His material, though varied from gig to gig, centres frequently on relationships and the time honoured question of the differences between men and women. Untroubled by political correctness, he can have an audience giggling with understanding and eating out of the palm of his hand one minute and then gaping open-mouthed with shock at the harshness of what he has just said the next.

An experienced stand-up comedian for more than a decade, Adam Ethan Crow has enjoyed a whole new lease of life in recent years, after first beating cancer and then surviving a heart attack that as well as making him glad to be alive, also helped him put things in perspective.

A truly varied comedian, who can flit from dark to light and back again over a whole host of subjects from the banal, inane and trivial to the deep, personal and political. Adam Crow’s calm, measured approach and low, husky voice has seen him sometimes described by critics as lazy,  but in reality it has taken years of hard work to be able to appear that calm, laid-back and whimsical. Beating death not once but twice helps too.

Much in demand Adam Ethan Crow has honed his act to suit any audience, irrespective of race, genre, region or venue. Be it as a compere or comic, at a comedy club or festival, corporate function or charity gig, Adam can appear to be at home as shown at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival when Adam, with Mitch Benn, wrote and performed the surprise sell-out hit The A-Z of Comedy.

As an actor Adam Ethan Crow appeared in such quality dramas as The Dream Team (Sky One), Casualty (BBC 1), Trust (ITV), The Leaflet (BBC2), The Bill (ITV), Lovejoy (BBC 1) and Pirate TV for Sky. He was even an unlikely relationship expert on Channel 4′s The Real Dating Show, offering pearls of wisdom to the sad, lonely and desperate of TV land. As a presenter, he co-hosted a pilot for Channel One called After Midnight and hosted a forum style interview with Griff Rhys Jones for Martin Cassini Productions. On radio, he was also the anchor for his own spoof Sunday show for BBC Radio .

Such aptitude and diversity has also kept Adam much in demand for TV warm-up work And here he has covered the whole spectrum of light entertainment – from fellow coffin dodgers on Open House with Gloria Hunniford, to the outlandish lager louts on Channel 5′s Night Fever. Still it keeps him sane and pays the bills.

Quotes about Adam Ethan Crow:

“An entertaining and skilful comedian!” – Time Out

“Cracking Act!” – Dr Fox (Capital Radio)

“Crow handled the room slickly and confidently while leaving enough room for  spontaneity.” – The Scotsman.

“Really funny” – Ricky Gervais

‘Crow had the audience in stitches!’ – Scotland on Sunday.

Since making the leap to Stand up comedy, Andre King has also secured roles as an actor in critically acclaimed NZ shows such as Eating Media Lunch, Shortland Street and two seasons of “The Pretender” which saw him nominated in the Qantas Film & Television awards 2009 for “Best Supporting Actor”.

That role as “Johnny Green – Campaign Manager” also secured  a New Zealand Comedy Guild Award for “Best Comedy Performance on NZ Television” 2005 and he won the award again in 2008 for Season Two of “The Pretender” against stiff competition from Dai Henwood, Cory Gonzales Macuer and Rhys Dharby.

Andre King is currently involved in the Victor Roger Play “The Village People” and is set to play the iconic Billy T James role of “The Tainuia Kid” in the musical stage version of “Came a Hot Friday” . He has also just finished working on Season one of the New Zealand version of “The Real Hustle” and has been approached about working on Season 3 of The Pretender in 2011.

In addition to this, Andre King is also developing two movie scripts and a television series of his own.

Quotes about Andre King:

“…Kings zipping lines are gems that no European would even contemplate trying“- NZ Herald

 ”King had the crowd in hysterics!” – South Waikato Times (NZ)

 ”Kings humour sparks and tickles with an enigmatic cheek” – Theatreview (NZ)

“... this man-mountain Maori really was irresistibly funny… ” – The Stage (UK)

Andre Vincent developed an interest in acting when, as a child, he took the part of the Artful Dodger in a locally produced Oliver. Trained as a clown, Vincent started traveling the world appearing at circus and theatre festivals as busker ‘Arry Pavarotti. Following his stand-up debut in Georgia and Alabama, Andre Vincent made appearance in other US states. The pinnacle of this period was opening for Bob Hope in Columbus, Ohio in 1992.

Thereafter, Andre Vincent returned home to the comedy circuit of the UK. Subsequent appearances have included a Saturday night show on Channel 4, nine sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, numerous radio shows, the presenter of two award-nominated television programmes, regular appearances on daytime panel games and even an appearance as himself in the children’s drama Byker Grove. Andre Vincent began to incorporate more material about himself into his comedy routine after his diagnosis with cancer and the removal of a 7 lb. tumor from his kidney in 2002, having in earlier shows received positive audience response from earlier references to his diabetes and a knee injury. He later incorporated the material into an award winning TV show for BBC, Hurrah for Cancer.

Vincent started working with Marcus Brigstocke in 2005 on the BBC Four show The Late Edition. The first live topical show on the BBC for many years. The pair took a live version of the show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006 and since then have performed “The Early Edition” at many of the leading UK festivals.

