Laugh in the Park 2024
🧑🎤 Stand up comedians
🎪 BIG TOP TENT
🍻 Fully stocked Licensed BAR
🍕 STREET FOOD
Friday 14th June - 6-10pm
• Daliso Chaponda
• Finlay Christie
• Abi Clarke
(artist info below)
Saturday 15th June - 6-10pm
• Tony Laws
• Ali Woods
• John Mann
(artist info below)
Your comedians ..
DALISO CHAPONDA -
Star BBC Radio 4's Citizen Of Nowhere, QI and Have I Got News For You and with over 300 million views of his stand up online, Daliso shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent making it to the final of the 2017 series and establishing himself a firm favourite with the judges and the British public.
He has performed around the world and at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals. He has also toured the UK three time to sell out audiences. His stand up specials ‘What the African Said’, ‘Blah Blah Blacklist’ and ‘Apocalypse Not Now’ are available to watch on itvX.
He is currently on tour with his latest show ‘Feed this black man, again’
"Full of sharp one-liners and well crafted gags...a real talent to look out for” (METRO)
“I could see you hosting your own show” (SIMON COWELL)
“You should be a comedy superstar” (DAVID WALLIAMS)
“Laugh after laugh after laugh” (AMANDA HOLDEN)
https://bluebookam.com/clients/daliso-chaponda/
FINLAY CHRSITIE -
At just 19 years old, Finlay became one of the youngest ever winner of the prestigious 'So You Think You’re Funny competition', following in the footsteps of Peter Kay, Lee Mack and Sarah Millican. With 11 million likes on TikTok, his YouTube channel, featuring sketches and stand-up clips has over 450k subscribers and 200m views. He has produced multiple online series, including “When they go to a foreign country in a Hollywood film” and “Asking black and white people the same questions about…”
"Delivering a hugely impressive debut that could legitimately see him labelled as the voice of his generation” ★★★★ (CHORTLE)
"Finlay Christie will be the future of stand-up comedy” ★★★★ (BROADWAY BABY)
ABI CLARKE - Info to follow
TONY LAW
Canadian surrealist and master story-teller Tony Law is a three-time Chortle Award winner, Amused Moose Best Show winner and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. For those with a different take or taste in comedy, his surreal topics and whimsical stories are wild, utterly absurd and magnetic.
His extensive TV and radio credits include: Have I Got News For You(BBC One), The Alternative ComedyExperience (Comedy Central), 8 Out Of 10 Cats(Channel 4), Celebrity Mastermind(BBC One), Celebrity Squares(ITV) Never Mind The Buzzcocks(BBC Two), Heading Out(BBC Two), The Culture Show(BBC Two), Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe(BBC Two), Edinburgh Nights(BBC Two), Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy(Radio 4 Extra), Loose Endsand Infinite Monkey Cage(Radio 4).
“Takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level” – The Guardian ★★★★
"The King of post-modern nonsense” – Telegraph
ALI WOODS is a half-English, half-Scottish comedian, podcaster and winner of the prestigious London Hackney Empire New Comedian of the Year 2020. His online comedy sketches under the tag @aliwoodsgigs have gained millions of views and likes, and featured on LadBible and Buzzfeed UK.
“In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal” (Evening Standard)
“A brilliantly witty, funny, and relatable comedy gig delivered flawlessly by a new comedian” (Everything Theatre)
“Expect to see big things from this rising star” (The Wee Review)
Host JOHN MANN is a long-time Norwich favourite and is one of the most experienced and popular comedians in the UK. He has headlined and compered shows throughout the country for over thirty five years and has performed extensively across most of Europe and beyond including America, Hong Kong, South Africa, Norway, Iceland and Canvey Island. Equally at home in front of a packed theatre, a student bar, a small pub room or a tent full of soldiers John is able to make an audience feel relaxed and comfortable almost instantly with a confident rapport that endears him to all who watch.