JIM SMALLMAN

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PRESS and AWARDS

Best Comedy Show 2010, Hollywood Fringe – Winner
Best International Show 2010, LA Theatre Review – Winner
Best Debut Show Nominee – Leicester Comedy Festival 2009

“wonderfully gritty … his struggles with mental illness and alcoholism make for impressive comic pickings” The Guardian
"It's obvious that Jim Smallman is a natural-born compere. He has such an easy rapport with the audience and tells his tales with a fluidity and energy that keeps everyone attentive. He could talk the hind legs off a donkey, but you suspect the donkey wouldn't really mind … he's an instinctive storyteller who draws out the humour in every anecdote. On the comedy spectrum, he falls somewhere between Frank Skinner and Dave Gorman … his silver-tongued banter is likely to charm most audiences" Chortle
“a talented comic” TimeOut
“the second he focuses, he’s unbeatable … there’s an anger and sarcasm worthy of Jack Dee, Jo Brand, maybe even Bill Hicks. And all the time there’s this sense of impotent outrage, of righteous frustration, that’s up there with Basil Fawlty, the Blackadder dynasty, maybe even vintage Alexei Sayle” 4Laughs
“Smallman playfully ruminates on his very comic life experiences… an engaging and entertaining performance and a truly enjoyable evening” Three Weeks
“fluent, skilful prose aside, compere Jim Smallman is quite simply funny … silly, sarcastic, audience-baiting humour” Hinckley Times
"Anarchic and matey in equal measures, Smallman boasts a masterful rapport with the audience and clearly takes much delight in pushing the comedy boundaries … his manic energy was easily picked up by the punters" Coventry Evening Telegraph
"Jim Smallman also shone … he looked completely at home in this lofty company. A laconic, sarcastic gag machine, he's certainly a comedian to keep an eye on" Lincolnshire Echo
“There is something intriguing about him … his outlook is sarcastic and frustrated, which he can focus into a perfect gag. His bad taste Pussycat Dolls is an instant classic” Chortle

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