Dana Alexander & Jonny Awsum + Karen Bayley MC

Dana Alexander

Dana draws her material from raw life experience with an original and hilarious outlook. She began her comedy career at the age of 18 years old in Canada. Before long she began touring nationally with Yuk Yuk's Comedy Clubs, completed 5 television galas and several radio spots for major stations. In 2011 Dana moved to the U.K. where she premiered her solo hour at The Edinburgh Festival for which she received rave reviews and nominations including "Best Comic" and "Best International Act" from Chortle and Black Comedy Awards. It was not long before she then featured on British television on programmes such as "Russell Howard's Good News", "Edinburgh Comedy Fest" and "The Culture Show". ​Her solo comedy special also aired in Canada's popular Stand-up show "Comedy Now" and she has been named in the Top 10 Comedians 3 years running by NOW Magazine in Canada.  Dana can be seen on stage within in the U.K. and Internationally in more than 40 countries. ​ "Refreshing and Fearless. Her comedic style has been described as 'smart, irreverent and revolutionary" - Now Magazine ​ ​"Like a gift from the comedy gods" - The Herald ​"Gloriously dark and painfully funny" - The Scotsman ​"An absolute powerhouse performance on stage. Like the fireworks at the end of the Festival she's tightly timed, mercilessly efficient and very, very loud" - The Skinny

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Jonny Awsum is an alternative comedian who reached the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2017.

A comedic whirlwind, Jonny’s feel-good brand of musical comedy has seen him rise from fresh faced newbie to a highly sought after headline act. Jonny has been travelling the UK and beyond, armed with an impressive arsenal of jokes and his trusty guitar. His crowd-pleasing set sees Jonny regularly ending his sets to standing ovations and demands of an encore.

"Awsum is sharp, likeable and his infectious and amusing songs, largely inspired by his day-to-day observations, provide numerous belly-aching, laugh-out-loud cheers. This is a fine burst of late-night slapstick goodness from promising debutant Jonny Awsum." – The Big Issue

" This person is unbelievable. Jonny Awsum; brilliant comic who has definitely got big things ahead for him."– Jason Manford

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Karen Bayley as MC

Karen Bayley from Birmingham  has been on the circuit for over a decade. She reached the semi-final of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Awards and was later crowned the winner of the 2001 Komedia New Act prize, Karen Bayley followed by becoming the first ever female winner of the prestigious Comedy Store King Gong award as well as reaching the finals of both the BBC New Comedy Awards Showcase and Babycham Funny Women.

Delightfully saucy, her friendly and confident stage presence, combined with a killer wit and some devastating one-liners make her a comedic force to be reckoned with.

Karen can be seen performing at all the established clubs and bookers across the UK and has recently been supporting Joe Lycett on his 2016 tour.

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“I saw her recently and she blew my socks off. She doesn’t dwell too much on “lady issues”. Funny in her own right, she was brilliant, clever and she’s gonna be huge.” BBC Online.

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“Karen is one of the most consistently hilarious comedians I have had the pleasure of working with . She’s a sharp writer and an unflappable compère, able to cajole any room with her warm audience interaction and precise intelligent gags, ” Joe Lycett