Hot off winning the Midland New Act of the Year in 2014 and 2015, Josh Pugh rapidly shot to the upper echelons of UK stand-up, winning English Comedian of the Year 2016, only two years after playing his first gig. He also won the Funhouse Gong Show as well as the Best New Act prizes at both the 2015 Birmingham and Nottingham Comedy Festivals. This year he wrote for Dave Channel's new show 'The Island' and 'The Emily Atack Show' for ITV. Josh performs stand up across the country and has toured in the UK and Australia. Josh’s clever, original, and (most importantly) very funny writing and performing continues to bring in plaudits, from Chortle to the Londonist to the London Evening Standard. Catch him before he’s huge.
"Instantly likeable… flashes of genius" – Ticketmaster
"Offbeat ideas, strong imagery and dry observational asides, he finds laughs in unusual places. A promising voice" – Steve Bennett, Chortle
"A keen comic mind." – Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard
"An almost certain future star... this is a classy hour of charming left field comedy" – Chortle
"Wonderfully off-kilter... Pugh proves that semi-surrealism is alive and well" – List
https://www.joejacobs.website
Joe is a London based comedian, rapper and writer. Since 2012, he has performed nationally and internationally, sharing bills with acts including Stewart Lee and Mr. Motivator. His live shows effortlessly flit between hip hop and comedy and he's been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA, plus gained millions of viral video views online. On the live circuit, he’s a regular at The Comedy Store, Top Secret, Glee, Up The Creek, Backyard Comedy Club, Covent Garden Comedy Club, Knock2Bag, Downstairs At The Kings Head, Banana Cabaret, The Distraction Club and many others.
“Dynamic stage presence... The Stormzy of Stand up” – Chortle
"Jewish Mike Skinner with jokes" – Wee Review
"Always funny" – Beyond the joke
"Comedy gold" – Broadway Baby
Your compere for the evening, Colin has worked with Jimmy Carr and Russell Brand, as well as working with the team behind The Inbetweeners and Mighty Boosh. 'A comedian whose star should shine brightly" (THE GUARDIAN). He's "Impossible not to like" (RUSSEL BRAND) with "Really good material" (THREE WEEKS EDINBURGH).
Pre-show table bookings in the upstairs bar from 5.30pm. Book: www.mangothai.co.uk.
Basement Bar open and seats from 7.30pm. Show 8pm - 10.30pm, including 2 short intervals.
Mango Cocktail Club • 5 Canute Road, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 4FH • 023 8033 1477 • oceanvillage@mangothai.co.uk • mangothai.co.uk
N.B. Nature of the Beast: Line-ups are subject to change, but quality of talent will never be compromised.