Rory McSwiggan

starting with James King on the streets of Derry, moving on to Action Theatre and comedy improvisation. He started stand-up in 2011 at Edinburgh Fringe and has supported comedians like Bec Hill, John Colleary, Al Porter and Micky Bartlett. In 2014 he competed with over 200 comedians from across the UK in the Hobgoblin Comedy Award and was picked as one of 21 'bloody good comics' by the judges.In 2015 he got fed up talking about himself and went to Edinburgh Fringe with his first ever solo show. Rory McSwiggan Wants Nothing To Do With Himself. He spent August playing to hundreds of people, combining standup with singing songs made up from audience suggestions.Since 2016 he has inhabited the character of Les Ismore, host of Game Show Lets Get Quizzical and weekly open mic Chicken Box Comedy at Bennigans Bar in Derry