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Actress, writer, voiceover artist and character comedienne. Having trained as an actress she has appeared on TV and in theatre in the likes of ‘Jo Brand Through the Cakehole’ (CH4) and ‘The Borrowers’ (National Tour). ‘Naturally funny’ (Sarah Millican) ‘A great emcee, quick witted, and adept at handling large rooms’ (Gary Delaney) ‘Lou Conran, pretty much one of the most confident and playful comperes we’ve seen recently, commanding a packed and raucous sell-out night with ease’ (Latest7 magazine) ‘… with a cracking stage presence and good material…thoroughly engaging, you tell she has the talent’ (Frog & Bucket) ‘Louise is a naturally funny comic, with a warm and dotty stage presence that helps endear her to an audience. If she can build on the great foundations she has laid, she’s sure to have a good future ahead of her. Witty, naughty but most of all good fun, with a touch of the Victoria Wood about her’ (Toby Hadoke, XS Malarkey).

A story about mothers and levels of mother-ness that exist in the wild. From the face of Harriet Dyer (as seen on Comedy Central, Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza, SKY TV, The Russell Howard Hour and winner of 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Neurodiversity Representation Award)

“Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the fringe”

**** Broadway Baby

“We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of Harriet Dyer’s show”

***** Neurodiverse Review

“This is a fabulous hour from a delightful comedian with a sense of the joyful absurdity of life. Entirely charming”

***** One4Review

**** Chortle

On I Bang

Since Miles’ last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017, he’s been in The Full Monty on Disney Plus, The Durrells and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? on ITV, as well as a heap of episodes of Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Have I Got News For You.

He’s made an award-winning radio series and he’s published a novel. But for Covid, he would have played a lead at the RSC. Hey ho. Nevertheless he’s done a play in the West End and played the Emperor of Austria and Europe in a Ridley Scott film.

Yet one sunny day in the middle of all this, he suddenly suffered a brain seizure. This led to the discovery of a tumour the size of a cherry tomato, and a rather pressing need to undergo major neurosurgery.

Obviously, one doesn’t wish to make a big deal of it, but the experience has left him with a story to tell and a few things that he’d like to share with the room. So that’s exactly what he’s doing in his new show On I Bang – a tale about surprise, fear, luck, love and qualified medical practitioners.

UK Comics’ Comic 2022 – Best Act

“One of the UK’s pre-eminent pun merchants…the quickest quipster in showbusiness.” – Evening Standard

As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ MARK SIMMONS brings his brand-new show on the road.

Mark recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as a semi-regular on the show and now brings you his hotly-anticipated show Quip Off The Mark. He’s also been appearing on BT Sport’s DIY pundit and The Rugby’s On.

Mark has also appeared in other TV shows such as ITV’s Out There, BBC Radio 4ExtraStands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC3’s One For The Road.

Mark also hosted News-ish and Film-ish on Fubar Radio alongside co-host Seann Walsh. And now is enjoying further success with his solo podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney and Milton Jones to discuss jokes that they’ve written but simply just haven’t worked.

This isn’t your average one-liner show as there is the running theme throughout. This year Mark’s parents have sold the house he grew up in and has to collect his box of stuff from the loft. Come discover what’s in the box in this top-level one-liner show structured in a way you’ve never seen before.

“Master of one-liners…his (show) consist(s) of literally one liner after one liner, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breath before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment.” One4Review ★★★★★

“Absolutely hilarious.” The Scotsman ★★★★

“A lot of excellent funny one-liners.” Bruce Dessau

“A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing.” Chortle ★★★★

RUNNER UP DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2022

DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2019 (& 2017)

Nominee Amused Moose: Best Show 2017

Winner of English Comedian of the Year and viral sensation Josh Pugh returns with a brand-new tour all about enjoying yourself and doing your best. Do you ever feel like you’re not enjoying yourself as much as you should? Ever been at a party and thought “what’s this all about?” Ever sat on a rollercoaster and felt nothing?

Well, Josh has (a lot). He’s also conscious about marketing a show to people who don’t outwardly enjoy things, but here we are.
Josh Pugh is a comedian and writer from the Midlands. He has amassed over 10 million views on social media and his TV appearances include The Last Leg (Channel 4), As Yet Untitled (Dave), Mock The Week (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (BBC Two), Unforgiveable (Dave), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), Match of the Day X (BBC One), and Hypothetical (Dave), Live at the Moth Club (Dave), as well as hosting the BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC Three) as their new head judge.

