OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB (THEATRE 8.15pm) - TRIPLE HEADLINER SPECIAL - 1ST NOVEMBER

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JARRED CHRISTMAS - New Zealand sensation Jarred Christmas is a sought-after headliner, famed for his quick-witted spontaneity and energetic storytelling. He’s performed countless solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival, which he has toured at international comedy festivals around the globe.
He is a regular team member at The Comedy Store’s weekly topical show, ‘The Cutting Edge’, and was twice named Best Compere at the Chortle Awards.
Jarred’s TV appearances include Mock the Week (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two), 8 Out of 10 Cats, (Channel 4) and Live at The Comedy Store (Comedy Central).
Described as a “fabulously boisterous kiwi” by the Evening Standard, Jarred has been performing stand-up since the good old 1990s, and even won the Chortle Comedy Award in the Best Comperecategory in 2011.
Jarred has conquered stand-up, radio, TV, and film, and has appeared alongside British actors and comedians such as Miriam Margolyes and Robert Webb. And as for perhaps his most lucrative role to date, you may recognise him as the face of Pot Noodle TV adverts in the UK!
Jarred is a regular at some of the biggest comedy festivals in the UK, and has made appearances at the Liverpool Comedy Festival, Glasgow Comedy Festival, and the famous Edinburgh Comedy Festival. 

TEZ ILYAS - Tez Ilyas is one of the most celebrated rising stars in British Comedy.
Tez has recently appeared on Live at The Apollo (BBC Two) as well as The Last Leg (C4), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Live From the BBC (BBC Two), Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three), Live from the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Kevin Hart’s Live from Montreal (LOL Network), Virtually Famous (E4), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), starred in both his own Channel 4 comedy Blap Bounty  – which became the second most watched show in the format’s 10 year history  – and fronted his own satirical sketch series The Tez O’Clock Show, to huge critical acclaim.

SCOTT BENNETT - Scott made his debut at The Royal Variety Performance last year and on BBC One's Live at the Apollo the year before that. He was nominated for Best Club Comedian by Chortle in 2022.
He has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Likely Dads and Elephant in the Room with Sarah Millican, The Summer Festival with Daliso Chaponda, The Comedy Club with Arthur Smith, and Knock Knock with Helen Lederer. He also featured on the BBC One show, Live from The Edinburgh Fringe.
During the lockdown of 2020, Scott pioneered the viral hit, Stand up from the Shed, a weekly topical live streamed stand up show from his actual garden shed. The show achieved national coverage in the press, Sky News, BBC News and Five Live and has had over 150,000 views.

MC KAREN BAYLEY - Karen is a midlands based act hailing from Birmingham and has been on the circuit for over a decade. She made a name for herself early on in her career reaching the semi-final of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Awards and was later crowned the winner of the 2001 Komedia New Act prize. She then became 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, an infectious giggle and some devastating one-liners make her a comedic force to be reckoned with a warm and welcoming with a delightfully saucy and spiky edge, her bold, no nonsense attitude strikes a perfect pitch with men and women alike.
A highly in demand act on the circuit,
Karen has also performed all across the globe including Dubai, Belgium, Norway as well as on Virgin Cruise Ships. 
In the past Karen has done tour support for Joe Lycett & Jason Manford, appeared in an Aviva Advert, regularly performed Panto, had her own radio show on BRMB Radio and has performed at every type of gig imaginable


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