Front Row Comedy

Manchester MC who came up alongside Johnny Vegas and Peter Kay, and writes for 8 Out of 10 Cats on the side.

Award-winning one-liner comedian and writer.

Surreal stand-up, physical comedian and original Tinky Winky.

An award-winning Hollywood radio copywriter turned stand-up — clubs on five continents to prove it.

Award-winning stand-up and engaging storyteller.

AWARD WINNING COMEDY VARIETY ENTERTAINER

Fronted his own primetime sketch shows in the 80s and 90s — now bringing the impressions back to the club stage.

French alter ego, stand-up and deadpan host.

Character comedian, writer and the creator of Ian Crawford.

Only the second comedian ever to win the Comedian's Comedian award — voted for by fellow professionals, not critics.

Hip Hopping Hilarity

The official voice of TalkTalk, and a Midlands favourite for material on ageing disgracefully.

Hull's darker, drier answer to the standard circuit set — an offbeat voice with a decade behind it.

Award-winning Geordie Asian comic, writer and broadcaster.

Steve Jameson's fully committed alter ego — an elderly Catskills-style stand-up who's clocked nearly a thousand gigs.

Runs his own chain of comedy clubs, Kill For A Seat — and The Guardian calls him "massively engaging."

Black Country stand-up and charismatic compere.

Topical stand-up, writer and international headliner.

Picked by BBC Writersroom for a new writers programme — dry, deadpan, toe-curling true stories.

The Guardian calls him "revelatory and very funny" — comedy about navigating a hearing world without full hearing.

Award-winning surrealist stand-up and comic actor.

Sharp observational stand-up and experienced live host.

A former goalkeeper for Southend United, now known for sound effects most comedians wouldn't dare attempt.

Award-winning comedian, actor and family entertainer.

Young Kenny in Phoenix Nights — now a Countdown Dictionary Corner regular and Celebrity Mastermind winner.

Comedian, writer and award-winning television presenter.

GQ named him Comedian of the Week and called his material "wickedly funny and astute."

Went from car mechanic and lorry driver to BAFTA Cymru winner — bilingual Welsh and English stand-up.

Actor, impressionist and Scottish comedy favourite.

One of the first black comedians to appear on BBC's The Stand-Up Show — over three decades on, still sharp.

Stand-up comedian, writer and radio regular.

His Star Wars impressions on Russell Howard's Good News went properly viral.

Got arrested for rescuing a fellow passenger from a ticket inspector — the story became an award-winning Fringe show.

Hosts Live at the Apollo for the BBC — camp, quick-witted, and unmistakably Mancunian.

The go-to host who can run an entire night — MC, comedian and auctioneer all in one.

Named Best UK Compere in 2019 — a regular host of the comedy stages at Glastonbury.

His name is on the Blackpool Comedy Carpet alongside comedy legends — cheeky, honest, family-first material.

Metalhead, occultist and one of British comedy's most distinctive alternative voices — Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and Good Omens.

Musical comedian, guitarist and international headliner.

Ricky Gervais's favourite stand-up — meticulously crafted jokes, no wasted words.

The first woman ever to MC Decompression gigs for the British Army.

The Weakest Link win that became a five-star Fringe show — deadpan one-liners into loud physical comedy, all in one set.

Stand-up comedian and polished live host.

Played DJ Troy in cult BBC sitcom Ideal — and writes for Steve Coogan and John Bishop on the side.

Stand-up comedian, Paralympic medallist and BBC New Comedy finalist.

UK Circuit Comedian of the Year 2013 — appeared in Ken Loach's Cannes-nominated Looking for Eric.

Canadian-born storyteller and UK comedy circuit headliner.

Topical stand-up, writer and seasoned circuit headliner.

Stand-up comedian, writer and broadcaster.

Dressed like a funeral director, tells jokes with a five-line wind-up and not a swear word in sight.

Energetic stand-up and television regular.

Holds the Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour — 499, and counting since.

Stand-up comedian, writer and actor

Musical satirist, writer and broadcaster.

