Geoff Whiting
launched himself on an unsuspecting public by way of a five-minute open shot in
March 1997. Since then he has become established as a popular compere at many of
the UK's top comedy clubs, as well as a strong and versatile act.
Comedy Clubs & Appearances:
London
The Comedy Store, The Comedy Café, Jongleurs, Bound and Gagged, Up the Creek,
Meccano, Red Rose Comedy Club, Screaming Blue Murder, The Bearcat, Downstairs at
the Kings Head and the Banana Balham
UK & Others
Jongleurs (Oxford & Southampton), The Buzz Club (Manchester), Rawhide
(Liverpool), Just the Tonic (Nottingham), The Comedy Station (Bristol), The
Comedy Club (Chelmsford), The Cheeky Monkey Comedy Club (Birmingham) and St
John's College Summer Ball (Cambridge University). The Comedy Café (Amsterdam),
GPO (Galway, Ireland) and City Limits (Cork)
Corporate
Bath Rugby Club Annual Dinner 2002, Tescos, GWR FM, Toyota, Thomas Cook, RAF
Uxbridge and the Federation of Small Businesses UK
Competitions Finalist in the
Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award 1998 (televised by Channel 5)
Regional Finalist BBC New Comedy Awards 1998
TV & Radio Appearances
Warm Up
Shooting Stars, BBC 2002
Trick Saturday, BBC 2002
Take the Mic, ITV Network 2001 & 2002
TV Appearances
Young Gifted & Broke, ITV Network 2000 (as the professional comedian advising
newcomers)
The Pleasure Guide, HTV 1999
Net.COMEDY, Carlton World 1999
House of Fun, Meridian Television 1998
Radio
Regular Comedy Slot on Bristol Uncovered, Star FM 2001- 2002
Saturday Night, LBC Radio 2002
Comedy Hour with the Morning Crew, GWR FM Wiltshire 1998
Edinburgh Fringe The Midnight Show, The Gilded Balloon 2001
Comedy Club Stand-up Show, The Holyrood Tavern 1999
Critics Response "…a master of the 'That's so True' type of humour. He ad-libbed
brilliantly and hooked the audience." Coventry Echo
"…wonderfully confident, highly entertaining..." Scene Magazine
Geoff Whiting
