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Manchester based Mick Ferry is
renowned as a fine purveyor of lugubrious surrealism and has quickly
established himself as one of the most sought after comics on the
British and International comedy circuit. One of the finest comperes
around, at ease bantering with a crowd but with no shortage of first
class material, Mick performs regularly at The Comedy Store in
London and Manchester as well as headlining at comedy venues
nationwide. Internationally he has recently appeared in Ireland,
Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai where he has showcased his ability to
pluck outstanding material from thin air in an apparently effortless
manner.
Mick began his assault on the stand-up
circuit in 1998 and quickly made it to the finals of Channel 4’s
esteemed ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ competition. His stand up
career has gone from strength to strength and he is now widely
recognised as one of the most talented and promising stand-ups to have
emerged from the North. Testament to this fact, he has been invited to
perform alongside stand-up luminaries Johnny Vegas, Sean Lock,
Peter Kay, Al Murray and Steve Coogan – having the honour of
joining each of them as a special guest on live shows.
Back in the early days of his career
Mick formed one third of the bizarre comedy trio Dr Strangehair.
Performing zany sketches and offbeat humour littered with pop culture
references the trio were soon spotted by ‘Mercury Prize Winner’
Badly Drawn Boy and invited to accompany him on a sell out
nationwide tour. It was a short lived venture; the world of
rock-and-roll soon took it’s toll on the trio and they split soon
after to focus on their individual comedy careers.
For Mick there was no looking back. He has gone on to develop a cult
following in his native North West and performed his debut one man
show ‘Mick Ferry’s Won F*&K All!’ to a sell out audience and
great critical acclaim at the Manchester Comedy Festival in
2004. In the same year, he also appeared at the Edinburgh Festival
as part of the highly regarded ‘Big Value Comedy Show’.
A supremely talented and versatile
performer, Mick was also a founder member of The Comedy Store’s weekly
topical team show ‘M.E.N At Work’. In the furiously paced show
based on the week’s news, Mick continued to hone his talent for
off-the-cuff, satirical and topical comedy, generating new and
original material every single week and wowing audiences with his
spontaneous acerbic outbursts and razor sharp wit.
Recognising his talent as a prolific
comedy writer and emerging talent, Mick was one of only a handful of
Artistes to be awarded a writers bursary by the BBC in 2004. He
then went on to write and perform a pilot for Radio 4; a sketch
show entitled 'Turn Left at the Pier' based in the glitzy
showbiz world of Blackpool. Also on the airwaves, Mick’s quick witted
banter can be heard regularly on BBC Radio GMR where he’s a regular
guest contributor. Other radio credits include BBC7’s ‘Brand
Spanking New’ Comedy Show.
TV credits include a live stand-up
performance on BBC 2’s ‘Running Late’. Mick recently made his
acting debut in ‘Fire Salad’ – a play written by Tony Burgess
and performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Mick is currently busy developing
several original ideas for Television and Radio and is working on his
debut Edinburgh solo show which he plans to take to the Festival in
2006.
Things look like they are only going to get better for Derker's most
famous son…
“As good as it gets…highly original and hilarious” Metro Big Issue
“One of the best comperes in the country” Manchester Evening News
“A master at working an audience” Yorkshire Evening Post
“Simply Sublime” Manchester City Life Magazine
“Performs with style and conviction, highly enjoyable”
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