Merthyr Comedy Festival - Closing Show

Join us for the final show of the Merthyr Comedy Festival 2022 and what a show it promises to be!

Our wonderful headline act to see out the festival is...

MARCEL LUCONT
Flâneur, raconteur, bon-viveur, Marcel Lucont is easily the best French comedian on the UK circuit today. If you don't believe this, just ask him yourself.  
Marcel has entertained the world with his wry observations, bawdy chansons and top-class sex poetry, picking up accolades such as the Fringe World Award for Best Comedy and the Amused Moose Award for Best Comedy Show - Edinburgh Fringe.

“Fresh, accessible and hilarious” - The Guardian
“Excellently dry” - The Times
“Wonderful French wit… superb stuff… his elegant, sardonic turns of phrase are an utter joy” - Time Out

Marcel will only joined on stage at Redhouse by the equally hilarious

JENNY COLLIER
Multi award winning Welsh stand-up comedian, a regular on the club and festival circuit all over the UK and around the world. 

Tour Support for: Jason Manford, Arthur Smith, Shappi Khorsandi, Dave Johns
Written for: BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show, Newsjack, Huffington Post, The Independent and Glamour Magazine
'Brilliant... Infectious to watch and a joy to behold ★★★★’ - VoiceMag.uk 
'Very funny' - Time Out
‘It's like having a chat with a friend - a really, really funny friend - ★★★★’ Arts Award Voice
'Unlike any other comedian ★★★★★’ Edfest Mag

SULLY O’SULLIVAN
First landing on TV screens in New Zealand's original stand-up series 'Pulp Comedy', globe trotting Kiwi Comedian Sully O'Sullivan's been declared a highlight of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival by The Scotsman, won the International Improvaganza Tournament in Canada, featured on Australian TV’s 'The Comedy Channel', supported former WWE Hardcore Wrestling Champion Mick Foley on tour, and in 2021 soldout every single night of his 22 date Edinburgh Fringe run. 



“Sully O'Sullivan was amazing.”
NME (UK)
“a blast of hilarity”
Manchester Evening News (UK)
"smrtonosno zabavni voditelj"
Living Stone Magazine (Croatia)
"quintessentially Kiwi comedy"
The Press (NZ)
“a wicked sense of humour”
BBC (UK)
“had the audience showing their appreciation with fits of laughter and applause”
Channel 4 (UK)

and all held together by our fantastic host:

SIMON EMANUEL
Simon Emanuel has 11 years Experience on the live comedy scene and even made it onto TV once! So put your seatbelt on, Strap in and get ready for a fast paced rollercoaster ride driven by a manic ADHD riddled ginger fool.
Just turn up let loose and allow Simon Emanuel to take you to more stranger corners of the comedy world with his energy filled observations and absolutely hilarious punchlines.

“A one man comedy scene” - Wales Online
“Bags of energy” - Russell Kane