The Comedy Network is coming to The Factory Live!
A monthly series of laugh-out-loud comedy nights, featuring the best up-and-coming comedians. Gather your friends, grab a drink from the bar and enjoy some of the hottest comedians on the circuit. See the stars of tomorrow, today!
LINEUP ANNOUNCED!
DANE BAPTISTE
Dane Baptiste has had a decade of dominance as a trailblazer, innovator and incendiary voice in the comedy community. The last 10 years of Dane’s career have come with a number of personal and industry milestones.
In 2014, Dane was nominated for Best Newcomer at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it turns out he was the first Black British comic to ever be nominated. This lead to Dane creating, writing and starring in ‘SunnyD’ on BBC Three, the first sitcom written by a black British writer with a Black British cast to appear on the BBC in over 20 years. The show was purchased by Lionsgate, with the intention of remaking an American version of the show under the auspices of ‘Scary Movie’ creator Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Dane went on to amass a number of TV and Radio credits, including appearing on and hosting Live At The Apollo in 2015 and 2017 respectively, whilst also appearing on a wide variety of recognised comedy TV shows, including 8 out 10 Cats, Countdown, Mock the Week and Comic Relief to name a few.
Dane’s Live work has gone from strength to strength since his debut show ‘Citizen Dane’; with successive live shows ‘Reasonable Doubts’ and ‘Gold Oil and Drugs’ not only being sell out international tour shows as far afield as Australia and the UAE, but also being adapted for shows such as ‘Live At The BBC’ on Netflix and ‘Live At Soho Theatre’ on Amazon Prime.
★★★★★ ‘A comical genius’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
★★★★★ ‘Masterfully crafted’ The Herald
★★★★ ‘A striking set’ Guardian
★★★★ ‘Observational comedy at its finest’ The Independent
★★★★ ‘Outstanding’ Scotsman
★★★★ ‘Powerful and persuasive’ Fest Magazine
MATTY HUDSON
Guitar, sampler and vocoder at the ready, the gifted Matty Hutson has a lovely time riffing on his hang-ups, cutting-edge crowd work, and how some famous hit-song characters really felt about those hit songs. Leicester Square New Comedian and Musical Comedy Awards three-time finalist, musical comedian Matty Hutson bares his sensitive soul, accompanied by as many instruments as he can fit into a suitcase. As heard on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show. 'I need to hear a whole album of this genius' (Shaun Keaveny). 'Would entertain any comedy club' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Emotional but hilarious' (Comedy.co.uk).
KATHRYN HIGGINS
Kathryn is a powerhouse, bold but friendly Irish comic with a playful style. A member of the Soho Theatre Comedy Lab 2019, she was also a Funny Women Semi-finalist 2021 and BBC New Comedy Award regional finalist 2021.