Live At The Empire with Simon Amstell
at Hackney Empire, London
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Simon Amstell
Former C4 Popworld presenter, host of The Morning After Show and Mardi Gras comedy competition finalist. Simon has won an RTS Award for his work on Never Mind The Buzzcocks as well as a Broadcast Award, two British Comedy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA in 2008 which was the year that he left Never Mind The Buzzcocks to concentrate on his live stand-up shows across the country. Simon’s debut feature length film 'Carnage' aired on BBC iPlayer in 2017, followed by 'Benjamin' which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2018 and was released internationally to widespread critical acclaim. 'Existential questions with belly laughs...Comedy is rarely as smart or adventurous as this' (Chortle) 'Masterful' (Metro).
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Sindhu Vee
Born and brought up in India, Sindhu Vee is now based in London and splits her time between comedy and raising her three children – and gigantic labrador. She was nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and made the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2016.
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Rhys James
'Rhys James is a comedian who began performing in 2009 in student competitions such as Comedy Central's Funniest Student in 2010, and Chortle's Student Comedy Award. He made his Edinburgh debut as a performer for The Pleasance Comedy Reserve in 2010, and again in 2012 as a performer in AAA- Stand Up. He has also written material for Russell Howard's Good News (www.chortle.co.uk). He’s a super-sharp writer, with a ton of smart, intricately-written jokes and stories where you’re never more than a few seconds away from another punchline. 'Highly amusing' (The Stage).
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Catherine Bohart
Catherine Bohart is a comedian, writer and actor. Catherine started performing stand-up in 2015 and since then has enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks of UK and Irish comedy. In 2016, she was a finalist in both the BBC New Comedy Awards and Funny Women, drawing praise in the final of the former for having “a distinctive voice and a story you’d like to hear” (Chortle) and in the latter for being “pretty much the perfect comedy package” (Beyond The Joke).
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Hackney Empire
291 Mare Street
Hackney
London
E8 1EJ
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- hackneyempire.co.uk
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- 0208 985 2424
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