RENT-A-LAUGH PART IV RISE OF THE RENTERS

Sunday 28. September at 20:00 - 22:00

BOLD Elephant, London

The London Renters Union is back with a fourth comedy fundraiser! Bring your friends and family for an evening of laughs, to support LRU in our fight to transform the housing system and win homes for people, not profit.

Line-up:

Kate Smurthwaite

Kate Smurthwaite is a left wing, feminist, atheist, polyamorous comedian and activist. She is also the host and star of the News at Kate video series. She performs at major clubs including Manford’s, The Stand, The Comedy Store and Piccadilly Comedy Club as well as alternative venues such as Quantum Leopard, What The Frock, Bring Your Own Baby and The Poodle Club. She has a Three Week Editor's Choice award and has​ appeared as a panellist on Question Time and is a regular guest on Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show.

Kate's campaigning work has included almost a decade as spokesperson for Abortion Rights UK and working with female asylum seekers through Women For Refugee Women and Women Asylum Seekers Together.

Alisdair Beckett-King

Alasdair is a legendary comedian and writer, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. The multi-award-winning ABK has performed on 8 out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Comedy Central Live, Radio 4's The News Quiz and at the Glastonbury Festival. Following several viral videos and a sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Alasdair embarked upon his first UK tour in 2023.

Hasan Al-Habib

Hasan Al-Habib is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer & actor.

Hasan performed at the Midlands regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024, won the 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award and was a finalist at the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy Awards. After selling out his double act show 2 Muslim 2 Furious at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024, Hasan will be making his solo debut in 2025 with Death To The West (Midlands) – a love letter to his Iraqi heritage and upbringing in Birmingham. DTWM has already received its first nomination for Best Debut at the 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.

Sikisa

Sikisa is a comedian, writer and producer from South London. She has been named one to watch with her authentic, fearless and vivacious personality and on-stage presence since winning the public's vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award competition, for which she was a finalist. She has quickly made a name for herself on the comedy circuit with her unique style and has become a regular performer and MC at some of the UK’s favourite comedy nights. She is also a four-time Leicester Comedy Festival Aware nominee for including best show in 2022. She has featured on Live at Apollo (BBC), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central) and the Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2). She is also a regular writer for BBC Radio.

MC James Ross
MC of 5x Chortle Award winning cult favourite comedy night Quantum Leopard.

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INSTAGRAM // @londonrentersunion
TWITTER // @LDNRentersUnion
WEBSITE // https://londonrentersunion.org/get-involved/

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Kate Smurthwaite INSTAGRAM // @kate_Smurthwaite
TWITTER // @Cruella1
WEBSITE // https://www.katesmurthwaite.co.uk/

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Alisdair Beckett-King INSTAGRAM // @itsmisterabk
TWITTER // @MisterABK
WEBSITE // https://www.abeckettking.com/

Hasan Al-Habib INSTAGRAM // @amusingarab
WEBSITE // https://linktr.ee/amusingarab/
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Sikisa INSTAGRAM // @sikisacomedy
TWITTER // @sikisacomedy
Website // https://www.sikisacomedy.com/

James Ross TWITTER // @jamesrosscomedy

BOLD Elephant • Saint George's Road 21, SE1 6ES London, England, United Kingdom

Google Map of Saint George's Road 21, SE1 6ES London, England, United Kingdom

London Renters Union

branches@londonrentersunion.org