Headlining this month's comedy feast is one of the last ever nominees for the Perrier Award, Jason Manford (E4, 8 out of 10 Cats) is a comedian going places quickly.

Supporting are Henning Wehn, Benny Boot and Matt Reed. Henning is a self-styled German Comedy Ambassador to the UK - not the easiest of jobs as the Germans allegedly do not have a sense of humour. Henning does not find this funny.

Benny Boot is young and sickenly talented. A comedy outlaw from the Australian Outback.

Matt Reed is Sunderland-born and bred, a guaranteed crowd-pleaser with oodles of original material.