BBC Comedian Jarred Christmas to headline LOL Comedy Club

News 28 February 2023
Jarred Christmas

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Jarred Christmas has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling. He has a dynamic onstage persona and the ability to improvise and roll with anything that’s thrown his way, making his comedy sizzle with originality. Full of passion and charisma, Jarred takes the audience on a hilarious thrill ride of laughs and gasps with an edge of anger that manifests itself in his incredible rants against the small things in our lives. His confidence leaves the audience secure in the knowledge that they are in capable hands. His material is strong and distinctive, drawn from life experience and random happenings.

Christmas has appeared on radio, film, television and stage by the bucketload... On television, he has appeared as a performer and guest panellist on shows such as BBC Two‘s Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mock the Week, BBC Three‘s Russell Howard’s Good News, Channel 4‘s 8 Out of 10 Cats and Dave’s One Night Stand.

Christmas has also appeared in two films: The Wedding Video alongside Matt Berry, Miriam Margolyes and Robert Webb, and Is This a Joke? with Russell Tovey. He also contributed to the feature-length documentary The People vs. George Lucas.

Whether performing sets, compering, acting, or improvising, Jarred has bundles of talent and will always shine no matter what performance situation he is put in.

“Best of the crop… A fabulously boisterous kiwi with a definite future” Evening Standard

“Impressive stuff… A comedic high five” Chortle

“One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone” Time Out, London

Ignacio Lopez has been wowing audiences internationally with his individual style and high gag-rate since 2010. A frequent headliner and MC in top comedy clubs all over Europe, Ignacio also performs regularly at corporate functions, private shows, military gigs, sports dinners, art centres and festivals. He has sold out solo festival performances in Edinburgh, Brighton, Reading, Cardiff and Neath. Ignacio produced and hosted a comedy series for Made Television called ‘Comedy Sheep Stand-Up’, which was the first show to be broadcast across the UK network in a primetime weekend slot.

He’s regularly writing and producing sketches for BBC Sesh, Wales’ new online platform. His videos are a trial sensation with over 15 million views and his jokes have featured in TIME Magazine, The Poke, The Last Leg (Channel 4), Buzzfeed, Metro and more.

“UNIQUE AND HILARIOUS” BUZZ Magazine

“CHARISMATIC WITH A WASPISH CHARM” Chortle

“PLAYFUL, BRUTAL & BLOODY FUNNY” Moody Comedy

Ignacio Lopez

Snows Comedy Star winner Daniel Edison is a stand-up comedian from the South of England, specialising in one-liners and quickfire puns. Daniel has performed at many prestigious clubs and theatres around the UK and has appeared on TV and radio. He has appeared on BBC One, he has performed at the BBC New Comedy Award on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and recently guested as a panellist on BBC Radio Solent’s Christmas Comedy Special 2022.

You may also have seen him as the support act for in 2022, Daniel supported Russell Kane & Katherine Ryan. Even if you don’t know Daniel, there’s a chance you’ve heard one of his jokes. He’s built a fanbase of 13k followers on Twitter by regularly sharing his original one liners, several of which have gone viral online and have been featured in such publications and sites as The Reader’s Digest (UK and US editions), Funny or Die, The Poke and many more!

A clip of him performing recently hit 150k views on Instagram!

With one-liners and clever wordplay in abundance, he is one of the best and most prolific joke writers out there.

“Excellent new comic – confidence of a pro. Much better than I was when I was at his stage” ROMESH RANGANATHAN

Daniel Edison

Ryan Gough has that special something – wonderful combination of warm and friendly yet super funny and he’s the kind of guy you take home to meet your parents and you Mum would love him and your Dad would too! He’s in demand across the UK from Penzance to Inverness! He has also performed in Ireland, Channel Islands, Spain and India! Standing at 6 foot 5 and weighing 22 stone, Ryan is a big stage presence and takes no prisoners in a you love him for it kind of way.

"A powerful stage presence" Chortle

“Friendly, affable….and funny!” Birmingham Mail

Ryan Gough

This line up comes to the Bournemouth Pavilion Ballroom on Saturday 11 March 2023. Click here to book your tickets.

Please note that Kyle Legacy Harnwell will not be appearing as previously advertised.

All line ups are subject to change, but don’t worry, we’ll only replace them with someone just as funny!