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Quip Shed Comedy is back at Ham Polo Club in March, bringing the best comedic line-ups the UK has to offer!

For this show, we have an incredible line-up featuring Bobby Mair, Dane Buckley, Ginnia Cheng, host Lyle Barke, headliner Hal Cruttenden!

Bobby Mair is a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London. He starred in his own sitcom with his wife on Vice and Comedy Central called Bobby and Harriet: Get Married, he has appeared multiple times on Comedy Central's Roast Battle including appearing in a battle with his wife that got millions of hits online. His other credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2). He's opened for Doug Stanhope, Bill Burr and Bill Maher, appeared three times at Just For Laughs in Montreal and once appeared on Katie Hopkins TV show just to give the fee from the show to everyone she hates.

Dane Buckley is the world's only Irish, Indian, gay comedian… probably. An award-winning comedian and writer, he delivers his comedy effortlessly with cheeky charm and camp mischief.

Dane burst onto the comedy circuit in 2022, making a name for himself by winning Gong Shows (Beat the Frog World Series, The Comedy Store's King Gong, Top Secret's Gong, to name a few) and has been a finalist in LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year (2022) and 2Northdown's New Act competition (2022).

Whether it's stories of his early years – Irish mammies, Indian grannies, and rebel priests – or his career in social care – chasing pensioners through Paris or delivering a baby impromptu – audiences across the UK are enjoying Dane's hilarious and heart-warming tales.

Dane has supported Tom Allen, Rosie Jones, and My Therapist Ghosted Me on tour. He recently filmed for Comedy Central Live, and is a regular on the club and festival circuit. Dane was also featured as one of Skiddle.com's best up-and-coming stand-up comedians in 2023.

Ginnia Cheng is a London-based East Asian comedienne who's reached the semi-finals of many of the UK's comedy competitions including SYTYF and Up the Creek's One to Watch. She co-hosts London's sex-positive live comedy experience Sex Standing Up, which has been recommended by the Metro and Londonist and is regularly listed as TimeOut's top 3 things to do in London. Ginnia was recently handpicked by BBC Writersroom for a programme showcasing the UK's East Asian comedy talent.

Hal Cruttenden is one of the top touring stand up comedians working in the UK and Ireland today, as well as being a highly accomplished writer, presenter and actor.

He has made several appearances on 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC1 & 2), 'Have I Got News For You' (BBC1), 'The Royal Variety Performance' (ITV1), 'Would I Lie To You' (BBC1) 'The One Show' (BBC1), 'The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice' (BBC2 & Channel 4) and 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' (BBC2).

Hal presents a comedy rugby podcast with Dan Skinner called 'Rugby Jubbly', as well as hosting a new streaming show for Saracens Rugby Club, every Friday and Saturday called 'The Huddle'. He's also one of the most experienced and in demand hosts for corporate events in the country.

TV also includes 'Richard Osman's House of Games' (BBC2), 'Mock the Week' (BBC2), 'Guessable' (Comedy Central), 'Celebrity Mastermind' (BBC1), 'Celebrity Chase (ITV1), 'The Wright Stuff' (Channel 5), 'Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live' (BBC3), 'The Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala' (Channel 10 Australia), 'Just For Laughs Gala' (CBC Canada), and 'Celebrity Tipping Point' (ITV1).

He's toured extensively in the UK and Ireland over the last 8 years, he has also taken shows to the Montreal, Melbourne, and New Zealand comedy festivals and he's recorded three stand up specials for Next Up -'Tough Luvvie', 'Straight Outta Cruttenden' and 'Chubster'. Hal's next tour, 'It's Best You Hear it From Me' starts in 2022.

Hal wrote and starred in his own sitcom, 'Hal' on Radio 4, as an actor he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, he has appeared in 'Shackleton'; 'Eastenders'; 'Touching Evil', 'Bramwell', 'Mrs Dalloway', 'Brexit', 'Making News' and 'Orwell A Celebration'.

We cannot wait to see you there!

Ham Polo Club members are eligible for discounted tickets; ask the Club for the promo code.