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Wednesday 02 October 2024

Komedia Is Reclaiming Narratives In Comedy This October For Black History Month

In honour of this year's Black History Month theme, Reclaiming Narratives, Komedia Brighton is exclusively platforming Black comedians and performers of colour at Komedia Comedy Club, every Friday and Saturday throughout the month of October.
Credit: Charlotte Horton

What is comedy if not storytelling? Stories are powerful tools that impact how we see ourselves and the world around us. 

For too long, Black history has been misrepresented, oversimplified, or entirely overlooked. 

A line-up of excellent comedians, is set to take the stage at Komedia Comedy Club to take ownership of their stories and shape how they are told.

Comedians performing in October include: 

Thanyia Moore (Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats), Slim (Live at the Apollo, The Russell Howard Hour), Ola Labib (Funny Women awards finalist), Funmbi Omatayo (The John Bishop Show, Live at the Apollo), Archie Maddocks (English Comedian of the Year finalist), Emmanuel Sonubi (Live at the Apollo, The Stand-Up Sketch Show), Matt Hutchinson (Laughing Horse Comedy Club Co-Founder), Mary O'Connell (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist), Michael Odewale (Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee), Dana Alexander (Canadian Comedy Award nominee), Kyrah Gray (Mo Gilligan and Friends: The Black British Takeover), Gabriel Ebulue (The Three Track Podcast, Comedy Store King Gong winner), Sikisa (Mock the Week, The Mash Report), Gbemi Oladipo (Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central), Chantel Nash (So You Think You"re Funny? finalist, BBN New Act finalist) and Marlon Davis (The Russell Howard Hour, Mock the Week).

Komedia is a much-loved Brighton institution and amongst the UK's top independent comedy venues, consistently hosting the greatest names on the circuit. 


Leading production company, Little Wander, who programme Komedia Comedy Club alongside Komedia, take an intersectional approach to line-ups. 

As such, they consider racial diversity, gender identity, and a varied age range and platform people with disabilities, queer performers, and acts from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.

Book your tickets for Komedia Comedy Club at https://www.komedia.co.uk/shows/komedia-comedy-club/

by: Mike Cobley




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