Host Comedian Simon Feilder
Highly Entertaining TimeOut | Compelling to watch Chortle.co.uk
An in-demand stand-up, voiceover artist and presenter, 2010 saw Simon chosen by Bushmills Brothers as their beacon of wit and banter in everyday settings for their online campaign Best of Friends. The ground breaking year also witnessed eagerly awaited shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Life of Si: Si Harder and the inaugural Hollywood Festival. Simon also recently lent his wild enthusiasm and vocal talents to BAFTA-winning kids show Yo Gabba Gabba for NickJr and the BAFTA-nominated Jim Jam & Sunny for CITV, plus appeared in Neon Candy for Hat Trick Productions, a number of self-penned shorts for Wordia.com, the iBanter iPhone application for Cobra Beer and a series of trails for CBBC show Bamzooki, all packed around his stand-up!
Opening Comedian Bob Mills
Win Lose or Draw Host (ITV), In Bed with MeDinner (Ch4), Shameless - Writer
Best known for the late-night cult show In Bed with MeDinner, in which he commented on documentary video footage. He also hosted ITV's daytime game show Win Lose or Draw, as well as LWTs There's Only One Brian Moore and Dial Midnight, plus Not A Lot Of People Know That for BBC1 H. His writing career has also included the six-part comedy-drama Northern Lights, an episode of Channel 4s Shameless and the 2006 film Pierrepoint that starred Timothy Spall as Britains last hangman.
Headline Comedian John Ryan
Edinburgh Highlight Award Winner, The Weakest Link Comedian Special
The irresistibly amiable John Ryan uses his acerbic wit and seemingly encyclopaedic knowledge of the world around him to keep any audience on their toes. His East End Irish upbringing gives him the rare ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds. John has a reputation for thinking on his feet and confidently and cleverly adapting his show to any audience. His high energy and warm personality has also helped rocket his health shows into the limelight through ongoing projects with The London Science Museum, Unison and in 2011 with Surrey and Plymouth NHS Primary Care Trusts.