Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival (SICFest) has announced the final act for its flagship gala show at Theatre Severn this summer.
The highlight of SICFest will take place at Theatre Severn on the evening of Sunday 12 July and the Live At The Apollo format currently includes Morgan Rees, Frankie Monroe, Ignacio Lopez, Esther Manito and MC Scott Bennett.
Lou Sanders performs regularly both in the UK and around the world. In 2018, her show Shame Pig was the joint winner of the Comedians’ Choice Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, returning to the festival in 2019 with her show Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy and was also declared the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019
She has appeared on television shows including QI, Would I Lie To You?, Travel Man, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Hypothetical, The Russell Howard Hour, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, Alan Davies: As Yet Unlimited, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Red Nose Day For Comic Relief and Russell Howard’s Good News. She is also a regular guest on BBC Radio 4’s The Unbelievable Truth and has appeared on Live At The Apollo.
Her acting includes the sitcoms This Way Up and Sick Of It and she has written for 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Mock The Week, among others. She also wrote and starred in the short film Elderflower. In August 2023, she released her autobiography What’s That Lady Doing? In 2024, Sanders appeared as a contestant on Dancing On Ice.
Comedians performing at the other festival venues in Shrewsbury such as The Hive, The Loft at The Old Post Office and The Morris Hall include: Hasan Al-Habib, Giant leap Improv, Eric Rushton, Lindsey Santoro, Stuart Goldsmith, Chris O’Neill and his A Comedy Tapas and A Political Brunch shows, Clinton Baptiste and Nina Gilligan (Theatre Severn main auditorium), Spencer Jones, Tez Ilyaz, Paul Hilleard, Wendy Wason, Dave Chawner and Alexander Bennett as well as up-close-and-personal performances by Esther Manito and Ignacio Lopez.
Commenting on the final booking and the now complete SICFest line up, director Beth McGowan said: “Securing Lou Sanders is an absolute coup for the festival. She is a highly talented, wildly funny comedian and perfectly complements the gala show line-up. There will be a diverse mix of performers throughout the four days, some of whom are relatively new to comedy fans and some well-established names who will raise the roof once again this year. In addition, we will also be offering comedy at two new venues – The Morris Hall and The Hive.”
Tickets for the SICFest gala show on 12 July are £39.60 (including booking fee) and available through the Theatre Severn box office 01743 281281 or online here: https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/whats-on/shrewsbury-international-comedy-festival-gala/
Picture: Lou Sanders.
