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Peep Show star Isy Suttie, Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee Olga Koch and winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award Erika Ehler head up our hilarious comedy lineup.
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Isy Suttie is a comedian, actress, and writer who started performing stand-up in 2002. She has written for The Guardian, The Observer, and Glamour, and is a regular writer and performer on BBC Radio 4, where her show Pearl and Dave won a Gold Sony Award in 2013.
Olga Koch is a charismatic and whip-smart stand-up, whose 2018 debut show Fight was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and received a slew of four and five star reviews.
“A very confident debut… an assured and endearing hour of stand-up storytelling ★★★★” - Daily Telegraph
“Uproarious, gleefully obscene comedy” – The Guardian
Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. She has quickly become a much in demand writer and comedian working on numerous high profile shows.
In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude Festival, and the Toronto Sketch Festival.
"If you think Frankie Boyle’s too soft, Ehler could be the comic for you." - Chortle
Jessica Fostekew. Comedian, actor and writer. Star of Motherland BBC and Cuckoo BBC/ Netflix, host of The Hoovering Podcast and regular co-host of the behemoth The Guilty Feminist. Guardian say she “wears her smarts on her sleeve, great stuff” and Fest called her “consistently hilarious.”
Stuart is a master of both sketch comedy and stand-up comedy. He supported James Acaster on his UK tours and has appeared on and written for Radio 4, has two specials on NextUp Comedy and has written a play “The Journey” that debuted at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. He returned to Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 with a new stand up show that The List praised as "A deliriously fun and nonsensical hour full of tiny little treats."
"He's fantastically funny, leaving you wondering how he possibly comes up with these structural masterpieces." - EdFestMag
"You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate... like a one-man episode of Arrested Development." - Fest
Sunil is a stand-up comedian and actor, who's appeared in This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Stath Lets Flats (Channel 4) and This Way Up (Channel 4). He made his standup debut on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV) in 2020.
He currently has a BBC Radio 4 series in production titled 'An Idiots Guide to Cryptocurrency' and he is the host of Daves 'Backchat' series on Youtube. He can also be seen in Huge Davies upcoming series 'The Artist' on Channel 4 digital.
“A clearly gifted comedian with a comfy and approachable style, he is as self-aware and structurally subversive as any of the Fringe’s great alternative comedians, without fitting directly into that bracket. It’s material that could work anywhere and appeal to most, whilst being subtle and clever” – Edfestmag
“Sunil Patel oozes funny like a jammy doughnut running down a diner’s chin. Sometimes looking at his expressionless facade, I wonder whether he even realises how funny he is” – Broadway Baby
Amy is a comedian, actor and writer from Hull who brims with natural warmth and charm. She won the prestigious BBC Caroline Aherne Bursary 2019 and the same year, as half of the wonderfully silly sketch duo The Delightful Sausage, was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award. The Times lauded that show as “Funny and hilariously sinister” and it led to TV appearances, including on Harry Hill’s Clubnite (Channel Four).
“Her jokes are strong and her presence joyful” – Chortl
Pierre is one of the best up-and-coming comedians in the United Kingdom. Recently, he has been seen and heard on The Mash Report (BBC2), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), The Now Show (Radio 4) and co-hosts the hit podcast BudPod with Phil Wang which is available on iTunes and Spotify.
As a writer, Pierre’s credits include Spitting Image (BritBox), Mock the Week (BBC2), The News Quiz (Radio 4), The Mash Report (BBC2), Newzoids (ITV) and Adam Buxton’s Shed of Christmas (Sky).
An acclaimed live act, Pierre supported Frank Skinner on his five-week West End run at the Garrick Theatre as well as his national tour, and was due to make his Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut in 2020 as part of the prestigious New Order lineup show. He has also previously supported Hal Cruttenden and Gary Delaney on tour, and has received three Chortle Award nominations. An Edinburgh Fringe regular, his shows are consistently critically acclaimed and he has twice placed in the top 20 best reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival. He is a past winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-Off and has previously received nominations the Amused Moose Comedy Award and The Skinny Awards.
Previous appearances include a series regular role in Outsiders (Channel 4), Joke Thieves (BBC2), Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live (BBC3), Taxi Gags (All4) and Frank Skinner’s The Rest is History (Radio 4).
Joz Norris ("A sort of absurdist Simon Amstell" - Guardian) has long been feted by his stand-up peers, winning the 2019 Comedians' Choice for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, as well as being nominated for the Chortle Award for Best Musical & Variety Act. His Radio 4 special, "A small talk on small talk", received rave reviews in The Guardian and The Big Issue, and he has appeared on Dave's "The Dave Talks".
"Joyously silly." - Evening Standard
Micky is one of the most promising and exciting acts to hit the circuit in years.
A bedrock of surgically sharp writing combined with a cool and confident delivery make her an exceptional comedian. Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty, to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a comic well beyond her years.
Tom is an award-winning comedian from London. He has appeared on a number of critically accalimed shows including ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Live from The BBC, ‘Roast Battle’ and ‘Stand up Central’. He also recently presented the LAD Bible series ‘In My Personal Space’, interviewing celebs such as Kyle Walker, Lady Leeshurr and Jamie Laing, as well as supporting Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett & Sindhu Vee on tour.
“A genuinely exciting talent” ***** THE HERALD
“A star in the making” TIMEOUT
“Always keeps you guessing” CHORTLE
A multi-award-winning comedian who likes to investigate life.
A friend once described Robyn as “enthusiasm over organisation”. And when life doesn’t go to plan, Robyn uses her scientific background to explain why, whether it be a question of love and morality, decision-making or, winning a game of monopoly.
Honing her comic skills on the British, US and now Australian comedy scene, the “exceptionally charismatic” (Voice Magazine) Robyn has tackled some of life’s biggest and most emotionally charged topics on stage, and brought them right back to the audience with personal, relatable and hilarious real-life anecdotes. This has brought her international success, winning Sydney Fringe’s Comedy Award in 2019 and was a weekly winner of the comedy award at Perth FRINGE WORLD in 2020.
From South London, Barbadian citizen Sikisa has become one of the most exciting acts in the UK, having delighted crowds with her fearless and vivacious personality and immediate warmth and likability. She won the public’s vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award competition, for which she was a finalist.
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