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Get funny this Bank Holiday with London SketchFest
Other | Wednesday 29th April 2015 | Annalisa
Discovering Britain’s funniest alternative comedy London SketchFest returns 1st – 3rd May for its third consecutive year, following two sell-out years with critical acclaim as the UK’s most exciting new national comedy festival.
Celebrating live, scripted comedy, the festival shines a spotlight on the best and most exciting acts on the scene. Established in 2013 as an alternative to mainstream stand-up comedy festivals, SketchFest has gained a reputation for discovering unknown comedy talents – with a showcase of 12 unsigned acts performing in front of a panel of industry judges that includes Alex Hardy (the comedy editor for The Times), Kate Copstick (revered Scotsman comedy critic) amongst others. Many of its winners have since gone on to sign development deals for TV.
The festival also boasts a Feature Series with established talent who can be found across TV and radio, as well as Sketch Screen, a film competition run in conjunction with COFILMIC comedy film festival. For 2015, SketchFest are adding two new features to the programme - the Solo Series featuring exciting character and single-performer acts, and Sketch Scribe where aspiring sketch writers will get a chance to have their work performed by comedy troupes and win a mentor session with a leading comedy professional.
This year SketchFest is heading south to newly regenerated Elephant & Castle, where it will take over The Cinema Museum for three days alongside a second stage at The Artworks, a newly launched container space. Highlights of this year’s festival include The Noise Next Door (BBC Taster), Late Night Gimp Fight (new Impractical Jokers), Hennessy & Friends (featuring Miranda Hennessy from Give Out Girls & Plebs), So On & So Forth (Radio 4), critically-acclaimed newcomers Massive Dad and winners from last year’s festival Gein’s Family Giftshop, In Cahoots and This Glorious Monster.
Head to the London SketchFest website for tickets and all the latest info.
