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SUMMARY:GOOD SHIP COMEDY PRESENTS JEN BRISTER
DESCRIPTION:JEN BRISTER\n\nJen is a comic who is finally getting the recogn
 ition she deserves after years of acing it on the circuit.  \n\nWhether mi
 ning her Spanish heritage\, life as a new Mum with her partner or unleashi
 ng her laser-guided sights on modern life\, she's never anything less than
  hilarious. She has performed stand up in clubs all over the country (lite
 rally) as well as sketch comedy in numerous groups including the Loose Con
 nection. Most recently Jen returned to host Live at the Apollo. She has ta
 ken several extremely well received solo shows up to the Edinburgh Fringe 
 Festival\, as well as performing as part of The Comedy Zone at the Pleasan
 ce and appearing in Trevor Lock’s hilarious play “The One & The Many
 ”.  She has worked at BBC 6 Music where she presented a number of differ
 ent shows including the weekend overnights\, the weekend breakfast show an
 d stand ins for Lauren Laverne\, Liz Kershaw and Jon Holmes.\n\n“Brister
  ticks all the boxes – she’s confident\, energetic and knows how to de
 liver a line for maximum laughs.” The Scotsman\n\n“Outrageously funny.
 ” Metro\n\n“A splendid hour of laughing till your face hurts.” The L
 ist\n\nALISON SPITTLE\n\nAlison Spittle is an award-winning writer\, actor
  and comedian. She is co-creator and co-presenter of the BBC sounds podcas
 t Wheel of Misfortune and is a regular co-host ofThe Guilty Feminist. She 
 is the creator and star of the television series Nowhere Fast\, which aire
 d on RTÉ2\, BBC America and Stan Australia to critical acclaim. Her first
  playStarlet premiered to great acclaim\, garnering five stars from The Su
 nday Times.\n\nAlison’s chat show podcast\,The Alison Spittle Show has a
 massed a huge following with guests such as Sharon Horgan\, Adam Hills and
  David O’Doherty. She performs at podcast festivals across Ireland and t
 he UK.\n\nWriter and star of the sitcom 'Nowhere Fast' (RTE) as well as he
 r own sky comedy short (Sky Arts) and  a regular guest host of the Guilty 
 Feminist podcast\, Alison is one of the most original\, innovative and exc
 iting new acts to come out of Ireland in recent years.\n\n"A kind of geniu
 s." Irish Times\n\n"If you enjoyed\, say\, Fleabag or Sharon Horgan's stuf
 f\, you'll probably love this." Irish Independent\n\n\nPOPE LONERGAN\n\nPo
 pe Lonergan is a comedian\, writer and  creator / host of ‘The Care Home
  Tour’ (“The comedians taking slapstick into new territory” ~ The Gu
 ardian) and ‘Pope’s Addiction Clinic’. He gigs all over the UK and h
 as had sold out shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, Brighton Fringe\, Vau
 lt Festival\, Leicester Comedy Festival and Hastings Fringe. His debut boo
 k ‘I’LL DIE AFTER BINGO’ (a funny memoir about elderly care\, drug a
 buse and comedy) has just been released to much acclaim by Penguin.\n“Fr
 om fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw.” Evening Standard\n\n“T
 he stories are awkward\, humiliating\, awful and hilarious\, occasionally 
 shocking but deeply compelling.” iNews\n\n\nERIC ROY RUSHTON\n\nSince hi
 s comedy debut in 2014\, Eric Rushton has been mixing with the best newcom
 ers on the comedy scene\, and impressing audiences with his intelligent\, 
 playful material and likeable\, self-deprecating stage persona. In January
  2020 he won the prestigious 'Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year' awar
 d - an award that was previously won by the likes of Romesh Ranganathan\, 
 Jason Manford and Jonny Vegas on their way to stardom.\n\n "Intriguing and
  amusing." Chortle\n\nTHE AWKWARD SILENCE\n\n\nThe Awkward Silence are a s
 ketch comedy double act. They're Ralph Jones and Vyvyan Almond. They've be
 en shortlisted for a few awards\, including a Writers' Guild Award\, but t
 hey don't go on about it. Separated at birth (by a couple of years\, and b
 ecause they were born in different places)\, they're happy to be here and 
 wish you the best.\n\nAND YOUR RESIDENT HOST:\n\nBEN VAN DER VELDE\n\nOne 
 of the quickest wits around and a much-loved compere\, he always brings a 
 jam-packed back of nonsense\, silliness and wisecracks to every gig he hos
 ts.\n\n"Wonderfully improvised riffs showcasing his impressive spontaneity
  and sharp tongue." Edinburgh Festivals Magazine\n\n“The perfect comedy 
 club host – he is a master of audience interaction. The audience weren
 ’t just warmed up\, but pretty hysterical even before the first act of t
 he night hit the stage.”  Huffington Post
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