Including Ed Gamble making his wrestling debut

Just For Laughs has announced some of the line-ups for the mixed-bill showcases at its London festival, taking place at across various venues within The O2 in March, as well as some additional sessions.

Among the announcements are the fact that Ed Gamble will be making his debut in The Wrestling, which will also feature Max & Ivan in a tag-team match and Rosie Jones defending her championship belt.

She said: ‘In Edinburgh I pushed Nish Kumar through a table to win The Wrestling championship, and on March 5 you're going to see why I'm the champ. Daddy’s coming to JFL London, and she's going to defend her big shiny gold belt! Bring it on, baby!’

Aisling Bea will be ringside with reporting from Olga Koch and the Matthew ‘The Pacifist’ Crosby.

In other announcements from the festival, which runs from March 2 to 5:

• Guests for the Graham Norton Variety Show in the main arena on March 3 will include Joe Lycett,  Jayde Adams and drag performers Bianca Del Rio and Danny Beard, with more names yet to be added.

• Suzi Ruffell joins the line-up for Aisling Bea and Friends at Indigo at The O2, along with Nish Kumar and Nabil Abudulrashid

* Kerry Godliman joins the line-up of Katherine Ryan and Friends at the same venue, alongside Darren Harriot

* Felicity Ward will be performing a solos show at All Bar One

• Eshaan Akbar and Darren Harriott will be hosting a live version of their podcast Shame is Delicious at the same venue

* Basil Brush has announced a ‘family fun show’

Tickets for the additional shows go on general sale at 10am on Wednesday, while previously announced events are already on sale. 

Published: 12 Dec 2022