The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. bring the biggest names and the freshest acts from around the globe; Liverpool, Los Angeles, Lafta Republic and Oldham. Resident host Che B introduces comedy, music and specialist turns along with Black Bingo and raffle there’s even a token white act for diversity thrown in too!
27 September Lineup
Opening Act – Paul Sinha
A trained medical doctor, best known as the Sinnerman on the ITV quiz show The Chase, Paul has been a highly successful British-Asian stand up comedian for many years.
He has performed eight solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival, with his 2006 show nominated for the then Perrier Award. As a club comedian, Paul has played every major comedy club in the UK, performed in eighteen other countries across the globe, and was three times nominated for Best Club Comedian at the Chortle Awards, winning in 2014.
Headliner – Desiree Burch
A comedian, writer, actor, theatre-maker and NY-to-London transplant, Desiree has quickly and firmly established herself as one of the break out comic stars in the UK. She is the host and voice of Netflix’s smash reality hit, ‘Too Hot Too Handle’ and recently hosted Live At The Apollo (BBC 2).
Desiree exploded onto the UK comedy scene, winning the 2015 Funny Women Award. Since then, she has appeared on, ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC), ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC), ‘Qi’ (BBC), ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (Channel 4), ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC2),’Insert Name Here’ (BBC2), ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2). and co-hosted Netflix series, “Flinch”. Desiree recorded her critically acclaimed, debut Edinburgh festival show, ‘This Is Evolution” as a TV special for, ‘Live From The BBC ‘(BBC3) and has recorded a 2nd stand up special for Comedy Central. Her recent Edinburgh hour, ‘Unfuckable’ was a sold out hit at The Edinburgh Fringe and went onto two fantastic, sold out runs at The Soho Theatre.