2022 is at an end and what kind of topical panel show would we be if we didn’t put on an end-of-year special reflecting on the full year of news? Join us on Monday 2nd January to see a bunch of our favourite familiar faces abruptly remembering news that happened as recently as October and go “oh FUCK that this year???”
This show will also be a fundraiser for local homelessness charity, Mermaids. We’ve worked with them before and their work is incredibly valuable with trans youth. If you’d like to donate to our fundraiser (during, ahead of or after the show) and find out more about why they’re so important, you can do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/bcba-nye-2022/
Our teams for this show are:
Kirstie Summers
Our admin and promotor from day one, Kurt has become a regular on Blizzard Comedy’s Broadcast Avalanche. Known for breaking character, straying wildly off topic and bursting into unhinged rants, she is dependent on being teamed with acts who have actually paid attention to the news.
“Too attractive” – Chris
“Eminently wise and fuckable druid from Luton” – Bobbie
and Tom Short
Tom Short is an award winning comedian that has a burning desire truly to entertain.
Tom’s genuine friendliness has earned him fans with almost everyone he comes across who fall in love with his charm, energy and quick wit. Tom is cut from a different cloth coming from Salford, being brought up working class and having meager beginnings in an environment that stamped out differences and creativity, he rose through this and is authentically himself for all to see and this endears him with every audience member he performs in front of this has been described as‘Stealth comedy. The best kind’ (The Skinny).
“Impossible not to love” – HopScotch Friday
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Bobbie Jones
A combination of Dad Jokes and Daddy Issues, Bobbie-Ann Jones is one of the funniest prediabetic queers ever to come from Wolverhampton. She once made her counsellor cry and laugh at the same time, and she’s still proud of it. Is often seen carrying a single chocolate bar in a Sainsburys bag for life and rocking a killer rack.
“One To Watch” – Funny Women 2017
“Obvious Talent” – The Student Newspaper 2018
and Eliott Simpson
Eliott Simpson is an eccentric autistic asexual and a critically acclaimed comic, having gigged all across the UK and USA for over 7 years! They’re the host of the Award-Nominated “The Diversity Quota” comedy night, have had multiple sell-out festival shows, were nominated for the “Actually Autistic Excellence Award” in 2022, and has performed on shows for both BBC Scotland & BBC Radio!
Within the vast sea of sexy & raunchy comedy, Simpson is the only comic who can give you a coming out story without the cumming! With surreal one-liners and witty wordplay, he’s one of the most peculiar and unique acts on the circuit!
“Offbeat, wacky and unpredictable” – The Wee Review
“Wonderfully intense, awkward and infinitely funny” – The Fringe Queer
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Katie Mitchell
A rising star of the Midlands comedy circuit, Katie Mitchell’s comedy is alternative yet pervasive. She revels in a mainstream stand-up environment, as well as more specific events like cabaret, burlesque, and music festivals.
“One of the weirdest and most brilliant new acts I’ve seen in a while.” – Monsoon of Random
and Cameron Sinclair Harris
Cameron Sinclair Harris is a comic from London via Nottingham. She deals in the theatric, absurd and chaotic, using silly and larger-than-life characters to deal with personal subject matter. Since establishing unique brand of anarchic queer comedy in Nottingham, she has immersed herself in London’s scene, performing wherever she can.
“A unique viewpoint, good stage presence, a touch of surrealism and a bit of panache to their delivery.”- Notts Comedy Review
with host Jonny Collins
Jonny Collins is an aggressively inclusive Non-Binary comedian, Jonny pulls no punches yet makes everyone feel welcome and represented in their thought provoking, and well constructed deconstructions of gender, sexuality and politics. With radical leftist ideals and a fast and furious delivery style, Jonny Collins is a favourite of socialist, anarchists, feminists (of the trans inclusive variety), and queer activists alike.
“Jonny is a force of nature on stage. A whirlwind of hilarity with a unique viewpoint, they energy and passion personified.” – XS Malarkey
“Jonny Collins is deceptively rapid-fire, with a gag rate that would shame most one-line merchants. They can bring a simmer to a boil with ease, and make a huge mess of your kitchen.” – James Ross (Quantum Leopard)
As always, our show will be free to watch with a pay-what-you-feel option for contributions which will be split between our acts and team. If you would like to make a donation, you can PayPal us here: paypal.me/blizzardcomedy
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