Friday Night Comedy with Pete Firman

Pete Firman, (MC) is recognised as the UK’s leading comedian/magician. He starred in BBC1’s prime-time Saturday night programme ‘The Magicians’.
His skill for fusing magic and comedy has made him one of the most in demand magicians working on British television, writing and performing in magic shows such as ‘Monkey Magic’ (FIVE), ‘Dirty Tricks’ and ‘Derren Brown’s 3D Magic Spectacular’ (Channel 4) and ‘The Secret World of Magic’ (Sky One).
‘He is the funniest and by far the most accomplished performer on the New Magic scene…funnier than most comedians and more magical than Dumbledore on a good day. This guy is a complete star’ – The Times
‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’ – The Telegraph
Originally from Seattle, Erich McElroy joined ranks and became a British citizen and is highly regarded for his humorous and insightful take on living in the UK. Following a hugely successful Edinburgh Fringe as part of the highly regarded AAA Stand-Up Late at The Pleasance in 2010, Erich McElroy is making his mark on the UK comedy circuit.
His 2012 show ‘The Brit Identity’ was a hit with audiences and reviewers alike. ‘It was a joy to be an audience member…masterful hour of piss taking’, Broadway Baby. With 4 star reviews and a Total Fringe Sellout Award for his Edinburgh show Brokeback Britain, Erich is renowned for his ‘great gags’ (The Stage), and is described by The List as ‘hilariously insightful’ and as ‘excellent’ by Time Out.
Jessica Fostekew regularly hosts BBC Radio 4 Extra’s ‘The Comedy Club’ as well as hosting the BBC Radio New Comedy Award (R2 and R4 Extra) in 2015 and 2016. As an actor, Jess starred in acclaimed BBC2 comedy ‘The Javone Prince Show’ and forthcoming C4 drama ‘National Treasure’. She’s also currently writing on Have I Got News For You, the ITV Jason Manford flagship show ‘It’s a Funny Old Week’, as well as for Channel 4’s ‘8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown’
Jess does stand up almost every night of the week from Streatham to Switzerland. Her fourth show, ‘IMAGINARY COLIN’ was a packed-out success at Edinburgh 2015, where Jess was a regular in the late night shows Joke Thieves and This Is Your Trial. These are both being developed for tours and television.
She has a weekly food column in the brilliant e-magazine Standard Issue and has also become a regular features writer for the Huffington Post.
Jess has done voice overs recently from Virgin Media TV campaigns to Sky Living documentaries. She enjoyed 18 months in the main cast of 5* sell out KNIGHTMARE LIVE which toured the UK, ending at the Lyric in the West End in November 2014. Jess spends the year standing up at all the UK’s major clubs: Up The Creek, The Stand, Komedia, Manfords, Banana Cabaret, The Bearcat and Downstairs at the Kings Head, as well as squillions of others.
Her previous writing credits include BBC’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s Stand Up For the Week and on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, News Quiz and Newsjack, Jess is developing various scripts and is happily busy writing for herself as well as for various other comedians.