Winner of the World One Liner Championship — comparisons to Milton Jones and Gary Delaney aren't far off.

English Comedian of the Year — fast, funny, self-deprecating stories straight off a Manchester council estate.

Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer pick, watched over 200 million times — comedy with a genuinely global perspective.

Performed for British troops on the front line in Afghanistan — thick Liverpudlian charm, anywhere in the world.

Stand-up comedian and experienced comedy compere.

Trained as an actress before turning to stand-up — now rated one of the circuit's best MCs.

Romesh Ranganathan's verdict: "this dude has funny bones."

Ten million-plus views online for painfully honest dating-disaster material — now taking it out on his first solo tour.

High-energy stand-up, writer and television performer.

Winner of the Victoria Wood Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards — sneaky puns wrapped in fast, funny storytelling.

Musical comedian, satirist and writer.

Character comic, physical performer and Comedy Store regular.

Peter Kay tribute and after-dinner comedy specialist.

Shared a Daily Telegraph Open Mic final bill with Mark Watson and Gary Delaney back in 2002.

Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist whose audition clips have racked up 50 million-plus views on YouTube.

Founder of The Comedy Agency — walks on stage and has the room on side within thirty seconds.

Award-winning East End stand-up and storyteller.

Thirteen of his own BBC Radio 4 series — and still one of the fastest joke-rates in British comedy.

Award-winning actor, comedian and bestselling author.

Once warmed up 12,000 people for The Doves — a Manchester storyteller who's held huge crowds and tiny club rooms alike.

A former welder who swapped the factory floor for the comedy circuit — direct, honest, no surreal detours.

Award-winning stand-up, writer and television performer.

Stewart Lee names him among his favourite comedians working today.

A founding member of the Comedy Store's legendary Cutting Edge show, since 1990.

A Comedy Whirlwhind

Hosted ITV's Catchphrase for thirteen years — and once held Northern Ireland's hammer throwing title.

Spent two decades as a police sergeant before swapping the beat for the mic — real cop stories, properly funny.

Turned his own experience of anorexia into a Fringe show recognised at the Houses of Parliament — funny and honest in equal measure.

Award-winning one-liner specialist and writer.

Joint winner of the Comedians' Comedian of the Year — an award voted for by the industry itself, not critics.

Started comedy in memory of his late mother in 2018 — now a veteran of ten Edinburgh Fringes.

Holds the world record for the longest hug — set on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013.

Peter Kay discovered her at a Manchester talent night in 1997 — now a Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist with 8 million watching.

Been going to the Edinburgh Fringe nearly every year since 1977 — comedy's dry-witted elder statesman.

Stand-up comedian, writer and creator of Joke Thieves.

Took the stage on a dare and won the Comedy Store's King Gong title — now a headliner at the Store itself.

Builds entire songs live with a loop pedal on stage — and has run over twenty marathons for Parkinson's UK.

award-winning comedian, writer and actor.

The only woman ever to receive the Magic Circle's Carlton Award — magic and stand-up in one act.

Scottish stand-up and experienced live host.

Stand-up comedian, writer and entertaining storyteller.

Award-winning northern stand-up and storyteller.

Comedy magician and master of understated absurdity.

Performed for the Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan — physical, theatrical, and built to command any room.

Deadpan stand-up with a love of a well-built joke.

Circuit favourite on the clean comedy and church circuit — warm, sharp, never a cheap laugh.

One of the Chasers on ITV's The Chase since 2011 — and a genuine British Quizzing Champion off screen too.

Stand-up comedian, event host and corporate speaker.

Co-creator of The Parapod, the paranormal podcast turned feature film — and one of the circuit's most decorated MCs.

Stand-up, improviser and comedy magician.

Played King Arthur in the UK tour of Spamalot — a satirist who's been sharpening topical wit for 25+ years.

Musical act celebrated for his infectious, rock-infused stand-up and beautifully daft songwriting

Chortle Award-winning circuit comic who's shared the screen with Steve Coogan, Peter Kay and Ricky Gervais.

