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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.

In 2001 Peter Francis embarked on a journey, He had a god given gift for making people laugh and he knew from within he was destined to become a comic/comedian actor. Despite being sort after to do comedy abroad Peter Francis knew within himself he was not totally ready because of other commitments. Several agents approached and advised him to take up comedy as a full time career, he knew there was still a lot more to experience and realised that comedy is a never ending learning process. A crucial point came when he was asked to tour Germany in October 2006, to date he has been back to Germany performed in Sweden, Holland and the USA, he has regularly been chosen to perform for The Army and the RAF. Recently he has performed in Hollywood (USA) in the more established venues such as, The Laugh Factory, The Improv, The Comedy Store and other mainstream and alternative comedy clubs. Peter Francis is now recognised as International Comedian.

Alfie Dundas is a 24-year old London-based rising comic who engages audiences with a blend of self-deprecating humour and sharp observations on family, identity, and societal nuances. He has won a number of new act competitions and has performed at iconic venues across the UK, as well as The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Alfie released his debut half-hour comedy special, Adult (?), in 2024.

Sapphire is a football playing, vox-popping, observational, high energy comedian. Born and raised in Leeds, she's been curating her own style of comedy for the past decade and mixes comedy with a slice of realism into everything that she does.