International Comedy Showcase

Jens Rabiega

Jens Rabiega is the funniest German/South African this far north of the Kalahari. He is a regular on the Dutch scene performing across The Netherlands and has performed at Comic Strip in NYC, London, Edinburgh Fringe, Lithuania, Belgium and in his native South Africa to name a few. Recounting stories of what it was like growing up in a German household in South Africa, being married to a French woman and becoming a father, he walks a fine line between hilarious and offensively hilarious.

Mikio Kobayashi

Mikio Kobayashi has a knack for sharp, well-crafted jokes that hit you when you least expect it. Half-English and half-Japanese, he’s got the perfect mix of cultural insight and clever wordplay - making him a crowd favorite wherever he goes.

Mikio was a finalist in the Smok'd Crack New Comedian of the Year 2026 competition in London and a two-time semi-finalist in The West End New Act of the Year. He has also opened for the likes of Glenn Wool and Ron Josol.

“A hilarious addition to any comedy bill” - The West End New Act of the Year 2026

Katherine Rhodes

With many years of real world experience, Katherine Rhodes is a highly respected and sought after performer. Her sharp humour mixed with incredible magic leave audiences amazed and amused as the laws of physics are cast aside and the impossible is made a reality.

Katherine is not only a member of the world famous The Magic Circle, she is a member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star (the highest degree possible and awarded to less than 300 people worldwide) and in 2021 was elected Vice President. She has also received The Cecil Lyle Award from The Magic Circle, the first female to win it in the society’s history. When not performing magic you’ll either find her making things up on stage as a member of the improv group Magician Improvable or in the sky as she holds a pilot’s licence and is a keen aviator.

Raul Kohli

Raul Kohli has fast become one of the most captivating acts in UK comedy. As one of the few Asians to have grown up in the far north of England (Newcastle Upon Tyne) he’s blessed with a Worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class. Combining ‘Superb political comedy’ (The Scotsman) with surreal storytelling, Raul Kohli is a recognized name in comedy. His most recent shows garnering him an Edinburgh Fringe ISH 2024 Best Show Award and double nomination for best International debut at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. As well as several radio & TV appearances, Raul released his own comedy podcast about Hinduism on BBC Sounds’ (Comic Sanskrit 2019). Raul is an award-winning comedian (NATYS 2017) and appears regularly at some of the biggest comedy clubs around the World (The Stand Edinburgh, Frog & Bucket Manchester, Comedyhuis Netherlands). Raul also has a short yet ceremonious career in writing & acting, having wrote & starred in numerous RTS Award Nominated short films, he's also appeared in the sitcom : The VAR room (2021), wrote & starred in his own BBC Laugh Lesson: How We Ruined the Internet, wrote & done voicework on Mike Reiss (Writer/Producer – The Simpsons) podcast, & is presently acting as the lead in a short feature film: White Privilege (Cabin Productions, scheduled for release: 2023).

***** - The Guardian
***** - The Wee Review
***** - A Youngish Perspective

‘funny, moving, powerful’ - Mike Reiss, The Simpsons

‘Worst comedy I have ever seen’ - EdFringeReview

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