Patrick Monahan

Winner of ITV's Show Me The Funny, this half-Iranian, half-Middlesbrough comic is a rising star on the comedy circuit. Full of an insatiable lust for life, his exuberant comedy greets the audience like a sex-starved spaniel would greet a trouser leg. In 2012 he took part in Let’s Dance for Sports Relief on BBC, won Best Newcomer at the Loaded LAFTA Awards and Forth Radio Best Stand-Up People’s Choice Award for his hit show ‘Hug Me I Feel Good’. He played the role of the dastardly Captain Hook in ‘The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan’ at the Worthing Pavilion from December 2016 to early Jan 2017. A natural-born performer, he exudes charisma from the stage (and often off it, when he scuttles into the crowd...!) 'High energy and conviction, his material is great; he's going to go far' (The Sunday Times) 'Omid Djalili meets Dave Allen' (Daily Mail) 'Monahan possesses the rare ability to be hilarious without being outrageous' (Three Weeks) 'The same mix of control and on-stage charisma as a young Alan Davies' (The Herald) 'Monahan is a supremely engaging performer, adored by his audiences and capable of some terrific comedy' (The Scotsman). Patrick Monahan featured in Ents24's top hardest-working comedians list in 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Cumbrian-born stand-up comic and winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015. Tom was also in the final of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014, joint third in the Beat The Frog World Series 2014 and made it through to the later stages of several other prestigious competitions in 2014, having only been performing comedy since July 2013. 'Tom's original style and inventive material stood out in what was a stellar night of strong performances' (Leicester Mercury) 'Little's showstopping set-piece... made an immediate impact and it was no surprise that the judges felt that that he was the front runner' (Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke) 'Tom Little is an exciting and unique voice on the comedy scene. No joke seems to know where it's coming from, but when it lands it'll break your brain. In a nice way. We expect big things for this lad' (Sham Bodie).

James is an imaginative West Country comedian. As seen on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC), Ricky Gervais' Extras (BBC) and host of World Cup Round Up (Sky Sports). 'An excellent line in comedy' (The Guardian) 'A quirky impressionist with very funny material' (The Times) 'His intelligent and inventive storytelling is delivered from a slightly strange perspective which is both entertaining and captivating' (Funhouse Comedy).