Gits & Shiggles Comedy with Lou Sanders, Andy Zaltzman, Eshaan Akbar & Sikisa
Andy Zaltzman + Lou Sanders + Sikisa + Eshaan Akbar
Entry Requirements: 18+ after 7pm
Gits and Shiggles is one of London's best comedy nights, organising events throughout the capital as well as their residency at The Half Moon, Putney.
Bringing you the best in emerging, established and alternative stand-up, sketch, musical, character and improv comedy, acts performing at past and future events include Jack Whitehall, Alistair McGowan, Sean Hughes, Josh Widdicombe, Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Andrew Lawrence, Josh Howie, Loretta Maine, EastEnd Cabaret, Andy Zaltzman, Rich Fulcher, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Little, Piff the Magic Dragon, Pappy's, Humphrey Ker, Dr Brown, Cardinal Burns, Tony Law, The Beta Males, Isy Suttie, Frank Sanazi, Wit Tank, Norman Lovett, Alex Horne, Adam Bloom, Ava Vidal, Lucy Porter, Patrick Monahan, Jigsaw, Jay Foreman, Daniel Simonsen, Stephen Carlin and Bridget Christie.
"Awesome comedy night... If you haven't been yet, go. They've got chairs and everything" - Rich Fulcher, The Mighty Boosh
"Ace line-ups picked by true comedy connoisseurs" - Time Out
Line Up
One of the UK's finest political satirists, Andy Zaltzman is the host of the critically acclaimed The Bugle podcast - one of his frequent collaborations with John Oliver, which also include the BBC Radio series Political Animal and The Department.
A writer for Rory Bremner, he has also appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, Russell Howard's Good News, Dave's One Night Stand, Unspun with Matt Forde and Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience, as well as being heard on BBC Radio's The Now Show and The News Quiz.
He has been internationally touring his acclaimed show Satirist for Hire since 2014.
“Political comedy at its best” The Sunday Times
“Zaltzman has the kind of whip-smart, sophisticated brain that makes Stephen Fry seem dim.” The Evening Standard
"Topical satire that manages to be both thought-provoking and uproariously funny” The Telegraph
“Fiendishly sharp satirist” Evening Standard
Hosting our show on 2 Dec will be Lou Sanders - winner of the latest series of Dave's Taskmaster and also seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Russell Howard Hour, Alan Davies' As Yet Untitled, Hypothetical and Jon Richardson's Ultimate Worrier.
"With an abundance of eyebrow-raising anecdotes about outrageous social faux pas, the standup is terrific company" ★★★★ The Guardian
“Lou Sanders is different. Genuinely different... a charming bundle of open-mindedness, self-aware nerves, faux-arrogance and sexual bravado” The Scotsman
"Courageous, funny and unique" ★★★★ Chortle
Another rising star, Sikisa has appeared on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club and The Dog Ate My Homework. At the Leicester Comedy Festival she was nominated for Best Newcomer in 201i9 and Best Show in 2020.
"Sikisa holds it all together... with the ebullient personality to make Zoom sing". The Guardian
Piccadilly Comedy Club's New Comedian of the Year 2016, Eshaan Akbar is one of the best new stand-ups around, fresh off his first hour long show at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"A classy comic" The Scotsman
"Insightful and consistently funny" ★★★★ The Fountain
"An informed comic perspective and a near-universal appeal" ★★★★ Fest Mag
