The full line-up has been announced for the Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy Night at the Royal Albert Hall on March 25. Scott Bennett, Finlay Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Jack Skipper and Josh Widdicombe join Micky Flanagan.
Micky Flanagan leads the legendary night of comedy on Tuesday 25 March. A self-described “working-class boy done good”, Micky has risen to be one of the biggest names in UK comedy.
“For precision-tooled laughs he’s still (out) out there on his own,” wrote the Standard of his 2023 return show, If We Ever Needed It.
Micky says: “This is an incredibly important charity, a huge thank you to everyone involved, so let’s all go Out … to help Teenage Cancer Trust!”
Scott Bennett has a busy year ahead, not only continuing his regular BBC radio work with the likes of The News Quiz, but also taking two shows, Stuff and Blood Sugar Baby, on the road. After starting comedy in late 2009, Scott is a stand-up comedian and writer whose star is most definitely on the rise. His last two shows, Leap Year and Relax, were nominated for ‘Best Show’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival and has been named by Chortle as One To Watch for 2018 and 19. He has supported the likes of Rob Brydon and John Bishop, and written for Jason Manford and Chris Ramsey.
At 19, Finlay Christie became one of the youngest ever winners of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition. Three years later, his debut Edinburgh show, OK Zoomer, was nominated for NextUp’s Best Show award. His material, based around his experience as a Gen Z, led Chortle to describe him as “the voice of his generation”. His 2024 Fringe show, I Deserve This, won the Entertainment Now WoW award and was nominated for the ISH Best Show award. His YouTube channel has over 450k subscribers, and his TV appearances include 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Stand-Up Sketch Show.
Romesh Ranganathan is a multi award-winning comedian, known for hosting The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, the BAFTA-winning Rob & Romesh Vs…, A League of Their Own, Parents Evening and The Weakest Link. In 2024, he took over as host of BBC Radio 2’s Saturday 10am–1pm show. He hosts For The Love of Hip Hop on BBC Sounds and Radio 2, which won the 2023 Radio Academy ARIA Gold Award for Best Specialist Music Show, as well as co-hosting the popular podcast Wolf & Owl with Tom Davis. 2024 saw Romesh embarking on his largest tour yet, taking Hustle around the world, with his UK shows raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and CALM. Romesh became Teenage Cancer Trust’s first Comedy Icon in 2023 after supporting the charity for many years and he continues to tirelessly campaign for young people with cancer. In April he is running the London Marathon for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and actor Katherine Ryan is a powerhouse. She can be seen in Channel 4’s Joe & Katherine’s Bargain Holidays, UKTV’s Parental Guidance, Amazon Prime’s Backstage with Katherine Ryan, BBC Two’s All That Glitters, Sky’s Romantic Getaway, Netflix’s The Duchess and Sky’s A League of Their Own: Lionesses Special, as well as her smash hit standup specials In Trouble, Glitter Room & Missus. Katherine is a regular on our screens, with multiple appearances on Cats Does Countdown, Celebrity Gogglebox, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, A League Of Their Own and Live At The Apollo to name just a few. She hosts the chart-topping podcast Telling Everybody Everything. She is currently on tour with her new standup show, Battleaxe.
South London’s Jack Skipper has recently gone from a carpet fitter with no qualifications, to becoming an internet sensation and full-time comedian with no qualifications. His ‘everyday guy’ persona has gained over 16 million likes on TikTok alone and 360,000 followers on Instagram. Jack was a runner-up in the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? New Comedian of the Year competition in 2022. He recently starred in the Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2, soon to be on Comedy Central Live and has been supporting Michael McIntyre and Russell Kane on tour. His debut stand-up show, Skint, was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 after a sell-out run at the Pleasance.
“Ace observationalist” (The Guardian) Josh Widdicombe is a household name. He’s starred in more than 30 series of the multi award-winning Channel 4 show The Last Leg, as team captain on Sky Max’s new show Rob Beckett’s Smart TV and alongside Nish Kumar on Hold The Front Page. Josh has had multiple appearances on Hypothetical, QI, Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster, and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall for The Royal Variety Performance. Josh co-hosts Parenting Hell podcast with Rob Beckett. He will be returning to the road with his brand-new show, Not My Cup Of Tea.
