Laugh Your Shed Off

Join us for a joyful night of fundraising for Chickenshed through stand-up!

This special evening features a line-up of top up-and-coming acts — including performers fresh from the spotlight of festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Expect a lively mix of sharp one-liners, playful storytelling and unexpected punch-lines, all unfolding in a relaxed, high-energy venue with drinks, snacks and great company. Whether you’re looking for a fun date night, a get-together with friends, or just a stand-up fix in North London, this is the place to be.

Roger O'Sullivan

Roger O'Sullivan is an Irish comedian based in London. His mixture of oneliners and surreal stories have drawn comparisons to Dylan Moran and Mitch Hedberg.

Winner of the Comedians Choice Best Newcomer 2025 and Nominated for Best Newcomer at The Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025

"Talents like O’Sullivan don't come around very often" - Rolling Stone

Chantel Nash 

Chantel Nash started performing stand-up comedy half way through 2022 and has been gradually clawing her way onto the comedy circuit, having already shared the stage with some of her comedy heroes including Kerry Godliman, Slim, Laura Smyth and Kane Brown. Her effortless charm is winning over audiences one postcode at a time and she has won regional heats and reached the finals of both the So You Think You’re Funny and BBC New Act competitions this year.

Chantel will be appearing on Comedy Central Live this series and made her first audio debut on Mo Gilligan’s Spotlight on Audible. Last autumn she joined the tour of Mo Gilligan and Friends – the Black British Take Over at the Eventim Apollo in London.

Chantel has recently launched her podcast Making Friends, where she interviews people she would like to be friends with, about their lives, loves and friendships. Chantel has recently made friends with Charlene White, Suzi Ruffell and Kyrah Gray.

Shalaka Kurup

Shalaka Kurup is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer based in London. Known for her sharp observational humour and distinctively deadpan style, she has quickly made her mark on the UK comedy circuit. A doctor by education and a comedian by choice, Shalaka has earned several accolades including, Funny Women Finalist, winning the West End New Act of the Year, runner up Brighton Komedia New Act of the year and second runner-up at the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year

Shalaka has opened for Brett Goldstein, Abby Govindan, Shabaz Ali, Grace Campbell, Eshaan Akbar, Ria Lina, and was selected for both the Leicester Comedy Festival Circuit Breakers and the Pleasance Reserve in 2023. Her critically acclaimed debut show, Get A Grip, premiered at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has starred on Comedy Central Live Season 3, Jokes Only A…Can Tell (Channel 4 Digital) Asian Network Comedy (BBC) Arts Hour Comedy Special (BBC) and Sunday Morning Live (BBC1).

Eli Hart 

Eli Hart is a comedian from the West Midlands, whose gloomy, astute comedy about the mundanity of life has quickly established him as a regular on pro bills across the UK.

He won the 2025 BBC New Comedy Awards, was a finalist in the Komedia New Comedy Award 2025, and reached the finals of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2024.

“A remarkable astuteness about the minutiae of mundane existence” - Chortle

“Imagine a Brummie, even gloomier young Jack Dee” - Beyond the joke

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