 Free!! Three rising comics from
around the globe present stand-up comedy at its finest. Nick Rado (New Zealand) Richard
Brophy (Australia) and Matt Rudge (UK). Sony Award Nominee, Comedian of the Year Nominee
and Laughing Horse Finalist!Matt Rudge
Nominated Comedian of the Year - Leicester Comedy Festival - 2007
Finalist – Laughing Horse New Act Competition - 2007
Finalist – Newbury Comedy Festival New Act – 2006
Winner – Comedy Café New Act – Dec 2006
Hot Starlet – Amused Moose Edinburgh 2006
Matt Rudge grew up in Somerset, with a Glaswegian mother and a Brummie Dad. It was
therefore unsurprising he was a bit weird. At an early age his skill for accents and
impressions led to him being exploited for various cartoons and radio programs made by
companies including ITV, BBC, King Rollo, HTV and Zenith. Everyone, it seems, loves a
weird kid.
TV roles eventually followed, although not immediately quite so illustrious. As a
teenager, he was employed to be a body double for an injured Dick on The Famous Five. As
another claim to fame Matt may be the only person to have died twice on BBC’s
Casualty, in two separate episodes, as two different characters. Once by smoke inhalation,
once by brain haemorrhage. That's medical negligence.
Matt went on to later present off the wall reports for The Wright Stuff on Channel 5. He
was forced to don gimp suits, thongs and skirts, all apparently in the aid of current
affairs. More presenting work followed, including ITV's Record of the Year, BBC Breakfast,
ITV News and BBC3 News. Matt was also the voice over on Channel 4's Kings of Comedy. Last
year Matt’s podcasts for GCap media (Capital Radio/Xfm) hit the top of their charts
and got over 20,000 hits in a matter of days.
Matt has been performing stand-up all over the UK and Ireland, receiving great reviews,
storming comedy competitions and receiving award nominations all the while.
Quotes
"Matt Rudge has the slick, confident energy to engage a crowd, using his cheery
manner to create a relaxed, jovial atmosphere…. Breezy material, some neat lines, all
told with upbeat good humour" Chortle.co.uk
"Matt Rudge, the purveyor of surreal and acerbic comedy" Venue Magazine
""Excellent stage presence... Very Natural and confident... complete control of
the audience" Hannah Oldman, Oldman Comedy Management
"Strong & confident.... like watching a much more experienced comic" Off The
Kerb Comedy
"Brilliantly Confident " Cosmic Comedy
"We'd heard he was good... Not just good, but great!" Knuts Comedy Club
"Solid...Likeable...polished and well honed material" Newbury Weekly News
"Great stage presence" Leicester Mercury
"A Truly Anarchic and funny set" Leicester Fun House Comedy Club
"Matt Rudge is the Porksword of truth" Andrew Maxwell
 Nick Rado
SONY award nominee – Best Breakfast Show -2007
Laughing Horse New Act Semi Finalist - 2007
Titahi Bay, New Zealand - Home of the mighty Titahi Bay Surf Club, Whitehouse Dairy’s
$1 Mince and Cheese Pie’s, drinking legend Square Roundtree and of course comedian
Nick Rado.
Nick spends two months a year travelling the world surfing and writing comedy then comes
back to the U.K to work for GWR FM’s breakfast show the 'Bush and Troy show’ as
presenter, comedy writer and deputy programme controller. This year his show was nominated
for the illustrious SONY award for best Breakfast show.
This confident and witty Stand-up has continued to impress audiences all over the U.K and
N.Z and is getting fantastic reviews all over the globe… and now he’s here to
watch for FREE!!!
Quotes
“ … Best comedian of the night” Electric Forecast (Big Cook, Little Cook)
Nov ’05
“ … He’s Cool!” Nick Rado’s Mum Jun ‘92
“ … Easily Distracted, must try harder” Mrs Bevan, yr 9 Typing Teacher. Apr
‘94
 Richard Brophy
2006 Finalist, Stand-up or Die
2006 Amused Moose Hot Starlets Showcase, Edinburgh Fringe
2001 Raw Comedy State Finals (Australia)
2004 Raw Comedy State Finals (Australia)
2006 Semi-Finalist, Laughing Horse New Acts Competition
2006 Semi-Finalist, Amused Moose New Acts Competition
2007 Semi-finalist, The Other Side Comedy Competition
In a mix of warm story-telling, obscure social theory, and bone-dry satire, Brophy takes
audiences for a journey inside his head and out of time.
Richard Brophy is young comedian and writer hailing from the worlds most isolated city.
Brophy's unique takes on his chubby childhood, larrakin adolescence and recent travels are
peppered with obscure analogies that will have you wondering just what goes into the water
in Perth, Western Australia.
Brophy first cut his teeth on the local circuit in 2001, before completing a stint in the
US (2004/5), then coming to settle in the UK. The last 2 years have seen Brophy earn a
reputation as a friendly, original, surefire comedian, and at 24, he's also a positive
facet of the future of comedy.
Brophy has performed all over the world, in venues that range from The Blue Door in Aspen,
Colorado to the Comedy Store London. Brophy is an accomplished song and film writer, as
well as radio host, compere and of course ,
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