Well good - Lee Nelson to compere Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival
Organisers of the Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival, now in its third year, have announced that Lee Nelson will perform the compere’s role at the Festival’s Gala Show at Theatre Severn on July 21.
Nelson is the star of hit TV shows Well Good Show and Well Funny People, and has five sell-out tours to date and a host of appearances on Live at the Apollo, making him one of the biggest stand up stars in the country.
Festival co-director Kevin Bland said: “Every year we’ve tried to bring the best acts we can to the festival, given that a top comic’s work commitments are immense and sometimes we just can’t make it work with their diaries. We’ve been trying to get Lee since the very first festival but now, third time lucky.
"Nelson is one of few acts around who have the gravitas to fill the compere’s role at the gala, given that the previous incumbents are Shropshire’s own Greg Davies and, last year, Russell Kane. He will also bring a frisson of excitement in the role, as being such a well known prankster; you’re never quite sure what will happen next!”
He completes a line-up of the cream of the world’s stand up talent, as he’ll be introducing Irishmen David O’Doherty and Rob Broderick AKA Abandoman, Scotsman Larry Dean, star of “Shooting Stars” Angelos Epithemiou and South African Loyiso Gola.
“We’re proud to be an International Festival, and the addition of Loyiso in particular this year is very pleasing. He’s a huge TV star in South Africa, boasting over a million Twitter followers & we can’t wait to watch him perform to our audience” Kevin added.
Tickets for the gala are available from the theatre box office on 01743 281281 or theatresevern.co.uk
