The Comedy Crawl 2011

A brand new comedy festival is arriving in London this May Bank Holiday. Showcasing a diverse stable of brand new and critically acclaimed talent alongside some surprise special guests, The Comedy Crawl is promising to be an unforgettable experience.

This new comedy festival takes place in Camden on the 30th April and 1st May 2011 alongside the established Gaymers Camden Crawl, with one ticket gaining you access to the many live comedy shows taking place over the two evenings.

Over 100 comedians will be performing across the weekend, including top stand-up comics like Rufus Hound (pictured), Brendon Burns, Shappi Khorsandi and Andrew Maxwell; sketch groups like Pappy's and Wittank, and musical variety acts such as Frisky & Mannish and Abandoman.

Created by the founders of the Gaymers Camden Crawl, the organisers say The Comedy Crawl has been setup to "act as a conduit to showcase the best emerging comic artists alongside surprise guests from a multitude of disciplines ranging from sketch, stand-up and improv to musical comedy and burlesque to the most outlandish of styles."

Immediately following a daytime programme of comedy events integrated into the Gaymers Camden Crawl line up, The Comedy Crawl will belly laugh into the night as a separate stand alone event for the more comedically inclined over both evenings of the weekend. The great thing about the festival is that one ticket (available as a weekend pass or day ticket) will allow unlimited access to all Comedy Crawl venues and aftershow parties (capacity permitting). The programme kicks off from 7pm on both days of the weekend and runs until midnight.

The various festival venues are being run by respected promoters like Feature Spot, GetComedy, Knock2Bag and Gag Reflex, so punters can be sure of some good shows. No need to read the whole list, but check out some of the names performing: Sean Hughes, Isy Suttie, Shappi Khorsandi, Rufus Hound, Abandoman, Adam Bloom, Andrew Maxwell, Brendon Burns, Frisky & Mannish, Pappy's, Phil Kay, Phil Nichol, Rich Fulcher, Robin Ince, Barry Castagnola, Ben Norris, Brendan Dempsey, Cardinal Burns, Celia Pacquola, Dan Antopolski, Dan Nightingale, Humphrey Ker, Iain Stirling, Jason Cook, John Voce, Keith Farnan, Late Night Gimp Fight (pictured), Laura Solon, Matt Kirshen, Michael Legge, Nick Doody, Patrick Monahan, Tara Flynn], Tiernan Douieb, Tiffany Stevenson, Tom Meeton, Tony Hadoke, Tony Law, Wittank, Adrian Poynton, Alfie Brown, Amadeus Martin, Andrew Doyle, Andy Pugsley, Bec Hill, Benny Boot, Bethany Black, Briain Gittins, Broken Biscuits, Colin Hoult, Chirs Cox, Darrin Rose, Dave Longley, David Reed, Delete The Banjax, Dinosaur Planet, Dr Brown, Elis James, Eric Lampaert, Gentlemen Of Leisure, Hal Cuttenden, Henning Wehn, Henry Paker, Ian Smith, James Acaster, James Mullinger, Jim Campbell, Joe Lycett, Joel Dommett, Joey Page, John-Luke Roberts, Julian Deane, Kent Valentine, Kerry Godliman, Kirsty Newton, Leads & Stern, Leisa Rae, Liam Williams, Mark Smith, Matt Green, Matthew Crosby, Max & Ivan, Michael Fabbri, Micky D, Nat Luurtsema, Nathan Penlington, Naz Osmanoglu, Nish Kumar, Paul F Taylor, Paul McCaffrey, Pippa Evans, Pros From Dover, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Sam Gore, Sara Pascoe, Steve Hall, Steve Shanyaski, The Beta Males, Thom Tuck, Tom Rosenthal, Tom Webb, Totally Tom, Will Adamsdale and William Andrews.

The festival is very reasonably priced, with a weekend ticket costing just £35. Both weekend and single day tickets for The Comedy Crawl are on sale now from www.thecomedycrawl.com