Creator of Danny Pensive, the gently surreal character who's toured his own Map of Britain.

The only comedian ever to land two separate jokes in the same top ten of Dave's Funniest Jokes of the Fringe.

Offbeat character comedian and delightfully odd live act.

His Britain's Got Talent guitar routine ended in a surprise cover of Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Toured with Motorhead and Ice-T as a teenage rock musician before turning to comedy about parenthood.

Wry, intelligent stand-up and comedy writer.

Canadian stand-up, storyteller and expert live host.

Observational stand-up and experienced comedy compere.

South African stand-up, actor and international storyteller.

Twenty-five years on stage across fifteen countries — family chaos, a difficult cat, and a knack for winning any room.

The voice of Viz comic's Sid the Sexist — and resident compere at one of the Telegraph's top ten comedy clubs.

Nearly 2,000 shows deep, and still trying to break the world record for speed balloon modelling mid-set.

Surreal songs, freewheeling improv, and a cult following that's followed him for over 30 years.

Award-winning stand-up, writer and podcast host.

Son of Catchphrase legend Roy Walker — and he's earned his own stripes with impressions and stagecraft.

The Scotsman calls him "criminally funny" — a storyteller who's toured Australia five times over.

Surreal stand-up and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner.

Acclaimed stand-up and circuit headliner.

David Walliams calls him "brilliantly funny"; Alistair McGowan rates him the best impressionist doing stand-up — "apart from me, of course."

Barnsley lad, natural raconteur and storyteller

Spent fourteen years behind a bank counter before comedy — now Everton FC's matchday hospitality MC.

Reached the semi-finals of BBC New Comedian of the Year within six months of starting — welcome to Stevie World.

Comedian, juggler and Britain's Got Talent finalist.

Trained as a classical actor before turning to stand-up — Yorkshire's MC of the Year, 2022.

Simon Cowell compared his Britain's Got Talent set to "watching Liam Gallagher ad-lib" — laid-back Manchester swagger, sharp script.

Phoenix Nights' Kenny Dalglish Senior, live and doing stand-up.

Stand-up comedian, writer and beer-loving raconteur.

Looks like the shy one at the back — then picks up a guitar and ambushes you with cheeky comic songs.

Sharpened his improv chops in Comedy Store Manchester's Men at Work troupe — dry Northern wit, quick on his feet.

Started at Hot Water Comedy Club as a newcomer — now headlines the very same room.

BAFTA-nominated writer for Not Going Out and Miranda, now bringing the jokes to the stage himself.

Six solo tours mining marriage, parenthood and middle age — a Live at the Apollo regular who's never lost his edge.

One of the very few magicians to have actually fooled Penn & Teller on their own show.

Observational stand-up with a huge northern following.

Internationally acclaimed stand-up and writer.

Award-winning stand-up and writer from Manchester.

Award-winning character comedian and improviser.

One of only seven comedians ever to perform at Banksy's Dismaland — and Michael McIntyre's arena tour support.

MULTI-AWARD WINNING TV ACT, CLEVER, WITTY AND CUTTING

Voted Best Compere by his fellow comedians in 2016 — a skill few on the circuit can match.

The Sunday Times calls him the UK's master of observational comedy — over three decades of proof.

Manchester stand-up, writer and award-winning comedy promoter.

Traded geography teaching for stand-up within days of qualifying — now championed by Greg Davies.

Derby based MC

Irish stand-up, energetic storyteller and accomplished live host.

The first stand-up comedian, and first person with cerebral palsy, ever to win Britain's Got Talent.

Stand-up who's toured 30+ countries and still turns up at your local

Cutlery Safety Expert

masterful storytelling and sharp, self-deprecating wit.

One of the few openly right-leaning voices on the UK circuit — and he's earned an Operational Service Medal entertaining troops in Afghanistan.

President Obonjo of Lafta Republic, available for awards, cabaret and coups

New Zealand-born stand-up and expert live host.