Fora Comedy Club: Pride Special
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Fora Comedy Club: Pride Special

Fora - Broadwick Street
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Celebrate Pride with a night of unfiltered laughs at our member-exclusive Comedy Club.

We kindly ask for a £10 deposit to secure your spot – you’ll receive a full refund when you attend, or if you cancel your ticket at least 2 days before the event takes place. If not, your deposit will be donated to our charity partner Magic Breakfast, helping provide nutritious food to children who need it most. So, it’s win-win – join us for a rejuvenating session or contribute to a good cause.


Get ready for a night of sharp wit and bold punchlines at our Pride Special edition of Comedy Club - exclusively for members. This celebratory show features an incredible lineup of LGBTQ+ comedians: William Stone, Sharon Wanjohi, Heidi Regan, Jen Brister, and Robert White. Hosted by the brilliant Kelly Ford, it’s set to be a night full of laughs.


William Stone


William Stone has been described as "the ASMR of comedy. Through whimsical musings he will whisk you on a journey, you won't know where you're going, but you'll enjoy the ride.

Hailing from a nondescript northern working-class market town, William's whimsical one-liners won him a spot in the 2018 BBC New Comedy Award final, the Leicester Square New Act of the Year Competition final and the 2Northdown New Act of the year final 2020.

William's writing has been featured on Mock the Week, The News Quiz and Newsjack. You can also spot William in the sketches he has written and starred in for BBC Three Quickies and NextUp's Doorstep Comedy. He's performed live stand-up on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. Most recently William was featured as the MC in the hotly anticipated 'fly on the wall' comedy show "Live At The Moth Club" on Dave. He is currently supporting Margus Brigstocke on his 2022/23 UK tour.

A regular on the comedy club circuit, William has performed at Komedia, Top Secret Comedy Club, The Comedy Store, Monkey Barrel and Banana Cabaret to name a few.

His original, punchy gags combined with his well-crafted 'confident idiot' stage persona set him out from other one-liners as a truly unique comedy performer.


Sharon Wanjohi

Sharon Wanjohi is an up and coming stand up comedian with a varied act ranging from shock to absurd comedy. A Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist and Funny Women Stage Award Finalist, with 2 years on the circuit, she talks (maybe too much) about children’s films and the cartoon dilfs that inspired a generation of sexual awakenings. And she thinks Ratatouille is a commentary on race.

In 2022 Sharon featured in the Channel 4 online series Jokes Only A … Can Tell and The Big Breakfast. In 2023 Sharon presented a section on The Laura Whitmore Breakfast Show, features on fifth series of ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live S3.


Jen Brister

Jen Brister is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian and writer who has been seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Hypothetical and Sara Pascoe’s comedy Lectures on Dave.

She is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits and has written and performed on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and presented for BBC 6 Music.

Jen’s sell out show ‘Meaningless’ can be streamed on Amazon Prime, NextUp or Soho Comedy. Her show ‘Waves’ can be streamed on BBC Radio 4

A brand new comedy short, “Past Caring” written by Jen and Rosie Jones will be aired on SKY TV later this year.

“Furiously Funny.” The Guardian

Her book, a comedy memoir, “The Other Mother” was published by Square Peg in 2019.

She is currently on tour with her sell out show ‘The Optimist.”

“Her energy is explosive. Her use of space and delivery mesmerising”. The Sunday Times

And if you like a podcast she can be heard talking bollocks with her two comedian pals, Maureen Younger and Allyson June Smith on their weekly podcast, WTB (Women Talking Bollocks) on acast, Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.



Heidi Regan

With more than a decade’s experience as a comedy writer, Heidi enjoyed a meteoric rise through the stand-up comedy ranks. She has won two of the most coveted prizes in comedy; the So You Think You’re Funny? title at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, following in the footsteps of comedians including Peter Kay, Aisling Bea, Alan Carr and Lee Mack, before scooping the BBC New Comedy Award prize in 2017. She has since gigged around the world, including performances at the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal and tour support for Joe Lycett, Phil Wang and Milton Jones.


Robert White

Robert White, the only Autistic, gay, dyslexic, cross-lateral, quarter- welsh, webbed-toed, hyper-sensitive, Gluten-intolerant, pseudo-genius, musical comedian there is…. probably!

Robert worked his way up the stand-up scene, starting in 2004 and found early success as a finalist in the prestigious Hackney Empire competition 2006, he has gone from strength to strength and in 2010 won the Malcolm Hardee main award at the Edinburgh Festival. He now is a sought after act who regularly performs in big clubs, little clubs, those in-between, theatres and festivals around the UK and abroad, after gaining 2nd Place Britain’s Got Talent – 2018.

He divides his comedian time between gigs in the best clubs in the UK and abroad, tours and whatever else comes up, and his other time between writing; songs & musicals and talking to people about autism.



About Kelly Ford

Kelly Ford, a rising star on the UK comedy circuit and has been making audiences laugh at renowned clubs like Komedia, Glee, Top Secret, and Up the Creek. A Funny Women ‘One to Watch’, Up the Creek Blackout Winner, and a Not So New Comedian Finalist (2022 & 2024), Kelly Ford has also caught the eye of the industry landing on the Channel 4 Sean Lock Award longlist (2024). When not tearing up comedy stages, she’s been seen on BBC Three’s “Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Person” and E4’s “Rage Room”

A powerhouse MC, she’s hosted shows at Underbelly’s iconic Spiegeltent, Screaming with Laughter and beyond. And if you’ve ever tuned into Soho Radio, BBC R4 Woman’s Hour, The Everything Project, or The Motherless, you’ve likely heard her dulcet tones (or unfiltered opinions).



*Please note that filming/photography may be taking place on site for the duration of this event for promotional and archival purposes. The photographs and recordings made are likely to appear on our website. If you would prefer not to be photographed please let Fora know on arrival to the event.

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