Angela Barnes

After a career in health and social care, Angela Barnes decided to realise a long held ambition and give comedy a go. Within a couple of years she had won the 2011 BBC New Comedy Award and became a finalist at the 2011 Latitude Festival New Act of the Year competition. Since 2011, Angela and her witty world view have been catapulted onto numerous radio and television shows including appearances on BBC Three’s Russell Howard’s Good News, Russell Kane’s Whistle Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2), and BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show.

‘Like all the best comics, she manages to articulate a singular perspective while making it seem like a universal truth. And then she put jokes in it. Harder than it looks’ – The Guardian

‘Brilliantly funny’ – Sarah Millican

‘A beautifully paced performance that was aided by the consistent quality of her jokes, many of which showed a great skill with self-deprecation’ – Chortle

‘Barnes mixes warm autobiographical material with plenty of strong jokes’ – The Guardian

‘This is a lady who is confident in the way she attacks her one liners and punch lines, her easy going manner really drew the audience in’ – Fringe Review

Romesh Ranganathan

‘Ranganathan's punchlines are sharper and funnier than many of his peers.’ –The Guardian

Romesh Ranganathan’s impact on the comedy circuit since his debut in 2010 has seen him quickly make a name for himself. The last two years have been incredible for Ranganathan with his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival show, Rom Wasn’t Built In A Day being nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Fosters Best Show Award in August 2014. This was only 12 months after his festival debut Rom Com being nominated for the coveted ‘Best Newcomer Award 2013’.

‘A supremely accomplished debut’ **** –Chortle

Romesh has come a long way since winning the ‘Leicester Mercury New Act Award 2013’. These achievements culminated in his debut appearance on BBC2’s Mock The Week, BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, Channel 4’s, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown, ITV1’s Sunday Night At The Palladium, BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2013, a regular slot on Channel 4’s weekly topical show Stand Up For The Week, hosting two series of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Newsjack as well as appearances on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and the long-running and beloved The Now Show.

★★★★ Sunday Times

From playing comedy clubs all over the country Ranganathan’s profile has grown, as has the respect from his peers, which has resulted in him writing for numerous shows and supporting the likes of Seann Walsh, Bill Burr, Paul Chowdhry and one of his comedy heroes, Ricky Gervais.

Romesh has also been seen acting in several hit sitcoms including Jo Brand’s Damned for Sky Playhouse, BBC 2’s House Of Fools and BBC 3’s Joshwith more in the pipeline to be filmed in the coming months, including Comedy Central’s Drunk History.

‘… his ability to produce bitingly fresh gags marks him out from the crowd.’ –The Guardian