Sun 15th Nov 2026 at 4:00pm ends 7:00pm
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Stand-Up Comedy
Sion James presents:
Comedy Charity Fundraiser for Young Minds at The Rivoli Ballroom Brockley SE4 ( MATINEE) : President Obonjo, Don Biswas ,Nicky G ,Steve Holmes , Sweary Poppins, Mossy & MC Barry Matthews
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TweetSunday 15th November 2026 4pm ( Doors 3pm)
Comedy Charity Fundraiser for Young Minds at The Rivoli Ballroom Brockley SE4 :
President Obonjo , Don Biswas , Nicky G , Steve Holmes , Sweary Poppins, Mossy & MC Barry Matthews
Sunday is the new Saturday; come enjoy great live comedy from stars of TV, radio & stand up comedy circuit in a friendly atmosphere at an iconic ballroom location and have a laugh and help raise funds for a worthy charity!
Dave Moss AKA Mossy combined with Shiggles comedy & Sion James comedy bring you a fantastic line up of comedy talent including President Obonjo, Don Biswas, Nicky G, Steve Holmes, Sweary Poppins, Mossy & MC Barry Matthews at the iconic Rivoli ballroom for a Comedy Charity Fundraiser for Young Minds which aims to stop young people's mental health reaching crisis point
Price- £10 (very early bird price), £15 (early bird), £20 on the door.
The artists will be waiving their usual fees, and the event will raise money for Young Minds ; they are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need
Please remember to bring CASH for RAFFLE tickets
Venue: The Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park, London SE4 2BY
Amazing spacious venue plus a selection of reasonable priced drinks at the bar plus please bring cash for raffle tickets
The Rivoli Ballroom is a star itself, historic vintage venue as featured in Killing Eve and other TV & Films, Tina Turner's Private Dancer video was filmed there plus the likes of Oasis, The White Stripes and Kylie and many more have played there.
Nearest Station- Crofton Park (1 minute walk) OR Brockley (10 minute walk) Local Buses- 122, 171, 172
Plus Limited Free Street Parking nearby
Please email [email protected] so we can reserve you seats together if booking or groups of 3 or more.
Presented by Dave Moss and Shiggles
Advanced Tickets available Online
Doors 3pm Show 4pm to approx 6.45pm
Including Interval and your favourite tunes played by Tall Order Entertainment with a special guest singer Regan Clare!
Our Brilliant Line Up
President Obonjo
A veteran of the comedy circuit and a firm Rivoli crowd favourite, he is about to embark on another tour, called "Revolution". He has won the Malcolm Hardee award and his Nobel Peace prize is imminent! He has been nominated for silver stand up awards, Leicester comedy festival, Not So New Comedian of the year and New Act of the year - "The Idi Amin of St Albans - a great comic construct" Steve Bennett Chortle. "Provokes bowel shaking laughs" The Wee Review. Life is never dull with the President around 🙂
Don Biswas
Don has recorded a comedy special for BBC Radio 4 entitled ‘Neurotopical’ and has appeared on Radio 4’s 13 Million Club, Rosie Jones’s Boxticker as well as UKTV Digitals Rosie Jones’s Disabled Comedy Extravaganza , BBC Onlines Future Food Stars & BBC Asian Network.
'By the quality of his jokes alone, including a choice one about a corporate gig for the DWP, Biswas is the show’s star turn'. The Guardian.
“Don Biswas put more emphasis on slick one-liners, which made much of his Asperger’s and Asian background” London is Funny
Nicky G
Nicky has been going just over 2 years, coming second in the Max Turner prize, making the semi-finals of So You Think You're Funny and second in Clap Back to Reality. He has won Beat The Blackout, Ding Dong Gong Show, and the Knockout at Backyard , regularly appearing on pro bills such as Up The Creek, Top Secret, Big Belly, Backyard and Dulwich Hamlet Comedy Club.
Steve Holmes
Steve Holmes decided to get into comedy. With a moral, mental & physical stance influenced by NHS grade painkillers, Steve wants to do good in the world, but is easily distracted in his efforts. He has a world-weary view of life and a distrust of humanity borne from being an old man since childhood. He was runner-up in 2024's West End New Old Comedian of the year.
