Carl Jones
“A great stage presence that really draws the audience in. Very funny.” – Mark Dolan
“…a strong natural stage presence that many can only dream of. His natural ability of telling comic stories draws the whole audience in for a very enjoyable set.” Nottingham Comedy Festival
Since starting out on the circuit in September 2010, Carl Jones has quickly established himself as one of the strongest new acts in the Midlands.
Winning the Nottingham Comedy Festival ‘Newcomer to Comedy’ competition after just a handful of gigs, he’s gone on to reach the semi finals of Amused Moose Laugh Off 2011, win both Manchester and Preston ‘Beat the Frog’ competitions at the first attempt and perform as part of Amused Moose’s Hot Starlets programme of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He’s also performed weekend open spots at Glee Club, Nottingham and Jongleurs, Nottingham.
As a regular member of Nottingham’s top improvised comedy group ‘MissImp’, Carl can also be seen at their monthly residence at Nottingham’s ‘Glee Club’, bringing a unique brand of quick wit and occasionally rude, laddish humour to an otherwise enlightening and informative evening.
Carl is very comfortable performing sets of 15 – 20 minutes and has also performed half hour spots for several promoters in the area. In his first 100 gigs, he’s performed on the same bill as some of the UK’s finest comedians including Patrick Monaghan, Mark Dolan, Josh Widdicombe, Isy Suttie, Alun Cochrane, Paul Chowdhry and Gary Delaney.
2011
Amused Moose Laugh Off 2011 – Semi Finalist
Beat the Frog, Preston - Winner (March)
Beat the Frog, Manchester - Joint Winner (May)
Part of Amused Moose’s Hot Starlets programme at Edinburgh Fringe 2011.
Performed at Leicester Square Premiere of Ben Miller’s feature film ‘Huge’, as attended by Thandie Newton and Noel Clarke.
2010
Nottingham Comedy Festival ‘Newcomer to Comedy’ - Winner
‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ Derby (Oct), Leicester (Dec) - Winner
Nottingham Comedy Festival ‘One to Watch’.
Other gigs include: Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, Glee Club, Jongleurs, Ship of Fools Comedy Club, Nottingham NCF Nights, Funhouse Comedy Clubs.
Radio Appearances
Guest on Amanda Bowman’s ‘Tracks of our lives’ feature and New Year’s Eve ‘Best Guests’ show.
Regular contributor on BBC Radio Nottingham’s Richard Spurr News Review feature.
