Head on up to Oscars in the middle of lovely Ludlow for another blinding line up from Comedy Hotspot. Four brilliant acts, all making amusing waves on the UK comedy circuit.
JON PEARSON
Crowned Best MC in the Midlands in 2022, Jon is a regular at all of our clubs.
His crowd work is second to none, as shown by his Spotify Album released by Comedy Dynamics.
Jon’s career has even taken him overseas with performances in Spain, Norway and even as far away as Wigan (it is like being on another planet).
Jon is also a familiar face on at comedy festivals across the UK having taken three solo shows to the Leicester, Nottingham & Edinburgh festivals with the highlight of the all coming in the form of a sold out show at his home town Melton Theatre in Melton Mowbray.
Jon has also provided tour support for Darren Harriot on his UK 2018/2019 tour and Lucy Porter on her UK 2017 tour
Jon’s laid back storytelling has audiences hanging on his every word. With tales based around his own life experiences, his anecdotes are relatable and certain to have people in hysterics. Jon is a perfect addition to any line up and can both MC and do a set.
RICKY BALSHAW
A quick-witted, slow walking, fast rising star, Ricky Balshaw is without question, the funniest Paralympic Dressage medallist in the UK, perhaps the world.
Stepping over his cerebral palsy like it’s the mildest of inconveniences, Ricky pulls his audience into a joyfully dark world of self-depreciating hilarity. No sympathy vote is needed (or accepted) as Ricky dominates comedy stages up and down the UK.
A brilliant joke-smith and storyteller, this young man has comedy greatness in his bones.
He has performed at clubs such as Hot Water Comedy Club and clubs across the Midlands. Ricky has also been a pundit for Channel 4 for the Paralympics from London, Rio and Tokyo.
He is also a BBC New Comedy Award finalist who has appeared on BBC One and BBC Three.
LOVDEV BARPAGA
Not only is Lovdev a comedian, he also became a breakfast show presenter on FreeRadio in Birmingham. Lovdev also has started his own podcast called “Crazy Little Thing Called Lovdev”, you can catch it on all major podcast services like Google, Itunes, Spotify and other popular services.
As well as performing Comedy for over 10 years he’s known to well crafted old school style one liners and puns his delivery and material are always spot on, easily suitable for venues who prefer a more clean and subtle act.
His was crowned as the UK Pun Champion at Leicester Comedy festival in 2017.
Lovdev also featured on the line up for Big Value at Edinburgh Festival 2013. And BBC Asian Network Live, and this year Lovdev is on the line up for Best In Class @ Edinburgh fringe. Lovdev is already opening and closing spots for smaller and bigger clubs across the UK.
LOU CONRAN
Lou Conran is a comedian, writer, performer, and a superlative storyteller. She has performed stand up since 2005 all over the UK and more recently Australia, and has the reputation as being an exceptional MC.
As a writer, she has written for R3’s The Verb, R4’s The Show What You Wrote, CBBC presentation with Hacker T Dog, and more notably was a regular contributor to the Standard Issue Magazine.
She has appeared on Radio: R4’s Woman’s Hour, R4’s miniseries ‘You’ve Got To Laugh’, and R4’s It’s Not What You Know, BBC World Service ‘Outlook’. Podcasts: The Grief Cast, The Naked Podcast, Do The Right Thing, and What Goes On Here. Lou has had various TV incarnations, but more recently CH4’s First Dates Hotel, ITV’s Lorraine, and most most significantly an abattoir worker on Emmerdale, and a midwife on Hollyoaks.
Her Edinburgh show 2017 ‘I Love Lou C’ was critically acclaimed which led to a run at Soho Theatre, London. The show tackled Lou’s experience with baby loss, and was voted finalist in the Funny Women Awards for Best Show 2017. It is due to be filmed for ‘Next Up’, and is currently being developed for radio.
“Proving you can make a stand-up show about literally anything if the performer is skilled enough.” The Scotsman