Another month, another deluge of news just begging to be torn apart by some of the finest minds comedy has to offer. Our next episode of Broadcast Avalanche is the last one we’ll be streaming for a while, so we’re bringing out the big guns by bringing all our team captains and some of our absolute favourites to the show.
We’ll be live on Twitch on Monday 29th July – make sure you tune in!
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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.
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 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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Tom Short
Experimental comedian, improvised clown.
“The fringe’s lowkey Keyser Soze” – British Comedy Guide
Edward Roworth
Edward Roworth is a prop-based absurdist. Bonus content can be unlocked with in-game currency.
“One of the most creative and polished absurdist [Jonny Collins specifically has] ever had the pleasure to work with.” – Blizzard Comedy
“One of those acts that sounds shit.” – Blizzard Comedy, one sentence later.
“Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.” – Sun Tzu
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 9 years! Host of the Award-Nominated “The Diversity Quota” comedy night, the sell-out horror cabaret ‘Dr.Bonk’s Macarbaret’, co-host of “This Month in Drinking History”, producer of multiple festival shows, and performer on several BBC productions.
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, they’re 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” (BroadwayWorld)
“A fully-formed stand-up” (Neurodiverse Review) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“The most charming comedian you will meet” (EdfringeReview) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Wonderfully intense, awkward and infinitely funny” (The Fringe Queer) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Gregarious and excitable” (The Wee 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)
