Performers

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Groovie mementos 2022/23
Dec 2022 at Groovie Comedy… wonderful positive vibe

Meet the team

Gordana Micic comedian producer
Gordana Micic

Director / Founder of Groovie Comedy (former Balkan Comedy Bubble) is dancer, producer, scientist, engineer, model, managing consultant. Hosts international & professional events. Uses wittiness and playfully introduces music & body movement & dance metaphors to reframe & facilitate positive changes. Trained in methods of accelerated change & developing high performing teams. Languages: English, Serbian, Croatian, French.

Sonia Aste comedian
Sonia Aste

MC, Have you ever been to Spain? Did you think things were … ‘interesting’? Sonia Aste is a Spaniard living in the UK who believes ‘Cultural differences are like Sangria – a mix that sometimes leaves a headache, but we always end up asking for more!’ Languages: English, Spanish, French

‘Fans, football, folklore & family, uplifting and hilarious’ ★★★★★ Oxford Daily

thomas w kelly comedian producer drag queen
Thomas W Kelly

MC, Producer, Performing Artist & Writer Thomas W Kelly joined us in May 2021 to diversify our offering. Known as the drag queen Dark Sugar, she produces cabaret shows with a distinct dark silliness and variety of acts. … all round beautiful human and pleasure to have around.

vix leyton comedian
Vix Leyton

MC, discovered by Mark Watson on Twitter, Welsh comic Vix Leyton is a natural storyteller with a keen eye for observation, combining warm, whimsical charm with biting wit. Vix creates a wonderful a warm & welcoming setting.

“A rising star on the comedy circuit ” The Metro

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Alex Ratman

MC, Producer, Painter & Poet, is known for his rambling and hilarious storytelling. As a producer his nights are fun and high energy. Tomas & Alex have formed an innovative production The Beard & The Queen which allows us to showcase even more diverse creations including poetry, visual arts. Avant-garde is, by definition, art that is ahead of its time and so they are.

Wes Defoe

MC & Producer, is an Essex-raised comedian & a certified “Weirdo”. He delivers hilariously unique observations and stories, complete with accurate impressions, characters, and mouth-based sound effects!

Marc Nicholas

MC, Ambassador for mental health & Youth projects, following a professional singing career, Barbara joins as high-energy, anecdotal while belting out snippets of rock & pop songs adding cabaret feel to variety shows. Barbara hosts regularly and performs at Brighton & EdFringe.

“Barbara is the very definition of a triple threat: great comic, great MC, and man, can she belt out a tune!” – Kyle, G&B

MC, Ambassador for mental health & Youth special projects

from left to right: Sam See, Matt Foster, Variety D, Andy James, Marc Burrows, Lesley Ewing-Burgese, Vix Leyton, Nora Lempiere, Dom Burrell, Mark Nicholas

Our hosts & acts are as diverse as our shows… 

Follow our production team, comperes and performers (not home – on social media, of course).

Gordi & Katie Pritchard – entertainers at Southampton Open Titles Dance Championships (example of variety event)
Croatian / British cultural exchange: Livio Morosin, Gordi, Boro Vuckovic, Marc JB
Marc JB & Gordi – closing party for the wellness festival at Olympia, Earls Court
Corporate gig – Gordi & Perry McCarthy (Black Stig from Top Gear)
Stig pose….. with client’s leadership & management teams
Corporate / Community event with president of society, Gordi and headliners actor / comedian Vlad Ilich & actress / singer Larisa Bonacci
Sean Meo in Croatia as part of our British / Balkan cultural exchanges
CJ Hopkins
Dark Sugar
Rick Kieswetter
Malinda Mukuma
Sonia Aste
Vix Leyton
Ben Lawrence
Ione Brown
Chris Lynam
Gabby Killick
Alamia
Ellie Connor
Jo Caulfield
Dark Sugar
Rachel Jackson
Mike Capozolla
Tom Fortes Mayer
Madame Chandelier
Mike Sheer
Katie McLeod
Bryan Watson & Carmen – Dance / Dance event
Scott Capurro
Will Hitt
with Bill Bailey at The Grove Tavern
Kitty
Phil Zimmerman
Jurgen Strack
Imran Yusuf
Chris Lynam
Vash Pernikar
Thomas Clarke, Lucien Jack, Kat Kasisopa, Gordana Micic, Mark Beetlestone
Sarah Mills
Jordan Grey
Dark Sugar & Alex Ratman
Brandon Palmer
Sean Meo
Fiona Clift
Thom Tuck
Will Hitt
Peter Buckley Hill
Sam Rhodes
Flat & The Curves
Tadiwa Mahlunge
Pam Ford
Phil Zimmerman
Luke Chilton
Patrick Monahan & Gabby Killick
Jordan Grey
Gordana Micic, Patrick Monahan & Gabby Killick

Maya Barcot
Stephen Portlock
Ladies night at The Grove
Mike Sheer, Imran Yusuf, Gordi & Dan Morris
Wuhan child
Anastasia
Mel & Josh
TV work… ladies who lunch
Athena Amoret
Charlotte Fox
Andy Zapp
Balkan Girl
Gordana Micic
Mark O’Keeffe
Kate Martin
Wes Defoe
Sara Barron
Madame Chandelier
Cecilia Delatori
Emmanuel Paul
Gordi & Paul Boross MBE (Best You event – Gordi is one of the directors)
Ben Lawrence

Dragos Mostenescu
Sonia Aste
Sean Little
Katie Pritchard
Samia Husein
Peter Jones
Sam See
Marc Burrows
Kelly & James Prouton with Gordana Micic – Britannia Open
Alex Mandel-Dallal
Honourable Tom
Stephen Catling & Ben Chai
Patrick Monahan
Women in Leadership event: Prof Heather Joshi CBE, Samira Ahmed & Gordana Micic
From top left to bottom right: Victoria Howden, Ed Mulvey, Ashish Suri, Andy Zapp, Gordana Micic, Scott Capurro.
Mike Gunn & his students who are regular at the Groovie shows
Ben Chai & Logan Murray (coaches for our perfromers)
Dr Audrey Tang – Mental Health & Wellbeing resident expert at Groovie Comedy

Action shots from Groovie shows