“This is just the sort of breakthrough you come to the Fringe to see… his delivery is outstanding. Its exciting to share a room with him… laser-sharp” ★★★★
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“a fantastic comic performer” ★★★★.5
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“buzzy debut… make a scorching impression” ★★★★
Brian Logan, Guardian
“runaway hit… He owns the stage… cry laughing” ★★★★★
Mark Wareham, Mail on Sunday
“A one-man old-time variety show with a cast of thousands… excellently written jokes… we’ve laughed our heads off along the way… fiendishly talented” ★★★★★
Claire Smith, Beyond the Joke
“a hugely gifted comic presence and he’s created a very amusing monster” ★★★★
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2023, Joe Kent-Walters, has now sold out his entire debut run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and added 2 extra shows to the month long run. Extra shows are on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th (01:15am) at Monkey Barrel 4. In addition to extra Fringe shows, Joe will also be setting out to take over the rest of the UK including a Soho Theatre run from Monday 25th – Saturday 30th November (9:45pm) and regional dates from 5th March – 11th April.
Now into the second week of his month long run at the festival, Joe has sold out all tickets and been delighting Fringe audiences with his debut show, ‘Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe LIVE!!!’. The show has been critically acclaimed during the month with critics calling it a ‘buzzy debut’ (Guardian). This Fringe has also seen Joe win The Besties Award for Radgie of the Festival (boldest performance / behaviour) selected by The Skinny / Fest Magazine.
Frankie Monroe is Joe’s comedic creation and the owner / MC of The Misty Moon – a working men’s club in Rotherham that is also a portal to hell. The club is under threat, dark forces and dirty deeds linger in the shadows and it’s up to Frankie to stop his beloved working men’s club from falling into oblivion. Now Frankie’s throwing everything he has at the wall; big numbers, special guests and mucky bitter to put on the greatest show and save his club. A big knees up for a dying institution, last orders!
Joe is the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2023 and he later went on to win the top prize of Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 with this debut hour, ‘Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!’. He is also a past winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021 which saw him play the main comedy stage at Latitude festival and tour Australia, performing at the Sydney Comedy Store. He is also a part of the comedy double act, The Lovely Boys, who have received critical acclaimed and achieved cult status with their 2022 debut show.
Further praise for Joe Kent-Walters:
“Joe Kent-Walters is transcendent… fizzes with chaos” ★★★★
Polly Glynn, The Skinny
“riotously funny… respectful and forward looking, clever and funny” ★★★★
Evan Beswick, Fest
“instantly unforgettable… what a performance… Pretty close to genius.” ★★★★★
Kevin Wight, The Wee Review
“once seen, never forgotten… physically commands the stage and beyond… rough, hilarious slapstick and a barnstorming nonsense musical number”
Jay Richardson, Chortle
“mesmerising and unpredictable presence… good jokes and an awful lot of inventive stupidity”
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“with echoes of The League of Gentleman and Reeves and Mortimer”
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman
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