Jul 2
Tom Allen
Tom is a comedian, writer and actor. He started as a stand up at the age of 22 and went on to win both So You Think You’re Funny in Edinburgh and the BBC New Comedy Awards in the same year. Since then he has honed his unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and camp, riotous storytelling by performing to audiences all over the UK and around the world.He recently made his first appearance on the BBC’s iconic Live at the Apollo and has also been made several appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra Slice as well as the John Bishop Show, Virtually Famous and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2 along with several appearances on Just a Minute including the 50th episode alongside Prince Charles. He has supported Sarah Millican on her sold out tour of Australia, New Zealand and the UK.After a sell out run of his most recent show ‘Indeed’ at Edinburgh last year, Tom previews his new show at Riverhouse before heading up to the festival in August.
"One of the funniest acts on the circuit...He has continued to storm every gig he does" - GQ Magazine
"Riotious stuff, perfectly delivered" **** - The Scotsman
Andrew Ryan
Andrew’s quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural observational stand up. He performed his debut hour show ‘Ryanopoly’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, receiving rave reviews (‘Illuminating debut ★★★★’ – The Metro). In 2014 he returned with ‘The Life of Ryan’ playing to packed out rooms (‘Going to be a huge star ★★★★’ – Timeout).In 2015 he was at the Edinburgh Festival with his show ‘Perfectly Inadequate’. Selling out his run and having to put on extra shows.(‘Hard not to enjoy’ ★★★★ Daily Record, ‘An hour of hilarious comedy’ ★★★★ Edfestmag).
Andrew has appeared on BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News, Best of the Edinburgh Festival Live on BBC3, Live at The Comedy Store for Comedy Central, & Live for MIND on Comedy Central.
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