24 April - Ed Night Roast Battle, The Mash Report, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee, "So bleakly funny... you felt winded" Guardian with Bella Hull Comedy Central Live "A wealth of outrageous material." The Skinny,  Dan Fardell "One of the best new joke writers I've seen in ages. He has so many lines that make me think 'I wish I'd thought of that." Romesh Ranganathan and MC Ben Van Der Velde

17 April - Nathan Caton Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News "A charming and convincing operator." The List with Tom Toal "charmingly entertaining"  The Scotsman, Katie Green Comedy Central Live and MC Lucy Frederick

10 April - Ria Lina QI, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg "Sharp, satirical and ridiculously gifted." Evening Standard with Alex Kealy “Rising star of the British stand-up scene…a reservoir of memorable gags.” The List, Blank Peng "Delightful presence with a faux innocence that conceals a cutting edge." and MC Ben Van Der Velde

3 April - Allyson June Smith Tour support for Katherine Ryan, John Bishop and Stephen Merchant “Simply one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever worked with." Jason Manford with Kate Martin "brilliantly funny, energetic and a little bit filthy" Angela Barnes, Becky Umbers New Zealand Comedy Festival Best Newcomer and MC Robyn Perkins 

27 March - Sophie Duker Taskmaster Winner 2022, Live at The Apollo BBC2, Mock the Week BBC2, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 and Hypothetical Dave "Gloriously weird and entertaining" Time Out with Radu Isac "Intelligently subversive." The Scotsman,  Kathryn Mather Comedy Central Live "Her black humour certainly hit a chord with the room." Chortle and MC Ben Van Der Velde

20 March - Jordan Brookes Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner: Best Show, The Russell Howard Hour "Experimental, disconcerting and enthralling." The Guardian with Carly Smallman BBC Radio 4 "smutty outspoken jollity" The Telegraph, Matt Foster "a comedic treasure" Yuk Yuk Comedy and MC Ben Van Der Velde

13 March - Larry Dean Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle "has the easy charm of an arena comic and the high joke rate too.” The Guardian introducing Khalid Winter and Chin Wang with MC Ben Van Der Velde

6 March - Janine Harouni Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Comedians Giving Lectures, The Now Show “Ready for her Netflix special." The Times with Farah Sharp "Hilarious and finely-honed comedy." Chortle, Horatio Gould Tour support for Frankie Boyle, 50 million views online "Will be this country's Judd Apatow." Seann Walsh and MC Robyn Perkins

28 February - Andrew O'Neill Good Omens, Never Mind the Buzzcocks “In their own extraordinary way, O’Neill is one of the most powerfully and radically political comics.” The Scotsman with Jessie Nixon "a streak of cynicism with a degree of charm" Funny Women introducing Ben Poxon and MC Ben Van Der Velde

21 February - Esther Manito Live at the Apollo, Hypothetical, Russell Kane's Evil Genius “At times it’s like Victoria Wood has taken the mic.” Radio Times, introducing Ross Smith and Deage Paxton with Dee Allum Winner of the Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2021 "Calm, dry yet pointed wit." Chortle  and MC Ben Van Der Velde

14 February - Michael Odewale Live at the Apollo, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee, Mock the Week with Mickey Overman Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week,  "Wit, precision and more than a little mischief." The Scotsman introducing Laura McMahon "She's a natural." Broadway Baby, Lizzie Simpson and MC Ben Van Der Velde

7 February - Lou Sanders Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, QI "Utterly delightful and hugely talented." Time Out with Alexander Bennett "Fun, funny and tremendously engaging." Chortle, introducing Katie Green Comedy Central Live and MC Ben Van Der Velde

31 January - Sally Anne Hayward Tour Support for Sarah Millican, Russell Kane and Suzi Ruffell "Innate effusive likeability with straightforward but effective writing.... a primetime act" Chortle with Finlay Christie 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Stand-Up Sketch Show "Delivering a hugely impressive debut that could legitimately see him labelled as the voice of his generation." and introducing Victoria Howden and Matt Rouse and MC Ben Van Der Velde

24 January - Clinton Baptiste Phoenix Nights "crammed with innuendo and British comedy's best swearing" The Telegraph with Chloe Petts The Frank Skinner Show, House of Games, Fighting Talk "a rising star whose name will soon be in lights." Evening Standard, Josh Weller Stand Up Sketch Show "he delivers a smart, engaging package" The List and MC Ben Van Der Velde

