Outside The Box Comedy Club

MIKE NEWALL - Local Stockport lad, Mike is a charming and laid-back comedian with well-crafted jokes and a wonderful dry delivery. This is observational comedy at its best with razor sharp timing combined with a keen sense of dark sarcasm. He most recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent where he impressed the judges so much that Simon Cowell said..it was like an Oasis concert where the music ran out and Liam decides to tell a few jokes! In 2013 he was personally asked to be the support act for Alun Cochrane’s 2012-2013 Moments of Alun tour. In 2016 & 2017 Mike took two more shows to the Fringe; High on Gravy and Desert Boot-leg Island Disks. In 2019 his brand new Edinburgh show titled Mike Newall: Re:Newall received rave reviews. Manchester has had more than its fair share of comedy heritage over the years, he is without doubt the latest smooth talking, globetrotting Manc export and could even go on to become the greatest. Mike has that rare knack of being like the boy the next door but with huge star quality. He’s like your best, most humorous friend – only funnier!

MARK SILCOX - Ex-scientist and part-time teacher, Silcox is known for his experimental, deadpan style of anti-humour.. If you were to meet him you would immediately realise that you were in the presence of a masterful academic, but someone who struggles with the subtleties of human connections and everyday life. Mark made it to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2013 and was one of several Asian comedians to be featured on BBC’S, The Big Asian Stand-Up. He has also appeared on Romesh: Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy on BBC Three, An Immigrants guide to Britain on Channel 4 and Sick of It alongside Karl Pilkington on Sky1, amongst others. Mark is mainly known for his starring role as Joe Lycett’s side kick on channel 4’s consumer rights comedy show, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, with a clip of him challenging Burger King on their motto 'Have it your way' going viral and prompting a response from Burger King themselves. “Infectious weirdness” Bruce Dessau, Beyond the Joke.

MATT BRAGG - The son of television warm up man Bobby Bragg, Matt has been performing stand up all over the country. With a unique, low energy, deadpan style and meticulously crafted material, Matt Bragg has been gaining acclaim from audiences, promoters and comedians alike. As well as performing at some of the largest clubs in the UK, supporting Harry Hill, Lloyd Griffith (Soccer AM) and Phoenix Night’s Clinton Baptiste on tour, he was also selected for Just The Tonic’s Big Value showcase at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019. He was also nominated for, and was runner up at Leicester Mercury’s Comedian of the Year 2020 competition.

MC LEE PEART - Lee has worked as a presenter for companies such as Movember, KP Nuts, Blackberry, The Times, Gillette and has hosted Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend main stage for 5 years, introducing acts such as Sir Ian McKellan, Texas, The Sugababes and Alison Moyet. He has also hosted the Pride Parade, and regularly hosts corporate events for Pride. He is the resident warm-up artist for ITV's Loose Women and has also worked as warm-up for Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1, Netflix's Dance Monsters, Love Island: Aftersun on ITV2, Ruth & Eamonn's Do The Right Thing for Channel 5, and was the main stage warm-up for This Morning Live & Loose Women Late​. Lee is also a regular contributor on talkRADIO He has his own podcast 'Let's Talk with Lee Peart' - on it he has interviewed the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Tom Allen, Nadia Sawalha, GMB Director Erron Gordon, Andrea McLean, Gloria Hunniford OBE and more.