Steve Royal is an actor, writer, comedian, juggle, a “Gillard award” winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire, and a finalist on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent 2020.
Steve recently completed his 17th consecutive pantomime at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool and was made an honourary member of ‘The Friends Of The Grand’, in 2016, for his services to the theatre. Last year he starred in the World premier tour of ‘Naturally Insane: The Life of Dan Leno’ and is taking the show to the West End (Criterion Theatre).
As well as being a regular headline act at The Comedy Store, Steve has also spent many years as a “Special Guest” on Dave Spikey’s tours and has appeared in several television shows including “Phoenix Nights”, “Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere” and “Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor.”
In 2015 he performed 16 nights at The Manchester Arena as part of the “Phoenix Nights Live” show, helping raise over £5 million in the process. He also appeared twice at the London Palladium when he performed as part of the TV show “Sunday Night at The Palladium” and as a warm-up for “One Night With Neil Diamond”. He was also the first comic to act as a “Warm-up” for The Royal Variety Show featuring Take That, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, and Meatloaf.
Philip Simon is one of the most sought-after comperes and opening acts working on the UK comedy circuit today. He has worked many gigs around the UK for promoters such as JokeKlub, Comedy Knights, and Great Comedy Nights. He has worked regularly at London-based venues including Covent Garden Comedy, Backyard Comedy, and The Comedy Cafe (where he won their New Act night twice in 2012 & 2013).
In Portsmouth, he was the final act on stage of the Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up gig. Recently he has been creating sketches for BBC Radio 4 Xtra’s Newsjack and The Canal Cafe’s Newsrevue and is working as a rehearsal guest on BBC TV’s Mock the Week and Taskmaster for Dave.
‘Polished performer who makes everyday subjects funny, even though we sometimes may be embarrassed to laugh at his subject ‘matter. Excellent stuff… Superb stage presence, very professional, and a little bit naughty!’ – Alan Sellers, Great Comedy Nights
- Jewish Comedian of the Year 2015
- WINNER of the Lastminute Comedy/Kill for a Seat Comedian of the Year 2015
- WINNER of the Lastminute Comedy Vic’s Comedian of the Year 2015
Isma Almas is British multi-culturalism at its best: Bradford-born and a childhood split between Pakistan and Yorkshire. Isma’s comedy is fused by her unique take on life as a British Muslim woman.
As well as regular circuit gigs at comedy clubs across the UK, Isma has performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, at London’s Barbican Centre for Stonewall, at Bradford’s Literature Festival and on a raucous luxury gay cruise around the Med.
She won The First Laugh at Sheffield Comedy Festival, was a semi-finalist in So You Think You’re Funny, and was a Funny Women finalist. Isma also co-presented the mid-morning show on BBC Radio Leeds for two years, where she interviewed famous (and some now-infamous) names.
“A lot of charm, with a gentle Yorkshire accent and an engaging character that’s mumsy and mischievous at the same time.” – The Skinny
Malawian stand up comedian and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda began his career in Canada with the acclaimed one man show, Feed This Black Man. Later moving to South Africa and then to the UK, he established himself on the comedy club circuit and appeared in a mixed-bill show at the Edinburgh Festival.
A highly in demand comedian, he has performed at comedy festivals around the world including, Melbourne, Edinburgh, Singapore, Cape Town and the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
Daliso’s big opportunity came when he auditioned for the television series Britain’s Got Talent, placing third in the competition. After his Britain’s Got Talent appearance, he created his BBC Radio 4 series, Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere.
