Comedy
We hosted a comedy extravaganza on Friday the 5th July at the Haslemere Fringe, which featured the side-splitting Milton Jones, Paul Sinha, Nick Everitt, Peter Brush, Michelle Shaughnessy, Bert Broadbent and our fabulous MC Andy Stedman.
Our 2024 Comedy Line up – Friday 5th July
Milton Jones
Multi-award-winning comedian, Milton Jones, well known for his witty one-liners, has been announced as the comedy headliner on Friday 5th July at the Haslemere Fringe Festival.
As well as being a regular on Mock the Week, Milton has appeared on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Live at the Apollo and he has headlined Dave’s One Night Stand. His accolades include Chortle Headliner of the Year for his stand up, Perrier Best Newcomer and Nominee, Sony Award winner and British Comedy Award nominee.
‘The wild-haired Jones has raised wordplay to the level of fine art” Radio Times
“He’s fast, absurd and very Funny” – Radio Times
Paul Sinha
A trained medical doctor who is perhaps best known as the Sinnerman on the hugely popular ITV quiz show ‘The Chase’, Paul has been a successful comedian for a number of years. As a club comedian, he has played every major comedy club in the UK, performed in eighteen other countries across the globe, and been three times nominated for Best Club Comedian at the Chortle Awards, winning in 2014.
“One of those comedians who makes you realise the power of stand-up comedy and the respect it deserves as an art form.” Yorkshire Post
“This is what a good stand-up should be. Hilariously funny, passionate and articulate.” Chortle
Michelle Shaughnessy
Originally based in Toronto Michelle Shaughnessy fast made a name for herself across North America. She’s had numerous appearances on television and her debut album “You Know What You Did” hit number one on the iTunes comedy charts. Her sophomore album “Botoxic” received a coveted 5 star review from Toronto’s NOW Magazine. In 2017 she was a finalist in Canada’s “Top Comic” competition and her audition video has since went viral, with 5 million views and climbing.
Newly based in London Michelle is becoming a fan favourite all over the UK. She appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022. Her show “Be Your Own Daddy” was directed by Adam Hills. The Scotsman called it a “winning debut”.
Peter Brush
A highly distinctive performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes, Peter Brush unassumingly takes the stage before consummately conquering it with an arsenal of razor-sharp quirky one-liners and peerlessly original routines, all delivered in an amusingly awkward fashion.
Peter performs at all the major clubs across the UK, as well as having done many of its biggest festivals. Formerly a BBC New Comedy Award finalist, he has written for several BBC Radio 4 shows and was the support act for Alexei Sayle’s most recent tour.
”I love Peter Brush, what a comic” Jason Manford
“Unique observations and connections that stand-ups crave” The Guardian
Nick Everritt
Nick Everritt has brought his deadpan comedy stylings to venues across the UK and to the Edinburgh Fringe. Nick was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award in 2022 and finished second place at British Comedian of the Year 2023.
Nick Everritt has been a regular on the London open mic circuit for the past three years, where he has become well known for his deadpan, robotic delivery and his self-sabotagingly niche brand of meta anti-comedy.
‘A droll, witty and very self-conscious deconstruction of comedy’ – Chortle.
‘Those in search of the truly alternative, look no further’ – One4Review.
Bert Broadbent
Comedian Bert Broadbent joins our Friday Comedy Night lineup at the Fringe. Bert is an observational London comic who talks about the inane hypocrisies of everyday life, his juggling of class identity, and he also does a bit about having new dog.
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Andy Stedman - Comedy MC
With a mix of jokes, comedy songs and plenty of audience interaction, Andy is never afraid to indulge in some friendly back-and-forth with the crowd. With two full Edinburgh shows under his belt and over a thousand comedy gigs, Andy has made a quick transition from professional singer-songwriter to professional comedian.
“Stedman displays a real talent in playing to his audience, creating a friendly rapport which gives the show much of its charm. His songs are genuinely funny” – Broadway Baby
“Bang on trend” – Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard
Poetry Slam
What is a poetry slam? Wiki says it is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. Slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. For Geoff and Steve your Fringe Festival poetry slam hosts, a Slam – is an exciting display of live literature where your own voice counts. Where YOU can say what YOU want to say, in the way YOU want to say it, as long as it’s poetry.
Geoff and Steve have both won numerous poetry slams (including at Glastonbury Festival!) and have gigged together across the country, running workshops and gigs for over thirty years.
On Sunday afternoon at this years’ Fringe, they’ve shaken it up and will slam against each other, as well as co- hosting a slam between young poets from four local schools: Woolmer Hill, The Royal School, Bohunt and Rodborough.
Geoff Allnutt
Geoff Allnutt aka the Speech Painter is a performance poet, and lyricist for two bands Radio K W G and The Invisible Hats. He has written poetry shows about Walt Disney, Time, Dr Suess & Allen Ginsberg. He is currently writing one about Latvia in WW2 but this time with no jokes. He loves language and likes to see if it can be broken and put back together to show something new.
Steve Tasane
Steve Tasane is a slam-winning poet and award-winning novelist working in the medium of Words Words Words. He likes to make music out of language because the mouth is one of the best instruments ever. He juggles words, dances with them and leads them on a riot round the swings, slides and roundabouts, without crash hats or knee pads. Words. The most fun toys and the most lethal weapons. Armed and ludicrous.