Another month, another deluge of news just begging to be torn apart by some of the finest minds comedy has to offer. Join us and a host of our favourite comedians to reflect on what June 2024 has to offer.
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Our teams for this episode are:
Kath Marvelley
Come say G’day to this funny Aussie storytelling comedian and improviser. If you were to cross Sarah Pascoe with Steve Irwin crocodile hunter this might be what happens. Loved by audiences and snakes.
“Charismatic, confident, warm, assured and very funny.” – Picture House, Sheffield
“Kath is instantly engaging, likeable and a joy to watch” – Blizzard Comedy
“Flip flop master” – the Beach
and Jono Murray
Front man of the scouse electro punk outfit austerity dogs. Jono started as a comedian now screams at people.
“The Streets if Mike Skinner listened to Joy Division” – Penny Lane Weekender
with team captain 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.
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Laura Monmoth
Laura Monmoth, Award-winning comedian. Player of bad games. Occasional speedrunner. Quiz host. Nostalgia-fuelled idiot. Creator of the cursed. Also, puppets and a cat named Clive, is a Multimedia marvel. Mixing slide projections, animations and channelling the energy of comedy greats to deliver first class comedy on everything from retro gaming to gender issues. Expect references to 90s pop culture, karaoke, on, and probably puppets. Niche enough for Gen X’ers that remember their childhood, and accessible enough for those who just want to laugh.
Best Show Winner – Morecambe Comedy Festival
Best New Show Nominee – Leicester Comedy Festival
Breaking Talent Award-winner – 2018 Birmingham Comedy Festival
“Genius!” – Blue Giraffe Comedy
“This show has tons of creativity behind it and was delivered with verve… This is a show well worth seeing.” – Notts Comedy Review
and Ian Lane
Worms speedrunner, DJ, comedian, dilettante, git.
Not So New Comedian Of The Year finalist 2022
“Likeable enough” – Broadway Baby
with team captain 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
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)
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