Bestival 2014 Comedy Lineup Revealed

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Joel Dommett

Bestival’s world of wonder grows ever wilder as a new kind of castaway join the Desert Island Disco.

World renowned comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti, who has been blowing crowds away with her audience participation-based routine tops a list of Bestival comics, comedians and clowns that also includes the frankly magnificent freestyle rap comedy capers of Abandoman, Bestival legend and expert shouter Andrew Maxwell, panel show ace and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief star Jarred Christmas, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, 8 out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week regular Daniel Sloss, erstwhile Xtra-factor co-host and Sweat the Small Stuff type Matt Richardson, Impractical Jokers star Joel Dommett and his co-star Paul McCaffrey, the quite unbelievably brilliant Andy Askins and the UK’s most exciting sketch troupe Late Night Gimp Fight. 

There will also be appearances from Alistair Barrie, Felicity Ward, Damian Clark, Gordon Southern, Barry Castagnola, Benny Boot, Matt Reed, Wayne Deakin, Kai Humphries, Danny McLoughlin, Ivo Graham, Paul Myrehaug, Lou Sanders, Sarah Bennetto, Alex Edelman, Luke Benson, Hannah George & Matt Hitt and Marcus O'Laoire. 

Published on 11 July 2014 by UKFG

Bestival 2014 Joel Dommett

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