14th July 2010 - 8pm
Venue: Loughborough Town Hall
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Preview Special
Two superb acts road testing their material before heading to the Fringe.
Jon Richardson
Winner of the 2008 Chortle Breakthrough Act Award, Jon is one of the most in-demand young artists on the UK comedy circuit today. Join him as he gets life's idiosyncrasies off his chest in his grumpy, yet uniquely charming Northern style.As seen on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Have I Got News For You“Richardson is an OCD-afflicted, grumpy young man who can spin a brilliant routine and could well be the best comic of his generation” - The Herald
“He rocked…terrific” -Scotsman
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Shappi Korshandi
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Star of BBC One's 'Live at the Apollo' and 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow', as seen on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny Iranian-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi previews her next Edinburgh show at the Hall. Expect sensitive insight mixed in with whip-crack jokes as you are taken on a cerebral journey by one of the most talented female comics to emerge in the last 20 years.
"Britain's best young female comic" The Guardian
Suitable 16+
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PLEASE NOTE: Shappi Korshandi replaces the advertised act of Kevin Bridges, who is now unable to appear.