Gary Delaney is a multi award-winning stand-up comedian and widely regarded as one of the greatest joke writers of his generation.
His ‘nine minutes of one-liners’ on Live at the Apollo has garnered over sixty million views online. He was a regular on Mock the Week and has contributed to numerous TV programs and other comedians. Often regarded as the most quoted comedian in the country, he’s also known for his rather cheeky humor.
This is one of a series of exclusive shows he is performing for Shaft Of Wit Comedy, which are also among his last club appearances for a while, as he takes a step back to prepare for his biggest ever tour in 2026 . It could be years before he is up close live and local like this again.
Supporting Gary for this show will be ....
CARL DONNELLY
Carl started performing stand-up in 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting comedians. His conversational, silly sense of humour saw him win a host of awards (Chortle Best Newcomer 2007, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007 among others) and become a regular at all of the finest comedy clubs in the UK and Ireland.
In 2009, Carl performed his debut solo show Relax Everyone, it’s Carl Donnelly! at the Edinburgh Fringe for which he was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Since then, Carl has returned to Edinburgh with three further solo shows and will return with another in 2015, after his nomination in 2013 for the Fosters Comedy Award.
Carl has also appeared on various TV shows including Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, Dave’s One Night Stand, Stand Up for the Week, Russell Howard’s Good News.
DAVID EAGLE
David Eagle is a comedian and musician. He’s a member of three-time BBC Radio 2 folk award-winning band The Young ‘Uns.
In 2018 David branched out into stand-up comedy and was crowded New Comedian Of The Year at Nottingham Comedy Festival, Bath Comedy Festival and Leicester Square Theatre.
Recently he featured on BBC Radio 4/s flagship comedy ‘The Now Show’
David is blind, and his comedy often explores how his disability means the most ordinary, commonplace events are turned into surreal and convoluted dramas. Occasionally he dons his accordion (often as a spiteful repost to hecklers) and performs one of his comedy songs, such as his George Formby parody, described by the Guardian as “a comic tour de force.”
Winner of tghe very first Dirty Dozen Live Comedy Shootout, David is a superb stand up.. Winner of New Comedian Of The Year (Leicester Square Theatre 2019, Bath Comedy Festival 2019, Nottingham Comedy Festival 2018) and member of three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning band The Young'uns
