Ali Brice is a UK-based alternative comedian, character comedian and

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who regularly performs at the

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. He has toured internationally as a stage actor and regularly features in high-profile television

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Career

Brice began performing comedy in 2010 and is a regular performer at some of the most prestigious alternative comedy clubs in the UK, including ACMS and Weirdos. He took his first show, ''Eric Meat Wants to Go Shopping'', to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 to rave reviews, with

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calling him 'joyously bonkers'. That same year ''

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'' named him as one of their 'ones to watch' in a list of character comedians. In 2015, he took his second show, ''Eric Meat Has No Proof Only Memories of Pasta'', to the Edinburgh Fringe and Fest Mag interviewed him as a prominent figure of alternative comedy with a DIY ethic. That same year Brice took on the title role of Graeme in ''Graeme of Thrones -'' a parody of Game of Thrones - which debuted at the

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and was reviewed positively by

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before touring the UK, Australia and North America He has been to the fringe each year since 2014, most recently with ''Bin Wondering a'' "tale of him tackling

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...his larks about

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s and

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and bins" which was filmed by NextUp Comedy at

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in late 2019. It was at this show that Brice was spotted by Glorious Management, a talent agency, who subsequently invited him to join their roster, which includes acts such as

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and Stephen K. Amos. In 2018, he appeared in Spencer Jones' ''The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk'' and starred in his first advert, promoting

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in their 'Find Your Mojo' campaign. Other TV commercials Brice has appeared in include

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In 2020, he co-starred in ''Lad Pad'' with Joz Norris, with whom he co-wrote the series. In 2022 he took ''I Tried to Be Funny, But You Weren't Looking'' to the Edinburgh Fringe. Directed by

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), the show received a slew o
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hailing Brice as a 'comedic genius' and earned him a nomination for Best Show in the

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's Comedians' Choice Awards. The show transferred to the

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in July 2023 for a two night sold out run.

References

External links

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