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About the show
Migration Matters Festival proudly presents this exceptional lineup of the UK’s most exciting comedic talent for an evening at The Montgomery!
Desiree Burch
Straight-talking New York-to-London transplant Desiree Burch is one of the UK’s unmissable breakout comedy stars.
The award winner has hosted and appeared on Live At The Apollo, as well as Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and hosts Netflix reality hit Too Hot To Handle.
Her frank, larger than life approach has resulted in sold-out tours, including at The Edinburgh Fringe and The Soho Theatre.
Winner of the 2015 Funny Women Award, Desiree is also a writer, actor and theatre maker.
‘The funniest comedian I have ever seen in person. She left me breathless with laughter’
- Scotsgay
Sikisa
Sikisa is a woman of eclectic talents. As well as being a critically-acclaimed stand-up, producer, and burlesque performer, she’s also a qualified immigration lawyer.
Her authenticity and vivacious on-stage presence makes her one of the most in demand acts/hosts on the comedy circuit.
As well as an impressive list of TV and radio credits, Sikisa has notched up the BBC New Comedy Award (2017) alongside other industry accolades. With two critically acclaimed sold out tours under her belt, she’s now a regular at flagship UK comedy venues.
"She is an irresistible force of nature"
- Beyond The Joke
Ignacio Lopez (MC)
Ignacio Lopez’s ‘crazy’ mix of Welsh and Spanish makes him one of the most unique voices in comedy.
His high gag-rate with individual style wows audiences, and he is a frequent headliner/MC in comedy clubs nationwide.
Ignacio, also known as ‘Spain’s best export’, has performed at comedy festivals and internationally as support for Canadian comedian Tom Stade. He has appeared on ITV’s Show Me The Funny, QI and Live At The Apollo, as well as racking up 40 million views across social media content.
“Sarcastic, witty, animated and most importantly - hilarious.”
- Entertainment Now
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change
Featuring
Desiree Burch
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.
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Sikisa
Sikisa delights crowds with her fearless and vivacious personality and on-stage presence.
She won the public's vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award competition, for which she was a finalist. Since then she has filmed for BBC Three, Comedy Central and is currently developing a new gossip podcast.
Outside of TV and radio, Sikisa is quickly becoming a hot favourite on the UK comedy circuit, regularly performing and hosting at nights such as Angel Comedy Club, Top Secret Comedy Club and The Boat Show.
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Ignacio Lopez
“Had The Crowd Roaring" - Get Reading
“Unique and Hilarious" - Buzz Magazine
“A Stroke of Genius” - Digital Spy
“A Pitch Perfect Set” - Wales Online
Ignacio Lopez has been wowing audiences internationally with his individual style and high gag-rate since 2010. A frequent headliner and MC in top comedy clubs all over the UK, Ignacio also performs regularly at corporate functions, private shows, military gigs, sports dinners, art centres and festivals.
In 2015 Ignacio sold out solo festival performances in Edinburgh, Brighton, Reading, Cardiff and Neath.
In 2016 Ignacio produced and hosted a comedy series for Made Television called ‘Comedy Sheep Stand-Up’, which was the first show to be broadcast across the UK network in a primetime weekend slot.
In 2017 Ignacio is touring his new show ‘EspañYOLO’ in theatres around the UK.
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