Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards winner Jordan Brookes and other acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe shows are to play a three night gala run in London’s West End.
The shows will be at the Duchess Theatre on 14th, 21st and 28th October. Best Comedy Show winner Brookes (pictured) will be joined by Best Comedy Show nominees Darren Harriott, The Delightful Sausage (pictured), Goodbear, Ivo Graham, Jessica Fostekew (pictured) and others. Further acts will be announced shortly.
The nightly line-up is as follows and you can read more about the acts further down this page.
Monday 14th October
The Delightful Sausage, Goodbear, Jordan Brookes and MC (tbc)
Monday 21st October
Darren Harriott, Goodbear, Ivo Graham, Jess Fostekew compered by Chris Washington
Monday 28th October
Goodbear, Ivo Graham, Jordan Brookes compered by Jayde Adam
Established in 1981, Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards is the UK's first and premier award for celebrating live comedy. The Awards celebrate the best of both established and up and coming comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Previous winners have included Rose Matafeo, Al Murray, Bridget Christie, Jenny Eclair, The League of Gentleman, Frank Skinner, Steve Coogan, Lee Evans and Russell Kane.
New for this year, the awards are sponsored by comedy channel Dave, with the aim of further celebrating and supporting comics, from those breaking into the industry to much-loved names.
Best Comedy Show Nominee: Darren Harriott
With a 2017 Best Newcomer nomination under his belt, 2019 Best Show nominee Darren is trying to work himself out. He’s 30 and has never been in love. It can't always be someone else's fault? Learning more about himself and realising maybe he's never actually been happy with who is, Darren uses his trademark passion and insightful wit to try to get some answers. The range of topics he addresses is impressive; he speaks about male vulnerability, gangs, influencers, the Mr Men updates, under 16 ravers, the LGBT school protests, climate change, straight pride and love.
Best Comedy Show Nominee: The Delightful Sausage
Award-winning double act created by Chris Cantrill and Amy Gledhill are back with an all-new sketch comedy nightmare. This time the perennial bad lads of Icklewick are at Ginster’s Paradise, a holiday camp unlike any other. Surreal shenanigans, unsettling illustrations and a staycation adventure you’ll never forget!
Best Comedy Show Nominee: Goodbear
Criically acclaimed sketch duo Henry Perryment and Joe Barnes combine hilarious characters, extraordinary physical comedy and an original score. Apparently, at the top of the show, the Goodbear guys are nowhere to be found. Instead Joe and Henry who work at the venue are going to fill in. Joe is nervy and Henry disrespectful of authority but the pair turn out to be surprisingly skilled …
Best Comedy Show Nominee: Ivo Graham
Apologetic Eton and Oxford alumnus Graham was the youngest winner of So You Think You’re Funny in 2009 at the age of 18. He’s now become a father for the first time so his new show is about how the time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes/banter/topical asides) to pay da billz (gas/water/electric)? More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business.
Best Comedy Show Nominee: Jessica Fostekew
Absolute powershed and regular host of The Guilty Feminist, Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength. Have you ever watched a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching a snake eat but funny. In preview, Hench was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival
Best Comedy Show Winner: Jordan Brookes
2019 winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2017 and Chortle Comedian's Comedian Award winner 2018. No tricks. No gimmicks. No plan. Just an hour in Jordan’s company as you reach the end. Brookes is masterful in his ability to hold the audience’s attention, even without a big reveal. He has a wacky sort of energy; the kind that leaves you wondering what the next thing he’ll say might be.
Comperes
Best Newcomer 2016: Jayde Adams
A proud Bristolian Jayde Adams is a multi-award-winning comedian, actress, writer and singer with a razor sharp take on what it means to be a feminist in 2019. Dawn French says “Jayde Adams if the 3rd funniest woman in the world. Fact.”
Best Newcomer Nominee 2017: Chris Washington
A fomer postman from Wigan, Chris has an instantly identifiable and broad, everyman appeal: a man of simple tastes who's more or less content just ploughing through life, rejoicing when his girlfriend wins a vacuum cleaner. Anything more than cosy domesticity is a bonus.
Listings Information
Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Galas
Theatre: Duchess Theatre,Catherine Street, London WC2B 5LA
Dates: 14, 21 & 28 October
Time: 7.30pm (Running time approx 2 hours inc interval)
Ticket Prices: £30-£15
Booking Number: 0330 333 4810
Booking Link: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/daves-edinburgh-comedy-awards-gala/ (tickets on sale from 11am)
Age restriction: 14+ (Parental discretion advised)
