Comedy Cottage at Arts Takeover (booking required)

The award winning Comedy Cottage returns to Redhill as part of Arts Takeover.
Over 18s only event.

Emceed by award winning comedian Sajeela Kershi (@SajeelaKershi). The line up features:
• Dana Alexander (@ComedianDana)
• Ada Campe @Adacampe
• John Smith
• Vyome Singh
• MC Sajeela Kershi

Details about each of the acts:

Dana Alexander (@ComedianDana)

Dana began her comedy career at the age of 18 years old in Canada. Before long she began touring nationally at the prestigious YukYuks comedy clubs. She completed 5 television galas and several radio spots for major stations.

In 2011 Dana moved to the UK where she premiered her solo hour at The Edinburgh Festival for which she received rave reviews and nominations including Best Comic and Best International Act from Chortle and Black Comedy Awards.

Dana has featured on British television on programs such as “Question Team”, “Russell Howard’s Good News”, “Edinburgh Comedy Fest” and “The Culture Show”.

Her solo comedy special also aired in Canada’s popular Stand-up show “Comedy Now” and she has been named in the Top 10 Comedians 3 years running by NOW Magazine in Canada.
Dana has performed in more than 40 countries which include Bahrain, Dubai, Switzerland, Croatia, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, The Seychelles, Hungary, Malta, South Africa and more.

She has also performed for the British Armed Forces.
• ‘Refreshing and Fearless. Her comedic style . . ‘smart, irreverent and revolutionary’ – (Now Magazine)
• ’Like a gift from the comedy gods’ – (The Herald)
• ‘Gloriously dark and painfully funny’ – (The Scotsman)
• ‘An absolute powerhouse performance on stage. Like the fireworks at the end of the Festival she’s tightly timed, mercilessly efficient and very, very loud’ – (The Skinny)

Ada Campe @AdaCampe

Comedy/Cabaret

• Winner of New Act of the Year 2018
• Winner of Old Comedian of the Year 2018
• Nominee Funny Women top 10 best shows 2017

Ada Campe’s act blends comedy, magic, and shouting, she has appeared at comedy and cabaret nights across the UK, including Stand Up for Women! at the Garrick Theatre and Wilton’s Music Hall, Femmes by the Thames at the RVT, What The Frock! Comedy in Bristol and most recently the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe.

• ‘Extravagantly mischievous persona… brilliantly crowd-pleasing act’ (Chortle)
• 'Resembles an unhinged supervillain’ (Diva Magazine)
• 'Sorcery wrapped in the kind of storytelling that would make Sheherezade jealous' (Scotsman Kate Copstick)

John Smith

Back from a decade long sabbatical, Geordie delivering big laughs from deliciously punchy, dark and occasionally brutal jokes.

• 'Pick of the week...beautifully written jokes' - (Guardian)
• 'Genuinely funny' - (Scotsman)

Vyome Singh

Vyome moved to the UK 14 years ago to study and finish his PhD in physics which he did 8 years ago.

Although fairly new to comedy he was crowned Reading New Comedian of the Year at the Reading Indie Comedy Festival. Beating over 100 applicants to win.

MC Sajeela Kershi

• Winner of AWA Arts & Culture Award (2015)
• Winner Argus Angels Award for Artistic Excellence (2015)
• Star of Edinburgh Award Winning show (2007)

Comedian/writer/broadcaster - who has performed all over the UK and Internationally.
Seen & heard on various BBC Radio, BBC TV, C4, ITV, Comedy Central, Talk TV, GBN & much More.

• ‘Smart Funny With a mischievous glint’ (Times)
• ‘Magnetic loveable and extremely witty’ (The Spectator)
• 'Hugely talented, extremely funny, divine diva (Time Out)