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TOUSSAINT DOUGLAS

• Tour support for Russell Howard and Paul Chowdhry.

• Finalist Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2018

• As seen on Stand Up for Live Comedy (BBC3), and recently seen on Alan Davies ‘As Yet Untitled’ (Dave TV)

• Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 – FINALIST

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

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

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

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lateef love joy

• "Magnetic Stage Presence" Time Out

• "A charismatic comedy maestro" The Metro

• Nominee Best Comedian Pride Of Africa Awards

• Nominee BECA Awards Best Male Comedian

• Nominee Emerging Talent Screen Nation Awards

Lateef is an extremely gifted entertainer, who made his show business debut as a witty 12 year old on ITV's famous morning gameshow "Mousetrap". After that experience on the big screen, he has never looked back. Not many performers can boast of having exceptional skills in all the main areas of the performing arts, lateef has these multi-faceted skills in abundance!

As an Actor he has trained at the legendary Young Actors Theatre and to date, has worked on a range of Feature Film, TV, Radio and Theatre projects, both in the UK and internationally, and has recently completed writing, starring, and producing his own comedy sketch show pilot "HeSaidSheSaid".

Lateef also has tremendous comedic talent, and is one of the most unique and distinctive acts on the comedy circuit, and vastly gaining the reputation of becoming a force to to reckoned with, both on the Black Mainstream, and International comedy circuits.  Lateef played to sold out shows at the Oude Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam and the Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam when he toured Holland and has featured in many of the UK's top comedy clubs and venues.

Always looking to explore his boundaries the past few  years have  been exceptional for lateef as he was made one of the faces of the Channel 4 Slash Music promotion that  generated heavy rotation on channel 4, E4, and Internet promotions, as well as playing the comedy creation "Father Kissmass" for Kiss 100's "All I Want For Kissmass"  successful radio promo in addition to being chosen as the official face of the ITV Hub and the commercial mascot for major energy brand U Switch as seen on TV and all major media platforms and already has over 4 million views on YouTube.