Josh has performed several critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe shows and regularly headlines the biggest clubs across the country. He has also been tour support for comedians Kevin Bridges, Ricky Gervais and Joe Lycett and performed in Australia.

For the past 10 years, Josh has played for England’s Partially Sighted football team and has been in 3 World Championships. They compete in the IBSA World games in Birmingham this Summer, the largest high-level international event for athletes with visual impairments in the world. He is also creator of cult FA coaching account @GrassrootsCoac5 on Twitter, and recently published a spin-off book ‘Grassroots: A Step Dad’s Quest For Silverware’ – available on Amazon.

‘A stealthy, clever and heartwarming show’ THE GUARDIAN‘A must-see stand up’ ROLLING STONE

‘Stirringly excellent’ THE LIST

After the sell-out success of her “The Invisible Mam” show in 2022, and four sell out dates at The Frog and Bucket Hayley Ellis is back with a brand-new show for “Hayley’s Comic”

It’s a show full of silly stories, observations and audience interactions. Including body confidence when ageing, family holidays, and dinosaurs.

As seen as Tour support for Sarah Millican, Jason Manford, Ellie Taylor and John Bishop. Nominated for best show at Buxton Fringe Festival.

Brilliantly funny and a joy to watch – Sarah Millican

Sharp, clever and very funny – The Sunday Post

An original and very funny lady – Funny Women

Hayley is a proper comic, funny, relatable & one to watch – Jason Manford

“JOIN NEIL BRAND, COMPOSER, WRITER, BROADCASTER, MUSICIAN WITH HIS ALL-NEW SHOW ABOUT THE IMMORTAL COMEDY DUO”.

Neil Brand is acclaimed as the leading world expert on silent film and silent comedy, with his original composed music. He has been invited to appear & perform around the world in over 30 countries, appearing at major film festivals & theatres with his wonderful & unique insight into the birth of the early film industry & the geniuses involved.

From their earliest days on opposite sides of the Atlantic in Music Hall and on the stage, to their individual comedy films before they were paired up by Hal Roach, and on to their silent masterpieces before the arrival of sound, Neil will tell the touching story of the world’s greatest comedy team, who could not have been two more different men!

Fully illustrated with stills, clips (both silent and sound) and Neil’s superlative piano accompaniment and culminating in two of the Boys’ best silent short films, Big Business and Liberty, this is a show that promises gales of laughter throughout, as well as getting under the skin of two warm, funny men who continue to make the world laugh.

For more details visit www.thesilentpianistspeaks.co.uk

Having gone back to work as an electrician, Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of buying a house… he didn’t have enough jobs. Something had to give, and sure there’s no future in electricity… ‘Chris is effortlessly hilarious, an incredible storyteller and one of my favourite comedians working anywhere today’ (James Acaster). ‘He really makes me laugh, he would be one of the best comics that I have seen. He’s fantastic’ (Tommy Tiernan). ‘Beautifully laid-back style, where the punchlines come at you out of the blue’ (Foil, Arms and Hog).

After taking New Zealand and Australia by storm, Melanie hits the UK shores for the first time with her critically acclaimed show ‘Forget Me Not’. A show about desperately trying to be remembered, love, and eggs.

As seen on Taskmaster NZ, Have You Been Paying Attention and star of her own show ‘The Cheap Seats’, Melanie promises to bring you her signature brand of relatable, goofy, punchline-heavy stand-up comedy.

You may have seen her work in ‘Wellington Paranormal’ as a writer for all four seasons of the smash-hit comedy series. One of her episodes took out ‘Best Comedy Script’ in the New Zealand Television Awards. Or you’ve seen her on TikTok, where her videos impersonating Jacinda Ardern went global, appearing on the BBC.

But stand-up comedy is where Melanie shines. She has won the Billy T Award and Best Newcomer Award in the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Directors Choice in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and was hand-selected in 2023 to perform in the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. A star in the making, don’t miss one of New Zealand’s most successful exports.

Melanie is delighted to be joined by the hilarious Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster NZ). Ray O’Leary is a fast-rising star on the New Zealand and Australian comedy scene, known for his razor-sharp wit, deadpan delivery and ill-fitting grey suit. He has performed alongside top comedic talent, including Flight of the Conchords and Rhys Darby.

“Her style is punchline on the punchline, then another punchline. Then a final knockout punchline when you’re already reeling.” – Sydney Morning Herald

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