The acts performing are:

Rich Wilson is a comedian and actor. His “tour de force” (Leicester Mercury) performances have earned him a win for Best International Guest at the 2016 New Zealand Comedy Awards, followed by a sell out run in 2017 which saw him nominated for the same award again. He’s performed at sellout shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. An extremely in demand writer, Rich has also contributed on shows for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel 4.

Laura Smyth is a comedian, actor and writer hailing from East London. TV appearances include 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live At The Apollo,  The Jonathan Ross Show, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Would I Lie To You and more. She also hosts the hit podcast Shouldn’t Laugh But with her best mate Carmen as they let their intrusive thoughts win and laugh at all the things they know they shouldn’t, and mull over all the daft things that happened to them and others across the week.

Bilal Zafar is an Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Nominee and has appeared on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Radio 4 and built up his own large, active online audience on Twitch as he plays an unhinged football manager in an ongoing improvised series. He has had 5 sell out solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe along with successful Nationwide tours.

Michael Fabbri has been a professional stand – up comedian for over 15 years. He made his mark on the UK circuit by appearing on Channel 4‘s ‘So you think your Funny competition’. And has a superb reputation on the comedy circuit. He regularly performs at major comedy clubs throughout the UK and all over the world.

Joe Foster is a stand-up comedian from Brighton with a sharp, dry wit and likeable persona which has established him as a firm favourite with audiences around the country. In 2015 Joe won the Fosters South Coast Comedian Of The Year Competition which cemented his reputation as one of the fresh new voices on UK comedy circuit.

Jen Brister is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer who has been seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Hypothetical and Sara Pascoe’s Comedians Giving Lectures on Dave. She is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits and has written and performed on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and presented for BBC 6 Music.

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