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Andrew Ryan is an Irish comedian, who started gigging in 2008 and is now one of the most exciting emerging talents in comedy and in demand as both an act and an MC at the biggest comedy clubs around the UK and Ireland. Andrew’s quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural observational stand up. He has supported both Justin Moorhouse and Terry Alderton on their UK tours and performed his debut hour show ‘Ryanopoly’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, receiving rave reviews (‘Illuminating debut ★★★★’ – The Metro). Andrew performed his latest show 'Life of Ryan' at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2014. Andrew has performed stand-up on BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News and BBC3's Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live and has appeared as a guest on Sky Sunrise and as a regular panelist on BBC Radio. www.andrewryancomedy.co.uk @AndrewRyan_ - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', specialist comedy blogger for Ticketmaster and blogger for The Huffington Post. Sara was the former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and has produced online comedy sketches and short films. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sara-shulman TEDx Talk on 'The Power of Funny': www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQsjcJVgAw Photo Credit: Andy Hollingworth

Joz Norris is a stand-up comedian, character comic, writer and actor based in London. He started working on the stand-up circuit in 2011 and has since become a critically lauded and well-respected figure on the alternative comedy, character and clowning circuits, as well as working prolifically in other media and collaborating frequently with some of the best alternative comics. In 2011, he was one of the winners of the “Huge” competition to perform at the UK premiere of Ben Miller’s film Huge at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square. His first solo character show in 2012, Joz Norris Is Matt Fisher: Uberperson, was greeted with unanimous praise from critics, comics and audiences alike. 2013′s Joz Norris Has Gone Missing was his first full Fringe show and was similarly well-received, being chosen as one of Time Out’s Top Ten Free Shows and Laugh Out London’s Pick of the Free Fringe, as well as being Fringe Review’s Pick for its venue. He is a frequent collaborator with other comics, being a part of the Chortle Award-nominated Weirdos Collective, with whom he had a part in their sellout performance of Hook in 2012, and he will also have a regular role in Weirdos’ new monthly project, Blueprint. He is also a frequent collaborator with several performers on the clowning circuit and had a regular guest role in the children’s clowning show Are You Serious? A Whimsical Stupid Circus at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe. In other media, he is one half of the popular online What Not Comedy Podcast with Karl Schultz and is a prolific writer, performer and producer of online sketches, as well as taking roles in sketches by other comics including Bec Hill and Barry Ferns. He is currently working on the early stages of a new webseries currently titled What Not Dating. In May 2012 he was the host of the student-produced online panel show, Punchlines, by UCA Maidstone, and he was also featured as a guest of Tom Wrigglesworth for BBC Radio 4 Extra’s The Comedy Club Interviews in July 2012. He has worked extensively in theatre, having set up the No Answer Theatre Company in 2007 as a showcase for local acting and writing talent, through which two of his own full-length plays were produced by Salisbury Playhouse. More recently he had a role in two immersive theatre projects by Christopher Green, Late at the Library: The Party Rules at the British Library and This Show Has No Name at the London Wonderground. Joz Norris will be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe from 30th July - 24th August 2014 at the Underbelly at 16:20 (1 hour). Tickets: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joz-norris-awkward-prophet “Norris has created a genuinely brilliant character, performed with a confidence that belies his years and a pomp that defies the room. The audience loves every second.” – The Skinny “Quality moments of silliness…Norris performs with indefatigable gusto and not a hint of pretension…the kind of cheeky grin that must have been a hit with the dinnerladies.” – London is Funny “One of the most exciting comic character creations on the up-and-coming comedy scene…If there’s a space to watch, it’s this one!” – Comedy Blogedy “Norris is uber-confident, but he has the material to back up his tenacity.” – Time Out “Actually pretty good.” – Terry Pratchett “Joz Norris may have gone missing, but his comic ability is still evidently present.” – Three Weeks “For this young and talented comic, the future is obviously bright.” – The Comedy Journal “Some of the most original and involving comedy I’ve seen for some time.” – Theatre Geek www.joznorris.co.uk www.twitter.com/JozNorris - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', specialist comedy blogger for Ticketmaster and blogger for The Huffington Post. Sara was the former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television S

Mark Davison is a comic actor and comedian, performing a character act called Mr Susie. He was voted "Best Free Act" by Stalking Elk magazine at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 and his 2012 show (Mr Susie's "Cheeky Flippin' Nice") and 2013 show ("Mr Susie's To Earth With Love") both received strong reviews. He is also one third of the online sketch trio "The Exploding Heads" whose online football show "How Will They Line Up?" was commissioned by ESPN for the duration of the 2013 - 14 Premiership season. Mark has lots of stage experience including Shakespeare (Romeo And Juliet, dir Rupert Goold, Greenwich Theatre & National Tour), classics (Tamburlaine, dir. Tim Supple, Cambridge Arts Theatre) and new writing (Disappearances by Terry Eagleton, dir Jonathan Church, Salisbury Playhouse) Mark is also a musician and composer and has also performed in many online sketches and short films. www.twitter.com/iamthemonkey - - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog TEDx Talk on 'The Power of Funny': www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQsjcJVgAw

