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Lauren Pattison
North East stand-up with two Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations and a voice all her own.
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AN ONLINE HALL OF FAME · YEAR BY YEAR
NORTH EASTCOMEDYHALL OF FAME.
An online, year-by-year record of the people, double acts and institutions that have made the North East laugh. Some famous everywhere. Some famous round here. All worth writing down properly.
Meet the inducteesTHE HALL OF FAME ARCHIVE
CLASS OF 2026
8 inductees
Class of 2026
8 inducteesPerformers
Lost Voice Guy
Groundbreaking stand-up, Britain’s Got Talent winner and a master of letting the jokes do the talking.
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The Newcastle brothers who helped turn Viz into a national comedy phenomenon.
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Brendan Healy
Comedian, musician, actor and storyteller. A North East entertainer for every kind of stage.
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Stan Laurel
From a North Shields childhood to Hollywood and one of the world’s greatest comedy double acts.
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Anvil Springstien
A pioneer of North East alternative comedy who helped build a scene for generations to follow.
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Mark Sheridan
Sunderland’s music hall star, forever associated with I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.
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Sunday for Sammy
A celebration of North East talent, helping the next generation find their way onto the stage.
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A PROPER
NORTH EAST
HALL OF FAME.
About the Hall
The Hall lives here online. There is no physical venue or museum to visit.
The North East has been producing funny people for generations, but we have never been particularly good at keeping the paperwork. So Felt Nowt started the North East Comedy Hall of Fame to celebrate the people and institutions that shaped comedy here, and to make sure their stories do not quietly disappear into a cupboard somewhere.
New inductees join the Hall year by year. Some took North East comedy around the world. Some built the stages, scenes and opportunities that let everybody else get started. Some are technically not people at all. We considered making rules about that, then decided it sounded like unnecessary admin.
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