To coincide with the Pride Festival, we're having a Pride Special Night, and Healing Comedy Club are proud to present the captivating Chelsea Hart, the dazzling Dame Theresa Thompson’s-Gazelle and, the awesome Alice-India headlining the night, with the excellent Emily McQuade MC-ing the night.
Doors Open: 7pm
Show Starts: 8pm
Interval:
Show Ends: 10:30 PM
A little bit about our headliners and MC.
Chelsea Hart is a young stand up comedian, opera singer, hailing from Alaska. Chelsea has been a professional street performer for 3 years, having performed in 30 countries around the world. She has performed stand up in Spain, Germany, Norway, France, Ireland, the UK, and live-streamed to China, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Poland. Most recently she headlined a four city tour of Bosnia and Herzegovina with her hour show "Chelsea Loves Bosnia." She combines her street smart crowd work and opera voice with relatable observations, anecdotes and stories. She performs with Soho Comedy Club, Mirth Control, Funny Women, The Stand, The Glee Club, Krater Komedy, and others.
“An extraordinary presence. Fresh, funny, smart, surprising”. -Kate Copstick (The Scotsman)
“An engaging, energetic and commanding stage presence, Chelsea brings with her a unique style and an ability to tap into an audience's wavelength.” -The Glee Club
"Chelsea is a buoyant force of nature who skips between genres with ease. She commands the room in an open and engaging way with clear experience from years of street performing. She creates a familiarity with the audience to bring them into her world in a natural and fresh way." -Phil Kay
"Chelsea Hart was easily one of the best of the night. An Alaskan, Chelsea had a wonderful energy and enthusiasm... I hope she goes far in comedy." -North West End
Dame Theresa Thomson's-Gazelle is the creation of Sarah Crowden, a British character actress who works extensively on film, television, and in the theatre.
Theatre appearances include RSC, West End and The Young Vic.
TV appearances include such iconic series as Wolf Hall and Downton Abbey.
Film includes appearances in Mr Holmes, Dustin Hoffman's Quartet and Miss Potter.
Commercials include numerous campaigns, most notably for Specsavers (UK and Europe), Tele2 Holland, and After 8 Germany.
She is a professional writer, contributes to the literary quarterly Slightly Foxed and has reviewed books for The Lady, TLS, Geographical and Literary Review amongst others.
In 2017 Sarah started performing stand-up comedy on the London circuit as Dame Theresa Thompson's-Gazelle.
“Very funny” - Martin Besserman, Monkey Business Comedy Club
Emily McQuade is a slightly shorter than average female human rumoured to appear at stand-up comedy gigs around the UK. She is most easily identified by her large hair (some say the hair has a seperate consciousness from Emily herself, but this is yet to be proven) and frequent utterances of deadpan whimsy. In summer 2018, Emily will be performing at both Brighton and Camden Fringes in a show entitled 'Lone Wolf McQuade & Friends' with two of her splendid comedy buddies.
"Emily is darkly jolly, fearlessly funny and hysterically honest."
(Jack Wheeler, Coffee Cocktails Jokes comedy club.)
"I'm not sure I believe that Emily McQuade exists, but it would be nice to think that she might be out there somewhere." A.Beast - Bodmin Moor.
Come watch these outstanding acts alongside an array of footlining 5 min open mic acts.
Our fantastic footliners for the night are:
Best 5 minute act will be invited back for a ten spot, host Rudy Ilyas will hand out pens and scoresheets.
Join us for a night of camp frivolity :)