H E A D L I N E R

JAMES ALDERSON

• Tour Support for Dane Baptiste & Jo Brand

• "Best Comedy Act 2015" by the WOW247

• Voted "Best Comedian 2014" by The Guide Awards

• "Proper funny! Made me howl laughing!" - Paul McCaffrey

• "Great set! Really funny!" - Nathan Caton

• "James is already big time!" - Paul Chowdhry

• "James Alderson is a joy to watch!" - Rob Riley

Performing live most nights of the week before the dreaded 'Rona’, James has also spent the last 12 months growing his own fan base online, performing solitary half hour online shows every night since March 19th 2020! Racking up 299 shows

James has continued to develop his reputation with many major clubs across the UK since turning pro in 2013, working for the best clubs in the country including Komedia, Just The Tonic, Up The Creek, The Boat Show, Off The Kerb, Barnstormers, Grinstock Comedy, The Comedy Store, Funhouse, Avalon, Buzz Comedy, Hot Water, Crack Comedy Clubs and many more during his 250+ shows in the last year!

James Alderson was voted "Best Comedy Act 2015" by the WOW247 Awards and was voted "Best Comedian 2014" by The Guide Awards, and since then, things have just got better and better!

James  has established himself as one of the most booked MCs on the circuit too, now regularly appearing as MC or resident MC for over a dozen professional comedy clubs around the country, including resident compere for Just The Tonic and MCing their prestigious BIG VALUE Edinburgh Showcase every night at the Edinburgh Festival 2020!

He also regularly gigs abroad travelling to Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Egypt, Crete, Turkey and various corporates including performing in Iceland for WowAir, Switzerland for Nestle and in New York at Christmas.

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TOUSSAINT DOUGLAS

• Up the Creek’s One to Watch 2019 – RUNNER UP

• Frog & Bucket’s Beat The Frog World Series 2019  – PANEL PRIZE WINNER

• 2Northdown New Act Competition 2019 – FINALIST

• Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2018 –  FINALIST

• Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 – FINALIST

• Get-Up, Stand-Up New Act Competition 2018 – FINALIST

Toussaint Douglass is one of comedy’s most exciting and talked about new names and is already making serious waves across the industry. His innovative brand of stand up mixes the personal with the political, whilst adding a uniquely absurdist slant to brilliant comic effect.

In 2018 he burst onto the circuit gigging at top venues such as The Comedy Store, Top Secret Comedy Club, Banana Cabaret, Backyard Comedy Club, The Glee Clubs, Frog & Bucket, Komedia Brighton & Up The Creek and achieved rave reviews for his outstanding performances at several major UK comedy competitions.

Toussaint made his TV debut on BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC Three) and has supported massive comedy names including Russell Howard and Paul Chowdhry.

Toussaint is currently writing on The Russell Howard Hour for Sky One and contributing to multiple BBC scripted projects.

Seriously talented, joyfully absurd and charmingly awkward with deceptively subversive writing, there is never a dull moment when Toussaint Douglass takes to the stage

There’s something of a Richard Ayoade vibe to Toussaint Douglass, stiffly awkward and on a different plane from rest of the world. He creates vivid, slightly absurd, images of his life…but it’s skilfully concealed beneath a charming quirkiness. One of the best and most distinctive acts… ” His innovative brand of stand up mixes the personal with the political, whilst adding a uniquely absurdist slant to brilliant comic effect.
STEVE BENNETT | CHORTLE