In 2007 Andre Vincent has launched a new show with fellow comic Phill Jupitus. In “Waiting For Alice”, the pair play Tweedledum and Tweedledee, sitting around and contemplating their wonderland and what may lie outside.

The Winter of 2009 found Andre Vincent re-treading the boards in the Pantomime “Robin Hood” at the Theatre Royal, Norwich. His first Panto in 26 years. In 2010 he can be seen in the movies Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story and The People Versus George Lucas. Moments treasured in André’s career so far include: Playing himself in ‘Byker Grove’ Singing ‘Ooh Ah Just A Little Bit’ on TV with Miss UK Teaching Cliff Richard to unicycle Performing at a Vietnamese refugee camp in the South China Sea (booked by the Chinese Government) Opening for Bob Hope (Bing Crosby spins in his grave even now…) Television: ‘Andre Vincent – Hurrah for Cancer’ (BBC3) ‘The Late Edition (BBC4) ‘Big City’ (Central) ‘The Orpheum Comics (CBC) ‘The Comedy Factory (Nederland’s TV) ‘I Want 2 B TV (BBC3) ’100 Greatest Musicals (CH4) ‘History of Offensive Humour’ (CH4) ‘A Day In the Garden’ (CH4) ‘The Show’ (CH4) ‘Sunday Night With The Comics (Fox) ‘Breakfast TV’ (BBC1) ‘All Over The Shop’ (BBC1) ‘You Must Be Joking’ (ITV) ‘First Night’ (ITV) ‘Bodger and Badger’ (BBC1) ‘The Basement’ (Bravo) ‘Harry Hill’s Fruit Fancies’ (BBC2) ‘Edinburgh Nights’ (ITV) ‘Lee Evans Christmas Special’ (ITV) ‘The Comedy Store’ (CH 5) Festivals: Beijing Arts Festival China Toronto Vaudeville Festival Winter Olympics – Calgary Bogotá Festival – Columbia Ameriflora – USA Edinburgh Fringe Festival Colombo Festival – Sri Lanka Melbourne Comedy Festival Montreal Comedy Festiva.

QUOTES about Andre Vincent:

“An improvising comedy genius” – The Guardian

“He possesses the energy of Lee Evans with the improvisational Skills of Paul Merton and is one of the best comedians in the business.” – The Times

“Ferociously funny” – The Sunday Times

“This guy should be on prime time telly” – Chortle.co.uk

“André Vincent was also there” – The Chinese People’s Press

In the past six months alone Andrew Maxwell has performed a new show at the Edinburgh Festival (THE LAMP), a nationwide tour of Ireland and has appeared as a regular panellist on RTE’s THE PANEL. He has also appeared on the most recent series of BBC’s HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, ITV2’S CELEBRITY JUICE and the Dave channel’s ARGUMENTAL, cementing his reputation as one of the country’s most sought after comedians.

Last Autumn, Andrew Maxwell filmed one-off pilot CONFLICT REVOLUTION for BBC Northern Ireland. It was released as a DVD alongside a live recording of the 2008 Edinburgh show (in Ireland) and marks Andrew’s continued development and exploration of comedy as a way of crossing cultural, social and religious borders.

Andrew Maxwell is a founder member of ALTITUDE, a comedy festival staged in the Alps every Spring. Andrew continues to dominate the live and festival circuits. Notable appearances have included several sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival, The Amnesty / Channel Four Secret Policeman’s Ball (alongside Eddie Izzard, Chevy Chase and Dylan Moran – “Maxwell turned it around… he made us feel part of an event” THE TIMES), at the HBO US Comedy & Arts Festival in Las Vegas (alongside Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock), several sell-out runs in the main house of The Soho Theatre, Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival, Glastonbury and the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.

In 2007 Omid starred in his own BBC1 prime time television series ‘The Omid Djalili Show’. His second series is due to be screened in 2009.

QUOTES about Andrew Maxwell

“One of the best comics around… A consummate raconteur” – TIME OUT

“One of the most significant comedians working in the country today” – THE INDEPENDENT

“A brilliant show… commands the audience’s attention from start to finish” – THE OBSERVER

“Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating” – THE TIMES
“Andrew’s on particularly fantastic form. He’s without doubt the strongest comedian on the circuit right now” – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

“It’s impossible not to like this enthusiastic clown” – THE INDEPENDENT

“If there were to be a comedy parade down Main Street at the end of the festival, it would be a major surprise if Andrew Maxwell were not at its head. This is award winning form and you sense it the minute he walks on stage” – THE HERALD

“He’s warm, and witty, and even the odd hecklers is disposed with ease” – SUNDAY

“…He’s very, very funny” – THE SCOTSMAN

TV

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
THE PANEL
CELEBRITY JUICE
ARGUMENTAL
ANDREW MAXWELL BBC Northern Ireland
COMEDY SHUFFLE
COMEDY CUTS
BIG BROTHER’S BIG MOUTH
NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS
SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALL
MY NAME IN LIGHTS
THE COMIC SIDE OF SEVEN DAYS
LIVE AT THE FESTIVAL
THE LATE EDITION
KINGS OF COMEDY
28 ACTS IN 28 MINUTES
THE WORLD STANDS UP
RISE
YOUNG, GIFTED AND GREEN
COMEDY STORE LIVE Channel Five
BBC STAND UP SHOW BBC
EDINBURGH NIGHTS BBC2
11 O’CLOCK SHOW

