Comedians
As Seen on BBC's Mock The Week
UK Comics’ Comic 2022 - Best Act
DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes at The Edinburgh Fringe (2017, 2019 & 2022)
'One of the UK's preeminent pun merchants...the quickest quipster in show business' Evening Standard
Mark is “The UK’s pre-eminent pun merchant” (Evening Standard). His debut tour, Quip Off the Mark has sold over 16,000 tickets at 100+ dates across the country including sold out dates at the Leicester Square Theatre five times, Lowry Quays Theatre, Leeds City Varieties, and Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatre twice, The Stand Newcastle and Canterbury's Gulbenkian. Mark has placed in Dave’s prestigious Best Joke of The Fringe in Edinburgh 2017, 2019, & 2022. He was nominated for Best Show by the Amused Moose Comedy Award Fringe Show 2017. Mark has become a social media sensation for his quick responses on stage with over 115k followers on Facebook and 90k followers on Instagram. He has starred in two episodes of Mock The Week, appeared on BBC Radio Four multiple times and on ITV’s Out There.
Mark has a podcast Jokes With Mark. In each episode, Mark invites a fellow comic such as Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett and Rhys James to discuss their dropped material and why it didn’t work. All episodes are now available on Apple, Spotify and Acast.
Aaron Chen is an Australian comedian living in NYC. He is on Netflix on the sit-com “Fisk”. He has opened for Ronny Chieng and Nate Bargatze. His special “If Weren’t Filmed Nobody Would Believe” has over 1 million views. Every night he dreams about that microphone and how loud it makes the voice sound.
Alex Duong is an LA-based comedian/actor/writer originally from Dallas, Texas. His most recent credits include Historical Roast on Netflix, Bluebloods, and The Onlyfans Roast of Whitney Cummings. You can see him performing every week at The Comedy Store where he works as a Door Guy.
Matt O’Brien has been featured on MTV, Variety, Comedy Network, CBC, Odd Squad on PBS, MuchMusic, and San Francisco Sketchfest.
He wrote and performed his own hour long special on The Comedy Network in Canada and in 2017 he performed his third TV gala at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
He is the winner of Sirius XM Radio’s Top Comic, and was recently nominated for Best Break Out Artist at the Canadian Comedy Awards and Best Comedian by COCA (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities).
His debut album “Live in a basement in front of 20 people” hit #1 on the iTunes Comedy charts.
He also hosts and films his own YouTube late night talk show “Late Night Talk Show on a Subway” that recently featured Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall.
Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that (Time Out). Nish has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 & 2016.
Alongside stand-up Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio, following a successful pilot in 2016, Nish completed two series of his own topical show for BBC Radio 4, SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT, which he also hosts as well as hosting both THE NEWS QUIZ and NEWSJACK. On screen you can catch up with Nish on the likes of Q.I., MOCK THE WEEK & LIVE AT THE APOLLO both as a stand-up guest and host (all BBC Two), HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU & THE JOHN BISHOP SHOW (BBC One), 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN (Channel 4), RUSSELL HOWARD’S STAND-UP FOR CENTRAL, DRUNK HISTORY, THE ALTERNATIVE COMEDY EXPERIENCE & LIVE AT THE COMEDY STORE (all Comedy Central), ALAN DAVIES AS YET UNTITLED (Dave) and TASKMASTER (Dave). Nish starred alongside fellow comic Joel Dommett in a 6-part travelogue for Comedy Central, JOEL AND NISH VS THE WORLD and hosts his own satirical, spoof, news series, THE MASH REPORT, for BBC Two.
During the Coronavirus pandemic Nish created and starred in a new series HELLO AMERICA for the short lived American streaming platform Quibi and hosted the LATE NIGHT MASH on Dave. Nish is now currently on tour in the UK with his new show 'Your Power, Your Control.'
Zach Brazão was named a 2023 New Face of Comedy at the Just For Laughs comedy festival. He has performed in the Southland Comedy Festival sponsored by Fox, Limestone Comedy Festival, was a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, and was named Best of the Fest at Minneapolis’s 10,000 Laughs Festival. In 2021, New York Comedy Festival named him a Comic to Watch.
Kristen Toomey’s standup career began in 2008. Since then she has headlined comedy clubs all over North America and the UK.
Her recent Micro Special,
produced by Zanies Chicago, was well received with over 300K views. Currently, with back to back viral reels amassing 20M+ views, her follower count continues to skyrocket.
Kristen's comedy style is unapologetically truthful and energetic, earning her the title of "Chicago Original" by The A.V. Club. Her debut album, "Mother. Fucker," hit #1 on iTunes, cementing her status as a force to be reckoned with.
She can be seen regularly at the top clubs in New York and Chicago like The Stand, New York Comedy Club, Zanies and Laugh Factory.
