Feisty observational comedian with many years of experience.
Winner of the first ever Jongleurs Competition and a seasoned regular on the circuit, Susan has emerged as one of the best female stand-ups in the UK and was the first ever woman to MC Decompression gigs for the British Army / CSE. She is in the top 100 Huffington Post funny women Tweeters. Susan was short listed for the BBC’s year long comedy writing bursary. She’s wrote for and was a guest on Jeremy Hardy Talks To The Nation and has also starred in Stephen K Amos’ Idiots Guide both for Radio 4. She recently took her new solo show “F*ckwit Club” to the Edinburgh Festival as well as performing in a play by Tim Clarke “Gagging For It”.
She has recently written a chapter on comedy in “Subversive Scene- Counter Culture UK - A Celebration” (Supernova Books) as well as her own book The Crap Woman’s Guide To Life (something she has been researching for many years). As well as writing for “8 Out Of Ten Cats” (Ch4) , BBC Radio 4’s “The Now Show”, “Newsjack” and “News Quiz” she has written and performed four solo shows; “21st Century Fox” (themed on the modern day phenomenon of internet dating); ‘The Glottal Stops Here’ ( a show all about accents), ‘Photo Booth’ ( anecdotal show about her obsession with passport photos) and “F*ckwit Club”” ( gag filled show about life’s idiots ) sees Susan going from strength to strength with a more personal theme that showcases her knack for storytelling and characterisation. Her warmth and razor-sharp wit are winning over new audiences for her growing fan base.
Writing and performing for BBC Radio 1 on ‘The Milk Run’ she also received a writing bursary from the BBC Northern Comedy Dept. More recently she wrote and starred in the topical web show ‘Britain’s Got People’ with Dave Cohen ( Have I Got News For You/ Horrible Histories). Susan is working nationally for the majority of promoters and clubs in the UK (Jongleurs, Highlight, Off The Kerb etc) and works internationally; Quatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Luxembourg, Brussels, Ireland. Her versatility means that as well as corporate gigs Susan works Biker Festivals and music festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, The Big Chill, Reading, V, Endorse It In Dorset, Download. Acting credits include starring in the TV comedy drama “Love, Lies and Lipstick” for ITV, Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival and Garrick London) and Itch Scratch at The Pleasance Theatre.
Susan is fast becoming a regular comedy writer for BBC Radio 4. At the other end of the scale she has toured the UK with Puppetry Of The Penis. She regularly contributes to various comedy podcasts and radio. She books and MCs two comedy clubs in east London and is the organiser of the now legendary Comedian’s Christmas Party. Susan also runs and teaches her own comedy school in Brighton. She also organised and MC’d a huge benefit gig at the Dome in Brighton for the Adrian Bunting Memorial fund starring Stewart Lee, Tim Vine, Mark Thomas, Simon Evans and Joanna Neary. This raised £22,000. Local benefit gigs have included Save Leyton Marsh and Eat Or Heat in Walthamstow.
Sets & Duration:
1 x45