On the night we are honoured to welcome the following Comedians:
Joe Wells
Joe Wells is a neurodivergent writer, comedian and podcaster. His writing career began when his first book ‘Touch and Go Joe’ about his experiences with OCD was published, and since then he has made a name for himself as a stand-up comic, writer and speaker. He has supported Frankie Boyle, Alexei Sayle and Stephen K Amos.
In 2020 Joe went viral with his stand-up clip ‘Joe Wells on having a non-autistic brother’ which gained over 4.5 million views across Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. Joe co-hosts the Neurodivergent Moments podcast and, in 2022, his second book, ‘Wired Differently; 30 Neurodivergent People Who You Should Know’ was published. In 2023 Joe embarked on his first solo tour selling out venues of up to 300.
One of my favourite comics.
(Frankie Boyle)
Andrew White
Andrew performs all over the country at various clubs, festivals, and corporate events throughout the year. Most notably, he’s taken four successful shows to the famous Edinburgh Fringe, growing a return audience and positive press reviews each year.
Very exciting and very funny
(Joe Lycett)
Absolutely Brilliant…took the stage by storm
(Wiltshire Live)
Ola Labib
Influential pioneer Ola Labib is one of the fastest rising names in British comedy.
Best known for her infectious charm, edgy comedy material and wry humour, her engaging stories are inspired by both her strict Islamic and traditional African upbringing, citing her father as her biggest comedy hero.
At the start of 2022, she was named by ITalkTelly as one of ‘The Top 22 TV stars to keep an eye on’. She has since supported Mo Gilligan as the first black, Muslim woman to perform at the O2 Arena and achieved an impressive list of TV credits including World’s Most Dangerous Road (Dave), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), The Emily Attack Show (ITV) and Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC).
Lucy Porter
Lucy Porter is a well-known face on TV from such shows as Live at The Apollo, Would I Lie to You and QI. She’s also a regular on BBC Radio 4 staples such as The News Quiz and The Now Show.
Lucy is highly in demand as a stand-up comedian. A veteran of the UK comedy circuit, she has performed 13 one woman shows at the Edinburgh Festival and taken her comedy all over the world from Las Vegas to Cape Town.
Lucy has also written plays and sitcoms, including ‘In the Family Way’ and ‘The Fair Intellectual Club’ for BBC Radio Four.
Lucy is a keen amateur quizzer, having won Celebrity Mastermind and The Chase, and appeared on Impossible, 15 to 1, The Weakest Link and Pointless raising money for charities including Children In Need, The Loss Foundation and Carers UK. She also presents the successful quizzing podcast ‘Finger on Buzzers’.
