Late Night Comedy

We’re delighted to say that our late night comedy is returning to Wickham Festival this summer from Thursday through to Saturday. The comedy will start after music on the main stages finishes at 23.00. There’s also late-night storytelling and other entertainment until the arena closes at 01.00.

Thursday:

Julian Deane
https://www.juliandeane.co.uk/

Deliciously twisted. a stream of seriously good gags. quick, sharply written and endlessly repeatable lines.
THE GUARDIAN

Assured and brilliant. Deane is a class apart. a master of hilarious twists and turns.
CHORTLE

It’s just a matter of time before Julian Deane gets a boost up the comedy rankings. His trick is to make you think you’re watching standard stand-up fare, then twisting expectations with sharp, original punchlines.
THE INDEPENDENT

Stefano Paolini
https://www.stefanopaolini.com/

Stefano perform impressions, characters and beatboxing to create highly entertaining routines. He’s a popular face on the national and international comedy circuit. He also does voice overs and has even written a book.

He’s been a stand-up comedian for over 25 years and some highlights include finishing runner up in both So You Think Your Funny, 2001 and the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2002. Recently, he was a semi-finalist in Britain’s Got Talent in 2022.

He’s performed several solo shows including, Britalian at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005. First Impressions and Lasting Impressions at the Camden Fringe in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

MC: Tom Deacon (also MC on Friday night)
https://www.tomdeacon.co.uk/

He has been performing live stand-up for the last 14 years – with four Edinburgh solo shows under his belt – and has been the host of his own TV, radio and online shows on BBC2, BBC Radio1, The Capital FM breakfast show, plus host of Gfinity Esports shows and YouTube football channel Copa90 – where his Eurofan escapades have notched up over 8 million views.

Tom has made guest appearances on BBC2’s The Rob Brydon Show, Dave’s One Night Stand and ITV2’s Fake Reaction

He is currently the host of F1 Esports Pro Series . A journey into the world of Esports has led Tom to host on the Sky F1 channel for the first ever F1 sports tournament which took place during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix of 2017. Tom has hosted every year including the Virtual Grand Prix Series which drew a record breaking 30million views across TV and Digital platforms. The 2021 series will be back and bigger than ever.

Friday:

Jenny Collier
https://www.jennycolliercomedy.com/

Jenny Collier is a multi-award winning stand up comedian, writer and actor. An established regular on the international club and festival circuit, Jenny has supported Jason Manford, Arthur Smith, Shappi Khorsandi and Dave Johns on their UK tours and has performed in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia where she won the Percy Award during the Adelaide Fringe.

Jenny has appeared on The Rhod Gilbert Show (BBC Wales), New Comedian of the Year Award (BBC Radio 4 Extra), The Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra), What’s The Story (BBC Wales), Newsbeat (BBC Radio 1), The Leak (BBC Wales) and has written for BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show, Huffington Post and Glamour Magazine.

Jarred Christmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarred_Christmas

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. In 2008 he appeared in Pot Noodle television advertisements.

In 2011, Christmas took part in Let’s Dance for Comic Relief. He has also appeared on Celebrity Mastermind alongside fellow comedians Imran Yusuf, Karen Taylor and Russell Kane.

Saturday:

Andrew White
https://www.standupandrew.com/

Andrew White has been described by Joe Lycett as “very exciting and very funny” and by teachers as “a pleasure to teach” (gay).

An in demand live act, Andrew works for some of the best comedy promoters and festivals in the country (Glee, Komedia, The Comedy Store Roadshow, Latitude, Standon Calling, The Boat Show, Forge Comedy Club, etc), and is a popular choice for tour support having opened for top acts like Catherine Bohart, Helen Bauer, Troy Hawke & Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Max Fulham
https://www.maxfulham.com/

Max has wowed audiences with his one man show, entertaining thousands of people in theatres across the UK and internationally. Highlights include appearing on ‘The Good Old Days’ at Leeds City Varieties, following in the footsteps of his variety heroes, and performing on the Blackpool Opera House stage as part of the world-famous Blackpool Magic Convention. Max has also had the unique pleasure of headlining at the prestigious Venthaven Ventriloquist Convention in the USA.

He has also endeared himself to pantomime audiences throughout the UK and has worked for Cambridge Arts Theatre, Crossroads and Evolution Productions playing lead comic roles. He was honoured to be awarded ‘Best Speciality Act’ in the Great British Pantomime Awards in .

With TV appearances including ITV’s Saturday night show ‘Game of Talents’, ‘Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable’ on Dave and the revival of the classic ‘Crackerjack!’, Max’s comedic talents are in high demand. He is also a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit.

Described as “skilled and quick-witted” by The Stage and with viral success on TikTok amassing 2 million likes, Max is a performer not to be missed.

MC: Mike Cox
https://www.mikecoxcomedy.com/about

Mike has been performing comedy since 2011 and quickly made his mark on the comedy scene with his sharp witted observational style which saw him crowned South Coast Comedian of the Year in 2014 as well as making the final of the prestigious Amused Moose Laugh Off in 2016.

“Like an Everyman, if that Everyman had delicious cynicism and razor sharp wit.”
Romesh Ranganathan

“Mike has the sharpness of any highbrow comic, but with the wealth of material to appeal to the Everyman with ease. A refreshing and hilarious act to watch and work with.”
Dane Baptiste

“If Rob Beckett is the new Micky Flanagan then Cox could be the new Rob Beckett.”
Bruce Dessau

“Mike’s set was packed with relatable observational content that the audience enjoyed from start to finish. The delivery was spot on.”
The Stand, Newcastle