The line-up has been announced for this year's Edinburgh Comedy Gala in aid of Waverley Care.
Josh Widdicombe and Joel Dommett will host and guests will include Jon Richardson, Suzi Ruffell, Marlon Davis, Jamali Maddix, Susie McCabe, Rosie Jones, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Nigel Ng will appear with more to be announced.
The show will take place on August 20 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Josh Widdicombe is one of the most in demand live comedians of recent years, with four critically acclaimed solo UK tours and numerous international comedy festival appearances under his belt. Josh is best known as co-host of the triple BAFTA nominated and multiple Broadcast and RTS award winning show The Last Leg on Channel 4 alongside Adam Hills and Alex Brooker. Earlier this year, he appeared alongside James Acaster in their new DAVE series Hypothetical. Josh has made a number of other noteworthy TV appearances including three series of his critically-acclaimed BBC sitcom JOSH which he created and starred in, team captain on BBC Two’s Insert Name Here as well as regular appearances on BBC’s Two’s QI, BBC One’s Have I Got New For You, Sky One’s A League of Their Own and on Dave’s Taskmaster. Josh also hosts his own hugely successful 90’s football podcast Quickly Kevin, Will He Score?.
Joel Dommett has had an incredible few years following his stint in 2016’s ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here’, winning over audiences with his unique sense of humour and loveable personality. You can now see him as host of ITV2’s spin off show ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Now!’, as well as in two series of his own Comedy Central show with fellow comedian Nish Kumar – ‘Joel & Nish Vs The World’. Joel currently appears in Comedy Central’s newest comedy show The Comedy Bus, which began in April 2019. Other notable TV appearances include Netflix series Comedians of the World, Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Showand Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. Joel last toured the UK in 2017, selling out shows including two nights at the Hammersmith Apollo. He has also a successful author, releasing his first book It’s Not Me, It’s Them in 2017 which went on to become a Sunday Times Best Seller.
All proceeds raised from the Edinburgh Comedy Gala go straight to supporting the life changing work of the charity. Since its launch in 2003, the now annual event has raised almost £500,000 for the charity, helping to make a substantial positive difference to the lives of people affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in Scotland.
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