Chantel Nash
Chantel Nash started performing stand-up comedy half way through 2022 and has been gradually clawing her way onto the open mic and black comedy circuits, having already shared the stage with some of her comedy heroes including Kerry Godliman, Slim, Laura Smyth and Kane Brown. Her effortless charm is winning over audiences one postcode at a time, and she has won regional heats and reached the finals of both the So You Think You’re Funny and BBC New Act competitions this year.
Chantel made her first audio debut on Mo Gilligan’s Spotlight on Audible, and this autumn she joins the tour of Mo Gilligan and Friends – the Black British Takeover at the Eventim Apollo in London.
Catriona Dowden
Caitriona Dowden is an Oxford-based comedian, medieval history enthusiast, and co-founder of Undercover Comedy. She won the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy awards, and recently made her solo debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she was shortlisted for both the ISH and Comedians' Choice best newcomer awards.
Hannah Platt
Named ‘Voice of a generation’ (The Skinny) with ‘humour sharp enough to draw blood’ (The Guardian), Hannah Platt is ‘an undeniable rising star’ (Fest Mag) of the UK comedy scene. Her sell-out debut show ‘Defence Mechanism’ saw her nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Awards ISH Best Newcomer, Next Up’s Biggest Award in Comedy and earned her 5 star reviews from DIVA Magazine and Neurodiverse Review amongst others, and 4 stars from The Scotsman, Chortle and Broadway Baby to name a few. She has written and starred in her own short for BBC Three, written for numerous BBC Radio 4 shows and supported the likes of Fern Brady, Lou Sanders and Kiri Pritchard-McClean on their UK tours.
‘Platt is in the form of her life’ - Rolling Stone UK
‘A supremely accomplished example of how to reconstitute deep, personal trauma into punchy, effective stand up’ The Scotsman
Erika Ehler
Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. She has quickly become a much in demand writer and comedian working on numerous high profile shows. In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude Festival, and the Toronto Sketch Festival. Erika has recently written for the upcoming fourth series of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle.
Lily Webb
Lily is a non-binary lesbian comic with cerebral palsy and recent Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award finalist, who outlines the trials and tribulations from their life with a comedic outlook and hopes to use comedy to shine a light on their slightly different life perspective.
Emily Bampton
Emily Bampton is described as "a hilariously relatable punch to the gut" by Daily Info, been featured on Next Up Comedy, soared through to the Semi-Final of Cocoa Butter Club's Trailblazer Competition 2022, is the Quantum Leopard Champions of Champions 2023, was shortlisted for BBC New Comedian 2022 and 2024 and was named by The Mainstream as a 2024 One to Watch.
Emily performed at multiple festivals last summer including Latitude. She has performed at Mighty Hoopla and Headlined Bi Pride this summer.