Red Herring Comedy Club

Friday 8th May 2026

Doors: 19:30

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Nick Doody

Nick Doody has been performing comedy since the 90s when, as a student, he got off to a pretty good start by supporting the legendary Bill Hicks, at Bill’s request. A little later, Nick was a finalist in Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? competition.
Since then he has performed all over the world: Ireland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Estonia… You get the idea. He was the first British comedian to perform in Croatia.
Nick has appeared on various radio and TV shows (listed below), and is also much in demand as a writer. He has penned jokes for Joan Rivers, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna Everage and an uncomfortable number of Mock The Week regulars. He was also the creator and head writer of Bigipedia, a critically acclaimed Radio 4 show that broadcast in 2009 and 2011.
Nick has been tour support for Dave Gorman on three tours of the UK and Ireland, for Ed Byrne on his Warming Up in The Cold tour, and was part of the Best of British package show at the Adelaide Fringe in 2020, which was a blast up until it coincided with the start of a global pandemic.

Alex Mitchell

Alex Mitchell is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster who has become one of the most exciting and distinctive new voices on the UK comedy circuit.
Just eighteen months after his first open mic, Alex reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent. The following year he was a finalist in the prestigious Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition. Since then he has become a regular at many of the UK’s biggest comedy venues, performing in clubs and theatres including The Stand, Glee, Up the Creek, Backyard and Komedia Brighton, and at corporate events across the country, with leading venues praising his writing, noting that “every line has something hilarious in it.” His writing was further recognised when he won Joke of the Festival at the Nottingham Comedy Festival in 2025.
Alex is queer, autistic and disabled, and much of his work draws on these experiences. He uses his growing platform to champion charities and organisations supporting disabled and LGBTQ+ communities. He has written and performed two critically acclaimed solo shows which sold out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024 and 2025, toured across the UK, appeared on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, NextUp Comedy and Heart Radio, and provided tour support for Hal Cruttenden.
Alex is becoming a favourite with audiences across the UK.

Joe Jacobs

Joe Jacobs is a London based comedian, rapper and writer. His live shows effortlessly flit between hip hop and comedy and he’s been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA, plus gained millions of viral video views online.
On the live circuit, he’s a regular at The Comedy Store, Top Secret, Glee, The Bearcat, Up The Creek, Backyard Comedy Club, Covent Garden Comedy Club, Knock2Bag, Downstairs At The Kings Head, Banana Cabaret, The Distraction Club and many others.
He has provided tour support for acts such as Jamali Maddix, Dane Baptiste and even opened for Bill Burr at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
In 2017, Joe took Ripe to the Edinburgh Fringe where it received critical acclaim. In 2019, he returned with Grimefulness.
His TV work includes Harry Hill’s ClubNite on Channel 4, Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate on BBC3, plus his viral rap track I’m Dog was featured on E4’s Rudetube. 

 

MC Duncan Oakley

Duncan Oakley has been a musician since the age of six, has performed on the UK comedy circuit since 1999, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, on BBC Radio 4 and at many summer festivals as well as starring in Beat24's feature film 'Frontman' and short film 'Read Between the Signs'