Edward Aczel

Ed Aczel, who found fame as Jimmy Carr's favourite comedian on Comedy Idol 2005, has a very unique sense of humour, reflecting a 'less is more' theory. His act is anti-comedy to the extreme, subverting the idea that a confident and cohesive stream of gags is the best way to get laughs. His first show Do I Really Have To Communicate With You? scooped the Malcolm Hardee Award for comic originality at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008.

Usually accompanied by a flip chart and notes written on his hand, subject matter can range from the Spanish Armada to debates on who was the best Beatle. A truly original comic whose apologetic, totally unstructured and almost unwilling performance can reduce a whole audience into hysterics.

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