All of my jokes at once
Come see Darren tell expertly crafted jokes, be incredibly silly and play multiple characters, including Captain Pigeon, Barry the Crocodile and Kitchen Man.
From skeletons to fresh air, from buses to Shakespeare, from transphobia to toilets.
The queer comedy show you’ve always dreamed of.
Darren happens to be a very small bisexual non binary trans man, as well as half Indian and a quarter Irish. He may allude to this at certain points in the show, no big deal.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Darren Ely
Darren has been doing stand up comedy for five years. He was a finalist in West End New Act of the Year 2022. He is a recent graduate of Soho Theatre Comedy Labs, taught by Elf Lyons, and has done clowning, sketch comedy and improv courses. Darren has performed comedy at FOC IT UP, Coventry Pride, Bi Pride, Quantum Leopard, ACMS, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vaults Festival and Bradford Fringe.
This is his first solo show.
Darren also performs with the improv group QI: Queer Improv and is a member of the sketch comedy group Next Level Sketch.
Before comedy, Darren dabbled in acting. In 2018 he played Feste in Twelfth Night at The Compass Theatre, Ickenham and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in The Quest: A Fantasy Musical, playing an elf henchman and a grumpy dwarf.
“Darren is a master of blindsiding an audience. Relaxed in delivery but with stellar punchlines that come from out of nowhere.” West End New Act of the Year
PRESS & REVIEWS
CAST & CREATIVE CREDITS:
Writer and performer: DARREN ELY
A Pinch of VAULT is a festival of brand new and work-in-progress performance. Shows will be at varying stages of development, including rehearsed readings with script in hand, first time on its feet or semi-staged.