Produced By: GMG Promotions
Jokes and Laffs – May 2026
- Genre:
- Comedy
- Opens:
- 30 May 2026
- Times:
- 30 May, 19:30
Tickets no longer available.
Jokes and Laffs is back for 2026 with another great line up including:
*PLEASE NOTE THERE HAS BEEN A LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO THE LINE UP WITH MICHAEL AKADIRI REPLACING JASON PATERSON.
Mr Lorraine BI
Some choose their alter ego, as for Mr Lorraine it chose her. Mr Lorraine takes you on a journey of what life is like as woman with a ‘ man’s’ voice. accusations of fraud and being denied access to certain services are just some of the experiences Mr Lorraine has to battle daily.
However in 2022 Mr Lorraine suffered a stroke so sounding like a man is the least of her problems.
Lorraine Chademunhu is comedian born in Zimbabwe who burst into the comedy scene in March 2017. She has performed at the sold out ‘Out OfOrder’ TEDx Kingston Upon Thames 2018 and has wowed audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and 2019. Now on a stroke recovery journey, Mr Lorraine shares the funny side of some the struggles she faces.
Des Feehily – Effortlessly likeable, fast-thinking, and packed with razor sharp wit. His crowd work and punchy jokes set the tone perfectly and keep the laughs rolling along.
Michael Akadiri – Michael Akadiri is a fast rising multi award winning comedian. His natural charm and cheeky, observational style has already seen him make an impact on the UK comedy scene.
Michael’s burgeoning TV Career has seen him feature on Comedy Central LIVE (Comedy Central), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2) and Channel 4’s Stand Up to Cancer.
His radio credits include the Capital Xtra’s Breakfast Show, BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and stand-up on Radio 4’s Fred at the Stand.
In the social media space, he has collaborated with Channel 4 (Jokes Only), Ladbible UK (NewFade prank), Project Giving Back (Chelsea Flower Show, 2024) & SMARTY Mobile (2025).
As well as performing comedy, Michael works as a resident doctor in the NHS and is currently on a sabbatical from his surgical training. His medical background means he’s also in demand as a health commentator, appearing both on TV (BBC Two’s Newsnight), radio (LBC & Times Radio) & print (The Guardian’s opinion column).
Michael’s 2022 Edinburgh Fringe debut was a huge success, his show ‘No Scrubs’ sold out it’s run and culminated in a nomination for the Biggest Award in Comedy. His sophomore follow up, Trust Me, I’m a Daddy toured the UK successfully across 2024/5. Both are available to watch as YouTube specials here.
Michael can be seen live, performing at festivals such as Latitude, Hay, Reading & Green Man or the top comedy clubs in the country not limited to the Comedy Store, Glee Club and Komedia. He’s also a well sought after corporate act, whether performing or hosting and his previous clients include Apple UK, Spotify UK & NHS England.
He’ll embark on his third tour across the UK & Ireland with Don’t Call Me Uncle! In 2026/27.
President Obonjo, is an upcoming and increasingly successful stand-up comedian. As the larger-than-life, uber-confident, self-appointed, side-splitting dictator of ‘Lafta Republic’, President Obonjo has quietly been leading a comedy revolution to become the first President to take over the comedy industry by storm. Well known for his viral videos President Obonjo delivers Comedy for the people by the people.
What the press have said:
“It’s a great comic construct, with lots of seized opportunities for playing with the clichés” – Steve Bennett, Chortle
“It’s a great comic construct, with lots of seized opportunities for playing with the clichés” – Steve Bennett, Chortle
“There was the potential of that high-status, comedy bomb-proof kind of character that Alexis Dubus has created so successfully with Marcel Lucont.” – Ben Veneables, Londonist
“This hour-long show was a revelation… Not at all what I was expecting.” – John Fleming
“On the face of it, it works as a well-crafted political comedy, exposing how the world has treated Africa and left much of it to suffer corrupt governments led by the likes of Obonjo. But it’s the layers of context that really make this a fascinating, bewildering and painfully funny experience.” – ☆☆☆☆☆ Fringe G