Anglia Comedy Allstars - St Ives

Since appearing in the guise of his redneck alter-ego Otis Lee Crenshaw in 1998, award-winning Rich has won critical acclaim across the Globe by performing to sell-out audiences each year at the Edinburgh Fringe, throughout sell-out UK tours and at comedy festivals worldwide. His grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid-fire wit.

Rich has also become well known for his television and radio work. Notable UK appearances include regular appearances on 'Stand Up For The Week' (Channel 4), 'QI' (BBC1/2), 'Live At The Apollo' (BBC1), 'Channel 4's Comedy Gala Live At The O2', 'Have I Got News For You' (BBC1), 'Rich Hall's Cattle Drive' (BBC4), 'Rich Hall's Gone Fishing' (BBC4), 'Otis Lee Crenshaw – London Not Tennessee' (BBC2) and 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' (BBC2).

'Creeps up on you and ambushes your funny bone like no one else' (The Scotsman)

'As close as it gets to a guaranteed good show' (Scotland On Sunday)

'Top drawer stuff from a comedian who just seems to get better and better' (STV)

'Immaculate wordplay imbued with a genuine passion for the songwriter's craft' (The Times)

'Hall's genius, on the spot lyrical rhyming is raucously entertaining and very clever' (Spears magazine)

Rich Hall was #10 in Ents24's Hardest Working Comedians of 2018 list.

Stylishly shirted, Yorkshire-born Scott Bennett delivers wry observations on the absurdity of modern living. His sharply-written routines, drawn from real-life experiences have been delighting audiences across the country; except in Yorkshire, where they are deeply suspicious of his shirts.

Likeable, with a warm and engaging delivery, he is a Yorkshire live wire with an undeniable no nonsense logic. English Comedian of the Year Runner Up, Comedy Cellar New Act of the Year and Old Speckled Hen Comedian of the Year.

'A generous helping of wonderfully witty comic observations about life's little quirks, relationships and human behaviour. Served by a Yorkshireman with relentless enthusiasm and boundless energy' (http://www.bbc.co.uk)

'Naturally hilarious, the highlight of the evening' (Broadway Baby, Edinburgh Fringe 2013)

'A star of the future' (Huddersfield Examiner)

'This loveable rising star enthrals his audiences with his warm and engaging delivery, he is a Yorkshire live wire with an undeniable no nonsense logic' (Funhouse Comedy).

Diminutive stand-up comedian making a big name for herself. She has written for many top comedians, including Johnny Vaughan, Gail Porter and Griff Rhys Jones, and starred on many TV stand-up comedy shows.

Recent TV includes Would I Lie to You, QI and Impossible, she’s a regular on Radio 4’s News Quiz and The Now Show.

'Fizzing with inventive one-liners... a treat from start to finish' (The Herald)

'Clever, chatty and charming' (Three Weeks)

'Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes of the everyday... genuinely delightful' (The Daily Telegraph)

'Deliciously cutting' (The Independent)

'She is like your witty friend who's always brilliant company down the pub. Many stand-ups would give their non-drinking arms to be able to transfer that kind of sparkling bar-room bonhomie to the stage and Porter does it effortlessly' (The Scotsman).

Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Winner in 2010.

'Deane's well timed deadpan delivery was on cue every time, he'll definitely be one to watch' (Medway News)

'A particularly nice line in understated pay-offs' (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)

'Well written gags, well executed one liners' (Chortle)

'... he's able to generate a stream of seriously good gags, the kind of quick,

sharply written and endlessly repeatable lines that'll always keep a comic in work and an audience richly entertained' (The Guardian)

'It's just a matter of time before Julian Deane gets a boost up the comedy rankings... His trick is to make you think you're watching standard stand-up fare, then twisting expectations with sharp, original punchlines' (The Independent).