HEADLINER: RUDI LICKWOOD
Comedy Comedy Comedy!!!
Here come 3 top comedians performing cutting edge stand up at the home of Ketterings Arts scene …..
Doors open 7.30pm, show starts at 8PM
Tickets £9 in advance available here or £10 on the door
Age advisory 14+
On Saturday 16th March 2019 we have:
RUDI LICKWOOD
Maybe you saw him on ITV’s recent series, Show Me The Funny? As the top black comedian on the UK comedy circuit, Rudi Lickwood is far more than just a stand-up. Rudi’s recent achievements including earning his status in the ‘Black 100+’ awards for the greatest Black British Achievers, picking up a BECA award for outstanding contribution to comedy, and taking up a high profile request for Rudi to host an exclusive Brit Awards after-show party.
With a super confident playful personality oozing charisma, Rudi’s infectious charm has made him a desirable commodity. Using his sense of humour and razor sharp material, Rudi has built an outstanding list of Radio and Television projects alongside his headline performances at esteemed venues across the UK. Recent television and media projects include; Get me the Producer (Ch4) and Funny Business (BBC2), plus a nationwide project with Mediatheme hosting the most comprehensive comedy entertainment system to date. Rudi is currently working the series ‘Lickwood’ with BAFTA award winning writer Sharon Foster.
‘Irresistible…he’s going to be massive’ The Guardian
“Wembley should just about contain him” The Stage
‘Easily the funniest new comic I’ve seen this year’ GLR
SUSAN MURRAY
Winner of the first ever Jongleurs Competition and a seasoned regular on the circuit, Susan has emerged as one of the best female stand-ups in the UK and has just become the first ever woman to MC Decompression gigs for the British Army / CSE. She is in the top 100 Huffington Post funny women Tweeters. Susan was also recently short listed for the BBC’s year long comedy writing bursary.
As well as writing and performing for BBC Radio 1 on ‘The Milk Run’ she also received a writing bursary from the BBC Northern Comedy Dept. More recently she wrote and starred in the topical web show ‘Britain’s Got People’ with Dave Cohen ( Have I Got News For You/ Horrible Histories). Susan is working nationally for the majority of promoters and clubs in the UK (Jongleurs, Highlight, Off The Kerb etc) and works internationally; Quatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Luxembourg, Brussels, Ireland. Her versatility means that as well as corporate gigs Susan works Biker Festivals and music festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, The Big Chill, Reading, V, Endorse It In Dorset, Download. Acting credits include starring in the TV comedy drama “Love, Lies and Lipstick” for ITV, Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival and Garrick London) and Itch Scratch at The Pleasance Theatre.
“Cynicism that could fell a rhino at 1000 paces. Like it.” Al Murray
“A feisty comedy fireball of fun” Time Out
“Went on to prove that she is also one of the funniest women in Britain as she enthralled us all with her feisty Wolverhampton wit.” 100% Biker Magazine
“If you only go and see one comedian in Edinburgh this year, make it Susan Murray you lazy b*stard” Jeremy Hardy
“She has the mentality of a spiteful 14 yr old boy! Very admirable in a young lady!” Arthur Smith
“Susan Murray’s baffled everywoman persona cloaks a dry, intelligent wit.” Stewart Lee
GABRIEL EBULUE
Hailing from Peckham, South East London, Gabriel has been regaling audiences with tales of his life in his trademark laid back style on the London comedy circuit since 2009. In his first year of comedy he won the Comedy Store’s King Gong (and again in 2013) along with final and semi-final placements in many prestigious comedy competitions, including So You Think Your Funny? Up The Creek’s One to Watch Competition and the Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
His set covers various topics including politics, race relations and his obsession with music.
He is also the host and creator of The Three Track Podcast.
“Gabriel Ebulue’s open account of his misplaced youth went down brilliantly. A shockingly good act.”
– West Midlands Comedy Forum
“Ebulue refreshingly steers away from clichéd routines and stereotypes” – Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke
“Gabriel’s set is beautifully crafted & delivered with tons of really lough out loud moments. His performance is so effortless he gives the impression he was born to do stand up.”
– Keyna Doran, Chipping Campden Comedy Club