Two top comedians preview their latest work ahead of the Edinburgh Festival.
Marise Gaughan
Marise Gaughan is a critically-acclaimed comedian and author from Dublin.
As a stand-up comedian, Marise started her career in Los Angeles, appearing in on stages including The Comedy Store and The Hollywood Improv. Since returning to the UK, her debut stand-up show Drowning explored her father's (successful) suicide attempt and her own (unsuccessful) one. It premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2019 where it was nominated for the Fringe's Spirit of Wit Moira Brady Averill Award for artists whose work defies categorisation with bold and unconventional material and for the First Fortnight Award for shows that challenge stigma and prejudice about mental health.
Marise was subsequently awarded the Women's Irish Network Arts Bursary. She has also supported acts including Rob Delaney, Ari Shaffir and Jim Norton on tour.
'Gaughan's humour is dark, biting, and painfully honest, but it is in the moments when she is being gentler to herself that her words are at their most transcendent' Irish Independent
Jonny Pelham
Jonny Pelham is one of the most exciting stand-up comedians on the circuit.
Most recently Jonny has appeared on Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza (UKTV) as well as Live from the BBC (BBC3), Mock The Week (BBC2), Russell Howard's stand-up Central (Comedy Central) and Live at the Apollo (BBC2).
Jonny is also an in-demand comedy writer and actor having appeared in the Viceland series, Bobby & Harriet Getting Married, as well as his own short film released as part the Sky Comedy Shorts season, Late Bloomer (Sky Arts).
Jonny's critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, Off Limits, saw him winning the Beyond The Fringe Herald Angel Award. It received ample praise, critical acclaim and five star reviews, The Herald describing it as an 'intensely moving and consistently funny set', while EdFestMag calls it 'a truly remarkable show'.
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