Mark Stephenson is a stand-up comedian and writer, who has been a finalist (and come second place) in almost every new act competition in the UK, including the New Act of the Year 2012 (formerly known as Hackney Empire), the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2011 and the Leicester Square New Act of the Year 2010. Mark was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards in 2013. Mark recently starred in short film, “Hatchlings – Alan’s Story” alongside Harriet Kemsley and directed by Stuart Laws for Turtle Canyon Comedy. Mark has also performed at the Edinburgh Festival for several years, receiving many excellent reviews from critics. Mark is also a part of the Chortle nominated Weirdos Comedy collective. “This is an auspicious beginning from an exhilarating new voice on the comedy circuit.” Spoonfed, 2012 “This young stand-up was another breath of fresh air. His middle-class slacker guise was so understated and casual, he was the only performer on the night who got laughs for just standing there.” The Stage, 2012 “Mark Stephenson, too, is definitely a comic with a future.” Laughing Horse Final, 2011 “Mark Stephenson demonstrates his compelling attitude from the moment he said ‘hiya’ with an air of bored distraction” Chortle twitter.com/markstephensong - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog TEDx Talk on 'The Power of Funny': www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQsjcJVgAw

John Hastings is an award-winning stand-up comedian. Having started performing stand-up comedy in 2006, Hastings has since performed all over his native country Canada and around the world. In 2010, Hastings won the Best Newcomer Award at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy award in the category of Best Newcomer and was named on of the five 'comedians to watch' by the Canadian Comedy Network. Hastings was the youngest featured performer at the 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival and in the United States, Hastings was the youngest and only Canadian finalist of the 2011 San Francisco International Comedy Festival. Hastings' stand-up comedy special was chosen to be the last special to be shown on the 15 series run of Canda's only stand-up comedy showcase series Comedy Now. The Canadian Organisation of Campus Activities voted John as the 'Comedian of the Year in 2012'. That same year, Hastings moved to the UK in July and currently performs all around the UK, entertaining audiences with his sharp punchlines delivered through his observational storytelling style. Hastings was featured in The Comedy Reserve at Pleasance at the Edinburgh Festival in 2013 and is set to perform his new show 'Adventure' at the Edinburgh Festival this year. “A strong calling card from a thoughtful and observant comic with enjoyably wry sensibilities…we’re in the hands of an appealing consummate pro.” Chortle “He was fast, polished and had an original slant. We will hear more of him.” Broadway Baby www.johnhastingscomedy.com @thejohnhastings iTunes John Hastings: Adventure at Edinburgh Festival Pleasance Courtyard 30th July - 24th August 9:45pm (1hour) 16+ - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog TEDx Talk on 'The Power of Funny': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQsjcJVgAw

Cardinal Burns are multi award-winning sketch and character duo consisting of Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns. After the first series of their sketch show 'Cardinal Burns' aired on E4 in 2012, they received three British Comedy Awards nominations in 2012 – the most-ever for first-time nominees - eventually walking away with Best Sketch Show, whilst scooping two Broadcast Awards and a Loaded Lafta in the same year. In 2013 they were nominated for a BAFTA and the Rose d'Or award for comedy. After meeting at film school in Edinburgh, Seb and Dustin established themselves as sketch writer / performers on the comedy circuit before really making their mark with their critically acclaimed self-titled show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009. They went on to achieve sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well appearances at Latitude, Leeds and Reading music festivals. As well as their own series, they have appeared together in Steve Coogan’s ‘Saxondale’ (BBC Two), whilst individual credits include ‘Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa’ (StudioCanal), ‘I Give It a Year’ (Working Title), ‘Kill Your Friends’ (Altitude Films), ‘Psychobitches’ (Sky Arts), ‘Life’s Too Short’ (BBC Two), ‘Spy’ (Sky1) and ‘The Mimic’ (C4). The second series of Cardinal Burns starts on Channel 4 on Wednesday 30th April at 10pm. Cardinal Burns start their national tour in September, tickets are available from www.cardinalburns.com. www.twitter.com/CardinalBurns - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxUCL-SARA-SHULMAN-The-power;search%3Asara%20shulman

Johnny Cochrane and Inel Tomlinson are the stars of the RTS award-nominated children's comedy show 'The Johnny and Inel Show' on CBBC. Johnny and Inel are both stand-up comedians who gig and MC all over the U.K. The Johnny & Inel Show combines an interactive studio sitcom with punchy sketches to create a packed half hour of cool characters, music, catchphrases and comedy. The show was nominated for two RTS awards in 2013 for Best Comedy Show and Best Performance in a Comedy. Celebrity guests in the second series include Conor Maynard, The Vamps, Doc Brown and The Saturdays. Inel is also the founder of Kinetic Comedy, one of the best comedy clubs in London. You can watch the show on weekends at 9:30am on CBBC and CBBCHD or on BBC iPlayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/the-johnny-and-inel-show www.johnnyandinel.com @JohnnyICochrane @Inel @JohnnyandInel @KineticComedy - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and has written, produced and directed online sketches. Sara occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxUCL-SA…HULMAN-The-power

Caroline Quentin is an award-winning actress, who has performed in some of the most successful British comedies in recent years. These have included Men Behaving Badly, where Quentin played the part of Dorothy and in Jonathan Creek as the part of Maddie Magellan, starring alongside Alan Davies for three years. Quentin has also appeared in various television and radio comedy shows, such as Have I Got News For You, Dead Boss, Room 101, Mr. Bean, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, BBC Radio 4's improvisational comedy series 'The Masterson Inheritance' and many more. In 2004, Quentin won the British Comedy Award for 'Best Comedy Actress' for her performance in 'Von Trapped'. Quentin has recently starred in the Comedy Central series Big Bad World, where she played the part of Jan, mother of the main character Ben (Blake Harrison). www.twitter.com/quentyquestions Image credit: Sheila Burnett - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL Speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Comedy Blogedy podcast 'Humour Me'. Sara is currently a student at the National Film & Television School and has written, produced and directed online sketches. Sara occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxUCL-SARA-SHULMAN-The-power