Bert Broadbent

Picture a working-class East-End lad who can make a gym membership sound like an existential crisis and turn his parents' accusations of being "la-di-da" into comedy gold – that's the magic you get with this one. Self-effacing and sharp-witted, Bert Broadbent has been tearing up the London circuit with observational material that dissects class, culture, and masculinity through a brilliantly skewed lens.

He's the sort of comedian who can coin a word for a flatmate that instantly needs to enter the dictionary, and his bit about spotting a tender kiss involves the kind of misdirection that leaves audiences gasping. After absolutely smashing the world-famous King Gong in early 2024, his diary went from empty to rammed overnight. Since then, he's become a favourite on the Comedy Boat, bringing that authentic London energy to Battersea Barge with four brilliant sets that prove exactly why he was selected for Best In Class 2026 at Edinburgh Fringe.

A finalist in So You Think You're Funny? and a BBC New Comedy Awards semi-finalist, Bert's also got a surreal claim to fame: he won ITV's Tipping Point back in 2013. These days, when he's not talking about his dog or the inane hypocrisies of everyday life, he's reminding us all why homegrown talent hits different.