Kristen has performed at numerous festivals such as the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal, 312 Comedy Festival, Oddball Festival, Flyover in St. Louis and more.
She has opened for Chris Redd, Janelle James, Kyle Kinane, Natasha Leggero, Kevin Nealon, April Macie.
You can currently see her standup on Kevin Hart’s LOL! Network and Comedy In Color streaming on Peacock.
Andrew Mensah is a stand-up comedian, presenter and actor from London
Having only begun his comedy career in 2018, Andrew has quickly gained plaudits and was recently crowned winner of The Cavendish Arms Summer Competition 2019.
His relatable style and ability to speak on his life experience in an unapologetic manner has established him as one of the most exciting emerging comedians on the circuit today. Mensah is also regular on London’s up-and-coming comedy circuit, regularly playing venues such as the Top Secret Comedy Club.
Alongside his fledgling stand-up career, Andrew is also the host of BT Sport’s hit show ‘What I Wore’ where he interviews footballer’s based on their lives and careers. Andrew was originally hired at BT Sport as an apprentice and worked his way up to the digital team where he was instrumental in creating and pitching the format of ‘What I Wore’. Having impressed so much in the development process, he was given the opportunity to present the pilot, an opportunity with which he has grabbed and has not looked back from. Andrew has interviewed many high profile footballers including: Steven Gerrard; Gareth Bale; Rio Ferdinand; Robin Van Persie; Pep Guardiola and many more. Accumulating a total of 10 Million views across all social media platforms.
Through ‘What I Wore’, Andrew has gone on to become a highly sought after and knowledgeable sports presenter. He has conducted sit down interviews with emerging stars like Callum Hudson Odoi, Tammy Abraham, James Maddison and his ground breaking interview with his cousin Ebere Eze on the estate they grew up on did huge numbers on social media with over a million views across YouTube and Twitter.
Andrew Mensah has joined the new series of Fantasy Football League – just four years into his comedy career. Where he’ll be the third presenter on the show accompanying Ellis James and Matt Lucas in the 16-episode revival of Fantasy Football League, overseeing the celebrity league and sharing weekly comedy highlights from the world of football.
Jack Assadourian is a comedian of Armenian and Mexican descent who has gained popularity for his unique perspective and hilarious observations on life. He often incorporates his multicultural background into his stand-up routine, sharing stories and experiences that resonate with audiences from different backgrounds. With his energetic stage presence and witty sense of humor, Jack has become a well-known name in the world of comedy and has been seen on Netlfix Is A Joke, New York Comedy festival, laugh after dark and has been heard on His podcast comedy club confessions.
He’s toured in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and his TV credits include The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), I Think You Should Leave (Netflix), King of The Hill, Live at The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, and ITVs Horrible Science.
Andrew Packer is most well known for MAN NEWS; his comedy news series that has attracted over 1.2 million subscribers and over 1 billion views on Youtube. His next special, ‘Son of a Therapist’ is scheduled for release via Dry Bar Comedy in mid 2026. On stage, Andrew has headlined in over 15 countries, with highlight performances on Netflix is a Joke Radio, KILL TONY, Just For Laughs Festival, New York Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. His debut comedy special 'On Guard' is available now on Youtube, released with 800 Pound Gorilla Media, totalling over 100,000 views in its first year. Andrew is also the founder of the Hottest Comedy Show in the World, Sauna Comedy; an internationally touring stand up show that takes place exclusively in saunas. A crazy concept, yes, but this hit show has been running sold out every month in Toronto & New York City for the past two years and counting.
Frank Castillo has worked his way up at the iconic Los Angeles venue, The World Famous Comedy Store where he is now a Paid Regular. Frank became a staple of The Comedy Store Roast Battles, and in January of 2017, Frank became the Champion of Roast Battle II on Comedy Central, he’s been on Showtime and he Roasted Mr. Peanut in a Super Bowl Commercial, Frank will be headlining his own show during the Netflix is a Joke Festival.
Alabama native Derrick Stroup is not your average slow talking Southerner. With the cadence of an angry auctioneer, he engages his audiences with his detailed stories, over the top energy and southern charm.
Since leaving home for Denver in 2015 to chase his dreams of stand-up comedy, Derrick has become a regular opener for the likes of John Crist and Josh Blue. He also won one of the biggest comedy contest in the country in 2019 at the World-Famous Comedy Works in Denver. This well-respected competition has over 250 entries each year. Look for Derrick’s soon to be released Dry Bar comedy special.
Zach Noe Towers is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer based out of Los Angeles, CA. After growing up in the midwest (St. Louis to be exact), Zach earned his BA in Musical Theatre from Indiana University before high-tailing it out west to pursue a career within the entertainment industry.
