Comedy at the Calder September '26

An English comedian known for his hyperactive brand of humour. Since winning Channel Four's prestigious 'So You Think You're Funny' Competition at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998, an award previously won by Phil Kay, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Tommy Tiernan and Peter Kay, he has been a regular performer at major venues on both the London and National circuit.

With more energy than a hyperactive six-year-old sucking on a lollipop while bouncing on a space-hopper, he is a veteran of several critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival shows, three sold out national theatre tours and a New Zealand tour, firmly establishing him as one of comedy's most lively, amenable and dynamic performers.

'He is a great storyteller... prepared to go to the bleakest and most uncomfortable places... The tears of laughter came in floods’ (The Scotsman).

'Frankly brilliant' (http://www.SuchSmallPortions.com)

'Brilliant' (Chortle)

'A carefully weighted hour of comedic storytelling' (Fest)

'Missing This show means missing something wonderful' (Edinburgh Evening News).

Jack Carroll is a British comedian and actor. Carroll competed in the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent at the age of 14, finishing as the runner-up. Since he has worked with the likes of Jason Manford and Vic Reeves while also performing stand-up on shows such as ITV1’s Sunday Night At The Palladium, It’s Been A Funny Old Week and Live At The Apollo.

Jack, whose cerebral palsy is often the subject of his act, was awarded a Pride of Britain Award in 2012 in the “Teenager of Courage” category. Jack opened for Jason Manford at three of his tour shows in 2010 as well as performing with him in 2013, opening Jason’s tour show First World Problems at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

Jack has performed at various clubs and live events across the country, cementing his place on the national comedy circuit. Summer 2016 saw Jack perform as part of the Pleasance Comedy Reserve, his debut appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe.

As well as being as a stand-up comedian, Jack has firmly established his talents in acting, securing roles in CBBC’s Ministry of Curious Stuff, BBC1’s Big School, and Sky’s critically-acclaimed sitcom Trollied.

Sheffield-based Russ Cutts is a conversational and charismatic purveyor of tales from his madcap family life as a devoted husband and father of three adorable devil children. With a natural stage presence, he hilariously recounts his daily struggles with familial bliss for your amusement with a neat line in self deprecation.

'Cutts is a natural and charismatic storyteller full of gusto and hilarious anecdotes' (Square Hole Comedy?).

Clad in a sartorially edifying manner, like a dapper and dandy funeral director, Anthony cuts a unique on-stage presence with humour blacker than a raven that's slammed it's claw in a coffin lid.

And not the merest hint of profanity.

The overall effect is both perversely hypnotic and wholly original, leaving the audience zealously hanging on to every syllable like turncoat lemmings on a rockface.

Jongleurs / Metro Stand And Deliver Award winner and former BBC New Comedy Award Runner-up, he is a regular contributor to Radio 2's The Arthur Smith Lectures.

As seen on The Stand Up Show and Phoenix Nights.

'Dark quips and relentlessly witty audience-goading ad-libbing from a compelling host' (City Life)

'Hilarious ad-libs and wicked one-liners from an infectiously funny performer (The List).