Komedia » Who works there?

Jackie Alexander - Assistant General Manager

I was born in…
Morden - the very last stop on the Northern Line
Things that make me laugh are…
Chelsea (my daughter not the football team) and my ‘Black Books’ DVD’s
The best show I ever saw was…
Brighton ’til I Die - a fantastic show about Brighton & Hove Albion, corruption, friendship and passion - every member of the audience stood up and cheered at the end and I cried!
My pet hate is…
slippers - yuk!
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
Rod Stewart
My favourite drink is…
a large glass of chilled white wine at the end of the day

Marina Kobler - Programmer and co-founder of Komedia

I was born in…
Zuerich, Switzerland
Things that make me laugh are…
Groucho Marx and Monsieur Hulot, but at the moment it’s The Flight of the Conchords
The best show I ever saw was…
The Convent by Jo Strømgren Kompani, Norway
My pet hate is…
Those fluffy bathroom floormats
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
Spiderman
My favourite drink is…
Red wine

Clair Montier - Administrator

I was born…
South of the River mate!
Things that make me laugh are…
The Morecombe and Wise breakfast sketch
The best show I ever saw was…
Leonard Cohen, Royal Albert Hall 1992
My pet hate is…
The phrase ‘At the end of the day’
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
Bruce ‘Tribe’ Parry and a yak wool blanket.
My favourite drink is…
Snakebite and black

Chris Williams - Technical Manager

I was born in…
A warm glow and fluffy towels
Things that make me laugh are…
Eddie Izzard before he became rubbish. Kittens falling off things
The best show I ever saw was…
Archaos at Glastonbury Festival – they tried to blow me up with pyros ! Fantastic.
My pet hate is…
Email conversations when speaking is so much easier.
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
a Leatherman. Gets you out of anywhere.
My favourite drink is…
Green Tea.

Ian Simpson - Deputy Technical Manager

I was born in…
Liverpool
Things that make me laugh are…
Monkeys, fat people falling over
The best show I ever saw was…
David Bowie at Glastonbury 2000
My pet hate is…
People who walk slowly
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
An lift engineer (Qualified at least to BTEC Professional Certificate in Engineering (Lift and Escalator Technology) standards!
My favourite drink is…
Bourbon

Corry Shaw - Krater Events Manager

I was born in…
Bonnie Dundee
Things that make me laugh are…
generally funny
The best show I ever saw was…
Mark Watsons 36 hour show
My pet hate is…
People that go to comedy gigs and chat while the acts are on stage. Bad, bad naughty people.
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
a lift engineer
My favourite drink is…
Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate or a perfectly made G&T made by the master bartenders in Komedia.

Chris Challis - Press and Communications Officer

I was born in…
… the blink of an eye!
Things that make me laugh are…
Disco-dancing like a robot, Russ Abbott and wildlife documentaries.
The best show I ever saw was…
Ben Folds Five at the Royal Albert Hall! Incredible!
My pet hate is…
Evil robots intent on destroying the world.
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
An Orangutan
My favourite drink is…
Guinness

Michelle Forsyth - Marketing Officer

I was born in…
Warsaw, Poland
Things that make me laugh are…
Fancy dress, tiny dogs, Comic Boom at Komedia (cheek-achingly funny!)
The best show I ever saw was…
Frantic Assembly’s Dirty Wonderland at the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean (Brighton Festival 2005) - absolutely blew me away!
My pet hate is…
People spitting chewing gum on the street - very gross, and it’s never that far to the nearest bin!
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
The Mighty Boosh
My favourite drink is…
The first San Miguel on a Friday after work

Charlotte Vivian - Sales Development Manager (on Maternity Leave)

I was born in…
Crawley
Things that make me laugh are…
Flushed Away (even after watching it for the sixth time) and QI
The best show I ever saw was…
There’s so many - but think it has to be The Well Being at Komedia May 2002
My pet hate is…
Olives
I wouldn’t mind getting stuck in a lift with…
Robbie Williams
My favourite drink is…
Rose wine