Winchester Comedy Festival
Winchester Comedy Festival: Autumn Gala 2022
An evening of stand-up comedy from Angelos Epithemiou, Fin Taylor, Alistair Barrie and Mark Maier (MC).
Line up subject to change.
Unfortunately, Sindhu Vee, James Gill and Jarlath Regan will no longer be appearing due to unforeseen circumstances.
Angelos Epithemiou
Unwitting star of Shooting Stars (BBC2), Dave's One Night Stand and Channel 4's The Angelos Epithemiou Show, cult favourite Angelos Epithemiou.
Think Little Britain meets Vic and Bob meets a smattering of Ivan Brackenbury and then lower your expectations and get on board.
Angelos Epithemiou is the creation of critically acclaimed performer, Dan Renton Skinner, who has starred in such blockbuster films as The Spy Who Dumped Me, High Rise and Swallows and Amazons, and for BBC Films and such TV serial-classics as The Tracy Ullman Show, Friday Night Dinner, and The Wrong Mans.
Fin Taylor
Fin Taylor has made a name for himself as one of the most talked about comedians working in the UK. A favourite of Edinburgh Festival audiences, his regular 5-star sell out shows have propelled him on to appearances on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo, The Mash Report, and 8 out of 10 Cats (E4), as well as Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and Live From The Comedy Store.
In Australia he has appeared on The Project as well as The Allstars Melbourne Gala (ABC) and at Just For Laughs in Montreal he recorded a spot on The Michael Che Gala (CBC). In the US, Fin has written for Comedy Central’s Alec Baldwin Roast.
Alistair Barrie
Alistair Barrie is one of the top headliners on the international comedy circuit. He has performed in over 40 countries including acclaimed performances in Australia, Cape Town, Mumbai, New Zealand and the legendary Comedy Cellar in New York. He is a regular at London’s world-famous Comedy Store and a core member of their weekly topical Cutting Edge team.
He has made countless appearances at UK music festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, Bestival and Green Man and taken several solo shows to The Edinburgh Festival. His 2013 and 2015 shows were nominated for Best Show at The Fringe with the latter transferring to London for a run at The Soho Theatre, and he was runner-up in the 2015 English Comedian of the Year.
Mark Maier (MC)
Talented award-winning writer and stand-up, Mark Maier, is an established and highly sought after performer on both the national and international comedy circuits. He has worked the comedy clubs of Germany, Holland, Ireland, Hong Kong, The Bahamas, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Mark has appeared in Harry Hill The Movie and in various cameo roles in the series Harry Hill’s TEA-TIME. Amongst his many credits, Mark has taught and performed improvisation with Catherine Tate in London and has had a string of successful radio series, in which he was both writer and performer.
