JW3 Comedy Club (February)

Originally from Melbourne, Michael Shafar is now based in London where he has quickly become one of the most exciting acts on the UK comedy circuit. He regularly performs at the country's biggest clubs where he gets to mock British people for their awful history and terrible food to their faces. You might already know Michael him from his appearances on Network 10's The Project and Studio 10, ABC's Comedy Bites and triple j's Good Az Friday.

Of course, traditional media is dead, so it's more likely that you're one of his 100,000+ followers on social media or the 100+ million people who have seen his videos online. You may have also watched his debut special A(LIVE) on Amazon Prime or his most recent special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube. In 2025 he'll be touring around Australia​, the UK and mainland Europe.

Debra Tammer is a comedian, comedy writer and actor based between the UK and US. She is the creator of C&MP, an acclaimed variety night showcasing the best in comedy and music, which runs monthly in New York and London.

Debra won a residency at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club where she’s been performing from 2022 until the present, she also performs in New York at St. Marks Comedy Club, The Stand, Stand Up NY, Westside Comedy Club, Eastville Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club.

As a writer/performer, Debra created "A Mancunian Rhapsody" which ran at the Edinburgh, Camden, and Greater Manchester Fringe Festivals and was nominated for Best Comedy, and "Pop, Pop, Pop" which ran at the Hen & Chickens theatre in London. Debra co-wrote spoof documentary "That's For Me!" (which premiered at the UK Jewish Film Festival, then went to Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Film Festival and The Israeli International Film Festival), and "Laid Off", a TV script which is currently in development.

As an actor she has featured in shows including online sitcom “The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture” (which received honourable mentions in the London World-Wide Comedy Short Film Festival, Night of Comedy Shorts and was nominated for Best Comedy and Best Cast in the Couch Film Festival), Fat Friends (ITV) and comedy film “Suzie Gold”.

Victoria is an English Israeli musical comedian, who grew up singing Disney songs to the good people of Jerusalem cause she figured everyone needs a musical! She lives in a musical in her head most of the time which is how she almost got run over by an F16 aircraft . Victoria has been performing on the London circuit for 8 years and has had the pleasure of opening for Idan Alterman when he came from Israel to perform at JW3 in 2023.

"Brilliant, witty and memorable. The hills are alive with the sound of Victoria Howden" James Of Walsh reviews.

Multi award winning writer and comedian Mark Maier, is a highly sought after performer on both the national and international comedy circuits. He has played Germany, Holland, Ireland, Hong Kong, Bahamas, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand - and has also appeared at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and Caroline’s in New York.

Professional highlights include two series of ‘Trapped’ for BBC Radio 4 - a show both written and performed by Mark (with a third series already penned), ‘Inner Voices of Men’ an Alan Bennett style talking heads series for BBC R4 and ‘Object Lessons’ - the radio adaptation of his hit 2004 Edinburgh show. Mark’s many television appearances include The Stand Up Show (BBC1), Dating The Enemy (ITV), Bring Me The Head of Light Entertainment  and Five’s Company (CH5), The World Stands Up (Paramount Comedy), Comedy Rules (SKY), Live At Jongleurs (LWT).

As an actor he appeared in Rory Bremner, Who Else? (CH4) and My Hero (BBC 1). Mark performs with the critically acclaimed ‘Comedy Store Players’. He has taught improvisational comedy in London and founded the group ‘MadLib’ which performed at the Edinburgh Festival. Radio appearances include “Loose Ends", sitcom “Quando, Quando, Quando”, Four At The Store, and “Six Geese A’ Laying”, all for BBC Radio 4, as well as regular guest appearances on LBC.

Awards include Hairline.Com Award Edinburgh for “Object Lessons”, International Broadcast Award for radio writing, 5 London International Writing Awards, Aerial Award and Hollywood Radio & Television Awards for World’s Best Broadcasting Advertisement.

Mark played to 6000 Jews at Wembley Arena as part of a Yom Ha’atzmaut event and he was the first British Jewish comedian to perform at Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Festival in San Fransisco.