KETTERING: Arts Centre, St Andrew's Church

Saturday 25th March, 2023

7:15pm

Event information

Headliner SHAZIA MIRZA is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer.

‘But what do awards mean anyway? Everyone’s got an award. You get awards these days just for leaving the house and recycling your yogurt pots.’ Shazia’s new ‘Coconut‘ show has been nominated for ‘Best Stand Up Tour’ in Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards.

Shazia’s TV appearances include; ‘QI’ (BBC), ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ (ITV), ‘The Hit List’ (BBC), ‘House of Games’ (BBC), ‘Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains’ (Comedy Central), ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ (C4), ‘Travel Man’ (C4), Top Gear (BBC), ‘The One Show (BBC), ‘Celebrities v Child Genius’ (C4), ‘Celebs In Solitary’ (C5), ‘Loose Women’ (ITV), ‘The Late Late Show’ (RTE) ‘Have I got News for You’ (BBC) and ‘The Wright Stuff’/’Jeremy Vine’ (C5) as well as the ever popular ‘F*** Off, I’m a Hairy Woman’ (BBC).

Other TV credits Include: ‘Amanpour’ (CNN), ‘60 Minutes’ (CBS), ‘Last Comic Standing’ (NBC), ‘The World Stands Up’ (Paramount Comedy), ‘Tipping Point Lucky Stars’ (ITV), ‘Pointless Celebrities’ (BBC), ‘The Dog Eat My Homework’ (BBC), ‘Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!’ (ITV), ‘Muslim Driving School’ (Voiceover BBC), ‘Beautiful People’ (BBC) ‘Richard and Judy’ (C4) and ‘28 Acts in 28 Minutes’ (BBC).

Radio includes; ‘The Graham Norton Show’ (BBC), ‘My Teenage Diary’ (BBC), ‘Elephant In The Room’(BBC), ‘Loose Ends’ (BBC), ‘The Infinite Monkey Cage’ (BBC), ‘The Museum of Curiosity’ (BBC), ‘Quote Unquote’ (BBC), ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ (BBC), ‘The Now Show’ (BBC), ‘Arthur Smith’s Comedy Club’ (BBC), ‘Saturday Live’ (BBC), ‘Midweek’ (BBC), ‘Woman’s Hour’ (BBC), ‘With Great Pleasure’ (BBC), ‘Between Ourselves’ (BBC), ‘A Good Read’ (BBC), ‘Vanessa Feltz Show- Pause For Thought’ (BBC), ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ (Absolute Radio) ‘The Craig Ferguson Show’ (SiriusXM).

Shazia’s latest show; ‘Coconut‘, was on tour – but then… well here's how she put it; “My new tour ‘Coconut’ has been cancelled due to the world ending. It will either resume in the afterlife or in 2021 whichever happens first”. New tour dates for ‘Coconut’ are now rescheduled and you can catch it live during 2022 and a ‘Coconut’ Press Kit is available here.

Her previous stand-up shows; ‘With Love From St. Tropez’ toured internationally in 2017/18, “Dry as they come, sharp socio-political sass on Brexit, burkinis & butt plugs” and the critically acclaimed; ‘The Kardashians Made Me Do It’, played for 103 nights internationally across the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland and France and completed four sell out runs at London’s Soho Theatre in 2016/17. Described as; “A powerful show from a powerful woman… fearless, brutal and beautiful” by THE SCOTSMAN, the show featured on CNN’s Amanpour, France24, Reuters and ITV News.

You can also listen to Shazia with journalist John Kampfner on their podcast; ‘Pale, Male and Stale’ where they take an irreverent look at current affairs and chat with some fab guests.

During lockdown Shazia did one of the BBC ‘Culture in Quarantine Masterclass’ series which UK visitors can check out on iPlayer here. Her parents just want her to get married.

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ EVENING STANDARD
“A fearless comedian… thoughtful and thought-provoking… funny and illuminating”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ THE TELEGRAPH
“Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again… brave and urgent”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ MAIL ON SUNDAY
“Vital, deftly handled, rammed with provocation… As brave a piece of comedy as you’ll see”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ METRO
“she’s effective at getting under your skin… strikes a blow”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ THE SKINNY
“at this moment in time – post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando – it’s on point chilling and superb”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ SUNDAY TIMES
“Mirza has stepped up a gear… the bravest thing you’ll see on a comedy stage this year… a remarkable finale”

PHILIP SIMON is one of the most sought after comperes and opening acts working on the UK comedy circuit today.

He has most recently been gigging throughout the UK, as well as a few appearances in New York, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Auckland where he headlined at The Classic. He has also performed at a number of corporate events and private parties.

As well as many gigs around the UK for promoters such as JokeKlub, Comedy Knights and Great Comedy Nights, he has worked regularly at London-based venues including Covent Garden Comedy, Backyard Comedy and The Comedy Cafe (where he won their New Act night twice in 2012 & 2013). He was the final record breaking act on stage as the Guinness World Record for the longest stand up gig was broken in Portsmouth and has recently been working as a rehearsal guest on BBC TV’s Mock the Week and Taskmaster for Dave.

As well as writing sketches for BBC Radio 4 Xtra’s Newsjack and The Canal Cafe’s Newsrevue, Philip is in high demand as a regular contributor of material to other comedians on the circuit, working with them to edit existing jokes and create new concepts.

‘Polished performer who makes everyday subjects funny, even though we sometimes may be embarassed to laugh at his subject ‘matter. Excellent stuff…Superb stage presence, very professional and a little bit naughty!’ (Alan Sellers, Great Comedy Nights)

‘A delightfully polished performer with a flair for observational humour. His twisted take on the everyday has seen him become established as a darn fine opening act with a laconic delivery that is a joy to behold.’ (Anthony J Brown, Stage Fright Comedy)

‘Philip Simon’s set is a joy. A wry observation of life as a nice Jewish boy…Very funny indeed.’ (Cotswold Comedy Club)

Katie Price is a fast-rising comedian who reached the finals of the LGBTQ Comedian of the Year award. In addition to this, she is also the resident host of the sell-out monthly comedy nights, Mazel Tov and Cocktails and Treif Comedy. She has performed across the UK and Israel, where she is a regular at the renowned ‘Off the Wall’ comedy club and has performed to thousands as part of Tel Aviv Pride.

Unashamed to tackle important issues with a tongue-in-cheek charm, Katie finds humour in personal and societal issues and has been praised by many for her writing.

She is currently performing at clubs across the UK, including, but not limited to: Ten Feet Tall, Brighton Komedia, Funhouse Comedy, XS Malarkey, Out of Bounds Comedy, Glee Comedy, Hilarity Bites Comedy and Backyard Comedy Club.

Toting his particular brand of uncompromising 'Punk-Rock' comedy, JUSTIN PANKS delivers unexpected punchlines and conjures up disturbing mental images that will stay with an audience for a lifetime.

Unapologetically fearless and committed to his cause he wades into the underbelly of everyday life surprising, shocking and delighting audiences with his well crafted jokes disguised as anecdotes.

Like a sufferer of Tourette's syndrome that has had time to edit and construct his most embarrassing and revealing outbursts before making them public, he creates genuine excitement and generates enough power to to fill any room. This is not an act for the feint of heart.

Since arriving on the circuit in 2009 Justin has already played The Comedy Store, Downstairs at The Kings Head and several comedy clubs nationwide.

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Ages 18+
£10 early bird / £11 in advance / £14 on the door