Comedy

The Constitutional , 51 Town Street , Leeds Ls28 5 HX

COMEDY AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL: Saturday 19 October

Featuring Dane Baptiste, Julie Jepson and Maria Shahata

Doors 7pm, first act onstage 8pm

Your acts for the evening...

DANE BAPTISTE

Original, provocative and exceptionally prolific – Baptiste is already being hailed as one of the most exciting acts to break in years. The London born stand up made comedy history in 2014 as the first black British act to be nominated for a Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

He had incredible success with his debut stand up show Citizen Dane, completing two sold out runs at London’s Soho Theatre (with additional dates added due to phenomenal demand). He has since written and starred in his own BBC sitcom series and made numerous other TV and radio appearances.

His second stand up show Reasonable Doubts was met with sold out audiences and huge critical acclaim at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, with his first nationwide solo tour following in 2016. In 2017, he presented his third stand up hour G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs.) about our worldwide pursuit of wealth, power and pleasure which achieved another total sell out run.

Credits include hosting Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at the London Palladium (ITV1), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Live from the BBC (BBC Two), 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4) and his own BBC sitcom, Sunny D.

★★★★★ ‘A comical genius’ - EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

★★★★★ ‘Masterfully crafted’ - THE HERALD

★★★★ ‘A striking set’ - GUARDIAN

★★★★ ‘Observational comedy at its finest’ - THE INDEPENDENT

★★★★ ‘Outstanding’ - SCOTSMAN

★★★★ ‘Powerful and persuasive’ FEST MAGAZINE

JULIE JEPSON

Julie Jepson burst onto the comedy circuit in 2005 when she reached the final of the Funny Women Comedy Awards on only her third gig. Since then she has become a hugely sought after act, regularly prforming in clubs and theatres up and down the country, in Europe and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brighton Comedy Festival and Exeter Comedy Festival. She has appeared at Pride Festivals in Manchester, Brighton, Oxford and Nottingham.

As a comedian, Julie is down to earth, very quick and a great improviser. She has northen charm by the bucket load, mixing witty stage patter that guides the audience through her curious worldview with a disarming charm.

"Intellingent stand-up that is instantly engaging. Truly fabluous" - BBC

MARIA SHEHATA

Maria Shehata is an award-winning American comedian quickly making a name for herself in the UK. She has a conversational delivery and sardonic wit that has been charming audiences all over the world.

She's been seen on BBC’s Period Dramas, Channel 5's Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups...Ever! and the viral Comic Relief video Modern Dating Horror Stories. She has been heard on BBC's Breaking the News and Radio 4. Maria's stand up has been featured on Comedy Central’s The Watch List, Showtime’s Bridging the Gap, and Nuvo TV's Stand Up and Deliver.

She was one of six comedians featured in the docu-series The Cradle of Comedy and she’s appeared in the films 100 Jokes and the quirky indie romcom Brand New Old Love. Her writing has been published in Modern Love in the New York Times.

Maria is winner of Best Comedian at the Hollywood Festival of New Cinema, and Best Comedy at the Miami Web Fest where she was nominated for Best Actress. Maria was also shortlisted as one of the Five Best New Performers at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe by The 99 Club.