FOC IT UP! with Kemah Bob
By The Femmes of Colo(u)r Comedy Club
Thursday 13 & Friday 21 August: 10.00pm
The Femmes of Colo(u)r Comedy Club presents the fiercest mixed bills unapologetically celebrating and centering women and trans comedians of colour.
Hosted by founder Kemah Bob, each show is impossible to repeat, disrupting the status quo with a 100% no-white-dudes-onstage guarantee.
FOC IT UP! has hit London, Latitude, Southbank Festival and Just For Laughs London with electric, sell-out nights packed with big laughs and big energy. Now they’re back in Edinburgh bringing the party to the Shed!
This will be a special Shedinburgh version of the show.
Guests include:
13 August
- Sydnee Washington - Emmy nominated; Toured with comedians Chelsea Handler, Matteo Lane, Janelle James; Seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, & Don't Tell Comedy
- Anna Leong Brophy - BAFTA nominated; One half of sketch duo EGG; Acting credits include Netflix's Shadow and Bone.
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Joyelle Nicole Johnson - Seen on Late Night with
Seth Meyers, Search Party & Survival of the Thickest; Writer
for Broad City & Hasan Minaj's Patriot Act.
21 August
- Sikisa - As seen on Live At The Apollo (BBC), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club and Off Menu. "She’s funny, she’s witty, she’s talented, and she’s not ashamed to be herself." ★★★★★ - Broadway World
- Meka Mo - an NYC born stand-up known for sharp observational humor, crowd work, and viral Don't Tell Comedy sets. Named a "Comic to Watch" by the New York Comedy Festival, tour support for SNL's Michael Che and Illana Glazer
- Kate Cheka - Funny Women Award winner 2023 and Chortle Best Newcomer 2024 and DIVA Queer Comedian of the Year nominee. 'Political comedy may yet have found its new messiah' (The Guardian)
- Priya Blunts - A proud South Asian comedian with New York City roots. When she’s not defending her life choices to her family, she’s bringing a sharp, fearless voice to stages across the U.S. (including New York Comedy Club, The Comedy Store and Comedy Mothership)
