OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 5TH DECEMBER - STOCKPORT GARRICK

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MATT ROUSE - With his engaging comic style and captivating stage presence, Matt Rouse is a new name making big moves in stand up.
Already winner of the respected Hastings Fringe New Act Competition and nominated for the BBC New Comedy Awards, the rising star has become known for his fresh viewpoint and cleverly packaged strong material. 
In 2023, Matt performed stand-up on the BAFTA-winning The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (C4).
His mix of infectious charm and sharp wit is fast securing his position as a major new talent to watch.

FAIZAN SHAH - Faizan is a Manchester-based comic who moved to the UK as a child, his well-crafted jokes make light of growing up in an immigrant household and the inevitable mental health challenges it brings. The quality of Faizan’s joke writing, and affable stage presence has seen him progress quickly from beating Comedy Store’s King Gong and Frog and Bucket’s Beat the Frog to now breaking through the circuit with a strong 20 minute set and performing at both those venues pro weekend gigs in under 2 years. We believe Faizan to be one of the most exciting new acts to come out of Manchester for a few years. 

GAVIN WEBSTER - Gavin is an award winning and legendary comedian from the North East of England. After making his modest debut in a pub in Gateshead in February 1993, on the same bill as Ross Noble he’s done over seven thousand gigs performing all over the world including Abu Dhabi, Australia, Hong Kong, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar, Singapore & Malaysia.
Famed and respected by his peers for his uncompromising and unusual approach and distinctly original routines, he now boasts a large cult following round the country. Gavin has also supported some of the biggest household names on tour including Kevin Bridges, Alexi Sayle, Lee Evans, Jack Dee and Phill Jupitus.
In 2014, he was named UK Circuit Comedian of the Year, as voted for by fellow professional comedians online.
He has also become a cult hero at the Edinburgh Fringe having performed an amazing ten solos shows over his career including his 2011 show All Young People are Cunts which was positively reviewed by the British Comedy Guide. In 2012 he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new stand-up show Bill Hicks Wasn’t Very Good. His 2014 show was called Controversial Title in Order to Sell Tickets whilst his 2016 show was entitled Jesus Christ Is A Window Cleaner Now.
His television work includes Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), The Stand-up Show (BBC1), Does Doug Know (Channel 4), Take The Mike (ITV), The Regionnaires (Tyne Tees), The Eleven O Clock show (Channel 4), The Comedy Store, Comedy Blue (Comedy Central)and The World Stand Up Tour (Channel 9 Australia, Comedy Central USA).
He wrote and played in Walk on the Wild Side in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 he voiced Sid the Sexist for Channel 4’s series Blaps adapting Viz.
In 2016 Gavin made his big screen debut in Ken Loach’s multi-award winning film I, Daniel Blake.

MC KATE MARTIN - At 6ft 1, with the longest wingspan in comedy (*probably), Kate’s a naturally engaging, energetic performer with effortlessly tight gags to match. Her unique background in mental health has given her a fresh take on the world, a completely distinctive voice, and fuels her high energy storytelling, whip-smart punchlines and razor-sharp observations of life's quirks through queer eyes. 

*ACTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE