2010 Edinburgh Fringe

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Former Leicester Comedian of the Year and Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist Henry Paker is coming back to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the Five Pound Fringe equipped with his first solo show - 3D Bugle - featuring an hour of odds and sods, posturing and white knuckle whimsy.

Previous runs at the Fringe have seen Henry bolster his profile on the circuit, with Three Weeks writing in their four star review that 'the star is Henry Paker; every one of his jokes is built up perfectly, and the punch line is always hilarious. Clever material, but silly enough not to alienate anyone' and urging audiences to 'see this show while you can', whilst Chortle said that his was a 'mightily impressive set that is rarely less than superb... The man will be a star.'

Henry began his career in comedy in 2006 and enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks, being selected to participate in the prestigious comedy showcase The Comedy Zone in Edinburgh in 2008 and gaining glowing four star reviews from the likes of the Sunday Times along the way.

The stand-up's talents were soon called on for television with appearances on Paramount Comedy's Edinburgh and Beyond and The Nuts TV Comedy Club, and he recently appeared on Radio 4 as part of Arthur Smith's Balham Bash. He has written material for shows including the BBC's Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock The Week, and Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats.

The Edinburgh Fringe 2009 saw Henry perform in Mark Watson's hit show The Hotel alongside Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Tom Basden as well as writing and participating in sketch show Superclump at The GRV. He also took part in Paker / Richards with Absolute Radio's Gareth Richards which received four star reviews, with Three Weeks declaring that 'Henry Paker has to be one of the funniest comedians I have ever witnessed'.

Henry is also a cartoonist and his book Don't Arm Wrestle a Pirate, created with fellow comedian Dave Skinner, was featured on the Richard & Judy Book Club and his cartoon Why Steve Was Late appears in The Times every Friday.