Velvet-Club Connecting Lesbians & Bi-women around the World
Welcome to the FOC IT UP! Comedy Club. Since 2018, Femmes of Colo(u)r Comedy Club has presented the fiercest mixed bills celebrating the perspectives of comedians of colour who arent cis-men. Curated by founder Kemah Bob, line-ups are different every time, making each show a unique experience impossible to repeat, disrupting the status quo and fighting tokenism with a 100% no-white-dudes-onstage guarantee. A new generation of comics retaliating against the old template of comedy. Guardian .. A riot of positivity and inclusivity. Evening Standard .. FOC IT UP! has hit London, Edinburgh, Latitude and Southbank Festival with electric, sell-out nights packed with big laughs and big energy. Since 2023, theyve been bringing that same unstoppable vibe to Soho Theatre. Wed 14 Jan: Desiree Burch @destheray, Esther Manito @esthermanito Ayoade Bamgboye @ayoadezahrah, Alex Franklin @alex_franklin_hallo Paulina Lenoir @paulinalenoir, Kemah Bob (MC) @kemahbob .. Kemah Bob (she/they) is a comedian from Houston, Texas now based in London. She founded The Femmes of Colo(u)r Comedy Club with one intention: to create a joyful and empowering experience. She has supported Hannah Gadsby, Nish Kumar, Desiree Burch, Jess Fostekew and The Guilty Feminist on tour. Her TV work includes QI, Its A Sin: After Hours, Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (ITV), 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4), Richard Osmans House of Games and more.
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Address : Soho Theatre
21 Dean St
London
W1D 3NE
Telephone : 02074780100
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- 06 August – Carole Pope (1950–), Canadian rock singer-songwriter
- 07 August – Samantha Ronson (1977–), English DJ, singer & songwriter
- 12 August – Gladys Bentley (1907–1960), American blues singer
- 12 August – Cara Delevingne (1992–), English model & actress
- 12 August – Merikukka Forsius (1972–), Finnish politician
- 12 August – Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943), English writer & poet
- 13 August – Gluck (1895–1978), English painter
- 13 August – Andrea Gibson (1975–), American spoken-word poet
- 13 August – Jennifer Pritzker (1950–), American investor, philanthropist & former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army
- 14 August – Jill Bennett (1975–), American actress
- 19 August – Renée Richards (1934–), American ophthalmologist, author & former professional tennis player
- 20 August – Maria Louise Pool (1841–1898), American writer
- 21 August – Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia (1936–2008), Spanish aristocrat
- 28 August – Nancy Kulp (1921–1991), American actress
- 29 August – Meshell Ndegeocello (1968–), American singer-songwriter, rapper & musician
- 29 August – Jeanette Winterson (1957–), English writer, broadcaster & activist
- 31 August – Alex Blackwell (1983–), Australian cricketer
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