Upcoming London Stand Up Comedy Shows

Pardis Parker is a corespondent and writer for CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes in Canada, a frequent guest on Comedy Central's @midnight in the US, and the creator and star of Comedy Central's hit new digital series, Mideast Minute. As a writer/director he's earned distinctions from the likes of Disney-ABC, NBCUniversal, the Toronto International Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Comedy Awards, and National Screen Institute of Canada. As a comedian he's performed at comedy clubs and comedy festivals across Canada, the United States, and England. And as an actor he's appeared on shows for ABC, CBS, CBC, Showcase, Family Channel, Comedy Central, and others. Raised in Nova Scotia, he's a six-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and currently resides in Los Angeles, where he's a regular performer at the Hollywood Improv, Hollywood Laugh Factory, and World Famous Comedy Store.

XXX RATED!   Darren thrives on hyper-driving criticisms, dark revelation and lunacy. His ability to command the undivided attention of an audience is remarkable. He is currently touring celebrating the release of his 6th official comedy release RankNVile recorded live in October 2018.  He is the only comedian in Canada to independently release four full length standup comedy DVD’s and 2 CD’s, all of which are available in his comedy box set The Darkness Within: 25 hours of Uncensored Comedy . Most recently he appeared in the 2018 Halloween special of Murdoch Mysteries and worked with Nicolas Cage in the movie Pay The Ghost.  Darren was also part of the cast of the hit CBC show Mr. D playing the new addition of angry French teacher Norm.  He also had appearances on  Lost Girl, Strombo and the  CBC Debaters.  For three years he was the host of the popular weekly Sirius XM radio show Anything Goes which was nominated two years in a row for a Canadian Comedy Award.  

Martha Chaves is a busy comic. Her infectious, candid style, her captivating stage presence, and her gift to relate to a wide range of audiences grant her numerous presentations at clubs, colleges, fundraisers, corporate functions and comedy festivals. Martha is a veteran of multiple Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, and of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She has also appeared in the Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Boston Comedy Festivals, and in the “Marshalls’ Women of Comedy,” in NYC. In Spanish, she’s performed in the Festival Del Humor de Caracol, in Bogotá, Colombia. Her versatile material mixed with her fluency in 4 languages make her an asset to perform for an array of fascinating audiences. For example, the Canadian Peacekeeping Troops (in Alert, Egypt, Israel, and Afghanistan) and The Nobel Women’s Initiative, a delegation of women led by Nobel Peace Prize winners (in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala). In 2015, Martha warmed up 43,000 people for the 2015 Pan Am Games - Opening Ceremony and in 2016, she hosted the ACTRA Awards, in Toronto. 

Jeff Paul brings a care free, no holds barred attitude, and razor sharp wit to every stage he performs on. No topic is off limits and his unmistakable charm has allowed him to push the boundaries of comedy for years, making him one of the country’s favourite comedians.  Jeff’s act, based on his life observations, results in raw, often embarrassing stories of failed relationships, his physical appearance and drug and alcohol use will keep you laughing from start to finish.  In addition to being a Yuk Yuk’s regular, Jeff was selected for New Faces at JFL42 in Toronto, accepted to the Sudbury Comedy Festival (2016, 2017), headlined the Cottage Country Comedy Festival, was selected for SiriusXM's Top Comic, was chosen twice to showcase for COCA, has been featured twice in the NXNE Festival and can be seen hosting his weekly Dope N’ Mic show at Toronto’s famed Underground Comedy Club. He also founded the Icebreakers Comedy Festival in his hometown of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

This last year has been the busiest to date for Garrett. In just a 9 month period Garrett has performed at 3 of the prestigious Just For Laughs Festivals (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver) hitting many of the stages including opening for Todd Barry and Iliza Shlesinger. He was also selected among the "Best of Fest" at Big Pine Comedy Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona and recently headlined shows all across Scotland. After training with The Groundlings in Hollywood, Garrett has landed countless TV spots and earned roles in award winning short films.

Other credits include CBC Television, Winner of the World Series of Comedy (Winnipeg Satellite), NXNE, Seattle International Comedy Competition, CBC's LOL, and regular play on Sirius XM Radio. An act not to be missed.

Mike Wilmot is a fast talking Canadian stand-up comedian whose close-to-the-bone repetoire leaves the audience in a state of hilarity that most comedians can only dream of. In 2005 he won two Canadian Comedy Awards for best male stand-up and best actor for his work in It's All Gone Pete Tong. Wilmot has also appeared on Corner Gas, The Jon Dore Television Show, The Foundation, British TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and alongside American comedian Rich Hall in BBC television series Rich Hall's Fishing Show and Rich Hall's Cattle Drive. He was the host of the Paramount comedy series Comedy Blue. He has also appeared on the Australian TV show Good News Week (Network 10) as a guest panelist and visits Australia annually to perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Pete Johansson has earned the title of global headlining comic with a relentless non stop schedule taking him to every corner of the globe. His unique socially progressive, intellectually challenging, yet accessible and silly comedy has garnered a devoted following of fans looking for laughs with something more. This profile was recently bolstered with his very well reviewed (chortle.co.uk) first comedy special 'You might also enjoy...Pete Johansson' released by Netflix simultaneously in 82 countries and a critically acclaimed and powerful appearance on Comedy Central’s ‘This is Not Happening’. A favourite at comedy festivals, Pete is one of only three Canadians ever nominated for an Edinburgh award at the Edinburgh Fringe, and has been invited to perform from South Africa to Australia to Singapore. Originally from Kelowna, Pete started performing in his teens, and developed his art from coast to coast in Canada making his first appearance at The Just For Laughs festival when he was only 24 and following that up with 6 more appearances at the festival over his 20 year career, including 4 galas taped for the CBC. Numerous other TV appearances fill his resume, from The Late Late Show on CBS, Premium Blend on Comedy Central, Friday Night on NBC, Russell Howard's Good News on BBC, The Best of the Fest on Channel 4, Live From the Comedy Store on Comedy Central, Russell Peters Red Light District on Showtime, 2 Episodes of ‘The Debaters’ TV show on CBC, one of which was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, and three Winnipeg Comedy festival Gala’s. A relentless writer, and social critic you can always expect an engaging and intriguing show from this once in a lifetime comedian.