17 January - Ahir Shah Live at the Apollo, QI, Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner: Best Show "Fiendishly clever and furious." The Times with Tadiwa Mahlunge Comedy Central Live, Comedians Giving Lectures "A likeable demeanour that it sometimes disguises the fierceness of his material." Rolling Stone, introducing Jacob Hatton and Sally Firth and MC Ben Van Der Velde

10 January - Fern Brady LIve at the Apollo, Live from the BBC, Taskmaster "A great comic sensibility with moments of sparkling verve." The Guardian with Ali Woods Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Featured on LadBible and Buzzfeed “In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal.” Beyond The Joke, Thor Stenhaug "Heart-warming and hilariously self-aware stand up" Ed Fringe Review and MC Ben Van Der Velde

3 January - Sara Pascoe LIve at the Apollo, QI, Taskmaster "Defiantly idiosyncratic and highly accessible." Evening Standard with Shalaka Kurup "material with bite and a bit of naughtiness" Chortle, introducing Roger O'Sullivan BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist and MC Ben Van Der Velde 

29 November - Sam Campbell Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner: Best Show, Taskmaster with Peter Flanagan "Robust, amiable, high laugh count" Chortle, Jenan Younis “Sharp, hip, smart comedian – not to be missed!” The List and MC Ben Van Der Velde

22 November - Prince Abdi Lateish with Mo Gilligan with Kelsey De Almeida Tour support for Russell Kane, Priya Hall Comedy Central Live, Live at the BBC and MC Ben Van Der Velde

15 November - Olga Koch Live at the Apollo, QI, Frankie Boyle's New World Order with Adam Beardsmore "Genuinely funny, innovative and disarming" Nick Page, Angus Dunican "An unstoppable storyteller." Voice, Will Hitt and MC Ben Van Der Velde

8 November - Abandoman 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Ed Sheeran Tour Support with Alexandra Haddow Arthur Smith's Comedy Club, Peter Jones Comedy Up Late ABC and MC Ben Van Der Velde

1 November - Iain Stirling Taskmaster, The Russell Howard Hour, Love Island with Ray Badran “We're talking embarrassing, stomach-hurting, weeping kind of laughter” New Zealand Herald, Natalie Durkin The John Bishop Show, Caroline Madds and MC Ben Van Der Velde

25 October Tom Ward Live at the Apollo, QI, Roast Battle, "Fine jokes and star presence.” Time Out Paul F Taylor Harry Hill's Clubnite and BBC Radio 4, Jamie D'Souza Comedy Central and MC Robyn Perkins

18 October - Ian Smith Edinburgh Comedy Award: Best Show Nominee, The Now Show, The News Quiz “An effortlessly brilliant stand-up.” The Scotsman with Gilli Apter Trevor Noah tour support Scott Oswald "Improv Veteran" Joke Pit, Pravyana Pillay BBC Radio Wales and MC Ben Van Der Velde

11 October - Arthur Smith QI, Have I Got News For You, People Just Do Nothing with SECRET MYSTERY SUPERSTAR GUEST QI, Would I Lie to You, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Late Night Mash, Chloe Petts The Frank Skinner Show, House of Games, Fighting Talk, Jim Hao Li Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist and MC Ben Van Der Velde

4 October - Carl Donnelly Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Mock the Week, As Yet Untitled, "Observational genius." Guardian, "Excellent anecdotal material." Sunday Times with Huge Davies Ediburgh Comedy Award Nominee, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Now Show, Runi Talwar Writer for The News Quiz, Now Show and Have I Got News For You and MC Ben Van Der Velde

27 September - Harriet Kemsley "Good unclean fun and high-calibre jokes." Guardian, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Comedians Giving Lectures, Roast Battle with Tadiwa Mahlunge Comedy Central Live, Comedians Giving Lectures, Don Biswas "Raw honesty, political comedy, and well-timed one-liners." Chortle and MC Ben Van Der Velde

20 September - Nick Helm, "A true comedy daredevil." Time Out Live at the Apollo, Uncle with Jodie Mitchell "Consistently funny while also being very sharp and moving.” The Stage, Josh Weller Stand Up Sketch Show and MC Ben Van Der Velde

13 September - Cally Beaton Live at the Apollo, QI and The Now Show with Ali Woods Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Featured on LadBible and Buzzfeed, Amy Annette Tour support for Lou Sanders and Rose Matafeo and MC Ben Van Der Velde

6 September - Markus Birdman "Just brilliant." / "A torrent of formidable gags." Simon Cowell/Chortle Britain's Got Talent, Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast with Lily Philips BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Chantel Nash Funny Woman Finalist 2023, Will Duggan Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner and MC Ben Van Der Velde