Our ever popular Comedy under Canvas line-up is subject to change but also guaranteed to tickle your funny bones!
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Kicking off at 8pm, our MC this year is…
Marcel Lucont - Flâneur, raconteur and bon-viveur, Marcel is an internationally renowned comedy and cabaret performer, whose dry, deadpan delivery has gained him much critical acclaim around the globe.
He has appeared for 10 years at the Edinburgh Fringe and also on Comedy Central At The Comedy Store, The John Bishop Show (BBC1), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Set List (Sky Atlantic) and Live At The Electric (BBC3).
Micky Overman is an award-nominated comedian whose previous Edinburgh shows received critical acclaim. She has written for and acted in sketches for ITV2, Channel 4, BBC3, Pulped and The Hook, and her social media sketches have received millions of views.
Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a successful comic well beyond her years.
Jen Brister is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer who has been seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, The Weakest Link, QI and Mock the Week. She is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits.
“Her energy is explosive. Her use of space and delivery mesmerising”.The Sunday Times
“Furiously Funny.” The Guardian
Our Headliner this year is Gary Delaney - A Double Sony Award Winner, a Chortle Award nominee, and is the only comic ever to have got two gags in the same top 10 for Dave’s Funniest Jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe.
TV and Radio includes Live at the Apollo (BBC1), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC2), Mock The Week (BBC2), The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4), Elephant in the Room (Radio 4), and Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4).
Gary is widely regarded as being the most quotable one-liner comic in the country. He projects the barely hidden delight of a cheeky schoolboy and the audience can’t help but be carried along by his infectious charm.
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