A Joke Too Far: Stand Up for Burma

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The Islington and Hackney Amnesty comedy night is back for the sixth year running for an evening of laughs, fun and good times. Comedians are Marcel Lucont, Kate Smurthwaite, Suzy Bennett, Chris Neill, Lou Sanders, Daryl Perry and Dave Lemkin.

All proceeds go to Amnesty International to help them fight human rights injustices in Burma and the rest of the world.

The comedy night was originally organised in response to a crackdown by the Burmese military regime on freedom of speech in general and comedians in particular. Hundreds of stand-up comedians in the country were rounded up and imprisoned, many have been tortured.

So come and join us to have a laugh and raise funds for Amnesty International at the same time.

Marcel Lucont

Winner: Amused Moose Comedy Award - Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Fringe, 2012

Winner: FringeWorld Award - Best Comedy Show, Perth, 2013

"Fresh, accessible and hilarious"
The Guardian, UK

"Wonderful French wit ... superb stuff ... His elegant, sardonic turns of phrase are an utter joy"
Time Out London, UK

"A unique act on the circuit, and quite simply one of the funniest"
LondonIsFunny.com

Kate Smurthwaite

Kate Smurthwaite is an award-winning left-wing feminist atheist unashamedly high brow comedian. She has appeared on over 700 TV and radio shows including Question Time and The Moral Maze. She is a writer for BAFTA-winning BBC3 show The Revolution Will Be Televised and for Have I Got News For You.

Suzy Bennett

Winner of the 2006 Funny Women Award
Finalist - Jimmy Carr's Comedy Idol

"Vibrant, gorgeous and extremely funny." BBC

"Undeniable confidence and verve - she went down superbly well." chortle.co.uk

Chris Neill

A regular on Just a Minute and Broadcast House.

"An expert storyteller with split-second comic timing. Both acidic and disarmingly sweet, he has an immaculate turn of phrase." Independent on Sunday

"Not just funny but on the nose.... Close your eyes and you get Julian Clary crossed with Kenneth Williams. Open them and you have Sergeant Bilko." The Scotsman

Lou Sanders

Lou has written for Mock the Week, Miranda Hart and lots more, plus her jokes have been picked out as the best jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe in the Independent and Dave TV two years running.

"This an hour of non-stop entertainment with seriously big laughs, wild and free and very, very funny."
- Chortle

"I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in the first 10 seconds of a show- and it doesn't let up until she leaves. One of the most innately funny acts I've ever come across...."
- Spoonfed

Daryl Perry

Winner Baldock New Comedian of the Year 2013
Runner up Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Award sponsored by the Glee Club 2013

"Daryl Perry has a Welsh lilt so soft you could use it to buff the Higgs-Boson Particle and a sense of humour drier than a scorpion's gnash." The Haddock

"Like a trim Welsh, bearded, bespectacled, still alive Barry White, Daryl Perry brought smooth tones and big punchlines to the evening... a firm favourite with our effusive crowd." Fat Controller Comedy

Dave Lemkin

"A natural raconteur, displaying an hilarious range of characters and voices" - Time Out Magazine

"Excellent" The Independent

"Ingenious" The Stage