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Cardiff Comedy Festival; Ellie Taylor, Matt Richardson
When: Thursday 19th July 2012 - 20:00
Where: Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff, CF5 1QE
The Cardiff Comedy Festival runs from the 4th to the 29th July in over 10 venues accross the city. Chapter Arts Centre's intimate Media Point room features four of the best break through acts of this year from one of the biggest comedy management agencies in the currency.
Matt Richardson
Matt Richardson performed his first comedy gig in November 2009 and in a short space of time clocked up appearances in the finals of So You Think You're Funny and the Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
Matt continues to tour around the country and has appeared on Russell Kane's Summer Seaside Tour on Radio 2. His most recent show won the Dave's Leicester Comedy Award for Best New Show in March 2012.
Ellie Taylor
Ellie Taylor rose to fame by reaching the semi-final of Show Me The Funny on ITV1. Since then, as well as touring around the country, Ellie has appeared on 8 Out Of 10 Cats on Channel 4 and is the new host of Snog, Marry, Avoid on BBC Three.
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is a fast-rising young performer who blurs the line between stand-up and rock star with his sharp, self-deprecating and original comic songs. Paul has gigged all over the country over the last 3 years and is quickly making a name for himself. Paul has recently filmed the non-tx pilot of Impractical Jokers for BBC Three.
Eric Lampaert
Named one of T4's Rising Stars of 2012, award-winning stand-up Eric Lampaert is fast becoming one of the most exciting comics on the circuit right now and comes fresh from supporting Mark Watson on tour most recently. TV credits include Ricky Gervais's Life's Too Short on BBC2 and Viva, MTV.