At the Chortle Fast Fringe showcase

July 2008

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Hal Cruttenden originally trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and has appeared in the likes of Eastenders and Kavanagh QC.

But as a stand-up, his main break came in 2002, when he was nominated for the Perrier best newcomer award for his solo show Hal. He returned in 2003 with a follow-up To Hal and Back, and in 2005 as part of The Monkey Butlers sketch group.

He is now a regular at most the big club on the circuit, and has performed around the world, including appearances at Montreal’s Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2004 and at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs comedy festival in 2005.

He is also a writer, with credits including BBC One’s Omid Djalili Show.

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Seen Hal before, and last night had the pleasure of seeing him at a very small, intimate gig in Cambridge. Undoubted highlight of the show. I hope the small crowd doesn't put him off as I would pay money to see this guy anytime.

Alex, June 2006

Really funny guy, original and better than other male, white middle class comedians with no distinguishing features - especially his Alexander the Great skit

Shanta, May 2006

Seen him three times now, most recently supporting Omid Djalili - excellent! I think he'll go from strength to strength.

KP, February 2006

This man is pure class.. last act of the evening after some average performers and he was awesome. This bloke is a star in the making

Chris Hopkins, October 2005

Saw Hal in Edinburgh 05. Very funny and refreshingly honest. Some comedians pretend to have all the answers to the world's problems not Hal. If you want to laugh for half an hour catch Hal's act

[Anon], September 2005

My favourite stand up comedian at the moment. Sublime observations, great Tony Blair material, just fantastic. A master at moulding the ridiculous into the political

Ceclia, May 2005

I found this guy to be absolutely hilarious! Laughed the whole way through his act, including his vocal resemblence to Tony Blair. Would recommend seeing this guy to anyone who wants a really good laugh.

Louisa, May 2005

I have seen Hal a few times, and he has always been consistantly good, and has had the crowd roaring.

Stanley Moon, April 2005

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