Abandoman (International multi-awardwinners. "So impressive" The Independent)
Winners of both Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and The Musical Comedy Awards, Abandoman create hilarious musical sketches at lightning speed live in front of their audience. No two gigs are ever the same.
Abandoman recently toured with multi-platinum artist Ed Sheeran on his sell-out UK tour that culminated in two nights at London's Brixton Academy and have also performed regularly in Australia over the past three years, where the show was nominated for several comedy awards winning 'Best Comedy Newcomer' at Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2012 and nominated for 'Best Comedy Show' at the same festival in 2012 and 2014.
Abandoman has appeared as the Dictionary Corner on '8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown', on BBC3's Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, BBC2's The Stephen K Amos Show, on Sky Arts as part of their Latitude coverage, and many radio shows including BBC Radio 1's Fun And Filthy Cabaret.
The show has recently appeared at festivals such Bestival, Latitude, Altitude, Rockness, Glastonbury, Hop Farm, V Festival. They performed at the Brits after-party, Daisy Lowe's 21st birthday party and have opened for numerous comedy and music acts such as Micky Flanagan, Tommy Tiernan and DJ Yoda.
"Star of the future!" TIME OUT
"A freestyle talent that is unparalleled anywhere in the market. No two shows could ever be the same as they pick out audience members and freestyle about them, with comedic timing and witty rhyming that's so impressive it could've been scripted." INDEPENDENT
"Killer punch lines. Note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing hip-hop improv. Genius!"THE STAGE
"Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile... Nothing short of genius." CHORTLE
YOUTUBE CLIPS:
tinyurl.com/AbandomanBrixtonAcademy1 - supporting Ed Sheeran at Brixton Academy
tinyurl.com/AbandomanEdinburghBBC - with Dappy, Nick Grimshaw and Scott Mills
tinyurl.com/AbandomanBurrito - freestyling whilst making a burrito.
www.abandoman.com and www.facebook.com/ABANDOMAN
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