Blizzard Comedy is BACK after our brief hiatus for a special edition, one-off stream (for the moment) to reflect on the biggest news stories that have stood out from the never ending slew of chaos that was 2024.
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This show will be a fundraiser in aid of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, an independent healthcare charity which has been advocating and caring for people who decide to end a pregnancy. You can make a donation here.
Tune in on Monday 6th January to see:
Austerity Dogs
Spoken word post punk noise icons from liverpool.
“The Streets if mike skinner listened to joy division instead” – Penny Lane Weekender
with team captain 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.
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Edy Hurst
Edy Hurst is a musical comedian and theatre botherer.
Whether it’s mucking around on a loop pedal, completing all versions of the war of the worlds, or contacting his ancestors via the vengaboys spirit realm, it’s always something isn’t it?
Nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award, Finalist in the Musical Comedy Awards, Part of Lowry’s ‘Developed With’ Programme 2022 – 2024.
“Burst with comedic joy” – The Skinny
“Absolutely Non-stop bonkers” – British Comedy Guide
“One of the Hottest comedians currently on the scene” – Starburst Magazine
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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Maxine Wade
“Maxine Wade is a leopard print lover from Leeds with a big laugh, bigger jokes and a great bedside manner! She is filthy, funny and fearless. Full of vim and energy.” – Chortle
BBC New Comedy Award Semi Finalist 2023
Yorkshire Comedy BestBreakthrough 2023
BTF World Series Finalist 2024
“Sharp wit” – Cottingham Comedy Club
“Very, very funny” – Fem de la Fem Comedy
“Can entertain any room” – Blizzard Comedy
“The whole room loved her” – Notts Comedy Review
“Riotously funny” – EdFringe Review
“Victoria Wood meets Joan Rivers with Maxine Wades riproaring Yorkshire humour you’re in for an absolute treat” – Jack Gleadow
“Brilliant” – Shappi Khorsandi
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 socialists, 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)
