We have dragged ourselves kicking and screaming to the end of another turbulent year on this chaotic planet and it is time that we gathered to reminisce about the highs and lows of 2023.
Join us on Thursday 28th December as we gather all our regular team captains and some of our favourite comedy guests to reflect on the year it has been.
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This show will be a fundraiser for Sparkle to help them support trans people. If you would like to support, you can donate here: https://gofund.me/5a83b6e7
Our teams for this episode are:
Kirstie Summers
Kirstie Summers is the administrative force behind Manchester’s multi-award-nominated safe space stand up show, Blizzard Comedy. She is now a regular team captain on their monthly livestreamed panel show, Broadcast Avalanche, known for breaking character, straying wildly off topic and bursting into unhinged rants.
“Too attractive” – Chris
“So cool and a fucking babe. It is my goal to be more like her, and you should all do the same” – Jonny
“The punk older sister everyone needs” – Into the Red
and Tom Short
Improv clown showman, one of the most innovative and creative acts on the circuit.
“New and exciting comedy” – Manchester Wire
“Comedy’s low key Keyser Soze” – British Comedy Guide
4 star – Lancaster Guardian
1 star – West End Best Friend
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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 Walsall. She was the first female Head Writer for the Birmingham Footnotes Comedy Society from 2015-2016. Bobbie has gigged throughout the UK and she is a well-known face on the north-west comedy circuit- she hosted Lolshevism Comedy Club in Leeds from 2018 until 2020. She is currently a Team Captain on Blizzard Comedy’s Broadcast Avalanche. As of April 2022, Bobbie is also a Quantum Leopard Comedy Competition winner.
“One to Watch” – Funny Women 2017
“Obvious talent” – The Student Newspaper 2018
“An absolute powerhouse of a comedian” – Blizzard Comedy 2022
Quantum Leopard Competition Winner – April 2022
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 8 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!
“Accessible and absurd” – Norwich Radical
“Informative and hilarious” – ArtsYork
“Infectiously funny” – The Indiependent
“More one-liners than we can count” – Gscene Magazine
“Weird as f**k” – Janey Godley
“Hilarious but conversely manic and a little bit terrifying” – Blizzard Comedy
“Simpson’s jokes are fantastic” – Broadway World
“Offbeat, wacky and unpredictable” – The Wee Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A fully-formed stand-up” – Neurodiverse Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“The most charming comedian you will meet” – EdfringeReview ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“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.
and Eddie French
Eddie French is either a Punk Comedian par excellence or a massive poser. Either way, dead funny.
“Very good.” – Frank Turner
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)
