Good Ship Comedy The Thieves Wednesday 20th May 2026

JACOB HAWLEY

Jacob Hawley is a smart, incisive young comic who has already amassed an impressive body of work and is well in for a shout to be the voice of his generation. He has appeared on The Russell Howard Hour, The Stand Up Sketch Show, BBC 3’s hit sitcom Ladhood and multiple BBC Comedy shorts. His first two Edinburgh Fringe shows ‘Howl’ and ‘Faliraki’ were both translated into BBC Radio 4 Stand Up Specials, with his second special ‘Class Act’ being named The Guardian’s Pick Of The Week. Jacob has written for The Sunday Times, Mock The Week, The BBC, and is a regular columnist for The Metro.
He was awarded a Radio Academy award which he accepted at London’s Palladium for Best New Voice for his hit BBC Sounds podcast Jacob Hawley: On Drugs, one of the BBC’s first original podcasts, a show which regularly featured in the iTunes top 12 podcasts and amassed over half a million downloads. The series was followed by two more commissions, Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre, and Jacob Hawley: On Love, which both received critical acclaim and hundreds of thousands of downloads. He is also the co-host of The Screen Rot Podcast with Jake Farrell, which has climbed to no.1 on the UK Spotify charts and has a loyal following of fans.
“Intelligent & important, his self-aware set sees him explore themes of class and identity in the modern world expertly.” ★★★★ Sunday Post

‘A down-to-earth talent who's got it in spades." The List

From The Palladium to Pakistan, a highly experienced, versatile & award winning comedian, Markus is one of stand-up’s most well travelled comedians, much in demand in the UK and all over the world, and one of the very first British Comics to have his own Netflix Special - Live in Amsterdam. He has written and performed thirteen Edinburgh Festival Solo shows, and toured Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Scandinavia and throughout Europe, The Middle East and Far East. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows both in the UK and abroad.

He often incorporates visual artwork & animations in his comedy performances. He has created numerous 24 hour murals as part of the comedian Mark Watson’s 24 hr Comedy shows, raising thousands of pounds for Comic Relief. After attending several Art Schools, and even managing to graduate from one, Markus became a Graffiti Artist, Muralist, Performance Poet and Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam Champion. He can’t remember which year, he was fairly out of it. But it made him think being funny on stage might just work out! This path would eventually lead him to becoming an award winning Stand-Up Comedian and total Don.

"Grab a ticket. He’s brilliant.” 

Sarah Millican

“How the f**k is Markus Birdman Not Famous?” 

Paul Sinha

“I did a tour of NZ with Markus Birdman, who wiped the floor with me every night. He was fantastic.” 

James Acaster

INTRODUCING JOE DA COSTA