Stephen K. Amos, Paddy Raff and more added to Stendhal Festival comedy lineup

Music
18 Jun 24

Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. He began his career as a compere at the Big Fish comedy clubs in South London, and has been nominated for Chortle's Best Compere Award three times in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

Anna Sparling

The annual festival is set to take place from July 4-6 of this year.

The comedy lineup for this year's Stendhal festival has been announced, with British comedian and BAFTA nominee Stephen K. Amos set to headline.

Now entering it's 16th year the festival takes place this July 4-6 and will be held in Ballymully Cottage Farm, Limavady, in Northern Ireland.

The lineup also includes Belfast-born Paddy Raff, who will top the bill of home-grown acts. The comedian is best known for his BBC1 NI comedy sketch TV series, The Paddy Raff Show, for which he earned two awards.

Also on the bill is Irish-Italian Vittorio Angelone. The stand-up comedian grew up in Belfast and recently made waves at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has gone on tour with industry names such as Russell Howard, Jason Manford, Adam Rowe, Shane Todd, and Dan Nightingale.

A further array of Northern Irish comics will perform at the festival curated by Yeo Magazine, a Belfast-based music and culture magazine. The Yeo Magazine portion of the festival features acts from Jazmynne Sierra, Alan Irwin, Ciaran Franco, Talal Jomar, and Bronagh Diamond.

"We have a great history of bringing the cream of the crop in UK and Northern Irish stand-up to the festival, and this year, we are delighted that a Bonafede UK Comedy legend, Stephen K. Amos, is headlining our comedy bill," said Festival Director Ross Parkhill.

"We are also pleased to continue our tradition of showcasing some of the very best established and up-and-coming talent from Northern Ireland".

Other acts featured at Stendhal include Grammy-nominated Hot Chip, two-time Brit Awards winner Heather Small, The Orb, and Gomez.

For the full lineup and ticket information, click here.