Saturday 10th September 2022
Come and enjoy quality Stand-Up show at Jaggers, every Saturday night. We have been booking the most talented Stand-up Comedians for 15 years, many you will have heard of from the TV. We select 4 experienced, hilarious comics from the UK circuit every week (we’ll confirm these a few months before the show date, so keep your eye out).
Headline act Steve N Allen
Steve’s stand-up has taken a path through being a BBC New Comedy semi-finalist, Laughing Horse New Act finalist and Amused Moose Hot Starlet, on to performing at The Comedy Store, The Glee Club, Leicester Square theatre and The Comedy Cafe.
Steve has performed different versions of his topical comedy one-man show, The SomeNews Live Show, at several comedy festivals including Edinburgh, Manchester, Leicester, Brighton and Nottingham.
Press Quotes
“Allen hits the mark, with an effusive mix of biting satire and gleeful mud-slinging that recalls Russell Howard by way of Ian Hislop. More than worth a look.” ★★★★ – Three Weeks
“What was evident here, is the performer is quality, his mockery, and the excellent use of accents combined with clever voice-over interaction; is a performer with masses of talent.” – Fringe Review
“His improvisation was impressive, topical jokes quick and practised on his tongue to mix up with his banter with the audience. This is a tight, upbeat show that I would recommend going to see.” – Broadway Baby
“★★★★” – Love Fringe | “Very funny… cutting wit” – Time Out
“Excellent compere… Apollo-quality live comedy” ★★★★ – ThreeWeeks
“Truly unique… a big future ahead of him” – Crawley Observer
“Very funny and sometimes bizarre” – Surrey Mirror
“Charming and witty persona” – Chortle.co.uk
“A watch-worthy comedian” – Funny.co.uk | “Well informed wit.” – Latest7
TV & Radio appearances include:
BBC2’s The Mash Report
BBC Radio Kent (Steve N Allen’s Review of the Week)
Not The One Show, London Live
Steve’s writing credits include:
Heart FM breakfast show (Heart Network)
BBC’s News Jack
11 O’clock Show (Channel 4)
The Big Stage (FIVE)
The Way It Is (Radio 4)
True Lies (Radio 4)
Steve’s Weekly Newspaper Columns (Romford Recorder, Ilford Recorder, Surrey Mirror)
Show MC Jack Campbell
Jack Campbell is a stand-up comedian. Originating from rural Cambridgeshire, Jack now lives in Leicester and gigs all over the country.
Winner of English Comedian of the Year 2014, Jack has even performed in Australia, Germany, Finland, Latvia and Estonia.
Jack has always loved stand-up comedy and began performing whilst at De Montfort University, Leicester in 2009.
Career highlights (so far…)
* Winning English Comedian of the Year 2014. Read a review of the Final here.
* Shortlisted for the BBC Radio New Comedy Award Finals
* Performing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia (review)
* Regularly gigging with Professional TV Comedians
Show Opener Caroline Mabey
One of the most inventive comic voices in Britain, Caroline Mabey is a fringe and circuit favourite, appearing at festivals, theatres and clubs all around the country. Silly, warm and sharp as hell, she always creates a gag-packed frenzy of fun. She is a brilliant and accomplished MC, having been resident compere at the 99 Club for ten years.
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company…the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois between Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’
Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’
Time Out
‘Fabulous off-the-wall lines…will endure in the memory long after you’ve forgotten every word from the big-name stand-ups’
Chortle
‘No-one has made us laugh as much at this Fringe’
The Skinny
Middle Act Don Biswas
On the surface Don Biswas is a straight forward and old fashioned gag merchant. However, he does talk about a wide variety of unique subjects from having Dyspraxia, A.D.H.D and mild Asperger’s Syndrome (learning difficulties that effect coordination, concentration and social skills). Also thrown into the mix is politics, interwoven with conspiracy theories, for that extra punch.
When discussing politics Don very much takes an alternative view on the subject, thus talking about the lack choice available in the current system, mainstream media censorship to conspiracy theories, among other topics. However, all of this is done in a tongue and check way, with plenty of gags, meaning he is able to play to a wide variety of rooms.
His comedy has lead him to be a part of Abnormally Funny People a specialist comedy show for comics, who talk about their disabilities and difficulties. Don also has done school’s tour support (only for certain dates) for comedian John William’s solo shows My Son’s not Rainman. He also did his debut Edinburgh show Left-Wing Conspiracy Theorist with Dyspraxia in 2017. See reviews below. He has also done stand up on Radio 4 for the 13 million club and next year has a 30 minute stand up special coming out on the station.
The best Comedy Club in Bournemouth is Jaggers 🙂