Guilfest's Cosmic Comedy Tent

not one of the acts. This line-up is guaranteed to raise a laugh - enjoy!

Friday
Norman Lovett - 7:00pm
Stand up comedian and actor best known as 'Holly' in Red Dwarf BBC2 cult TV show. Other TV appearances include: The Young Ones, The Tube, Gordon the Gopher, Rab C Nesbitt, Lenny Henry Tonite, Later..With Jools Holland, Is It Bill Bailey, Eastenders etc.
"It's not an act - the man really is this funny" - The Scotsman
"A natural born comic .. his delivery is so deadpan, he makes Jack Dee seem like Ken Dodd... few could ever match his subtle skill" - Edinburgh Evening News
"Lovett turns aimlessness into an art. Max Wall, remember, once appeared in Waiting for Godot, and you can easily imagine Lovett following in his footsteps, big boots and all" - The Times

Neil Delamere - 6:30pm
Neil Delamere is fast becoming one of Ireland's hottest new comedy exports.

	Andy Zaltzman

Young and laid-back, these are the hallmarks of a stage presence that "charmed the pants off the entire room", according to Hot Press Magazine

Andy Zaltzman - 6:00pm
"Great natural comedic ability" - The Daily Telegraph
"A hilarious, topical romp through the complex choices we face in everyday life - Zaltzman leaves no political hot potato untouched. His acute historical perspective and incisive awareness of life's absurdities makes Zaltzman's act

	Adrian Poynton

both endearing and challenging ****." - Metro

Adrian Poynton 5:00pm (mc)
Dynamic stage presence and offbeat material with an open and gregarious manner.
"Quirky and fun" - Time Out

Paul Zerdin - 3:30pm
Long ago in 1996 Paul Zerdin was the first winner of ITV's Big Big Talent show. Now this talented and popular ventriloquist perfoms across the globe, including performing for Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust 21st

	Paul Zerdin

anniversary gala, the International Ventriloquists' Association and London's famous Comedy Store.
"Zerdin is a fantastic ventriloquist - hugely entertaining, technically perfect and able to build a winning rapport with any audience" - Chortle online
"Hysterical - I hurt myself laughing" - Metro

Mark Felgate - 3:00pm
"...right on the funny-bone and his voice throwing talents are very original" - The Stage
"He's good....a mix of stand-up, silly voices, noises and verbal acrobatics" - Time Out

Alistair Barrie - 2:30pm
"Brilliantly funny" - The Guardian
"Barrie is a borderline sensation" - The Scotsman

	Des Bishop

Des Bishop 2:00pm (mc)
"stand-up delivered with verve and style" - Chortle Online review.
Native New Yorker Des Bishop is one of Ireland's most popular comedians.

Saturday

	Mitch Benn

Mitch Benn - 7:00pm
"Mitch Benn is a big bloke with shoulder length bleached hair, carrying (God help us) a guitar. Calm down, sit back; within three bars of Benn's first song, you start laughing helplessly and really only get the occasional break till he goes off again. Benn's show is a mixture of comic songs (one of them begins "Oh no, he's got a guitar - he's a singing comedian and everybody knows how shit they all are") and rapid-fire jokes about beggars on the underground, Pringles crisps, getting married, and other eternal mysteries. Victoria Wood with a beard and a few more neuroses? Well-crafted, well-sung, his songs are just plain funny" - The Guardian

Keith Donnelly - 6:30pm

	Jovanka Steele

New to the comedy stage, Guildford Festival regular with a short comedy set.

Jovanka Steele - 6:00pm
Blond, attractive and American - she has a lot of comedy hurdles to get over but her easy and approachable style gets cynical Brits on her side.
"A very very impressive act ... grace and charm and some excellent one-liners" - BBC Radio London
"piercingly smart observations" - Chortle Online review

	Drew Barr

Drew Barr - 5:30pm (mc)
"Hilarious and cheeky, the audience adored him." - Glasgow Evening Times
Looking like he'd be equally at home presenting 'Jazz Club', Drew Barr employs his effortless charm and charisma to great effect, instantly winning the audience over.

Jack Russell - 3:30pm
Stream-of-consciousness observations on anything from dog passports to the Glastonbury Festival to the latest political commentary, Jack's set is a wonderful mix of the physical and the cerebral, the profane and the profound.
"savage mimicry .... fantastic! At last someone doing political satire on the circuit again" - BBC Radio London

	Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby - 3:00pm
Rhys Darby does all his own stunts ... and special effects, and theme music, and about a dozen characters...
"sticks out in a funny crowd" - Evening Standard
"simply stunning" - The Herald

George Egg - 2:30pm
Simply daft might be a good description of his routine, but that's why it's so good.

	George Egg

Witty, energetic, and great physical comedy - a breath of fresh air on the stand-up cicuit - but not for the squeamish.

Adam Montgomery - 2:00pm (mc)
A strong stage presence a good audience rapport with shedloads of topical gags and some real groaners. A likeable and relaxed host back for another Guildfest session.

Sunday

	Dan Antopolski

Dan Antopolski 6:30pm
2001 PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE
2000 PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER AWARD NOMINEE
2000 PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE
"Breathtaking stage presence makes even his having his pants on his head seem hilariously poetic." - The Independent

Nick Wilty - 6:00pm
Globe-trotting comic who's spellbinding travelling tales are

	Nick Wilty

interwoven with side-splitting gags and hilarious observations of our fellow earthlings.

Martin Davis - 5:30pm (mc)
"Like a Marmoset on speed, mc Davis specialises in small leaps, quick changes of direction and a lot of natter. His bony-fingered, red-nosed, animated-kneed presence is high comedy in itself, and then he opens his mouth. The London lad

	Martin Davis

loves his audience and we were very soon loving him" - Peter Frost, Tonight

Rick Right - 4:00pm

Addy Bhorg - 3:30pm
"Bhorg has funny bones - this man was born to make people laugh." - Evening Standard

Steve Gribbin 2:30pm
"Steve Gribbin is a scabrous satirical comedy songsmith, firing from the hip and keeping you on the hop.

	Keith Fields

He is like a gleeful comedy imp, always buzzzing with the sheer exhileration of being onstage!" - The Guardian

Keith Fields - 2:00pm (mc)
"See him for the way he handles an audience - he's fast (and) he's sharp - always entertaining" - Malcolm Hay, Time Out

Latest Updates