A comedy twosome with over two decades of mucking about behind them, we have been everywhere from New Zealand to The Falklands and Exeter to Edinburgh with many a stop in between.

 

In late 2019 we won the UK Comedy Awards, Comedian of the Year award! Yes! Us! It was voted for by our colleagues in comedy so means a lot. Thanks you big arseholes. Love you.

 

We've played the lowliest pub back room to the London Palladium and had a month in Edinburgh courtesy of the quite fabulous Brett Vincent at Get Comedy with a resulting 5 star review from The Scotsman! I know. Posh right? Plus a load of other lovely reviews that we're far too modest to talk about...

 

We're retiring! No, you're lazy, actually! We're just very tired, sad face emoji.

Anyway, come see us before 6 April or you'll be disappointed. (We retire on 5 April, that's why.)

 

 

Addy van der Borgh is a great performer of highly acclaimed and original material. He has appeared on the ‘Stand-up Show’ on BBC1, ‘The World Stands Up’ and ‘Live at the Comedy Store’ for Comedy Central, and on Steve Coogan’s production, 'Brain Candy'. He has also written and co-presented twenty episodes of 'TV Meltdown’, as well as multiple appearances on the legendary ‘Loose Ends’ on Radio 4

 

Addy was the only British comic invited to appear in the Twentieth Century Fox Comedy Showcase in Los Angeles and was subsequently signed to the Hollywood agents Paradigm, and he recently played the starring role of ‘Jack Watson’ in his first film, ‘Little Things’.

 

 

A comedian, host and podcaster born and raised in Harlow, to Jamaican parents, he has a blend of Caribbean confidence and Essex irreverence. Flagrant, thought-provoking and funny.

 

To date, he has already appeared on television and radio, including BBC, Comedy Central, Yanga TV, Pulse88 FM and BBC Radio. Also he has performed at some of the top comedy clubs including Downstairs at the King's Head and the Comedy Store as well as the Hackney Empire and the Indigo at the O2.

 

He has been tour support for Aurie Styla, Emmanuel Sonubi and part of the national WAHALA Tour: Jamaica vs Africa, with Britain's Got Talents Kojo Anim. Opened for Russell Howard, Michael Che, Judi Love, Simon Brodkin, Iain Stirling, Travis Jay and Britain's Got Talent winner, Axel Blake. He has also shared the stage with Alan Carr, and Mo Gilligan and many more.

 

In 2019, he released his debut hour Essex Bwoy, on YouTube.

 

In 2023, he made his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, with Inconceivable, which was toured and released on YouTube in 2024.

JOHN MANN (Your very own MC)

John Mann is one of the most experienced and popular comedians in the UK.

 

As a comedian he has headlined and compered shows throughout the country for over thirty five years and has performed extensively across most of Europe and beyond including America, Hong Kong, South Africa, Norway, Iceland and Canvey Island.

 

As a writer he has written for and been warm-up for some of the biggest names in entertainment including Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Paul O’Grady, Milton Jones, Phill Jupitus, Clive Anderson and Jasper Carrot as well as audience warm up for Father Ted, Blankety Blank and Ant & Dec and was the first comedian to act as warm up for a TV music show – The White Room.

 

John has acted as a consultant to several comedians and agents and in 2023 was signed as a consultant for one of the largest and most established comedy agencies in the UK.

 

As equally at home in front of a packed theatre, a student bar, a small pub room or a tent full of soldiers John is able to make an audience feel relaxed and comfortable almost instantly with a confident rapport that endears him to all who watch.

 

“Complete genius . . . Brilliant Observations” - Johnny Vaughan

 

“A fantastic compere . . . The night is his” - Steve Lamacq

 

“One of the funniest people I know” - Phill Jupitus

 

“The man is quite simply very very Funny” - Nihal Arthanayake

 

http://www.johnmann.co.uk