Jaik Campbell

Performing: 27th January 2004

Jaik Campbell wanted to be a comedian at the age of 8, but only first started performing stand-up comedy aged 26, in the summer of the year 2000, primarily as a way to help him get over a bad stutter. He found that his stutter gave him a useful source of material when he was first starting out on the London Comedy Circuit.

So far to date (June 2003) he has done over 400 gigs and played venues such as The Comedy Store (London and Manchester), Up the Creek Greenwich, Banana Cabaret, Amused Moose, The Buzz Club, The Comedy Café, Downstairs at the Kings Head, Hackney's Bullion Theatre, Soho Laughter Lounge and The Chuckle Club. He has also done gigs at Imperial, Brunel and Middlesex Universities.

THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR:
August 2003 Edinburgh Festival - "BIRDS" at Smirnoff Underbelly (31st July - 24th Aug, 5.30 - 6.25pm)
May 2003 BBC New Comedy Awards London Regional Final (to be shown on BBC3 in September 2003)
May 2003 Winner of the London Comedy Store's Gong Show
Oct 02 - Jan 03 Appearances on the Paramount/Off The Kerb University Network
September 2002 Finalist for ITV's "Stand-up Britain" (shown on ITV1 in September and October 2002)
August 2002 Recorded for ITV's "Gagging For It" comedy show (shown on ITV2 in October 2002)
August 2002 Edinburgh Festival - Part of "Amused Moose Comedy Hot Starlets", Smirnoff Underbelly
May 2002 Semi-Finalist of the Amused Moose New Act Competition, London
February 2002 Finalist of the Laughing Horse New Act Competition, London
Dec 2001/Feb 2002 Winner, The Bedford, Balham New Act Competition (2 times)
August 2001 Semi-Finalist of So You Think You're Funny, Edinburgh Festival
July 2001 Winner, Amused & Abused New Act of the Year Competition, London
July 2001 Recorded for ITV's "Take the Mike" stand-up comedy show (shown on ITV1 in August 2001)
July 2001 Finalist of the Hackney Empire All-Stars Talent Contest (shown on ITV1 in July 2001)
May 2001 Semi-Finalist of the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award

COMEDY REVIEW QUOTES
"A big comedy star of the future. Comedy Gold." Jerry Sadowitz (Comedian and Magician)
"Hilarious." Steve Bennett (Editor of Chortle)

STUTTERING SUCCESS
Jaik has found that performing stand-up comedy has given him the self-confidence to control his stutter, rather than it control him, so he says "Thank you, stand-up comedy!" (Without stuttering at all.)