The next show is on Friday 24 April. Doors open at 7.15pmm with an 8.15pm start. Tickets cost just £10 + 50p booking fee or £12 on door. You can get tickets from the Electric Palace box office 01308 428354, Bridport TIC on 01308 424901 or online via SeeTickets.
Naz Osmanoglu
Star of BBC3’s Live at the Electric, winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-off Competition, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2010 Naz Osmanoglu has hit the London comedy circuit running. Already a fringe veteran with acclaimed, irreverent sketch trio WitTank, he is now diverting his angry Anglo-Turkish energy to stand-up as well as sketch comedy. WitTank will be shooting a pilot of The School for E4.
Naz recently finished filming as part of the main troupe on the sixth series of Horrible Histories (CBBC), which is due to air next year. He also appeared in an episode of Plebs for ITV.
Last year, Naz appeared on Live at the Electric with Wittank. Also in 2013, Naz filmed a series of shorts for BBC Online called Flat News, an idea he is currently developing with the BBC for TV.
Naz was selected to be one of the new stars on Laughtershock for BBC Three, a hybrid of stand up and sketch comedy, and returned to Edinburgh in 2010 as a performer in The Comedy Zone, the fringe’s longest running new talent showcase and with another sellout show with Wittank.
“He is a name to remember, however difficult that might be. Very confident, very original and tightly performed.” Richard Herring
“Spirited, witty and individual… more energy than a dozen Duracell bunnies.” Steve Bennett, Chortle
“Naz is a hard gigging, high performance comedy machine.” Tommy Holgate, The Sun
Steve Bugeja
Steve Bugeja was crowned the 2013 BBC Radio New Comedy Award winner. He was also a finalist in the Amused Moose and Laughing Horse new act competitions, making him one of the stand-out new acts of the past few years. He supported Russell Kane on his 2013/14 national tour smallness as well as gigging at comedy clubs across the country.
A prolific writer, Steve has contributed material for Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Russell Howard’s Good News. In 2012 he won the BBC’s Funny on Three sitcom competition along with his writing partner, which resulted in them developing a pilot script with BBC Comedy North. He also won the BBC’s Jesting About 2 sketch competition, which culminated in his material featuring on a radio sketch show for BBC Newcastle. Steve has also contributed material to Radio 4’s The Show What You Wrote and Radio 4 Extra’s topical sketch show Newsjack. He is currently developing a pilot with BBC Radio Comedy.
“His social nightmares make for assured comedy, and it’s easy to see why the audience listening at home voted him the BBC New Comedy Award winner of 2013. Greater things surely await.”Chortle
“Inherently endearing and strong gags.” Chortle
“Very good, balancing physical comedy with witty observations.” Three Weeks
London Is Funny “Steve has bulletproof stand-up routines.” Steve Bennett (Chortle Editor)
“Sparky, charismatic, likeable. Young, but a natural comic. ‘One to watch’ certainly.”
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (Russell Howard’s Good News, MTV) has been performing stand-up regularly since 2008 and has rapidly established himself as one of the most interesting and exciting comics on the circuit. Since reaching the final of So You Think You’re Funny in 2009, Mark has gigged all over the UK, is a regular MC and has broken into television to present for MTV2 and to write and perform for Dick and Dom’s Funny Business on BBC 2. When Mark is not gigging he is the warm-up for shows such as Have I Got News For You and Room 101 (both BBC1).
“One to watch.” The Independent
“Consistently sharp.” The List
“Sharp, quick, well delivered…something rather special.” Three Weeks
“Obvious talent…a keen eye for untapped sources of funny.” Chortle
“Excellent stage presence…very good.” Tim Vine
