Hannah Platt
Named ‘Voice of a generation’ (The Skinny) with ‘humour sharp enough to draw blood’ (The Guardian), Hannah Platt is ‘an undeniable rising star’ (Fest Mag) of the UK comedy scene. Her sell-out debut show ‘Defence Mechanism’ saw her nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Awards ISH Best Newcomer, Next Up’s Biggest Award in Comedy and earned her multiple 5 and 4 star reviews from The Scotsman, Chortle and DIVA Magazine to name just a few. She has recently filmed for Comedy Central live, has written and starred in her own short for BBC Three, written for numerous BBC Radio 4 shows and supported the likes of Fern Brady, Lou Sanders and Kiri Pritchard-McClean on their UK tours.
‘Platt is in the form of her life’ - Rolling Stone UK
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Awards
Nominated - Next Up’s Biggest Award in Comedy 2024
Nominated - Best Newcomer, ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024
Nominated - Best Newcomer, Comedian’s Choice Awards 2024
Nominated - Best Debut, Leicester Comedy Festival 2024
Finalist - BBC New Comedian of the Year 2019
2nd place - Funny Women 2023
‘A supremely accomplished example of how to reconstitute deep, personal trauma into punchy, effective stand up’ The Scotsman
‘A natural performer, coruscating with her wit and refreshingly frank, standing out for being forthright even on a stand-up scene awash with comics talking about their mental health…diamond-quality punchlines’ Steve Bennett, Chortle
‘Humour sharp enough to draw blood…blunt, and always compelling’ The Guardian
‘Platt is a star in the making’ Broadway Baby
‘Her stand up shows there is a very, very high bar for others’ Neurodiverse Review
‘Platt is undeniably a rising star; it’s quite the honour to witness her early days, knowing that the best is yet to come’ Fest Mag
‘A gifted, engagingly candid comic with a delicious use of language and a mental spark’ Entertainment Now
‘Hannah Platt could well be the voice of her generation’ One4Review
‘Hits the sweet spot between harsh and hilarious - it’s impossible not to be charmed’ Starburst Magazine
‘A fantastic show that absolutely captivates’ Ed Fest Mag
‘This is an award worthy show – it’s everything and more that a stand-up show at the Fringe should be’ Funny Women
‘If you want to be able to say you saw a famous comedian in a tiny room, I advise you to snap up a ticket for Hannah Platt now’ DIVA Magazine​
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Notable Paid Work - TV & Radio
Comedy Central Live (stand up)
BBC 3 - Laugh Lessons (writer and performer)
BBC Radio 4 (writing and performing - Fresh from the Fringe, The News Quiz, The Now Show, DMs are Open, Newsjack)
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Paid Tour Support
Fern Brady
Kiri Pritchard-McClean
Ashley Gavin
Lou Sanders
Harriet Kemsley
Laura Ramoso
Steve Bugeja
Josh Jones
Marjolein Robertson
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Notable Paid Work - Live
Comedy Store, Manchester (weekends)
Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh (weekends)
Frog & Bucket, Manchester (weekends)
Avalon (weekends)
Latitude Festival
Download Festival
Komedia, Bath (weekends)
XS Malarkey, Manchester (opener)
Hi-Fi, Leeds (weekends)
Leicester Comedy Festival corporates (opener)
Glee Club, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff (Fridays)
Laughterama, Manchester Castlefield Bowl
Greenman Festival
Bluedot Festival
Machynlleth Comedy Festival
How the Lights Get In Festival
UK Humanist Convention
All Killa No Filla & Pals
Aberystwyth Comedy Festival
Late n Live
Student Unions - Manchester, UCLAN, Wolverhampton, Ormskirk, Chester and Liverpool
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