Our incredible host for this very special evening is the multi award-winning comedian and actress, Jayde Adams. Her critically-acclaimed special was released on Amazon Prime to worldwide applause, was longlisted for an Emmy and has so far amassed over 190 million views.
Winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer award and Funny Women Award for Best Female Comedy Star (2016) she’s the star of the BAFTA winning TV series Alma’s Not Normal on BBC Two, the Take That movie Greatest Days and also stars in ITV’s Ruby Speaking. Other credits include Good Omens, The Outlaws and she is the co-host of the BAFTA nominated series Snackmasters and Netflix smash hit, Crazy Delicious.
Comedian and writer, known for her sharp, wry humour and warm, conversational style. A ‘glittering new talent’ (The i Paper), she has quickly become a standout voice in UK comedy.
Her 2024 show Forgive Me Father sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, described as “a masterclass” by The Guardian, she’s embarking on a UK tour for 2025. In 2023, I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and named one of the best-reviewed Fringe shows by British Comedy Guide. Her debut hour, Absolutely No Worries If Not, won Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022 and received widespread critical acclaim. She was also a Times Breakthrough Nominee for the Sky Arts Awards 2024.
Ania's online presence includes over 1 million YouTube views and 2.5 million TikTok likes. You may recognize her from one of her previous hair colours.
She’s appeared on Live at the Apollo and Richard Osman’s House of Games, as well as Off Menu, The Stand Up Sketch Show, and The Comedy Guide to Life. She has opened for Ed Gamble, Marc Maron, and Catherine Cohen. As a writer, she has worked extensively with Amelia Dimoldenberg across her viral Chicken Shop Date series.
This Welsh-Indian stand-up comedian and comedy writer is an excellent and warm storyteller and quickly ascended the comedy scene in England and Wales. Featured on Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), BBC Presents: Stand up for Live Comedy (BBC One & Three), Live From Aberystwyth Pier, Fred At The Stand (BBC Radio 4), Stand Yp (S4C).
Semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards 2021, she’s written on the revival of the BBC Three sitcom Bad Education. Described as One To Watch, her show Grandmother’s Daughter is a celebration of queer joy, community and the intricacies of our identities.
Hilarious, thoughtful, and super-talented, she’s also written and starred in a BBC pilot alongside Meera Syal, Beena and Amrit, and wrote and starred in a BBC Radio Wales sitcom by the same name. She has been a guest panellist on The Blame Game, Breaking the News and a team captain on What Just Happened? (BBC Radio Wales).
Mark is convinced that he’s the only gay man doing comedy in the world so please be respectful and don’t tell him otherwise!
A London-based stand-up comedian with over 200,000 followers and 100 million views online, in the real world he can be found across the UK comedy Circuit. He’s taking his award-nominated, "dynamic, funny and original guide to the queer experience - ★★★★★ Somewhere For Us”, Edinburgh Fringe debut on tour in 2025, and we’re excited to be welcoming him to Bristol Pride.
Mark was nominated in the Best Newcomer category for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards and has written for Channel 4, toured with Eshaan Akbar and shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award. Follow him on social media @markbittlestone or find him selling his underwear for money on Grindr.
★★★★★ “A slew of banging punchlines throughout” The QR
“Catch Mark before he shoots off into the comedy stratosphere” Broadway Baby.
Sophie Duker is a comedian and writer whose favourite things include breaking hearts, taking names and telling jokes with the confidence of a cis straight middle-class white man.
Her Edinburgh Fringe Show, Venus, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer award and gained critical acclaim and five star reviews, leading to a two week sold out run at Soho Theatre.
Sophie is a regular guest on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2). She has appeared on Live at The Apollo (BBC2), Mock the Week (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4) and Hypothetical (Dave).
Sophie is the winner of the 13th series of Taskmaster (Channel 4) and we are very excited to be welcoming her back to perform with us at the Bristol Pride Comedy Night.
