Winchester Comedy Festival: Winter Gala 2022

Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/12/2022
7:30 pm

Location.
Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street,
Winchester,
Hampshire,
SO23 8SB.

Event Description

An evening of stand-up comedy from Sindhu Vee, Isy Suttie, Josh Pugh, Tom Deacon (MC).

Sindhu Vee

Sindhu Vee is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor.

Since swapping a career in investment banking for one in comedy, Sindhu has fast become one of the most exciting and sought-after talents on the UK circuit.

In 2018 Sindhu took her eagerly-anticipated debut hour, Sandhog, to the Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. After the Fringe, Sindhu took Sandhog to the Soho Theatre for two sold-out runs and on a hugely successful 92 date UK tour.

Sindhu has appeared on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI and Have I Got News For You. She is also a sought-after actor, with roles in the critically acclaimed Netflix shows Feel Good and Sex Education in 2020. Sindhu has recently been cast as Mrs Phelps in upcoming Netflix feature film adaptation of Matilda.

Isy Suttie

As seen as Dobby in Channel 4’s Peep Show, Esther in Shameless, Ally in Man Down.

Isy has also appeared on Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hypothetical, QI and much more.

Isy has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards, and won a gold Sony Award for her BBC Radio 4 series Isy Suttie’s Love Letters.

The paperback of her second book, Jane Is Trying, was released in spring 2022.

“Suttie’s eye for revealing detail yields plenty of laughs” The Guardian

Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh is a comedian, writer, winner of English Comedian of the Year and the Birmingham Breaking Talent Award.

This year he wrote for Dave Channel’s new show The Island and The Emily Atack Show for ITV.

Josh performs stand up across the country and has toured in the UK and Australia.

“An almost certain future star… this is a classy hour of charming left field comedy” Chortle

Tom Deacon (MC)

Since winning the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2007, Deacon has hosted his own BBC
Radio 1 show, done some telly (The Rob Brydon Show, Fake Reaction, Dave’s One Night Stand), and followed The Champions League around the world as The Eurofan – notching up over one million views on YouTube.

A slick, upbeat, confident and loveable performer.

Event Contact Information

Website Address: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/whats-on/winchester-comedy-festival-winter-gala-2022
Contact Telephone Number: 01962 840 440