Preposterous night of new material and nonsense hosted by Caroline Mabey "Oddball genius"- Chortle. See professional comedians say their new jokes for the first (and sometimes last) time! This month's acts*: Yuriko Kotani! Mustafa Yasin! Ben Target! Nick Elleray! Jonny Pelham! Take note: this is the Camden Head in Camden (NOT the one in Angel) *Line up subject to change as comedians are liable to get fancypants TV work at any moment. But whoever's on, it's always fun.
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change
Featuring
Caroline Mabey
Comedic star of the stage and screen, Caroline Mabey has been compared to the likes of Alan Partrige and John Cleese for her brand of dark and humorous comedy and character play.
Sometimes peforming as fictional character Helen Heels 'Landlady to the stars'.
‘Imaginative, askew and always surprising…’ (Comedy CV)
'Brilliantly funny... Wonderfully silly... Genuinely inspired' (Fringe Guru)
'Hints of Will Adamsdale, reminiscent of Greg Davies... entertaining and unique' (Chortle)
'Kooky, quirky and delicious' (Time Out).
Yuriko Kotani is a UK-based Japanese comedian, who was named as 'one to watch' by Time Out and won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2015.
In 2016, she appeared on series 2 of Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, BBC Three's Pls Like in 2017, and CBBC's The Dog Ate My Homework in 2018.
"leftfield rising star" - Time Out
'Runner-up in both the Chortle Student Comedy Award and So You Think You're Funny in in 2012; third placed in the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition 2013' (Chortle)
'Echoes of a young Daniel Kitson (Bruce Dessau, British Comedy Awards)
'Jonny Pelham set the bar high with a perfectly structured and sublimely self-deprecating set' (http://www.chortle.co.uk).
A wry, dry comedian with an engaging slyness and intelligence. Originally from Australia, now available in the northern hemisphere.
"Nick Elleray could almost be Louis CK played at the wrong speed. ... an under-appreciated purveyor of quality downbeat comedy" Chortle
"An engaging stand-up with an inventive mind" The List
"Definitely an act that left the audience wanting more" Bruce Dessau, BeyondTheJoke.co.uk