Sweary Poppins
Sweary Poppins is the unfiltered, off-duty version of the world’s most beloved nanny - and she’s here to whip you into shape. With a potty mouth and a tendency to burst into song, she’s practically (im)perfect in every way. Just make sure you sit up straight. Sweary Poppins is created and performed by Victoria Dyson.
Mossy
As main organiser, he has selflessly volunteered his comedic services as he approaches his 100th gig in his blue suit, with a mixture of the bizarre and daft storytelling that entertains young and old alike! He has been called the love child of Russ Abbott and Rodney Trotter but DNA ancestry kit should resolve this once and for all!
MC Barry Matthews
Barry is married with kids and needed a reason to get out of the house and escape having to DIY jobs at home. "amiable and entertaining joke teller that had the audience laughing a lot" A Rich Comic Life Blog "He's just like a modern Val Doonican!" Mossy
Age: 16+ (16/17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult i.e parent or guardian)
Profits to be donated to Young Minds - charity numbers 1016968 & SCO39700
www.youngminds.org.uk
Acts shown are correct at time of going to press, in the unlikely event that an artist needs to cancel, we reserve the right to change the line-up without notice.
Line Up:
Don Biswas
Steve Holmes
Sweary Poppins
Nicky G
Barry Matthews
President Obonjo
Mossy
Age Restrictions:
Age: 16+ (16/17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult i.e parent or guardian)
Other Information:
Acts shown are correct at time of going to press, in the unlikely event that an artist needs to cancel, we reserve the right to change the line-up without notice.
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Tickets
Very Early Bird Ticket - Limited Availability
Book Early!
£10.00
Early Bird Ticket - Limited Availability
Book Early!
£15.00
Advanced Booking with Additional Donation to Charity
£20.00
DOOR PRICE
£20.00
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Reviews for previous Sion James events
Hats off to them all, they’re so used to a live atmosphere when performing but handled the digital delivery excellently, technology has a tendency to let people down occasionally but this was a great night! Thank you all
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Review left at 5:31pm on Fri 15th May 2020
We had a fabulous night well done to DRT for organising the event, we live in Yorkshire and would have been babysitting the grandchildren who are in deeside so daughter and son In law could attend the event had it gone ahead as planned so we would have missed it but we were able to attend the online event, there were a few hiccups to start with but were soon cleared up. We were muted the whole time as we're the majority but there were one or two laughing out loud which made it impossible to hear the punch line sometimes but overall it was a great night
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Review left at 5:26pm on Fri 15th May 2020
We had a fabulous night well done to DRT for organising the event, we live in Yorkshire and would have been babysitting the grandchildren who are in deeside so daughter and son In law could attend the event had it gone ahead as planned so we would have missed it but we were able to attend the online event, there were a few hiccups to start with but were soon cleared up. We were muted the whole time as we're the majority but there were one or two laughing out loud which made it impossible to hear the punch line sometimes but overall it was a great night
Yes
Review left at 5:23pm on Fri 15th May 2020
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Review left at 4:37pm on Fri 15th May 2020
Would have loved to have been able for the acts to hear the laughter but was fabulous
Yes
Review left at 3:42pm on Fri 15th May 2020
Loved the evening and the difficulties were dealt with really well. Content was fantastic and loved the comedians, they dealt with everything with grace and would happily watch the same night with them all over again. Unfortunately I was constantly fiddling with the sound to the point I thought of applying for a job as a sound tech. I would definitely considering have some "smart hands" to control the video aspects so we can see who is talking and who is being spoken to, if possible within zoom. Another suggestion would be to nominate a small number of people who can turn their mic volume down for laughter and feedback and make them aware they would need to mute themselves to speak or if background noise got too much. So it's organic laughter but not distracting from the punchline. Everything else was superb and would jump ata second gig. Thank for doing this event to everyone involved and I appreciate there were some tough lessons learnt ready for round two. So definitely pat's on the back all around! Again mega thanks. Rob
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Review left at 3:14pm on Fri 15th May 2020