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

Sun 15th Nov 2026 at 4:00pm ends 7:00pm

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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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Sunday 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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Very Early Bird Ticket - Limited Availability

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£10.00


Early Bird Ticket - Limited Availability

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£15.00


Advanced Booking with Additional Donation to Charity

£20.00


DOOR PRICE

£20.00


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