Gits & Shiggles Comedy - Rosie Holt, Ahir Shah, Abandoman, Joe Jacobs + More
Rosie Holt + Ahir Shah + Abandoman + Joe Jacobs
Entry Requirements: 18+ after 7pm
Gits and Shiggles is one of London's best comedy nights, organising events throughout the capital as well as their bi-monthly residency at The Half Moon, Putney.
Bringing you the best in emerging, established and alternative stand-up, sketch, musical, character and improv comedy, acts performing at past and future events include Jack Whitehall, Alistair McGowan, Sean Hughes, Josh Widdicombe, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Andrew Lawrence, Josh Howie, Loretta Maine, EastEnd Cabaret, Andy Zaltzman, Rich Fulcher, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Little, Piff the Magic Dragon, Pappy's, Humphrey Ker, Dr Brown, Cardinal Burns, Tony Law, The Beta Males, Isy Suttie, Frank Sanazi, Wit Tank, Norman Lovett, Alex Horne, Adam Bloom, Ava Vidal, Lucy Porter, Patrick Monahan, Jigsaw, Jay Foreman, Daniel Simonsen, Stephen Carlin and Bridget Christie.
"Awesome comedy night... If you haven't been yet, go. They've got chairs and everything" - Rich Fulcher, The Mighty Boosh
"Ace line-ups picked by true comedy connoisseurs" - Time Out
Line Up
Rosie Holt is an actor and writer best known for her viral internet videos on twitter skewering the political landscape since the pandemic. She is the winner of the Chortle Social Media Award 2022 and is a BPG Emerging Creator Nominee.
She attended drama school at LAMDA, where she gained a BA (Hons) in acting.
Rosie was a finalist at the Amused Moose New Comic, Leicester Square New Comedian & Bath New Act awards. She has appeared on The Russell Howard Hour ( Sky ) Ashley Blaker 6.5 Children ( Radio 4) and performed in the critically acclaimed two-hander theatre show The Crown Live! with Brendan Murphy (The Gilded Balloon / Wilton's Music Hall).
One of the finest and most eloquent political comedy voices in the UK, Ahir Shah was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in both 2017 and 2018, and has since appeared on Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and as a regular on The Mash Report.
"Stuffed with big ideas" ★★★★ The Times
"Humour and poetry in existential angst" ★★★★ The Guardian
"He is a compelling, muscular orator and an ambitious writer of pithy, poetic phrases" ★★★★ Chortle
"Not so much dotted as it is deluged with big laughs throughout" ★★★★ The Skinny
Welcome to the world of Ireland’s finest hip hop musical comedian, Rob Broderick, a.k.a. Abandoman.
Using his trademark blend of audience interaction and razor-sharp improvisation, Abandoman will take you on a magical journey, transforming the audience’s likes, loathes and daydreams into hit songs and captivating tales.
Abandoman has previously won Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Best Comedy Newcomer at the Adelaide Fringe, headlined comedy stages at Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, performed in the house band for Alan Carr's Happy Hour on Channel 4 alongside Craig David, played the part of Dictionary Corner in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as supported and toured with pop behemoth Ed Sheeran.
“An unstoppable force of nature” ★★★★The List
“Broderick has us in the palm of his hand from the minute he starts until the very last mic drop” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Flight of the Conchords meets 8 mile” ★★★★ Chortle
“Broderick clearly has a lightning wit” The Herald
”Wildly funny and technically incredible” ★★★★★ The Age (AU)
Joe Jacobs is a London based comedian, rapper and writer. Since 2012, he has performed nationally and internationally, sharing bills with acts including Bill Burr, Stewart Lee and Mr. Motivator.
His live shows effortlessly flit between hip hop and comedy and he’s been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA, plus gained millions of viral video views online. In addition to stand up, as solo artist Jester Jacobs, he’s released regular music since his debut Mental Disorder in 2008.
