The O.M. Showcase FRIDAY 25th July

The O.M. Comedy Club is North London's fastest growing stand up show, made for the local community for a portion of London prices with some of the best new comics on the London circuit.

The O.M. started as a local open mic in 2023, which still runs in it's home The North Nineteen Pub Fortnightly Sundays, we now want to bring more comedy for the community it's a part of.

Built in Islington and growing to it's 2nd venue, the Whittington Park Community Association, we want to build a community of comics and comedy fans in our local area.

FREE DRINKS ALL SHOW (Soft drinks and Beers) and BYOB

MC: Dan Cohen

Supporting Acts:

Matthew Ali

Max Gil

Jen Nolan

Max Silver

Donatas Staneika

Headline Act:

Kate Smurthwaite

“A powerhouse of observational wit” - The Spectator

TV Credits:
Channel 4 News, The Revolution Will Be Televised

Kate Smurthwaite is a stand-up comedian and political activist.

She performs all over the UK and around the world at major clubs including The Comedy Store, Comedy Cafe, The Stand, Covent Garden Comedy Club, Soho Comedy Club and Crack Comedy Club. She also writes and tours an annual solo show of highbrow left wing comedy under the name The News At Kate which has been a feature of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2009. In 2013 she won a Three Week’s Editor’s Choice Award.

Kate is often a guest on news and debate shows and is well known for her forthright opinions and campaigning work. Appearances include BBC 1’s The Big Questions, BBC Breakfast, BBC News 24, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News, ITV News, ITV This Morning, Sky News, BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show, BBC 5live, BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4 The Moral Maze. In 2012 Radio 4’s Four Thought series included a 15-minute program written and performed entirely by Kate about sexist humour and sexism in comedy.

She also writes for publications from Cosmopolitan to both the Guardian and the Independent and is the Vice Chair and Media Spokesperson for campaign group Abortion Rights UK.

Kate is a writer for the BBC Three political comedy show The Revolution Will Be Televised.

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