock bands, musical theatre and morose indie musicians. He recently wrote and performed for ‘That Was Then This Is Now’ (BBC Radio 2) as musical counterpart to Richard Herring and Emma Kennedy, as well as giving his improvisation skills an outing on Radio 2’s ‘Jammin’.

Christian’s comic songs, improvisations, sharp wit and youthful energy have delighted audiences wherever he performs.

www.juliandeane.co.uk

“Deliciously twisted, a stream of seriously good gags. Quick, sharply written and endlessly repeatable lines.”

The Guardian

Having first performed stand up in 2005, Julian’s brilliant, utterly original and hilarious routines have earned him appreciation, recognition and praise from audiences across the country as well as prominent figures in the comedy industry.

Furthermore, he has proved his talent by winning some of the most prestigious stand-up comedy competitions in the country and is also in big demand as a writer (Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Morgan Spurlock’s New Britannia) All of this makes him a terrific act with a hugely exciting future ahead of him.

www.esthermanito.co.uk

“Esther Manito was the first female comedian to perform at the Dubai Opera House.”

“2017 Funny Women Awards Regional Finalist and 2017 So You Think You’re Funny finalist Esther Manito has another honour to add to her growing list of accolades, in July the Anglo-Lebanese comedian will be the first woman comedian to perform at the Dubai Opera House as part of Arts Canteen’s Arabs Are Not Funny night. We caught up with Esther before she jetted off to carve a path for women comedians in the United Arab Emirates…” I feel excited to have been the first comic at the Opera House. I always adapt my material according to my audience, but I love playing to an audience that I know will get my [Arabic] cultural references. I do feel honoured that in the future my kids will be able to say “Mum was the first female comic to perform at Dubai Opera House…she is so mortifying”.

Brimson manipulates the mixture of laughs and pseudo-shock masterfully …as the philosopher once said: ‘It’s the way you tell ‘em’ – and Brimson certainly tells ‘em with confident style”

Chortle

“Fast and very funny.”

GQ Magazine

“His Robert De Niro remains unrivalled.”

The Daily Telegraph

“A fantastic show.”

Rory Bremner

Scottish comedian and impressionist, Geoff Boyz has established himself as one of the most versatile comedians on the circuit. On television he has featured in Comedy Rules, Best of Scottish Comedy, Aunty’s Sporting Bloomers, Live at the Comedy Store and as a presenter on This Morning. He has also worked as a warm-up for television including Dead Ringers, They Think It’s All Over and Jack Dee.

Geoff has guested on numerous radio shows, he also featured on Gloria Upstaged and appeared in two series of Red Devils and Fantastic Voyage (all for BBC Radio). He co-wrote and starred in the BBC Radio 5 series Colin and was the hit act on Radio 2s The Stand Up Show.

www.stevebest.com

“A stunning visual comedian, his unique form of slapstick comedy is backed up with an astounding variety of talents.”

‘A one-man joke shop’ who is funny, frenetic and exhausting to watch. A great visual comedian, harnessing a mind-boggling array of gadgets and gags to keep his audience in stitches. Funny, frenetic and mad, his act can feature anything from blowing up a woman and eating balloons, to cutting his hand off and doing press-ups on his willy. His very immature approach to life makes time in his company pure joy.

www.sallyannehayward.co.uk

“It’s easy to imagine Hayward at the O2 or guesting on QI.  She is a crowd-pleaser and a straightforward observational comic, but so are most of Britain’s favourite comedians today.  Hayward is easily the equal of any of them.”

The Skinny

Sally-Anne is charming and popular, with a winning brand of autobiographical humour. She’ll take you on a journey through her slightly eccentric world, including insights into the female psyche and her compulsion to send off spoof job applications.

www.philnichol.com

“He has been described as having the face of an angel, the tongue of a whore and the energy of a toddler on an Irn-Bru binge.” Only the sturdiest of hecklers would attempt to upstage him.”

You’ve been warned.

Phil Nichol is a truly unique performer.  An acclaimed actor, award-winning comedian, producer, presenter, writer and musician, there is no end to his talent!  Phil is an energetic and exciting performer with an unquenchable thirst to break boundaries and innovate with his work.  His skill as an improviser whether it be musical, comedy or straight is unparalleled.  With a surreal edge to his mischievous rantings, Phil always brings something new to the stage.  His keen sense of fun and eye for the shocking and absurd has cemented his position as one of the best comedians on the circuit today – shown clearly by his record-setting six nominations for the Chortle Awards ‘Best Headliner/Club Comic’.