SAVE LEYTON MARSH BENEFIT WITH GUFFAW COMEDY CLUB PRESENTS BOB MILLS, JEFF INNOCENT, NINIA BENJAMIN,

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Save Leyton Marsh is a campaign that's seen local people come together to campaign against Waltham Forest Council's decision to allow the Olympic Delivery Authority to build on one of the few pubilc green spaces in East London. The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, in whose hands the land is vested, has turned it's back on it's responsibility to protect this much needed green space. See
http://saveleytonmarsh.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/346047605407439/
for more details. All profits will go towards legal bills, printing etc
There will be films and speakers from the campaign as well as a full bill of local comedians:
Bob Mills was raised in Leyton and is a comedy legend. He burst on to the London Comedy scene in 1985, turning the faltering "Alternative" establishment on it's head with his unique, challenging brand of laddish irreverent stand-up. Over the next ten years he established himself as one of the most successful live acts in the country, as well as putting together a string of acclaimed TV and radio credits.His performances as host of ITV's flagship daytime game show 'Win Lose Or Draw', treading the fine line between pensioners favourite, and students cult hero, and his weird and wonderful late night 'In Bed With MeDinner', are still remembered fondly wherever intelligent TV fans meet.
Shazia Mirza is a very funny award winning British Asian stand up Comedian from Birmingham England. Before becoming an internationally successful comedian, she taught chemistry in East London for ten years.She has appeared on CBS 60 Minutes, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and Have I got News for You (BBC)."Her laconic one-liners represent something quite unique in modern comedy." William Cook, The Guardian
Ninia Benjamin is a local resident is one of the UK’s hottest female comedians with a wealth of television, stage and live stand-up experience.Ninia was catapulted to stardom as one third of BBC3′s 3 Non-Blondes, which later transferred to BBC2 and BBC America before going to a second series, shown internationally. From this, her talents have been showcased across all the major UK channels in a variety of roles, as a presenter, studio guest, actress and reality TV star. Ninia was crowned the Winner of Celebrity Scissorhands 2007. A talented actress, Ninia appears in the Ricky Grover feature film Big Fat Gypsy Gangster as part of a cast that includes Omid Djalili, Ray Winstone and Danny Dyer and was released September 2011. “Bursting onto the stage in an explosion of energy, bombastic Benjamin certainly makes an attention-grabbing entrance” Chortle
Susan Murray is at local resident and runs Walthamstow’s only professional comedy club at the Rose and Crown on Hoe St. As well as writing for Radio 4’s The Now Show, she was winner of the first ever Jongleurs Competition and a seasoned regular on the circuit, Susan has emerged as one of the best female stand-ups in the UK and has just become the first ever woman to MC Decompression gigs for the British Army / CSE. “Susan Murray’s baffled everywoman persona cloaks a dry, intelligent wit.” Stewart Lee. “A feisty comedy fireball of fun” Time Out