The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy

Nathan Cassidy is a multi-award winning comedian and star of Amazon Prime Comedy Specials 'Observational', 'Fifty' and 'Bumblebee'. Nathan was the only live performer at the Edinburgh Fringe 2020, and his show Bumblebee was a total sell out at the Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and was nominated for 3 awards in 2021 including an Off West End Stage Award. Nathan picked up the Best Standup Award at the Brighton Fringe 2022 and 2023 and was nominated for Best Standup at the Buxton Fringe 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2024 he was also nominated for best show at the Shaftesbury Fringe and won the Pegasus Award for Best Comedian at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. He gigs and headlines all over the country, he is resident MC at multi Time Out Critics Choice The Rat Pack stand-up comedy and has recently performed shows in Germany, Ireland, Portugal and France. He is also the founder of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Over the last few years he has appeared regularly on BBC Radio. 'The best show at this year's Fringe... A classic, structured rollercoaster Fringe hour... star in waiting... he is untouchable.' ★★★★ Bruce Dessau, The Times ​ An extraordinary story richly accessorised with laughter. The best live comedy I have seen this August.' Kate Copstick, The Scotsman ' 'Well-crafted, very original and very funny… one of the most original show endings I have seen. Clever, articulate… sometime scathing and cynical, but also touching and hopeful. Highly recommended.’ FringeReview.co.uk

TV's comedy guerilla with his own shrewd take on governmental and corporate exploitation. Mark Thomas is well versed in the art of creative mayhem and over the years his troublemaking has changed laws, cost companies millions and annoyed those who most deserved to be. “One of Britain's greatest storytellers…beautifully-paced and structured…a passionate humanity that surpasses most other work at the Fringe" (The Scotsman). 'A brand of comedy that carries a far weightier purpose than to simply generate laughs.. Cuckooed leaves a lasting impression' (Sunday Herald) 'A clever, funny and angry show... an excoriating, heartfelt monologue...Thomas the polemicist deploys the comedian's eye for a situation's dark absurdities' (The Guardian) 'Thomas's show ruefully tots up the cost of personal betrayal' (Sunday Times) 'Bracing, brilliant and necessary... Mark Thomas is the most intelligent of the modern leftist stand-ups... an unmissable hour' (Theatre Cat). Mark Thomas was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians 2017 and 2016.

Irish woman. English accent. Loves Jaffa Cakes, Emerald Sweets and chicken crisps. She has new Pronouns: WOW, We . Old, Irish and a bit funny. Runner Up Not so New Comedian of the Year 2022.