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Alternative comedian Joe Kent-Walters: ‘I used to do a strip tease with carrier bags’

The Yorkshire-born standups’s surreal take on a working men’s club has bagged him comedy awards and a BBC radio pilot. But even as he dreams of a Mrs Merton-style talkshow, he’s still insistent on keeping things surreal

The Guardian - UK

Double win for Yorkshire in Edinburgh comedy awards

Hull’s Amy Gledhill wins best show and Huddersfield’s Joe Kent-Walters named best newcomer, with Rob Copland winning Victoria Wood award

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh comedy awards champ Amy Gledhill is a delightful standup now set for breakout success

The festival’s top prize has gone to a warmly witty act, previously nominated for best newcomer, with the chops to become a household name

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The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have named their stars of tomorrow

Stars who’ve won awards at the annual ceremony include Sarah Millican, Frank Skinner and Lee Evans

The Independent UK

Edinburgh fringe comedy 2024 week two roundup: I’ve seen 50 shows but am I laughing?

Debuts rich in neurodiversity and self-analysis jostle for attention at this year’s festival with a beloved grandma, the Russian elite and a misguided attempt at an apology

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Fringe 2024: all of the stand-out shows (so far) from this year's comedy festival

From Anna Akana’s dark successor to Baby Reindeer, to Sarah Keyworth’s warmly witty exploration of gender identity, there’s plenty to love at this year’s Fringe

Evening Standard

Joe Kent-Walters Is Frankie Monroe: Live!!! review – one hell of a host

The BBC New Comedy award-winner resurrects a cadaver of an idea as a Rotherham working men’s club MC with a devilish twist

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Edinburgh festival 2024: six of the funniest comedians at the fringe

Looking for rising stars this summer? Try some gossipy standup, an end-of-the-pier homage and a ‘gay witch sex cult’

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