Comedy Paradise Presents Desiree Burch

Prepare to have your January Blues promptly blasted away by four top comedians hand picked for you. Featuring Desiree Burch, Jim Campbell, Hatty Ashdown and Taylor Glenn as MC.

Team Nice N' Spiky are delighted to be joining forces with Comedy Paradise to bring Queen's Park & Kensal Rise the absolute best comedians on the 2nd Thursday of every month.

Headliner Desiree Burch is a comedian, writer, solo performer, actor and NY-to-London transplant. She has been seen on ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC), ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC), ‘Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy’ (BBC), ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (Channel 4) and ‘Before the Morning After’ (NBC/SeeSo). She’s been heard on ‘The News Quiz’ (BBCR4) and as the voice of Pamela Winchell on #1 international hit podcast ‘Welcome to Night Vale’, as well as other podcasts such as ‘The Guilty Feminist’, ‘Made of Human’, ‘Dumb White Guy’, ‘Friends Like Us’ and ‘Writing Excuses’. Her past two solo Edinburgh Shows ‘This is Evolution’ and ‘Unf*ckable’ have been sell out hits at the Fringe, with extra shows by popular demand and both transferred to London's Soho Theatre.

'An eye-catching show from a comedian deservedly on the rise' The Guardian

Support comes from Jim Campbell whose Edinburgh Fringe Show this summer talked about love, a nervous breakdown and how hard it is to sell an engagement ring. His shows are packed with gags, and Jim is a co-presenter on the hugely popular podcast The Football Ramble and co-author of the critically acclaimed book of the same name.

'Charmingly fresh... an hour in Campbell's company will leave you entertained and enlightened' **** List

And Hatty Ashdown who's an accomplished stand up comic, actress, writer and presenter. Hatty co-wrote the Comedy Central sitcom 'Give Out Girls', is resident host of the original mother and baby comedy comedy club 'Screaming With Laughter' and presents 'The Other Woman' show on Soho Radio.

Comedy Paradise is hosted by resident MC (and local resident) the award-winning US comedian Taylor Glenn. Taylor is a writer, stand up and co-host of the hit podcast 'Drunk Women Solving Crime'.

'Like seeing your life translated into funny' FEST