Good Ship Comedy

South London Theatre welcomes:

Good Ship Comedy
Founded in Kilburn, migrated to Camden Town and now, for the first time, moving south of the river to the West Norwood, Good Ship Comedy is your friendly neighbourhood comedy club.
For the past fifteen years we have featured some of the finest comics from the UK and international festival circuit including Josh Widdicombe, Sara Pascoe, Sindhu Vee, Nish Kumar, Rich Hall, Katherine Ryan and many, many more. All presented by resident compere, Ben Van der Velde.
“The perfect comedy club host – he is a master of audience interaction. The audience weren’t just warmed up, but pretty hysterical even before the first act of the night hit the stage." Huffington Post

Featuring:
ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING
Alasdair is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. But he does exist. And he is freshly returned from a victorious Edinburgh Fringe where he received five-star reviews and the acclaim of king of British alternative comedy, Stewart Lee.
He has appeared on Mock the Week, performed stand-up across the UK, at Glastonbury, Citadel Fest and the Udderbelly. He knows quite a lot about 19th century magicians. Tourists often ask to have their photo taken with him, presumably impressed by this. Since the world went to pot with the plague he has become a viral phenomenon with his incredible self-produced sketch videos, each of them worthy of a TV commission on its own. He's skewered everything from Hercule Poirot to Swedish noir to point and click adventure games. Al is a comic who's star is on the rise, probably due to his talent, but also thanks to esoteric pagan forces which he has harnessed.
"Clockwork comedy perfection." Stewart Lee
"A singular and truly distinct act, Alasdair Beckett-King creates his own multi-faceted world." The Scotsman
"Extraordinary show: erudite, daft, punning, rammed with gags, rich in characters...you couldn’t possibly ask for more." Chortle
“A bold and fresh comedy voice.” The Stage

ARCHIE MADDOCKS
As a stand-up comedian, Archie is a confident, cheerful, provocative and most importantly hilarious stand-up comedian armed with a natural stage presence, quick acerbic wit and a ‘winning smile.’ He is also an acclaimed playwright, whose show ‘A Place For We’ was shortlisted for the coveted Bruntwood Prize.

In 2016, he took his debut show Shirts Vs Skins to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which received
excellent reviews and ended up on tour in South Africa in 2017. His follow-up show, IlluminArchie,
was loved by critics and audience alike and received a London transfer to the prestigious Soho
Theatre in 2017 and VAULT Festival in 2018. He has recently made his TV debut on Comedy Central’s ‘Guessable’.
“A super cool, super smart storyteller.” Evening Standard

CELYA AB
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast-rising, multi award winning writer-performer, with a
magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.
In 2019, Celya was a finalist of the 2019 Funny Women Awards. More recently, she reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award 2021 on BBC1 and won the prestigious Chortle Award for Best Newcomer 2022. She is a regular guest on The Guilty Feminist podcast, as well as being a regular writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz and Comedy Central’s Guessable.

“Sharp and annoyingly observant gags.” Joe Lycett

Running time (estimate): 2 Hours 15 Minutes including two intervals

Advisories:
Adult themes, recommended ages 14+

Ticket prices:
£17 Standard /On the door
£15 Advance