Live Comedy - Friday 1st November

NINA GILLIGAN - CHORTLE BEST CLUB COMEDIAN 2023 NORTHWEST COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2023 YORKSHIRE COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2022 LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDY AWARD WINNER 2021
Nina Gilligan is sometimes outrageous, always hilarious with a charming, loveable persona which belies an acerbic wit.
Equally at home in clubs as art centre’s Nina is opening, closing, and hosting gigs up and down the country.
2021 saw her crowned as the WINNER of the prestigious Leicester Mercury Award after also Winning Liverpool Hot Water and being a finalist in English Comedian of The Year in previous year’s.
Recent work includes a sell-out show ‘Late Developer’ at Leicester Comedy Festival which is going on to The Edinburgh Fringe 2022 with Just The Tonic. Recent Tour Support includes Jason Manford, Clinton Baptiste and Rachel Fairburn.

RYAN KENNY - British comedian of the year semi-Finalist Ryan Kenny is a whimsical comic with a love for all things different. He is quickly making a name for himself as a must see act on the circuit for all the best reasons.

“Ryan Kenny is a superb addition to any night. He has the ability to mix his alternative style of comedy with strong crowd work and quick thinking. Always funny, never predictable.” – Gag and Bone Man

“Masterfully crafted material that’s both hilarious and insanely good fun. Kenny is refreshingly original and brilliant in equal measure.” – Rock Central Productions

NICK DOODY - Nick has been performing comedy since the 90s when, as a student, he got off to a pretty good start by supporting the legendary Bill Hicks, at Bill's request. A little later, Nick was a finalist in Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny? competition.

Since then he has performed all over the world: Ireland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Estonia... You get the idea. He was the first British comedian to perform in Croatia.

Nick has appeared on various radio and TV shows, and is also much in demand as a writer. He has penned jokes for Joan Rivers, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna Everage and an uncomfortable number of Mock The Week regulars. He was also the creator and head writer of Bigipedia, a critically acclaimed Radio 4 show that broadcast in 2009 and 2011. In 2006, Nick performed his first solo Edinburgh Festival show,Before He Kills Again. The show received rave reviews and sold out for the whole festival, leading to a run at the Soho Theatre. 

MC MORGAN REES - This softly spoken Welsh comedian boasts a densely packed arsenal of impressive one-liners and hilarious short stories. Morgan has appeared on BBC Radio 4 in the prestigious finals of the BBC New Comedy Award. He was also a runner-up in So You Think You’re Funny 2017, and a finalist in Chortle Student Comedy Award.

*ACTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE