Carl Donnelly

Carl started performing stand-up regularly in early 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the most exciting new comics currently climbing the comedy ladder.

Despite being a relative newcomer, his confident, conversational style and silly sense of humour has seen him win a host of awards and become a regular act and MC at clubs all over the country.

Awards & Competitions:
Winner of the 'Best Newcomer' award at the 2007 Chortle Awards
Winner of Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year 2007
Winner of Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2006

Press:
"..a hell of a lot of innocent fun.." chortle.co.uk

"..hilariously silly.." ThreeWeeks

"..wowed a packed local crowd and an esteemed panel of judges." Yourlocalguardian.co.uk

"..one to watch.." Leicester Mercury

"..the maturity of a 14 year old." BBC Leicester

Festivals:
2007 - Carl was part of Avalon's prestigious 'Comedy Zone' at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe as well as doing a show as part of the Free Festival called 'Three comedians for the price of none'. He has also appeared at various other festivals including Leeds and Latitude

2006 - Carl performed in his first Edinburgh show as part of the 'Free Fringe' in the three-man stand-up show 'The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly'. The show received a four star review from ThreeWeeks and was a massive success.

Radio/TV/Other Stuff:
Carl has made various radio appearances such as Radio 4's '28 Acts in 28 Minutes', LBC Radio's Comedy Cabaret and Tim Shaw's Asylum (Kerrang Radio).

Carl has also been a support act on various tours including Russell Howard's 'Wandering' and Jim Jeffries 'Second Coming'