Alex Kealy

DescriptionAlex Kealy is a stand-up comedian who mixes smart political material with self-deprecation and incisive observations. In his first year of performing, he reached the final of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition and is now a “rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List).

He has taken five hours of stand-up to the Edinburgh Fringe, the latest being 2022’s Winner Takes All, which was received to packed rooms and critical acclaim. The Daily Telegraph's 4-star review called him "Sharply witty, almost sexily cerebral" while The List raved about his "breakneck pace with surprising turns in eloquent comic’s wonderful new hour" (★★★★) and he was featured in The Times' Top Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe.

An in-demand joke writer, Alex has written for shows including Mock The Week (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), The News Quiz, and The Now Show(both BBC Radio 4), and his comedy has been listed in the top Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe by The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Evening Standard, The Independent, iNews, The Scotsmanand The Huffington Post. He has, too, been tipped by The Edinburgh Evening News as one of “5 Comedians To See If You Like James Acaster”.

In radio work, Alex hosts podcast Gig Pigs with Ivo Graham, where they take fellow comedians - including Ed Gamble, Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang and Lou Sanders - to a live music gig and then talk about it.

He’s also supported Ivo Graham, Tom Rosenthal, Pierre Novellie, Shaparak Khorsandi and Tatty Macleod on their national tours.

“A storming show from the whimsical funnyman” – The Sunday Times

The Guardian’s Top 10 Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019

The Daily Telegraph’s Top 10 Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019

"Breakneck pace with surprising turns in eloquent comic’s wonderful new hour" ★★★★ - The List

"Sharply witty, almost sexily cerebral…Kealy is going places, but where? He’d go down a storm on Radio 4" ★★★★ - The Daily Telegraph