Festival
Comedy
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Frank Skinner
Comedy legend Frank Skinner won the Perrier Award in 1991, and went on to host The Frank Skinner Show, as well as Fantasy Football League and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned with David Baddiel. He now presents two BBC2 comedy shows - Frank Skinner’s Opinionated and Room 101 - … -
Robin Ince
An unfailing wonder at the progress of scientific discovery, a love of truly dreadful literature, and unlimited broiling fury combine to make Robin Ince a very funny comedian - a razor-sharp analyst of the depths and the shallows of human endeavour. -
James Acaster
Straight outta Kettering, James is a brilliantly funny up-and-coming standup, who previously appeared at Greenbelt in 2010. Anecdotal, interactive and accomplished, he’s been seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, and on tour with Milton Jones. -
Daliso Chaponda
Daliso Chaponda is an African comedian who began his comedy career in Canada with the acclaimed one man show ‘Feed This Black Man’ in 2001. Subsequent appearances across Canada followed (highlights include 2005 The Just For Laughs Festival 2005 & CBC Television’s ‘Trans Canada Comedy Trail’). In 2004 Daliso … -
James Sherwood
James Sherwood has become one of the country’s foremost comedy writers and continues to rapidly ascend the stand-up circuit, following becoming the runner-up in the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2004. Having received the BBC Radio Entertainment writers’ bursary in 2008, James contributes the funnies to radio shows … -
Mike Wozniak
Wozniak started writing and performing sketch comedy while a medical student at St George's Hospital, Tooting, and started stand-up in 2007. Following Wozniak's debut solo show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 he was nominated for the if.comedy (formerly Perrier) best newcomer and won the Time Out … -
The Behemoth
The Behemoth has been baffling and amusing audiences since 2007, garnering an embarrassment of wonderful reviews, including a nomination for the Chortle Award for Innovation in 2008. Massive sketch comedy, two normal-sized people.
