Chelsea Arts Festival Comedy Gala with Sindhu Vee, Michael Odewale, Lloyd Griffith and more

The Chelsea Arts Festival‘s Comedy Gala fundraiser comes to Cadogan Hall. This promises to be a Saturday evening filled with laughter featuring a stellar lineup of stand up comedians, including o), Sindhu Vee (Sex Education, BBC Live At The Apollo, QI, Mock The Week), Michael Odewale (Live at The Apollo, Cunk on Earth, Live from the Moth Club), Lloyd Griffith (Return To Paradise, Ted Lasso, Live At The Apollo) and more performers to be announced over the next few weeks. This event will raise funds to support those in creative industries.

Sindhu Vee is an award-winning comedian, writer, and actor. Since swapping a career in investment banking for comedy, Sindhu has landed roles in numerous high-profile television series and films while completing several successful comedy tours in the UK, India, and the US. As a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Sindhu has appeared twice on BBC Two’s Live At The Apollo, most recently as the host. She has also been a guest on top British panel shows, including Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), and Would I Lie to You? (BBC One). Sindhu is currently staring alongside Simone Ashley in Amazon Prime’s rom-com Picture This.

Emmy nominated & BAFTA winning Writer / Performer, Michael Odewale has fast gained recognition for his distinctive comic style. A fresh and unfiltered voice known for delivering sharp and beautifully executed content, his debut show #BlackBearsMatter won Best Show at both the 2019 Leicester Comedy Festivals and achieved critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, earning him a nomination for Best Newcomer in the Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards. In 2022 he released his first stand up special Michael Odewale: Live at Soho Theatre for Amazon Prime and has since gone on to work on a host of shows including Dreaming Whilst Black (BBC), Cunk on Earth (BBC), Death to 2022 (Netflix) and Ben Elton’s Friday Night Live (C4).

Lloyd Griffith is a comedian, actor, presenter and classically trained singer. You may have seen him most recently appear on Return to Paradise (BBC One), Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Ted Lasso (Apple TV), Nolly (ITV), Everyone Else Burns (Channel 4), The Outlaws (BBC), It’s A Sin (Channel 4), The People We Hate at the Wedding (Amazon Prime), House of Games (BBC 2), Not Going Out (BBC 1) & Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV). Lloyd also fronted a documentary on BBC called ‘Can You Beat The Bookies?’ which received rave reviews.

*Please note: Artists listed are correct at time of going to publication, in the unlikely event that an artist including a headliner needs to drop out of the Comedy Gala we reserve the right to amend the line up without notice and no refunds will be due.