Sitting Room Comedy Club
Sitting Room Comedy Club at The Winning Post, York
About the show
Critically acclaimed comedy night featuring four of the very best stand-up comedians from the UK and international circuits.
Featuring - Matt Richardson
One of the hottest and fastest rising comedians on the circuit, Matt has made a name for himself presenting some of the biggest shows on television, including The Xtra Factor, Celebrity Haunted Mansion and The Hangover Games, all whilst presenting the Drive-time Show on Virgin Radio. As well as all this presenting work he's been a guest on Roast Battle & The Chris Ramsey Show (Comedy Central), Celebrity Juice, I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp, CelebAbility and Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2) as well as Celebrity Squares and The Chase: Celebrity Special (ITV1), as well as Big Brother's Bit on the Side and Lip Sync Battle (Channel 5) as well as hosting a brand new show on E4 and Channel 4.
‘One of the top comedians in Edinburgh this year’ Theatreweekly.com
‘An explosive show that left people with bellies aching from laughter’ Voice Magazine
'Mildly laddish, but self deprecating stories all delivered with an irresistible twinkle... This (extremely) young stand-up is poised to be the next bright, young sensation on the circuit - expect to hear a lot more of him' (The Guardian)
'Hilarious and charming' (The Daily Mirror).
Tony Burgess
Stand-up comedian and writer who has worked on various sitcoms such as the award winning BBC 3 comedy Ideal (where he also played Troy, a mad DJ who lived in the airing cupboard). He has been called ‘The Clown Prince of Manchester Scallies’. His barbed wit and daring approach keeps his audiences on their toes as he challenges them, whilst still managing to allure them into loving him.
Tony has also written for wide variety of comedians including Steve Coogan and Johnny Vegas.
'Always clever, often hilarious' (The Scotsman).
'A demon set and staggering stage presence...' (The Big Issue).
Elaine Robertson
Tom Taylor
Multi-award winning comedian Tom Taylor has received high praise from audiences and critics alike.
In 2013 Tom reached the final of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition, the following year he was a finalist in the Hobgoblin Comedy Award and in 2015 he took home the award for Comedian of the Year at the inaugural Great Yorkshire Fringe. Most recently he picked up the Audience Favourite Award at the Musical Comedy Awards 2017 and reached the final of English Comedian of the Year 2018.
A favourite of live bookers across the UK, Tom has also supported Simon Munnery, John Kearns and Abandoman on tour and performed on Radio 2 and Radio 4 as part of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award.
In addition to his stand-up talents, Tom is an accomplished actor and writer having penned and performed two one-man murder mysteries, A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish and The Man with the Twisted Hip. Following two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tom embarked on a national tour of both shows in autumn 2017.
"Excellent … beautifully daft" - Sunday Times