Award-winning comedians Hasan Al-Habib and Eric Rushton each present work in progress previews of their upcoming Edinburgh Fringe shows.
Hasan Al-Habib is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer & actor.
Hasan performed at the Midlands regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024, won the 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award and was a finalist at the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy Awards.
After selling out his double act show 2 Muslim 2 Furious at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024, Hasan will be making his solo debut in 2025 with Death To The West (Midlands) – a love letter to his Iraqi heritage and upbringing in Birmingham. DTWM has already received its first nomination for Best Debut at the 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.
Eric Rushton is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer.
Eric’s most recent hour show, Eric Rushton: Real One was widely critically acclaimed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, before going on a nationwide tour earlier this year.
Eric has also won the prestigious Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award in 2023, and was awarded Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award in 2020.
“Eccentric and sharply funny” **** The Skinny
