Slim joins Travis Jay on The Comedy Show - Friday 9pm

Don’t miss Slim on the Comedy Show with Travis Jay, Friday 9pm on BANG 103.6FM

Original and versatile. He appeals to all ages, genders, race and nationalities and has the ability to capture different aspects of everyday life and twist it into his own brand of comedy. He was born in South London, England of Jamaican parentage.
Slim first performed in 1993 at the Hackney Empire in front of an audience of 1,500 people. Since then he has appeared in every major city inEngland and Wales ranging from Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and Cardiff, these are just a few of many.
He also has experience internationally touring in Europe ,The Caribbean and the U.S.A.
In Holland he performed in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam at the world famous Nieuwe De La Mar Theatre. Slim has also toured in Germany on the USA Army Base Tour 2001, which he performed so well, he was then asked to perform in front of military personnel atN.A.T.O Headquarters in Belgium.
Slim has brought his act across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, where Jamaica saw him perform at their Annual Red Stripe Comedy Tour (2005). He performed alongside Def Comedy Jam comics, being the only black British comedian ever to perform on the Caribbean island.
Slim has supported acts such as John Witherspoon (Star of Friday and Boomerang), Felix Dexter (star of BBC2 Absolutely Fabulous), Robbie Gee (star of Guy Ritchie’s film ‘Snatch’) Also 2005 saw him play host to Americans: Bill Bellemy (Star of Def Comedy Jams “How to be a player”), Kevin Hart (star of “Soul Plane , Paper Soldiers”), Mark Curry (star of “Hanging with Mr.Cooper”) who he supported on their UK tours. After the “Bill Bellemy” tour, Slim was invited back to L.A where he became the 1st Black U.K comic to perform at the world famousHollywood Comedy Store in Feb 2005.
After winning the “Best Male” stand-up category at the 2004 U.K Black Entertainment Comedy Awards , Slim was then voted in 2005 by other black British comics as their favourite comedian !!

Slim was the warm up man for the BBC comedy sketch show “Little Miss Jocelyn” and was the Host for Latino stand-up comedian Pablo Francisco’s 1st U.K Show held in London.
In 2006, Slim returned to L.A and performed at The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory where he was voted by the audience to be the Best open spot on the night!
In Nov 2006 also saw Slim return to Holland to perform in the city of Rotterdam at the world famous Comedy Factory which was filmed for television.
His other work credits include:
* Appeared on BBC2’s sketch comedy show ‘The A Force’ (1997 and 2000)
* Appeared on Channel Four’s ‘Nights Out at the Empire’ (1999)
* warm- up man for MTV’s dating game ‘Singled Out’ (1999- 2002)
* warm- up man for ‘The Richard Blackwood Show’ (Pilot) Channel 4 (2001)
* Runner up (7th out of 300 contestants) for the U.K Comedy Stores Hooch Comedy Award (2001)
* Appeared on BBC2’s drama ‘Attachments’ (2002)
* Comparing for American R&B group ATL’s London concert (2004)
* Winner of Best U.K Black Male Stand Up Comedian at the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards (2004)
* Host of ‘Comedy Street’ Comedy Night in Leicester Square in the London’s West End (2004 to 2005)
* Voted comics favourite comedian (2005)
* Warm-up man for The ‘Little Miss Jocelyn show’ (2006) BBC.
* Host for Latino stand-up Pablo Francisco
* Appeared on the Comedy Factory T.V show (2006)

Travis Jay talks to Will E Robo on the Comedy Show this Friday

Don’t miss Will E Robo on the Comedy show with Travis Jay, Friday 9pm - 10pm on BANG 103.6FM

Energetic, charismatic, versatile and animated are just a few words that describe Will-E Robo’s stand-up routines. He is a universal comedian, with an overflow of energy, combining his story-telling abilities with vividly humorous gestures and amazing sound effects that can paint a clear picture in our heads. He is also notoriously known for his impressions of animals, entertainers, and other characters.

Will-E Robo already has an impressive television resume under his belt. He made numerous appearances on The Apollo, winning six times as an amateur. He also appeared twice on both BET’s Comic View and Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam. He has also made memorable appearances on P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, in 2005 and 2007. His stand-up acts have also been viewed on Jenny Jones and a many other events. In 2008, he is also slated to feature in Martin Lawrence’s First Amendment Stand-Up.

Aside from television, Will-E Robo has made audiences laugh all across the country. From performing in Chicago, Detroit, New York City, and Los Angeles. To touring with BET through London, Canada and overseas, to performing on college campuses, to performing for the Armed Forces across the country, to opening up for countless entertainers, Will-E Robo is quickly on the rise. As a result of his performances, he received the Flip Wilson Award for Best Original Act.He was also nominated for best INTERNATIONAL ACT in London Black Comedy Awards in 2009.And Will-E has also performed in the uk at the most the indigO2 and sold it out that is one of Londons premier arena and he over took it buy himself.

Felix Dexter Joins Travis Jay On This Weeks Comedy Show

Don’t miss Felix Dexter on Friday’s Comedy Show with Travis Jay on BANG 103.6FM

Award winning comedian and actor Felix Dexter is one of the most versatile talents to emerge from the comedy scene in years. His distinctive fusion of acutely observed characters and high energy stand-up mixed with satire ensure that he is widely acclaimed.
These qualities, allied to his considerable gift for comedy writing, were seen in ‘The Prince of Dalston’, part of Carlton Television’s character series ‘Single Voices’. At the ‘Emma Awards’ Felix won the ‘Best TV Actor Award’ for this performance. Felix also worked on a screenplay commissioned by the Film Council entitled ‘The Prince of Dalston’ which is based on one of his characters.
Felix’s theatre credits include ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest’ in the West End and Edinburgh, directed by Terry Johnson. Felix was cast in both productions starring Christian Slater, Frances Barber and then Alex Kingston.
He is also continuing to perform stand-up comedy and to pursue his acting career. Recently he appeared in the National Theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neil’s ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’.
During 2002 he completed an acclaimed season with The Royal Shakespeare Company playing Autolycus in ‘A Winter’s Tale’ directed by Matthew Warchaus and a selection of roles in ‘Pericles’ directed by Adrian Noble.

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