7th April 2010

7th April 2010

Rob Heeney

'Deluded genius' - Johnny Vegas

Over the last decade, Rob Heeney has established a reputation as one of the top comics working the UK circuit today. His style is a blend of bitterness, playfulness and cynicism wrapped up in a blanket of charm.
Originating from Douglas, Isle of Man, where he was born one Christmas Eve, you'd think this qualified Chemical Physicist, trained Systems Analyst, former Taxi Driver and International Table Tennis player would be able to draw on these amazing experiences. He cannot.

'The saviour of the show...Our tip for the top'
- Danny Wallace, BBC Comedy

Rob has long since lost count of the number of clubs he's appeared in, but they include all the UK's top ones; The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee, Up the Creek. He also appears as part of the Paramount Comedy On Tap tour of the country's universities each year.
Over the past 18 months countries as far reaching as The United Arab Emirates, the USA, the Netherlands and South Africa have enjoyed his company
'Charming comic with excellent material' - City Life

'The island's no.1 export (apart from Kippers)'
- Isle of Man Examiner

Following a commission writing for Radio Two's The Day The Music Died, Rob enjoyed a stint presenting the breakfast show on Reading's 2Ten FM, before joining Heart, where he has spent the past two years writing Jamie Theakston's Breakfast Show - winning a Sony Silver Award into the bargain. He has also recently guested on BBC Five Live's Fighting Talk

Inder Manocha

Inder Manocha has performed stand-up comedy all over the world since 2000. He has played all the major comedy venues across the country, from the Comedy Store to Jongleurs to the Hackney Empire. He has made successful appearances with the Comedy Store’s critically acclaimed ‘Cutting Edge’ team (improvised comedy on topical issues). In 2004 he won the EMMA Award (Ethnic Multicultural Media Award) for Best Comedy/Comedian, beating Meera Syal, Lenny Henry and Three Non-Blondes. As an actor, Inder features in the film ‘The Blue Tower’, which won the Best UK Feature at the 2008 Raindance Film Festival. He also appeared this year in Madonna’s directorial debut ‘Filth and Wisdom’, in which he plays one of the lead characters, as well as the BBC3 sitcom ‘Pulling’. In 2007 he appeared in E4’s ‘SKINS’ in the role of Anwar’s father.

In 2006, Inder performed his debut full-length show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ‘Unpronounceable’, at the Pleasance Courtyard. The show explored his life growing up in the ever-increasing multicultural mix of Britain. “… [Manocha] perfectly captures Britain’s infatuation with ethnic integration. Elaborate and engaging, this is a perceptively witty show… conjuring up a belly full of laughs with sharp-shooting cultural observations… when his feisty spirit is fully unleashed, this is one of the hottest platefuls around.” Three Weeks

Dan Evans

For over a decade Dan's twisted logic has been gladdening Stand Up Comedy audiences across the UK and Ireland. He's also performed his accessible but frequently childish surrealism in front of chubby perspiring ex-pats in Dubai and Oman, and had his grammar rectified by politer crowds in Germany and Holland.

His appearances on TV and Radio include BBC 2's Brain Candy, Channel 5 at The Store, The Channel 5 Comedy Zone, the Radio 2 Stand Up Show and 28 acts in 28 minutes on Radio 4.

He can write too, with credits including the Sony Award winning Very World of Milton Jones, Rory Bremner Who Else? The Eleven O'Clock Show and The Joan Rivers Position.