MC David Hoare
@davidhoarelol 

Winner of Musical Comedy Awards 2021 Audience Favourite Award, Sold Out Run Fringe 2022 and was tour support for Alison Spittle, Mark Nelson, Lauren Pattison & Dr Ed Patrick!

“An annoyingly funny young man” – Gary Delaney
“Stupid, silly and smart are the right ingredients for a Comedian for me, and if you agree then you need a Hoare in your life! And David is that Hoare… And I love him!” – Terry Alderton
“David has that magic combination of quick wit and observational insight” – EdFringeReview.com
“With some slick one-liners and aggression akin to Bo Burnham, James Acaster or Tim Vine” – Deadline News

Shalaka Kurup 

@shalakakurup

Shalaka Kurup is an Indian stand up comedian and writer. Her observational humour has been described as deadpan joy. A doctor by education and a comedian by choice Shalaka has shot onto the UK circuit receiving numerous awards, winning West End New Act of the Year, runner up Brighton Komedia New Act of the year and second runner up Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.

Performances include opening for Eshaan Akbar, Ria Lina, and was selected for Leicester Comedy Festival Circuit Breakers and Pleasance Reserve in 2023. She has starred on Comedy Central Live Season 3, Jokes Only A…Can Tell (Channel 4 Digital) and Sunday Morning Live (BBC1).

Kuan-wen Huang
@kuanwencomedy

Nominated for Sean Lock Award for Channel 4, 2023

Nominated for Best Show Leicester Festival, 2023

Kuan-wen Huang is a comedian, writer and actor originally from Taiwan but is now based in London.  He performed for Comedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2020 and recorded two more series of Comedy Central Live in 2022 and 2023.  Kuan-wen performed his debut solo show, “Ilha Formosa”, at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe and was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Fresh From the Fringe line up.  His gag from the debut show was listed in The Guardian’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe.  The show was later transferred to a sold-out performance at the Soho Theatre, followed by a European tour.

As one of the most recognisable faces amongst performers of East Asian heritage in the UK, Kuan-wen has written for and acted in East Mode with Nigel Ng on Comedy Central.  Kuan-wen also appeared on BBC Radio 4’s sketch comedy “Drop The Dead Panda”, nominated for Best Radio Sketch Show 2021, Channel 4’s digital series “Jokes Only An Immigrant Can Tell” and Audible’s “Fern Brady Presents: Comedy at the Fringe.”