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Stand up for GamesAid on-line comedy extravaganza

Games charity GamesAid, is holding their annual Stand Up for GamesAid night on Tuesday 15th December hosted by top stand-up comedian Imran Yusuf and featuring awesome improv crew, Shoot From The Hip. The event will be live streamed into your home and tickets cost just £5.

All profits from the evening will go to GamesAid who support charities across the UK working with disadvantaged children and young people. 

2020 has been an extremely difficult year for everyone and charities up and down the country have really suffered. This is a chance for people to give a bit to the worthy causes GamesAid supports plus enjoy a unique night of fun that you really won’t get anywhere else

Gina Jackson, Vice Chair of GamesAid

Imran Yusuf is a long-term patron of GamesAid, has performed around the world, is an Edinburgh Festival award nominee, and has established a reputation as a warm, punchy and thoroughly charming comedian. Imran worked for Midway Games, Eidos, SEGA, Kuju and other games companies before his career in comedy. In January 2021 his stand-up special will be broadcast on Radio 4.

Shoot From The Hip are one of the country’s top improvised comedy groups. Starting with no script the group will conjure up some top-flight comedy from suggestions that they will take from the audience watching at home. If you’ve not seen improv before then they are not to be missed and have been lauded by Time Out, Metro and The Evening Standard. 

The event is sponsored by world class, award-winning developer group Sumo Digital, world-renowned developer Studio Gobo and games financing specialists FactorTech

Tickets cost just £5 and are available here

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