Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Rahul Kohli, John Gibson, and host Rob Coleman

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Raul Kohli

Raul Kohli has fast become one of the most captivating Asian acts on the UK comedy circuit. As one of the few Asian comedians to have grown up in the North East of England, he’s blessed with a worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class. Kohli combines ‘Superb political comedy’ (The Scotsman) with surreal storytelling.

In just a few short years, his debut solo show: Newcastle Brown Male gained critical acclaim at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival earning him a top pick of both BBC Radio 4 and the Huffington Post. It also gained him radio credits for BBC Radio 4's State of the Nation and BBC Asia Network's Big Asian Comedy Night.

As well as several radio & TV appearances, Raul released his own comedy podcast about Hinduism on BBC Sounds' and Spotify (Comic Sanskrit). Raul also has a short yet ceremonious career in writing & acting, having wrote & starred in numerous RTS Award Nominated short films, he's also appeared in the sitcom : The VAR room (2021), wrote & starred in his own BBC Laugh Lesson: How We Ruined the Internet, wrote & performed on Mike Reiss (Writer/Producer – The Simpsons) podcast, & is presently acting as the lead in a short feature film: White Privilege (Cabin Productions, scheduled for release in 2023).

In January 2017, Rahul became an award-winning comedian, winning the prestigious NATYS, formerly the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Award, following in the footsteps of Stewart Lee, Lee Mack and Ardal O’Hanlon.

“Dripping with erudite genius” - Fest Magazine

“A powerful, passionate, open-minded, intelligent voice. It is superb political comedy and commentary” - The Scotsman

“Kohli is not just performing for laughs; he is attempting to create some real art” - Broadway Baby

John Gibson

John Gibson makes people laugh. From the moment he stepped onto a stage in 2013 he never wanted to leave it. But he had to leave it, because living on a stage simply wasn’t practical.

A natural joke writer, John was being paid to write and perform comedy within a year of his first appearance. Now a regular on the comedy scene, he can be found providing laughs at comedy venues up and down the country.

Armed with strong gags and a relaxed stage presence he impresses as a confident performer. Having been blessed with many physical imperfections John has a lot of raw material for his self-deprecating humour, which he blends with observational comedy, satire and one-liners.

Rob Coleman

Rob has been a stand up for 10 years or so, performing his way around the country with a mix of beautifully written gags and true(ish) stories, together with some audience banter.

Along the way he has learned life lessons such as - 'never take a first date to watch you perform comedy' and 'there are no 24 hour petrol stations in rural Wales.'

He has become increasingly grumpy and his comedy focuses on (amongst other things) politeness, getting old and the joys of long term relationships.

Stand up is hard on Rob and also hard on his car, which has clocked up over 300,000 miles, mostly taking late night Highways Agency inspired diversions.

Away from stand up. Rob recently rowed across the Atlantic, becoming a world record holder in the process, and lives on a farm in rural Leicestershire.

“Presence aplenty and material to match” - One 4 Review

“Very strong and extremely funny... a naturally funny man” - Bedfordshire News

“What a nice man. Full of one-liners, he had the packed venue in fits of laughter... A definite must for a return visit” - The Joker's Club

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