Latitude Festival 2009 Comedy Arena Line up

Ed Byrne

'Comic gold; you just stand up and cheer with everybody else'. The Irish bloke who cares a lot about mobile phones ...aahh!

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Mark Thomas

TV's Channel 4's comedy guerilla who has his own shrewd take on governmental and corporate exploitation. A celebrity you could have a drink with.

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'Tall, endowed comedian with V.V.V.G.S.O.H., smoker, brown eyes and suit. W.L.T.M. large AC/DC audience for no strings laughter. Interests include applause, giggles and standing ovations. My place only. No L.L.L.L.L.s or D.D.D.D.D.s.' Star of the TV show '15 Storeys High', Perrier Award nominee in 2000 and winner of Best Live Stand Up at British Comedy Awards 2000. Unique, oddball and hilarious.

Adam Hills

A top Australian comic who has had highly successful visits to the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival. As well as being a nominee for the Perrier Award in 2001 and 2002, he has enjoyed numerous television and radio appearances, winning fans with his boundless energy, rampant spontaneity and positive take on the world around us.

Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus began his comedy career in Bristol whilst studying drama at University and soon won the BBC New Comedian of 1996. He has since emerged as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing in the UK and beyond and has become a regular voice on BBC Radio with an impressive list of TV and film credits including The Late Edition, Have I Got News For You and Love Actually.

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Sean Hughes

Comedian and writer from Dublin who was the youngest winner of the Perrier Award. He has appeared on many TV shows, including the Channel 4 drama, The Last Detective, and perhaps most notably as a former team captain on the BBC2 comedy music quiz, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He has written several novels, two collections of poetry and many short stories. He lives in London with a cat, a dog, loud music, and a smoker's cough.

Andrew Lawrence

Described as the 'Leonard Cohen of comedy', Andrew Lawrence is the master of his game. '… a hard act to follow.' - Chortle

Listed on Ents24.com since: Jan 2004

Rufus Hound

Star of stage, screen and stand-up, Rufus Hound has worked with comedians including Jenny Éclair and Sandy Toksvig, has presented for Top Of The Pops and Glastonbury Festival, and supported Rory Bremner on his highly successful National Tour.

Jon Richardson

The critically acclaimed comedian and Edinburgh If comedy nominee. 2008 winner for best breakthrough act in the Chortle Awards.

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Russell Kane

Up and coming new comedy talent, Russell is a twice if.comedy award nominee, and was voted Laughing Horse New Comedian of the Year 2004. 'An exceptional comedian, his pace is relentless and his material beautifully observed and exquisitely crafted... inspiring and brilliant' - Chortle.

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Shappi Khorsandi

An Iranian female stand-up comic who has established herself on the London circuit. A finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards 2000 and second place winner of the Hackney Empire New Act 2000.

Jessica Delfino

Jessica Delfino is a singer, songwriter, and stand-up comic based in NYC. Her songs tend to ridicule taboos and are best known for being bathroom humour oriented and include jokes about vaginas and other related topics. In her act, she plays an assortment of instruments including guitar, flying V ukelele and a rape whistle.

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Dan Atkinson

Good humoured and witty, it's when working with the crowd that Dan truly shines, weaving small comic miracles seemingly out of thin air. With an ability to find comedy where it appeared there was none, there's little time for material which is a shame: it's sharp, funny, and there's lots of it. Dan isn’t political or particularly topical, nor overly clever. He’s just a shabby bearded chap who always makes people laugh. You’ll never get the same show twice – it’s genuinely fresh and unpredictable. Full of hope, vigour and vitality, he’s hopelessly likeable and quite out of touch with real life.

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Carl Donnelly

Carl started performing stand-up regularly in the early part of 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the most exciting new comics currently climbing the comedy ladder. Despite still being a relative newcomer, his confident, conversational style and childish sense of humour has seen him become a regular at clubs all over the country including various universities as part of the Avalon Comedy Network.

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Holly Walsh

Guildford's own Holly Walsh has many a string to her bow, being a finalist in 2006's So You Think You're Funny? and Funny Women contests, as well as presenting for CBBC. A brilliant purveyor of one-line gags and witty puns.

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Zoe Lyons

A comedy award nominee and a sharp and funny new comedy performer. Very highly rated by fellow comedians, and regularly bringing down the Screamers Comedy Club roof, she is a name to watch out for (and they should know!)

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Rob Deering

Winner of the Amused Moose Award 2001. 'With his easy charm, chessy singing voice, razor-sharp wit and clownish physicality Rob has quickly established himself as a firm favourite on the comedy circuit around Britain'- Pontardawe Arts Centre. 'Truly wonderful stand-up'- The Sunday Times.

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Dave Fulton

Whoever it was who decided that Americans don't have any sense of irony, they forgot to tell Dave Fulton. This wry Seattle wag is positively brimming over with ironic invective. With his stringy beard, straggly long hair and rock 'n' roll black leather jacket, Fulton looks more like a refugee from a defunct British heavy metal band than an all-American stand-up... there's a salty flavour to his live club set that you'd scarcely describe as feminist. It's these contradictions that make Fulton so fascinating, and fun to watch, especially when he's riffing with British punters half a world away from home. (The Guide)

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Ed Byrne

Mark Thomas

Sean Lock

Adam Hills

Marcus Brigstocke

Sean Hughes

Andrew Lawrence

Rufus Hound

Jon Richardson

Russell Kane

Shappi Khorsandi

Jessica Delfino

Dan Atkinson

Carl Donnelly

Holly Walsh

Zoe Lyons

Rob Deering

Dave Fulton

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