Also appearing: Phil Nichol, Yuriko Kotani, Mike Wilmot, Joe Jacobs, Rosie Jones, Nigel Ng, Glen 'Lenny' Sherman
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The Delivery Room: Kerry Godliman, Phil Nichol, Yuriko Kotani, Mike Wilmot, Joe Jacobs, Rosie Jones, Nigel Ng, Glen 'Lenny' Sherman, Catherine Bohart, Garry Starr & more
"Household name headliners give birth to their new ideas alongside the creme de la creme of the UK comedy circuit all in labour trying to breathe life into new ideas, great jokes and those classic routines of the future at the freshest, wildest, most diverse new material night in the UK."
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Kerry Godliman
Actress and stand-up comedian, Kerry Godliman, trained at the Rose Bruford College and has since been in numerous television and theatre productions while still managing to perform regularly on the UK comedy circuit.
Also a finalist in the Babycham Funny Women competition.
'Goes for the jugular. Quick wit, frank and engaging' (The Independent)
'A great comic who oozes personality' (Evening Standard)
'She may present herself as just one of the girls, but this young Londoner has clearly got the potential to really stand out' (The Scotsman).
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Phil Nichol
Phil Nichol is a truly unique performer. An acclaimed actor, award winning comedian, producer, presenter, writer and musician, there is no end to his talent! His skill as an improviser whether it be musical, comedy or straight is unparalleled.
WINNER - Scotsman Fringe First Award 2011
WINNER - IF.COM Eddie Award 2006 (previously The Perrier, now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Award)
WINNER - Time Out Best Comedy Performer 1998
Chortle Best Headliner - Nominee - 2002, 2006 & 2010
As seen on The Graham Norton Show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Altitude Festival , Annually Retentive, The World Stands Up, Comedy Shuffle, and many more.
'Nichol is absolutely born to perform, and the show is brilliant' (The Skinny)
'Attacks his material with all the restraint of a Tasmanian Devil in a foghorn
factory' (The Times)
'Phil Nichol is an extraordinary performer – entrancing and alarming in equal measure' (The Stage)
'Very polished, witty and insightful. It is also extremely funny' (List)
'Seismically powerful award-winning comic force' (The Scotsman).
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Yuriko Kotani
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
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Mike Wilmot
Internationally acclaimed Canadian comedian and Time Out Comedy Award winner. Already an established massive star in Canada, for more than a decade Mike has built up a reputation as one of the unsung heroes of the UK comedy scene.
His TV work includes Rich Hall's Fishing Show/Cattle Drive on BBC4 and several appearances on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He also played Paul Kaye's manager in the award-winning film It's All Gone Pete Tong.
... leaves the audience in a state of hilarity that most comedians can only dream of' (The Sunday Times)
'Wilmot can give any other stand-up alive lessons in the power of laughter to free us from the shackles of embarrassment' (Time Out).
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Joe Jacobs
Joe Jacobs is a London based comedian, rapper and writer. Since 2012, he has performed nationally and internationally, sharing bills with acts including Bill Burr, Stewart Lee and Mr. Motivator.
His live shows effortlessly flit between hip hop and comedy and he’s been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA, plus gained millions of viral video views online. In addition to stand up, as solo artist Jester Jacobs, he’s released regular music since his debut Mental Disorder in 2008.
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Rosie Jones
Rosie Jones is a comedian and actress with a penchant for being mischievous. Her cerebral palsy doesn't slow her down in the slightest.
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Nigel Ng
Nigel Ng is a Malaysian stand-up comedian based in London. He made his TV debut on Comedy Central’s Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central, shortly followed by Comedy Central’s Roast Battle.
He won the prestigious Amused Moose Laugh Off 2016 and was runner up in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2015. He was also a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016 and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2015 competitions. He was selected to perform in The Pleasance Comedy Reserve at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017.
Tipped as ‘One to Watch’ in 2019 by Chortle, he can now be seen performing in comedy clubs all around the UK and Europe.
'Brilliant... Go see him' - One4Review
Twitter & Instagram: @MrNigelNg
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Catherine Bohart
Catherine Bohart is a comedian, writer and actor. Catherine started performing stand-up in 2015 and since then has enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks of UK and Irish comedy. In 2016, she was a finalist in both the BBC New Comedy Awards and Funny Women, drawing praise in the final of the former for having “a distinctive voice and a story you’d like to hear” (Chortle) and in the latter for being “pretty much the perfect comedy package” (Beyond The Joke).
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Garry Starr
Winner: Best Comedy - Greater Manchester Fringe 2018
Winner Otherplace/Balkan Award - Brighton Fringe 2018
Nominee Best Newcomer - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
Winner NZ Fringe Tour Ready Award - Adelaide Fringe 2018
Winner Emerging Artist - Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2018
‘Comic genius’ The Guardian
‘Uproariously funny’ The Scotsman
‘An anarchic play-date with a six-foot-two toddler’ GLAM Adelaide
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Russell Hicks
'Anyone who has seen Russell Hicks knows that it is never the same show twice. Taking a different approach than most comedians, Russell Hicks weaves improvisation with stream of conscious delivery that has moved many audience members to return for two nights in a row. Nothing in this biography can do his act justice other than to say, you just have to see him live'.
'Russell Hicks is amazing' (Comedy Palace)
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Sarah Callaghan
Sarah began performing comedy in 2010, quickly making her mark by becoming a Funny Women finalist the following year. In 2013 she won the Up The Creek ‘One To Watch’ award and was also a finalist in the Leicester Square Theatre New Act Competition. Sarah has since performed at some of the most prestigious comedy venues and festivals in the UK.
'Smart, ballsy and funny – Sarah Callaghan really stands out from other new comics’
(London is Funny)
'Sarah Callaghan ROCKS my comedy world' (Rebecca Papworth Executive Producer and former BBC Comedy Commissioner)
'Sharp and intelligent' (Edinburgh Report)
'Will keep you laughing and begging for more in one of the best free comedy shows I've seen at the Fringe' (Three Weeks 2012).
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Venue Facts
The Taproom
163 Upper Street
Islington
London
N1 1US
51.540788,
-0.102911
Website: thetaprooms.co.uk
Train
→ Highbury and Islington 7 min walk
→ Essex Road 7 min walk
→ Caledonian Road and Barnsbury 9 min walk
Tube
→ Highbury & Islington 7 min walk
