Laugh In The Park Comedy Festival can be found at Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich NR2 1TN

Thursday 23rd July 2020

HENNING WEHN
Headlining our opening Gala is the unique HENNING WEHN. The self-styled German Comedy Ambassador brings his hilariously astute observations and cracking good punchlines to Chapelfield Gardens.  Slick, topical and truly individual, Henning evokes the farce of Monty Python as he holds a mirror forcing us to laugh at ourselves.  “Deliciously entertaining”  Oxford Mail.

OTIZ CANNELLONI
Surrealist comedy magician whose performance fluctuates between sheer genius and downright stupidity.  “A mix of Del Boy and Tommy Cooper …  splendidly daft”   (Chortle) “A magical wag … bewitching”  (Guardian)

STEFANO PAOLINI
Italian/English comic Paolini is a gifted stand-up, impressionist and beatboxer with a remarkable repertoire of inventive voices and hilarious character vocals. “ACE ……. An obvious star”  ★★★★★  (The Scotsman) “Cracking entertainment” ★★★★ (ONE4REVIEW.COM)

JOHN MANN (Host)
Red Card original host and a popular gag-smith at clubs throughout the UK, John is guaranteed to keep the night rolling along, the jokes coming and the audiences laughing.

Friday 24th July 2020

LOST VOICE GUY
Winner of Britain’s Got Talent in 2018, Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy was the first comic to ever win the show.    “you are really really really funny.. when you’ve got it, you’ve got it” (Simon Cowell).   The Newcastle funnyman, whose cerebral palsy affects his ability to speak, has since appeared across TV and radio in the UK and USA, as well as selling out his UK theatre tour.

MARTIN MOR
With a mighty beard and reputation for being a bit scary, this heavily tattooed Northern Irishman is a firecracker storyteller and a skilled raconteur.   A lively, fun and hilarious comedy legend with a dedicated following of fans.  “Highly recommended.  Just don’t bring your mother”   (Gigglebeats)

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR
Madcap comedy Improv troupe who take audience suggestions to weave fantastically funny scenes and songs with witty one-liners, epic story-lines and ludicrous characters.  “Hilarious … a superior kind of chaos”  (★★★★   Daily Telegraph)   “Clever, puntastic and as sharp as Burke’s knife”  (ThreeWeeks Edinburgh)

ALLYSON JUNE SMITH (MC)
Multi-award winning Canadian émigré Allyson commands every stage she walks onto with her dynamite brand of hilarious comedy.  Ultra likeable and versatile, her sassy blend of stand-up and hilariously insightful commentary earned her a place as tour support for Jason Manford  “Simply one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever worked with”  (JASON MANFORD).

Saturday 25th July 2020

GEOFF NORCOTT
He’s a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics ”  (Sunday Times). Norcott’s provocative stand-up is honest and blunt without being a dick. Mostly.  In demand as a satirical comic, Geoff can be regularly seen putting the cat amongst the pigeons on UK political debate TV shows. You may have also heard him on his own Radio 4 comedy special or popping up on The Now Show, The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week.
“A Right laugh” (Guardian)

JEFF INNOCENT
Your classic East End geezer, complete with regulation shaved head and no-nonsense Cockney bluff, Jeff innocent is a rapier-sharp comic who was voted the UK’s best live comic in 2016.  “Extremely talented cockney philosopher” (Time Out)    “The body of a nightclub bouncer and the brain of a university boffin” (The  Guardian)

TANIA EDWARDS
An award-winning stand-up comedian and writer. She is a member of famous The Cutting Edge Team at The Comedy Store and her TV credits include Twit of the Year (C4), Mock the Week, Après Ski (BBC2), and The Unbelievable Truth (R4). “Outrageous humour” ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag. “Deplorably seductive” ★★★★ Fringe Biscuit

HOST TBC

Sunday 26th July 2020

HEADLINER  TBC

DALISO CHAPONDA
Stand-up with raw Eddie Murphy confidence, cheek and a super- polished style. Malawian comedian, writer, and antisocial commentator Daliso has had over 200 million views on Facebook and Youtube, was 2017 Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, and had his own BBCR4 series Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere.

ELF LYONS
Fast talking, smart-thinking stand-up.  Elf mixes her kooky sass, clowning, drag and astute social commentary to create an ungainly, surreal comedy spectacles on stage.  “This is comedy as enchantment …..  so beguiling that you don’t just love it, you somehow fall in love with it.”  (The Scotsman)

MATT RICHARDSON (MC)
Having stormed onto the comedy scene in 2009 at the tender age of 18,  Matt has an impressive comedy career behind him already.  Multiple TV appearances, 54 date sell-out UK tours, and he currently hosts The Drivetime Show on Virgin Radio. ‘High wattage charisma  (The Guardian) ‘Hilarious and Charming’  (The Mirror)