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Paul T Eyres

cactus — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:15:23 +0000

With 15 years experience, Paul T Eyres is consistently one of the most sought acts on the circuit, as a headliner, opener and MC.

His versatility with crowds and well thought out jokes have also made him a firm favourite for corporate bookings, private functions, and international gigs.

Paul’s combination of a warm but assertive nature, inquisitive persona, and hard-hitting punchlines make him one of the most bankable and unique acts in the UK today.

Paul Karensa

cactus — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:25:52 +0000

Writer for BBC1’s Miranda and Not Going Out, among countless others, Paul Kerensa’s the in-demand comic who plays comedy clubs and cathedrals. He’s one of the few to have appeared both at London’s Comedy Store and on Radio 2’s Pause For Thought.

As a stand-up, he’s known as a likeable, intelligent and creative comic, ever since winning ITV’s Take The Mike Award in 2002, and becoming a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards & The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards the same year. Since then he has gone on to work regularly all over the UK and Europe, including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, the Montreal Comedy Festival, and five solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, ranging from spoofs of Back To The Future to journeys through the Bible and around the world in his most recent show, ‘Borderline Racist’. Previous shows caused Chortle.co.uk to say: “Very funny, very clever, an excellent Edinburgh show” and call him a “wildly talented comic”.

He was nominated for a British Comedy Award as part of the writing team for Miranda, which he continues to work on. He has written on each series of Lee Mack’s sitcom Not Going Out among other shows, and is a published author with numerous books under his belt. His writing helped win hit sitcom Not Going Out a Rose d’Or Award in 2008, as well as a nomination for the British Comedy Award for Best New Sitcom. Miranda has recently been nominated for three Royal Television Society Awards, including for best writing and best sitcom.

Jen Brister

cactus — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:29:43 +0000

Jen is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer and actor. She is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits. She has written for BBC Scotland, presented for BBC 6 Music, and has been a regular contributor to magazines and online sites including Diva, g3, Standard Issue and The Huffington Post.

Brister has written and performed six solo shows (Me My Mum & I, British(ish), Now & Then, Wishful Thinking, The Other One & MEANINGless) around the world, including at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Norway Comedy Box Festival, Comedy Club Asia, Adelaide Festival and the Edinburgh Festival. She has toured extensively — with comedians Kerry Godliman, Francesca Martinez and Frankie Boyle among others — and will be supporting Romesh Ranganathan on his national tour from September.

Radio and television credits include writing and performing on: The Now Show & The News Quiz for BBC Radio 4, performing stand up on ‘Live at the Comedy Store’ on Comedy Central and ‘Live at the Apollo’ on BBC2 as well as appearing on the latest series of Frankie Boyle’s New World Order.

Nick Page

cactus — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:16:13 +0000

In the 20 years since he did his first gig for a bet, Nick Page has performed in over 100 countries, in every kind of venue from theatres and clubs, through cruise ships and corporate venues, to stacks of pallets in war zones. He’s performed at the Edinburgh Festival and after winning ‘English Comedian of the Year’ in 2018 he was flown to Australia to do their festivals too. He’s also the proud recipient of The Operational Service Medal after doing 8 tours of Afghanistan entertaining our troops. Corporate clients include Cadbury, NFU, HSBC, Met Police, The Law Society, Architectural Awards and Construction News..His material is mostly true stories about his unique life (disgraced accidental daytime tv presenter, convicted forger and first time Dad at 50

Ria Lina

cactus — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:25:42 +0000

Ria has every degree up to a PhD in Virology under her belt so it’s not only her comedy that is highly intelligent and no subject is too taboo. Her audacious routines always pack a punch and are brimming with charm and biting wit.
This multi-award winning artist has performed for audiences across the world and has been the finalist in multiple comedy competitions. She won Best Comedy Show at the Greater Manchester Fringe and was a finalist in Amused Moose Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe. Ria can be seen on Amazon Prime and BBC iPlayer for BBC World Service, BBC Scotland and BBC Asia.
Also a prolific writer, Ria currently has a sitcom optioned and has previously written for the Ladyboys of Bangkok ‘Fantasy & Feathers’ and ‘Glamorous Amorous’ tours, and wrote and acted in ITV2 comedy sketch show ‘Meet the Blogs’. She has also written and presented her own Channel 4 documentary that revealed the truth behind the myths that surround oriental women in Britain. Other projects include ‘Sweet n’ Sour Comedy’ and ‘Malai Monologues’ for BBC3 and ‘The World Stands Up’ for Comedy Central (USA), the Paramount Comedy Channel (UK), and the Comedy Network Channel (AUS).

OTHER PROJECTS
In the past, Ria has written for the Ladyboys of Bangkok “Fantasy & Feathers” 2010 & “Glamorous Amorous” 2013 tours, and wrote/acted for the ITV2 comedy sketch show (Meet the Blogs). She has also written and presented her own documentary for Channel 4 revealing the truth behind the myths that surround oriental women in Britain; other projects include the comedy series, Sweet n’ Sour Comedy and Malai Monologues, for BBC3; The World Stands Up, for Comedy Central (USA), the Paramount Comedy Channel (UK), and the Comedy Network Channel (AUS). She also maintains her own YouTube channel of sketches, song parody’s and original numbers and as an actress has been seen in a variety of projects: see her ACTING CV for more information.

QUOTES
‘Fearless, provocative and very funny’ Scotsman
‘Engaging, endearing and eye-opening’ Time Out
‘She’s like a Filipina Sarah Silverman’ Dusty Limits
‘Slickly done – there’s no denying that the girl’s got talent’ Chortle