Gigs to showcase Edinburgh Fringe newcomers

The comedians in the running to be one of Chortle’s first Hotshots have been revealed.

This website will be helping five acts making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts this year by paying their festival registration fees and giving a package of advertising and other benefits.

Showcases will take place in conjunction with comedy clubs across the country next month, with one performer or group from each gig selected to be among our ‘class of 2025’ Hotshots.

The shows – and the comics taking part in each one – are:

Manchester Cultplex (A Lovely Time)
Sunday February 2
Tickets 

Aaron Wood, Adam Anwar, Alex Stringer, Ava Liversidge, Dom Hatton Woods, Ellie Pea, Jacob Nussey, Lindsey Davies, Nathan Birkinshaw, Paul Campbell

MC: Hayley Ellis

Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
Wednesday February 5
Tickets

Amanda Hursy, Andrew Tubman, Blake AJ, Dean Coughlin, Dean T. Beirne, Kelly Rickard, Louis Utieyin, Mick McNeil, Robin Zetina, Ted Milligan, Will Davies

MC: Scott Agnew

London Top Secret Comedy
Monday February 10
Tickets

Behemoth, Candace Bryan, Frances Keyton, Jessica Aszkenasy, Kerry Fitzgerald, Lenny Consolo, Pedro Leandro, Prateek Kohli, Shalaka Kurup, Tim O'Hare, Tony Carr, Vinny Shiu

MC: Rich Wilson

Birmingham Glee Club
Wednesday  February 19
Tickets

Adam Hopkins, Becky Umbers, Daniel McKeon, Jessica Aszkenasy, Aiden Lonergan, Hasan Al-Habib, Kayleigh Jones, Liam Tuley, Molly Mole

MC: Barbara Nice

Bristol Comedy Club
Tuesday February 25
Tickets coming soon

 Alex Prescot, Caroline Madds, Cordelia Graham,  Ed Mulvey, Jessie Nixon, Katie Davison,  Kevin Daniel, Lucas Jefcoate, Mahesh Khilnani, Su Mi 

MC: Sally-Anne Hayward

Published: 7 Jan 2025