Simon Brodkin
+ Luke Kempner + Adam Hess
After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, multiple sell-out tours and various court appearances following world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter, Donald Trump, Kanye West and Britain’s Got Talent, the award-winning comedian unleashes his funniest creation yet… himself!
Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest new impressionist for the millennial comedy generation with his contemporary take on pop culture mimicry.
Combining razor sharp stand-up with his incisively accurate imitations, Luke is familiar to television audiences with his regular appearances in the BAFTA winning Murder in Successville (BBC3) and as the breakout star of The Imitation Game on ITV1, which led to an appearance on The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1).
He has made a big impact with his slots on Love Island Aftersun (ITV2) and his other credits also include Celebability (ITV2), Hey Tracey (ITV2) and Pointless Celebrities (BBC1). Luke created and starred in his own review show for ITV2, entitled Luke Kempner’s Impression of 2015 and was the resident comedian on Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side (Channel 5) for 9 series. He is also a regular on BBC Radio 4’s topical comedy institutions The Now Show and News Jack.
Luke began his career in musical theatre, starring in the West End with Les Miserables, Avenue Q and South Pacific. His Edinburgh Festival debut show was the smash Fringe hit The Only Way Is Downton, a one man comedy musical tour de force which toured extensively to theatres and festivals across the UK and U.S.A. and initially garnered global attention in 2012 with his hit viral video Downstairs at Downton.
His last show at the Edinburgh Fringe was for the sold out run of House Of Faces, which then toured nationwide throughout 2019.
‘A hugely accomplished impressionist, with the technical skill to jump in and out of a huge range of real-life characters in a beat.’ Chortle
‘a blumin’ genius!.’ Dawn French
Adam Hess, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated chap and star of ITV’s Tonight at the London Palladium and Live from the BBC. He's five foot eleven, he hates other families' plates, and he had his 18th birthday party on a riverboat on the Thames so when people realised how boring it was they couldn't leave.
‘Adam Hess is one of those comedians you feel like could just walk on stage completely unprepared and absolutely kill for the whole hour’ ★★★★★ - Theatre Weekly
‘For good quality gags per minute, there is no better comedian’ ★★★★ - The Independent
‘Relentlessly entertaining, full of beautiful imagery’ ★★★★ - Time Out
‘One of the most out and out hilarious shows on the fringe’ ★★★★ - 1/2 Chortle
‘I’ve seen few shows that are funnier’ ★★★★ - The Times