Al Pitcher

‘Pitcher sits firmly in the improvising, rambling, freewheeling comedy camp inhabited by the likes of Ross Noble and Eddie Izzard. However, unlike both of them, Pitcher is one of the best-kept secrets on the comedy scene. He is a diamond as yet not hewn from the circuit rock. But it's only a matter of time’ Time Out 2008

Awards & Nominations
2001     Finalist              BBC New Act Competition
2001     Finalist              Daily Telegraph Open Mic Competition
1999     Finalist              ‘So You Think You’re Funny’

Live Shows
2008     Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2008     Sydney Cracker Comedy Festival
2008     New Zealand International Comedy Festival
2007     Montreal ‘Just for Laughs’ International Comedy Festival
2007     New Zealand International Comedy Festival
2007     Glasgow Comedy Festival
2007     Edinburgh Fringe Solo Show                                        
2007     Leicester Comedy Festival        
2007     Glasgow Comedy Festival
2006     UK Tour – ‘Idiot Wind’
2006     Leeds Festival
2006     Edinburgh Fringe Solo Show                                                    
2006     New Zealand Comedy Festival
2005     Edinburgh Fringe Solo Show
2005     Glasgow Comedy Festival
2005     Glastonbury Festival
2005     Leicester Comedy Festival
2004     Edinburgh Fringe Solo Show
2003     Edinburgh Fringe – The Comedy Zone
2003     Edinburgh Fringe – Big Value Late Show    

TV and Radio
2008     The Comedy Store                                            Paramount
2008     Superstars                                                        Tiger Aspect     Studio Warm-Up
2008     Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps         BBC                 Studio Warm-Up
2008     Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps LIVE!            BBC                 Studio Warm-Up
2007     Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps         BBC                 Studio Warm-Up
2006     Grown-Ups                                                        BBC                 Studio Warm-Up
2006     Nigella                                                              ITV                   Studio Warm-Up
2004     Fosters Commercial (TV)                                   Multi-channel     Voiceover
2003     The Milk Run                                                     BBC Radio 1     Writer and Performer

 What the press have to say….

 ‘The Kiwi motormouth’s crowd skills are second to none’
The Stage

‘Can reduce an audience to tears of laughter’
The Scotsman

‘6th Best Comedian in the UK’    
Zoo Magazine

‘He has the energy of a kid who’s drunk too much lemonade’     
Metro

‘Catch him whilst he’s cheap!’    
Evening Standard

‘He lives dangerously on stage, taking risks and setting up challenges many would fear to face. For that he deserves the applause he got.’         
Theatre Review (NZ)

‘Hilarious…Al Pitcher is my new favourite comedian. He is a huge talent.’
Edfringe.com

‘I was laughing uncontrollably. This very funny man can take you on a journey into the realms of almost insanity without leaving your chair.’
One4Review.com