HEAT 1 SEMI-FINALISTS
ELIE KRAFT CHLOE GREEN LIZ COLLIS Elie has been gigging Chloe is co-founder of queer Liz started gigging a couple of consistently for around a year comedy collective ‘The LOL years ago. She loves writing, and a half. He was featured as Word’. She was a Semi-Finalist in the buzz of performing, and is part of Bound & Gagged’s ‘AAA the ‘BBC New Comedy Award’ enjoying seeing where this lovely Showcase’ at the Edinburgh in 2018. comedy journey will take her. Fringe Festival in 2019.
CHRISTIAN JEGARD ALEX MASON KHALID WINTER Christian started gigging in Alex is based in Brighton. Khalid decided it was now or 2019. He has performed a He has been gigging in his home never for his stand-up career handful of stand-up gigs. Chris- town, London, and around the after graduating in 2018. He’s tian takes funny very seriously country for two and a half years. been gigging since then, and and looks forward to continuing he’s starting to find out who he is to do so. as a comedian.
LAUREN SMITH SARAH LEE (LEGLESS LAUREN) Sarah was a Finalist in the ‘New Lauren is a female amputee co- Jewish Comedian of the Year’ median. She ‘Beat the Blackout’ in 2018. She performed her first at “Up The Creek” Comedy Club full run at the Edinburgh Fringe in London on her first ever stand- Festival in 2019. up gig in January 2019. HEAT 2 SEMI-FINALISTS
DINESH NATHAN JADE GEBBIE KATIE PRICE Dinesh is enjoying every minute Jade has compered a few local Katie has been performing of his comedy journey. There’s new material nights and she’s across the country for around nothing quite like writing down a been doing stand-up in Brighton, a year. She was a Finalist in the funny thought, delivering it and London and across the ‘LGBT Comic of the Year’, win- watching a room full of people South of England for the last ning praise from Scott Capurro laugh - If they laugh. couple of years. and Helen Lederer.
LILY PHILLIPS JOSHUA MAYS KIRSTEN BROWN Lily started out as a cabaret Joshua started gigging in March Kirsten started performing comedy performer and has a background in 2019. He has had the stand-up in Brighton and was a Finalist in dance. She was a ‘Funny Women’ bug ever since and would love ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ 2017. and a ‘Max Turner’ Finalist in 2018. It was her eighth gig. Since then to make something of it, but for Lily performed in ‘The Pleasance Kirsten’s been gigging around the Reserve’ at the Edinburgh Fringe now he’s just having fun finding country and performed in shows at Festival in 2019. his voice. the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
HANNAH FAIRWEATHER VITTORIA ANGELONE Hannah won the ‘Rising Star New Act of the Vittoria has been doing comedy for a Year’ in 2019. She was a Semi-Finalist in couple of years. His highlights include the ‘BBC New Comedy Award’ and in ‘So beating King Gong at the Comedy You Think You’re Funny’. Hannah Store, performing at clubs back in home appeared in the 2019 ‘Angel Comedy town Belfast and regular spots at Angel Showcase’ at the Edinburgh Fringe. Comedy Club. HEAT 3 SEMI-FINALISTS
MUSTAFA FECTO FRAN KISSLING MARTIN WARREN Mustafa has been gigging for Fran is Swiss. She won the Martin has been gigging for a couple of years. He was third ‘Quantam Leopard Comedy around a year and a half. He runner-up in the ‘Laughing Horse Competition’ in 2018 and she has a regular MC slot at ‘See New Act of the Year’ in 2018. was a Finalist in the ‘Bath Com- You Next Tuesday’ new act/ma- edy Festival New Act of the Year’ terial night at the Artista Café in in 2019. Hove.
RUNI TALWAR ALFIE PACKHAM WILL ROBBINS Runi gigged for a couple of years Alfie has been gigging for nearly Will enjoys winning over in Sydney and was selected as two years. He’s a recent ‘BBC audiences. When he walks on an up-and-coming act for the New Comedy Award’ Runner- stage people can be tense. Will’s ‘Sydney Comedy Up. Alfie’s work has been broad- a 32 year old who is 4ft 9ins. The Festival Breakout’ showcase. cast on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s game for Will is to put them at He’s just relocated to the UK. ‘Newsjack’. ease and make them think: “he’s just like us really.”
DAN JONES JACK ABELA Dan has been gigging in and Jack has been gigging for just around London for about 18 over two years in Brighton and months. He won the ‘Amused London, including regular spots Moose Breakthrough Comedian at Angel Comedy Club. He was of the Year’ in 2019. a ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ Semi-Finalist in 2018. HEAT 4 SEMI-FINALISTS
MICHAEL AKADIRI MARTIN DURCHOV PHILIPP CARL KOSTELECKY In two years of gigging Michael Martin is Bulgarian. He was a Philipp started comedy in 2018. has reached multiple new act Finalist in ‘So You Think You’re He did radio comedy at Universi- competition Finals, including the Funny’ and ‘Leicester Square ty and reached the finals of a few ‘Amused Moose National New New Comedian Of The Year’ in comedy competitions. He is just Comic Award’ in 2019. Michael 2018 and a Runner Up for ‘Bath starting to break through into pro is starting to break through into Comedy Festival New Act of the comedy clubs. pro comedy clubs. Year’ 2019.
PERNILLA HOLLAND JAMES DANIELEWSKI PATRICK HORE Pernilla hails from Norway. She James was born in Grimsby but Patrick lives in Brighton, has been coming down South to he escaped to Brighton. He’s designs computer games and the beer drinking natives, enter- been gigging on the open mic he’s hearing impaired. He has taining them with Viking trivia and stories about an circuit in Brighton, London and been gigging mainly around ex-boyfriend... it has so far been anywhere but Grimsby for nearly Brighton and London for the past great! two years. couple of years.
RIGGS CHELSEA BIRKBY Riggs is a Yorkshire born, Brigh- Chelsea has been gigging for ton based high-energy two and a half years. She was comedian who’s been going for a Finalist in the ‘Bath Comedy two and a half years. He was in Festival New Act of the Year’ and the ‘BBC New Comedy Award’ ‘So You Think You’re heats in 2019. Funny’ in 2019.