Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Taskmaster champion & surrealist genius Sam Campbell headlines this blazing line-up. Most recently seen in season 2 of Last One Laughing, Sam is a fixture on TV, frequently appearing on Would I Lie to You?, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and many more.
Joining him is award-winning comedian Fern Brady, known for her caustic wit and hit Netflix special, Autistic Bikini Queen. Her debut memoir Strong Female Character became a Sunday Times Bestseller and won the Nero Book Award for non-fiction. She was a fan-favourite on season 14 of Taskmaster and won the Sky Arts Award for Comedy in 2024.
Also on the bill is the star of Saturday Night Live UK Ayoade Bamgboye, whose 2025 show won her Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and was one of the Guardian’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of the year, and acclaimed stand-up Desiree Burch. A NY-to-London transplant, Desiree has quickly and firmly established herself as one of the breakout comic stars in the UK. She recently hosted Live At The Apollo, and has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Qi, and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order.
The line-up will be hosted by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival winner, and social media star Sarah Keyworth, as seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change
Featuring
Sam Campbell
Sam Campbell is an Australian stand-up comedian and actor. He has won The Barry award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and the main prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival.
Former comedy reviewer Fern Brady first tried stand-up after the magazine she worked for suggested she write an article where she 'faked it' as a comedian. She enjoyed it so much that one year on, she embarked on it as a career.
She quit her day job working with male ex convicts after Stewart Lee plucked her from obscurity and put her on The Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central). Since then she has performed stand up on a number of TV shows including 8 out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy Spectacular (BBC3), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and The One Show (BBC1).
Based in London, she has had two sold out critically acclaimed runs at the Fringe with her solo shows “People Are Idiots” (2015) and “Male Comedienne” (2016).
'A great comic sensibility, with moments of sparkling verve' (The Guardian)
'Crackles with fire, has beautiful timing, perfectly pitched delivery and great gags to boot... has the air about her of a woman going places' (The Scotsman).
Raised in L.A., developed artistically in NY and currently resides in London. Her brash and energetic comedy style has been seen on NBC and E4, and made her the winner of the 2015 Funny Women Stage Award for stand-up. As a writer and performer, she makes raw and gutsy work. Her critically-acclaimed solo show 52 Man Pickup has toured internationally and her solo piece Tar Baby won a 2015 Fringe First for new writing at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe.
In 2015, Desiree Burch, “a larger than life New Yorker… who brought the roof down” (–The Independent), won the Funny Women stage award for stand-up comedy.
On screen, Desiree has been featured on E4s World’s Greatest Bodyshockers and NBC’s Before the Morning After. Huffington Post has listed her as one of their Favorite Female Comedians.
Live comedy credits include Spank, Angel Comedy, Greg Shapiro Presents, Shaggers, Right Now! with Carolyn Castiglia, Wyatt Cenac’s Night Train, and The Big C Comedy Gala in Edinburgh.