Gareth Richards
RUNNER UP OF AMUSED MOOSE LAUGH OFF 2007
3RD PLACE IN HACKNEY EMPIRE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 2007
FINALIST IN LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2008
Gareth
Richards did his first stand-up comedy gig aboard "The Wibbly-Wobbly
Boat" a notoriously rowdy venue in South London in 2004. Since then he has
performed all over the UK pedalling his own unique brand of edgily surreal
jokes and one-liners, and stories based on true events.
In 2008 he
was nominated for the Leicester
Mercury Comedian of the Year Award, and later won a place as part
of the Comedy Reserve, the Edinburgh Festival showcase run by the Pleasance.
Previously he was a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2007 competition, and a
runner-up in both the final of You
Must Be Joking (Newbury Comedy Festival), and the Amused Moose Laugh-Off, held at the
Edinburgh festival.
Gareth is
developing a reputation for himself as a sharp writer and rock solid performer.
His outsider viewpoint and appealing persona are already making him a favourite
with audiences all over the UK. His engaging observational comedy and inspired
one-liners have made him in an instant favourite on the comedy circuit and can
be heard every Saturday morning from 8am on Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio Show.
“Gareth Richards comes across as an
effortlessly assured act…exceptionally inspired and truly memorable.”
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“You are thrilled to be made part of this fantastic comedy...They can
call me a witch again any time for theirs is the best show I have seen on the
Free Fringe.” Three Weeks
“The first act to raise some belly laughs was
Gareth Richards, whose quick-fire gags really picked up the pace. The set was
delivered with the kind of charisma that could pull off everything from the
dodgiest pun to jokes about ethnic cleansing. A definite face for the future.”
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