Resistance Comedy: Spotlight Series with Junior Booker

Comedian who was a 2008 Hackney Empire finalist renowned for his super-high energy performance. Imran has a unique voice stamping his mark for positive, uplifting comedy at every turn. Born in Mombasa, Kenya and raised in the UK with a brief stint at school in the USA, Imran has also travelled much of the world including Israel/Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia during the Lebanon Crisis in 2006. His work has been inspired by this rich multicultural background, giving him a youthful, energetic and highly original voice that embodies the multi-cultural wealth that exists in modern Britain. He seamlessly switches between styles with graceful fluidity, repeatedly delivering heavy-weight punch lines with enormous panache. His seemingly light-hearted satire is mixed with hard-hitting topical commentary on contemporary issues that culminate into a tour de force of comedy offering an all-embracing sentiment in his trademark styling 'Imran Yusuf's show heralds the birth of a new comedy star. Intelligent, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny, it's a glorious debut' (Time Out).

Lateef Lovejoy is one of the UK's finest young comedy actors who made his show business debut as a witty 12 year old on Britain's famous morning gameshow Mousetrap. After that experience on the big screen he has never looked back. 'He Looked like a wacky Eddie Murphy with an Afro as he confidently charmed the audience with his unique satire' (African Times) 'Fantastic From Start to Finish' (Life FM) 'One of the hottest talents on the comedy circuit' (Theatre Royal Press) 'His multi-faceted skills are sublime' (Time Out Magazine) 'A star in the making' (Pride Magazine) 'Britain's answer to Jamie Foxx' (Flavour UK).

'President Obonjo has become a successful comedian because of his innovative use of the internet to engage with Lafta addicts online. The internet was part of an overall digital strategy that has turned thousands of supporters to embrace obonjomania. 'Now thousands are hooked on a daily dosage of Lafta and Obonjomania pill. You are guaranteed no side effects but you might be seen laughing out loud on your own after watching a clip or reading a note this could make people think you are going looney, Kolo or MAD. 'Obonjo has really shaped intellectual comedy and brought it to a home near you by phone, laptop, blackberry, TV and on stage' (http://www.comedycv.co.uk).