Comedy Night

We are excited to present you a comedy night in support of Young Epilepsy.

The line up of comedians include:

Lenny Sherman (Headliner)

Fresh from filming on an upcoming comedy show for Channel 4. Chortle.co.uk's Steve Bennett described him as 'a big, bold, baldie full of straight-talking working-class opinion, flirting with the audience's assumption he's going to be knuckle-headed racist, but playfully undermining that image with more silliness than satire. It's a power-packed performance jammed full of gags - a real blast'. 'Deft Joke Writer' (Loaded Magazine). Lenny was the support act for Jerry Sadowitz at Leicester Square Theatre.

Elie Kraft

Self-deprecating observational comedian Elie Kraft has been on the circuit consistently for over 2 years. At the University of Leeds, he first began stand-up comedy and made it into the finals of the Chortle Student Comedy Award. He continued to perform across the North at comedy nights like The Stand and Gonzo Comedy. Now based in London, he has performed at some of the top nights including The Backyard Comedy Club and Angel Comedy.
Chortle Student finalist 2014 
Performed at Latitude festival and Scottish Student Comedy Festival

Toussaint Douglass

Lewisham’s finest. Toussaint is a young comedian with a wonderfully weird take on life. His absurdist tales mix the personal with the political, ensuring it’s never a dull moment as he unravels on stage.

“His dry delivery and slow build up made for a very funny set. We recommend.” – Oxjam Festival

Spring Day

Spring Day was voted Brooklyn’s Best Comedian 2016 in May. Spring has also been working as a comedy consultant on a pilot for the BBC set to be broadcast in 2019. Her uniquely sharp, dark, bubbly and often brutal style of comedy is always a crowd pleaser you don't want to miss.

A fluent Japanese speaker and a mild cerebral palsy haver, Spring has been headlining at the Tokyo Comedy Store since 2002. She has also been performing all over the world since opening for Japanese comedian Zenjiro at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2004.

She has written, produced, directed and performed five solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2010. Spring has also performed at various clubs in London, Manchester, Dublin, Los Angeles, New York and Paris. She was featured in the 2008 documentary The Tokyo Comedy Store, the upcomingJoker Facebook, and in the 2014 best selling bookThe Humor Code(She’s listed in that book’s index next to "dead-baby joke cycle" and couldn’t be happier about it.)

"Spring's gimlet-eyed perspective on life belies her Summer of Love name, but Tokyo's most prolific comic can't hide her underlying joy of life, even while recounting darker tales of love and loss in Tokyo."-Chris Wells, Owner, Tokyo Comedy Store

"A Definite Must See! ✭✭✭✭"- ThreeWeeks

Paul Merryck

“The Essex bloke is something of a geezer …plenty of showbiz patter…. his set proves very effective…. gag-focussed delivery…. high laugh rate…. you’d think that the spirit of Mike Reid is alive and well”
Steve Bennett – Chortle July 2018
Paul Merryck is an Essex based comedian who has been playing the open mic and semi-pro scene for 4 years and over 400 gigs, and has been making a name for himself as one of the more original and outrageous character acts on the London/South-East circuit. Feckless, amoral and utterly unabashed, the middle-aged chancer he portrays disdainfully deconstructs the disaster that is his life in a hilarious sequence of gags and anecdotes. Paul regularly appears professionally in London for Angel Comedy and Monkey Business Comedy, and for many other promoters outside London. He regularly MCs at TNT Comedy in Kentish Town and Funny for Nothing in Borough. He also manages and comperes a new monthly professional night at ACanteen in Chelmsford, called AComedy. He has regularly performed at the Edinburgh Festival and took his first 1-hour show to the Hastings Comedy Festival in June 2018, where the organisers (Chris Young and Jake Alexander) said “This comedian has a joke landing percentage of around 160%. When the set ended we wanted more, and that’s rare”. Kyle Wallace who manages G&B Comedy has also been quoted as follows "Paul Merryck is simply bloody hilarious". 
Steve Bennett in Chortle reviewing Paul Merryck at The Old Comedian of the Year final in July 2018
https://youtu.be/bQxBOpaVJ7c

TOM ELWES

A stand up comedian, writer and presenter. Tom is one of the newest young comics to break through on the comedy circuit. As a lifelong Londoner, Tom uses a combination of storytelling and acute observations to make sense of his chaotic existence. His quick wit and high-energy charm makes him one to look out for in the future

ALI WOODS (HOST)

BBC New Comedian of the Year 2018 Nominee
Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2017 Runner Up
Yellow Comedy Young Comedian of the Year 2017 Finalist

"Wins over the crowd with his vigour... a club-ready comic" - Chortle

"More show than bro, Ali is a new and original voice in comedy, and a much needed one given the current climate; check him out!" - Dane Baptiste

So guys, get your comedy on and get ready for an evening full of laughter.

For any queries contact us comedy.on@hotmail.com. Please note this event is for over 18's only, valid ID will be required.

The line up is subject to change. We hope to see you soon!