Comedy Club (December)

Acclaimed stand-up comic and TV writer Meryl O'Rourke revels in her bitterness. She has delighted comedy audiences, written some of the best gags on telly and even hosted pop concerts (last one to 12,000 people!) She was the first winner of the Betty and Peter/Big Talk/LOCO writing prize, where she was gifted a chunk of money to help her write her first sitcom. She was chosen to be a Young Vic Neighbourhood Voice 2022 where she began work on her first play, Thrown By Giants, which was part of the Tsitsit Fringe. A sought after gag writer, Meryl has written for Dress To Impress, Have I Got News for You, Room 101, and 3 series of Mock the Week.

"Her devastatingly direct show stands out for it’s bold, boundary-breaking nature…the shocking casualness of her delivery is spot on.” Jewish Chronicle

Aaron Simmonds has been failing to stand up for 30 years; luckily he is far better at comedy than standing up. He has a unique perspective on life, usually of people's belly buttons, which gives him stories to tell, and a sore neck. "A comedian going places"* Simmonds’s comedic style is story-based, with clever one-liners interspersed throughout. He offers sharply-observed comedy which is grounded in his disability, but is by no means limited by it. As seen on QI (BBC1), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky Max), Guessable, Undeniable (Comedy Central), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV), BBC At The Edinburgh Festivals (BBC2). *Places that are wheelchair accessible

Mike Capozzola is a London-based American stand up comic and actor / presenter. He's performed at clubs, theatres and comedy festivals in most of the USA and  25 countries across the UK, Europe, and Middle East.  Mike's not on TikTok. He's just got a few decades of real world comedy chops and actual TV & film credits. He's performed at clubs, theatres, comedy festivals and comic cons in much of the USA as well as Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Israel, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Dubai, Luxembourg, Turkey, Austria, Sweden and The Czech Republic.

Alex, a born-and-bred Londoner, is a high-energy, observational and occasionally musical comedian with an uplifting edge. She was a semi-finalist for the 2025 Funny Women Stage Award and 2024 Leicester Square New Comedian Quarter finalist. She has performed all over the UK, with successful limited runs at Edinburgh Fringe ‘2022-’2025, Vault Festival and Riverside Studios, telling wildly honest tales about her personal life. She now resides in London, spreading the gospel of silliness.

“A charming humility that brings the audience together in laughter” - The Student.

Compere Rachel Creeger is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, director and broadcaster, and resident MC for "Comedy Upstairs at the Adam & Eve”. She co-hosts internationally renowned chat show podcast "Jew Talkin' To Me?", and Neighbours superfan podcast “Leaving Erinsborough”.

Rachel is a regular guest comedian on BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live and BBC Radio London’s Shay Show, has appeared on NextUp Comedy, and been heard across the BBC Radio network’s flagship shows on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live, and many other regional stations. Winner: Pegasus Comedy Award 2024, Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2017 and Most Audience Recommended Show, Camden Fringe 2012.

Nominee: Best Stand Up at the Greater Manchester Fringe in 2023 and 2024, and Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2022. She is currently touring, “Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother” and working on her new show "Queen of the Jews".