No one, not two, not three… OK you get the idea… A whole bag of comedy sweets enjoyed at the Unity’s Comedy Festival. It’s not often to get to have a grin at work but this show was one laugh after another!!
Great to see the Best in Class who have been championing working class comedians since 2018..
Best in Class was founded by comedian Sian Davies, who was fed up of class, money and social status being used as a barrier to performing.
In 2018 she was invited to audition for a spot on an Edinburgh Fringe show… [but].. Apparently she was not the sort of person they wanted to work with.
Sian decided to turn the situation into something positive. Realising that the barriers facing working class performers in the arts are systemic, she set up Best in Class…
The rest as they say… Read up on the full story of how it all began.
Standing up for the cause (well Jonny wasn’t 🥴) was:
- Siân Davies – sian_davies_comedy
- Lulu Simons – lulusimons
- Jonny Brook – satdownstandup
- Chloe Reynolds – chloereynoldscomedy
- Tabish Akbar – standupsheriff
- Tom Mayhew – tommayhewcomedy
Here are some photos:
