MC: Maureen Younger

Maureen is frank, fast, feisty, sharp and engaging – honest humour with attitude! In 2023 Maureen reached the finals of British Comedian of the Year and was placed third. In 2024 she was one of the acts performing at the Best of British Showcase at the Adelaide Comedy Festival. Maureen works as a stand-up comedian and compere all around the UK and abroad and is a regular face at all the major UK Comedy Clubs. As an experienced compere, Maureen is known for her quick wit and sharp audience interaction. In the UK she is one of the few (if only) comedians who performs regularly at mainstream, urban, gay and Asian comedy nights. Maureen has also gigged in German and French! Her gigs have ranged from being the support act for comedians such as Frankie Boyle and Jen Brister and for the entire West End run of The Naked Magicians at the Trafalgar Studios as well as one of the warm up acts for Puppetry of the Penis to performing at the Barbican alongside Arthur Smith; supporting Shazia Mirza on tour; to being one of the acts at the Jamaica vs The World gigs at the Shepherds Bush Empire. (Maureen was representing the latter category!)

“If you have been lucky enough to see her perform you will be fully aware of just how funny and infectious this woman is”. Time Out

Steve Royle

Steve is an actor, writer, comedian, juggler, a "Gillard award" winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire and now a finalist on ITV's Britain's Got Talent 2020. He is a regular Television "warm-up" for programs such as "The Rob Brydon Show", "A Question Of Sport", "Mastermind" and even survived over 150 episodes of "The Price is Right" with Joe Pasquale a few years ago. Steve's first love, however, is Stand-Up and it is a job that has taken him all over the world: Cruises in the Med, Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean, hotels and comedy clubs in Hong Kong, Dubai, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and Japan.

“I nearly pushed my golden buzzer for you when I saw your audition because it's one of the funniest performances I've seen. I was totally wowed”. David Walliams

Sean Collins

Starting his esteemed comedy career in his native Canada, Sean Collins achieved early stand-up success with a Best Male Stand-Up nomination at the Canadian Comedy Awards, a Just for Laughs Gala episode and his own hour long special on Canadian television. After moving to the UK, Sean quickly established himself as a headliner and has made numerous TV appearances, including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), The World Stands Up (Comedy Central) and The Comedy Store (Paramount Comedy). An in-demand headliner on the international comedy circuit, he is also no stranger to international comedy festivals, having made award-winning appearances at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and the Edinburgh Festival.

Michael Akadiri

Michael is an multi award-winning stand-up comedian and junior doctor. Michael’s burgeoning TV Career has seen him feature on the latest series Comedy Central LIVE (Comedy Central), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2) and the BBC Comedy Awards (BBC Three). He has collaborated with Channel 4, appearing in their Jokes Only series on their Facebook & TikTok channels. Michael has also written and performed original sketch content in partnership with LadBible UK.

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