This Is Not A Cult

This Is Not A Cult

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About the show

This Is Not A Cult - April 21st
Top comics trying new material for the price of a pint. This Is Not A Cult was recommended by TimeOut and included in their list of the top 10 Cheap/Free comedy nights in London.
“We think deliberately named to put people off” – The Londonist
Featuring...
Eleanor Tiernan
“Deceptively sharp” (Fest Mag) Has been featured on Sunday Times list of Top Ten Female Stand Ups To Watch, 33 must-see shows of the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Herald Sun)
Michael Brunström
★★★★★ 'a spectacular piece of comedy ... completely unpredictable' (Comedy to Watch)
★★★★ 'an artistic genius' (Skinny)
★★★★ 'sense-bendingly entertaining ... a joy' (Scotsman)
Yuriko Kotani
Appeared on ‘Mandy’ (BBC2), 'The Horne Section TV Show' (C4), ‘Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central’, ‘Pointless Celebrities’ (BBC1), ‘Pls Like’ (BBC3)
Samira Banks
So You Think You’re Funny? Competition winner 2023 - Finalist: Leicester Square New Comedian, The Sean Lock Awards
Richard Todd
**** (Fest). 'Some comics have a gift of words that touches their work with wonder. Richard Todd is such a comic... ' **** (Scotsman)
LJ Da Funk
“Savvy enough to recognise his own incompetence” – Chortle
Hosted by Alexander Bennett
★★★★★ “Will leave you in tears of laughter" Broadway World ★★★★★ Broadway Baby ★★★★★ "Hugely talented" Three Weeks ★★★★ "A testament to the power of comedy to illuminate the human experience" The Reviews Hub
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Featuring

Alexander Bennett

Alexander Bennett appearing at this event
Alexander Bennett is a ​Chortle and Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominated comedian. His solo shows have received rave 5 star reviews, been recommended by the British Comedy Guide, featured in The Times Top Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe and performed on the West End at London's prestigious Soho Theatre. He has been featured in the Guardian, Metro and IPaper and has been heard on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live. ★★★★★ “Surprisingly powerful - will leave you in tears of laughter" BROADWAY WORLD ★★★★★ "Take a risk. See this show" BROADWAY BABY ★★★★★ "I am speechless... hugely talented with a captivating stage presence" THREE WEEKS ★★★★★ "A courageous and powerful hour of comedy" ED FRINGE REVIEW ★★★★ "A testament to the power of comedy to illuminate the human experience - Bennett clearly knows what he's doing" THE REVIEWS HUB ★★★★ "Balances hilarity with poignant themes, often taking unexpected turns" EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE ★★★★ "Brilliantly moving, hilarious and singular - There’s no getting away from Bennett’s sheer charm, wit, and intrepid courageousness" ENTERTAINMENT NOW

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Michael Brunström

Michael Brunström appearing at this event
Michael Brunström is an alternative comedian based in London, a member of the Weirdos Comedy Collective and a former winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. His previous shows include “The Golden Age of Steam”, “Parsley”, “The Great Fire of London” and “One Thousand New Ideas Before Bedtime”.

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Eleanor Tiernan

Eleanor Tiernan appearing at this event
Eleanor Tiernan abandoned her civil engineering training to become a stand-up in 2004 – and within her first year appeared on RTE’s The Liffey Laughs and BBC’s One Night Stand. In 2007, she starred in the Edinburgh Fringe play Help!, and made her solo show debut the following year. She then played to more than 120,000 people as the support act for her cousin, Tommy Tiernan, on his Bovinity tour, She also played the ditzy waitress, Emer, on RTE2’s youth-orientated chat show The Cafe. 'The fastest-rising comedy talent in the country' (Irish Times) 'Her laid back delivery and engaging stories are both interesting and unique' (Finhouse Comedy) 'Eleanor Tiernan is far and away the best comic actress I have seen on stage' (Hot Press Ireland).

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Richard Todd

Not the late star of British World War 2 classic The Dambusters, but winner of the Amused Moose Laugh Off 2012. '... A smart surrealist...' (The Independent) '... He delivers with the passion of an insane preacher, and there's a keen off-the-wall wit throughout...' (Steve Bennet, Chortle) 'With his enthusiasm and ingenious thinking he has the ability to play with the audiences imaginations, leaving them both pleasantly baffled and amused' (Funhouse Comedy).

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