Andrew Maxwell on RADIO

LEE MACK SHOW

DARA O’BRIAN AND FRIENDS
THE BLAME GAME
BEST OF THE FEST
SERIOUS ABOUT COMEDY
A GLASTONBURY TRIBUTE TO
MALCOLM HARDEE
THE UNOFFICIAL ELECTION SHOW

QUOTES about Andrew Ryan

‘Ryan is a very, very funny (and clever) man, and Ryanopoly is most certainly testament to this’ **** - Fringe Guru ‘Ryan is a natural storyteller and a talented performer’ – Chortle ‘Illuminate fringe debut **** – The Metro

Having performed worldwide at the Montreal, Australian and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals and becoming a regular fixture on the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Calendar, Andrew Stanley is one of the top comics working the Worldwide Comedy Circuit today. Whether it’s performing as Resident MC in numerous clubs around Ireland, one of which is the legendary Comedy Cellar in Dublin, or as a quality act in his own right Andrew is always high energy and quick witted enough to keep audiences thoroughly entertained.

Andrew Stanley has travelled to the Adelaide Fringe Festival twice, performed at the Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand Comedy Festivals and has been invited to the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He also travelled to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006 where he teamed up with Australian comic Damian Clark in a show entitled ‘I Dare Ya’ (Great late night fun – Independent On Sunday) which was then turned into a highly successful TV show on RTE2 in 2007, still the highest rated debut comedy show on Irish TV.

He returned to Edinburgh in 2008 armed with 2 shows – His first debut solo show and his own brand of late night entertainment, Andrew Stanley’s Comedy Mish Mash, which returned the following year after receiving rave reviews along with a new solo show On Sale Now.

Quotes about Andrew Stanley

“a hugely energetic performance, literally bouncing around the stage and infusing the room with an infectious passion” – Chortle

“Andrew Stanley exudes likeable fluffiness wrapped in very quick wits. It was almost as if we were just hanging around in his living-room, having a good old chuckle…brought howls of laughter from the whole crowd” – Gagging For It

“his euphoria is easily passed to an audience who laughs at every joke” - Hairline

His television and radio performing credits include; Not Tonight With John Sergeant, Glee Time (in which he hosted a series of six stand-up comedy shows), Large (a satirical sketch show for the BBC), Never Write Off The Germans (a panel game show for Radio 2) three series of What’s The Story (a panel game show for BBC Wales) and he was also a Presenter on Big Brother’s Little Brother. Bennett is also a trained actor and appeared in the film Dead Long Enough alongside Michael Sheen.

Bennett Arron has written for many comedy programmes, including The 11 O’Clock Show, Commercial Breakdown and the BAFTA winning V Graham Norton. He also wrote over 20 episodes and a feature film for Genie in The House, the highest-rated children’s sitcom on Nickelodeon as well as the BAFTA winning Slammer for the BBC.

Bennett Arron directed and presented the documentary How To Steal an Identity for Channel 4; which was “Pick of the Day” in The Guardian and The Telegraph, described as “Fascinating and Disturbing” by the TV Times and went on to be short-listed for a BAFTA. As a result of this, Bennett has become a much saught-after speaker on the subject of Identity Theft and has spoken at events throughout the UK as well as Italy, Poland and Australia.

Bennett Arron is a past winner of both the TAPS Comedy Writer of the Year Award and the BBC Wales New Writer’s Award. However, his proudest moment was coming third in an International Disco Dancing Championship in Tenerife

Quotes about Bennett Arron:

“Wonderful…note perfect” – Three Weeks

“Had the room creased up with laughter” – The Scotsman

“Genuinely original and funny” – The Times

“Hilarious… clever wit… razor sharp“ - The Standard

“One of the best gagsmiths on the circuit… a Welsh Seinfeld” – The Guardian

Bethany Black has performed two Edinburgh shows and has a third one in the pipeline, her debut show “Beth Becomes Her” dealt candidly with her transition from male to female and gained several rave reviews.  A confessional tone she continued with her second show “Love and A Colt 45” which dealt with her battle with alcoholism and drug addiction and new found sobriety.  Three years on she’s returning to Edinburgh with a new hour show called “Insecurity Guard”.

As her career grew in 2005 when she opened the Manchester Pride festival. She supported many popular acts such as Mick Miller and got great reviews from critics, encouraging her progression as a comedian. Touching on very real and often incorporating the ‘shock factor’, Beth is a unique act guaranteed to make your event unforgettable. So if you’re looking for something different, an alternative and fresh approach to comedy, then consider hiring the acclaimed Bethany for your private or corporate events.

Quotes about Bethany Black:

“dark-tinged but magical” – The Guardian

“Something quite special and unique… I was genuinely grateful for the experience.” – Time Out London

“The anecdotes are pitched perfectly… very funny” – Chortle.co.uk

“Bethany Black should prepare for world domination” – Bruce Dessau British Comedy Awards magazine