
SHAZIA MIRZA | CAREY MARX | LATEEF LOVEJOY | BILLY KIRKWOOD
SHAZIA MIRZA | CAREY MARX | LATEEF LOVEJOY | BILLY KIRKWOOD

Friday
24
April
2026
19:00
19:30
21:30
Parker Morris Hall
34 Great Smith St, London SW1P 3BU
Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer who works internationally. She has performed stand-up shows across the world in Europe, US, Asia and the Far East. Listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, Shazia is also a winner of the prestigious PPA Awards; ‘Columnist of the Year’ for her writing in The New Statesman.
Shazia’s TV work includes; ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ (ITV), ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ (Channel 4), ‘Celebrities v Child Genius’ Christmas Special (Channel 4), ‘The One Show’ (BBC1), ‘Celebs In Solitary’ (Channel 5), ‘Travel Man – 48 Hours In… Côte d’Azur’ (Channel 4), ‘Loose Women’ (ITV), ‘Top Gear’ (BBC), ‘Have I got News for You’ (BBC).

Comedian Carey Marx is the writer and star of BBC Radio 4’s Intensive Carey, twice winner of Best International Show at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, and Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee.
His previous twelve solo Fringe shows have been described as, ‘Quite brutal, in a darkly comic Quentin Tarantino kind of way’ (Chortle), ‘Comedy of the most cerebral variety’ (Herald), ‘Essential Viewing’ (Fest), ‘Supremely-crafted comedy’ (List), ‘Awkward misfit Marx has a genius for the unexpected and hilarious left turns’ (Guardian), ‘Such a devilish grin, that you can only admire him for being such a magnificent bastard’ (The Scotsman).
A circuit veteran, Marx concocts his own blend of dark humour with mischief and glee. His wilful disregard for the controversial and taboo is tempered with his ability to find joy in the most unexpected places. An international multi-award winner, Carey is no stranger to screen or radio with credits ranging from Channel 4’s Gas to BBC One’s The Stand Up Show as well as his own radio show, Intensive Carey (BBC Radio 4) adapted from his wildly successful 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show of the same title in 2015. With such a unique voice it is no surprise that Marx has written for the likes of Newzoids (ITV), The Now Show, (Radio 4), and Nick Doody’s Bigipedia (BBC Radio 4).
‘Anecdotally debauched’
★★★★★ Herald
‘A comic at his gleeful best’
★★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News

Lateef Lovejoy is an an extremely gifted entertainer, who made his show business debut as a witty 12 year old on ITV’s famous morning gameshow “Mousetrap”. After that experience on the big screen, he has never looked back. Not many performers can boast of having exceptional skills in all the main areas of the performing arts, Lateef has these multi-faceted skills in abundance!
As an Actor, he has trained at the legendary Young Actors Theatre and to date has worked on a range of Feature Film, TV, Radio and Theatre projects, both in the UK and internationally, and has recently completed writing, starring, and producing his own comedy sketch show pilots “HeSaidSheSaid” and “The Entertainment Click”
Lateef also has tremendous comedic talent and is one of the most unique and distinctive acts on the comedy circuit, and vastly gaining the reputation of becoming a force to to reckoned with, both on the Black, Mainstream, and International comedy circuits. Lateef recently played to sold-out shows at the Oude Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam and the Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam when he toured Holland and has featured in many of the UK’s top comedy clubs and venues.
In addition to this Lateef has also recently made International Stand-up debuts in Belgium, Nigeria, Jersey, Sweden, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Singapore, Malaysia, and UAE, as well as taking New York by storm when he performed at the legendary Comic Strip, Times Square Comedy Club, and The Comedy Celler in Greenwich Village, and has also played the World Famous Comedy Store in LA in addition to the Improv and Laugh Factory comedy clubs.
Always looking to explore his boundaries the past few years have been exceptional for Lateef as he was made one of the faces of the Channel 4 Slash Music promotion that generated heavy rotation on channel 4, E4, and Internet promotions, as well as playing the comedy creation “Father Kissmass” for Kiss 100‘s “All I Want For Kissmass” successful radio promo in addition to being chosen as the official face of the ITV Hub and the commercial mascot for major energy brand U Switch as seen on TV and all major media platforms and already has over 4 million views on YouTube, he has recently also featured in worldwide Commercials for Powerade, BJ’s Wholesales, and Monster Recruitment
- Timeout
"A charismatic comedy maestro"
- The Metro
"An exhilarating performer with a contemporary style the oozes star quality"
- The Evening Standard

The bonafide “comedy-fizz bomb” Ayrshire born comic Billy Kirkwood has established himself as one of the United Kingdom’s most watchable and versatile acts thanks to his loveable on-stage presence. His inventive and energetic stand up performances, coupled with a unique ability to make anything funny and an unbridled mischievous streak, have charmed audiences the world over.
The award winning comic performs to packed out clubs, venues, festivals and events all across the UK, clocking up sell-out one-man shows at the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brighton and Manchester international comedy festivals. He’s supported tours for huge names including Tim Minchin, Frankie Boyle, WWE”s Mick Foley and William Regal, and Police Academy‘s Michael Winslow.
'EFFORTLESSLY FUNNY, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE'
Metro
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