Comedy in (the) Space - Sam Nicoresti
19 Jun - 19 JunSam Nicoresti won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show at the Fringe 2025 with her show Baby Doomer, selling out her whole run and receiving rave reviews from critics. Baby Doomer would then transfer to the Soho Theatre in London, where it would have a three week sell out run. She is now touring the show around the UK in 2026 before taking it to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April, and then LA’s Netflix is a Joke festival in May. Sam is also a Chortle Best MC Nominee 2024 & Leicester Square New Comedian Winner 2021. “An ebullient hour with a sky-high joke count” – ★★★★ The Guardian. “Uproariously funny, life-affirming, angry, dumb, insightful and political all at once” – ★★★★.5 Steve Bennett, Chortle.
Tim Renkow is a BAFTA-nominated actor and award-winning comedian and writer. He’s the creator, co-writer and star of award-winning comedy JERK, which ran for 3 series on BBC Three and was subsequently repeated on BBC One. It wasreceived well by audiences and critics alike. Tim co-wrote all 3 series with Shaun Pye. He’s taken 5 one-man shows to the Edinburgh Fringe – AT LEAST HELL HAS RAMPS; KIM JONG-UN, MUHAMMAD, JESUS AND OTHER POWER HUNGRY MANIACS; KING OF THE TRAMPS and TIM RENKOW HAS ACCEPTED SATAN AS LORD AND SAVIOUR earned him the Leicester Square Best Newcomer Award, The Amused Moose Comedy Award and a Chortle Best Newcomer nomination. ‘Tim Renkow has created a Larry David for a new generation’ – ★★★★ The Guardian.
MC James Dowdeswell has worked all over the world from Shanghai to Slovakia, Malta to Melbourne. He turned professional after winning the Jongleurs New Act Of The Year Award in 2000. Dowdeswell has appeared on numerous TV shows including Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC) and Extras (BBC) where he played the Count in the David Bowie episode. He also presented World Cup Round Up for Sky Sports. James is the author of The Pub Manifesto: A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs. This was published by CAMRA Books in November 2018. It was nominated for The Guild Of British Beer Writers Award for The Long Live The Local Award for Best Book On Pubs 2019. It was name-checked as one of the best Christmas books by a comedian in The London Evening Standard. “James Dowdeswell is a real master of the comedian’s craft.” Chortle.co.uk.
This show will feature the winner of The Space’s comedy competition. A quest to find the new host of our monthly open-mic night, Space for Laughs. Who will be our mystery victor? There’s only one way to find out… come along and see.
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