Live Comedy from New Theatre
Sun 29 Aug 2021Join us for a hilarious bank holiday weekend as we bring the very best talent in the comedy circuit to the New Theatre for our Comedy Festival.
Daliso Chaponda (MC)
As seen and heard on The Royal Variety Performance, Britain’s Got Talent 2017, Britain’s Got Talent Champions 2019, QI, The Apprentice: You’re Fired, The News Quiz and The Now Show. Daliso is also the writer, creator, and host of his Rose d’Or nominated BBC Radio 4 show Citizen of Nowhere.
Darren Harriott
Double Edinburgh Award nominee.Darren’s TV includes; host of Live At The Apollo and Dog Ate My Homework, team captain on Guessable and series regular on Don’t Hate the Playaz.
Barbara Nice
Stockport housewife, cleaner to the stars, Take A Break reader and Britain’s Got Talent star. Barbara Nice is the creation of award-winning comedian and theatre director Janice Connolly (Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights).
Mark Watson
Edinburgh Festival award winner and Time Out critic’s choice, Mark’s recent TV credits include QI, Taskmaster, and Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island. He has also appeared on Mock The Week, Celebrity Pointless, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You?, Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala.