The Pleasance Comedy Reserve

Meet this year's line-up... 

As featured in Time Out and Attitude, Ciara O’Connor represents one of society’s most marginalised communities: girls who peaked in Year 9. Described by Jen Brister as 'a voice we need to hear' and by Danny Beard as 'f*cking brilliant', Ciara has written for Drag Race UK and performed as tour support for Juno Birch, Kate Butch and Pat Regan.

Eli Hart is a comedian from the West Midlands, whose gloomy, astute comedy about the mundanity of life has quickly established him as a regular on pro bills across the UK. He won the 2025 BBC New Comedy Awards. He likes his cat, when there isn’t a queue, and not much else.

Laura Walsh is a Nottingham-born, London-based comedian and nice lady. She has been described as 'appealingly offbeat' (Chortle) and 'refreshingly unpretentious' (The People’s Comedy). She is a Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year finalist, a Funny Women Awards semi-finalist and a West End New Act of the Year 'One to Watch'.

Roman Harris is an award winning British/Caribbean comedian, born and raised in South London. Mixing observational and anecdotal comedy with a bit of edge, he’s as funny as he is charming and making waves in comedy clubs across the country. He is the reigning Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2025 and definitely one to watch.