Mark Simmons at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Although he shares his name with a black American comic, lively Mark Simmons looks more like Rhys Ifans – albeit with a Worzel Gummidge haircut – which he was…
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Sun 06 September 2009
Iain Stirling at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Though relatively inexperienced, Iain Stirling has a breezy, natural style with shovelfuls of amiability – but also the gags to match, even producing a nice twist…
Joe Lycett at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Joe Lycett has a delightfully natural style that builds a real connection with the audience.
Laura Lexx at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Somerset girl Laura Lexx is a next-generation Lucy Porter; she’s small, sweet-natured – and even performs in bare feet.
Sam Gore at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Accomplished, but still relatively new, Sam Gore thrives on deliciously vitriolic attacks on celebrities, exquisite in their brutal imagery.
Nicola Bolsover at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Newbie Nicola Bolsover takes her time to get going, with an undergagged routine about how someone once said she looked like Matt Lucas and a long-winded discussion…
Gabriel Ebulue at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Newcomer Gabriel Ebulue is fairly traditional in his starting point of smoking dope, going to Amsterdam and getting paranoid, although finding something new in this…
Tom Rosenthal at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Tom Rosenthal has some clever and original material, if an imperfect delivery.