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Ali Brice is a UK based alternative comedian, character comedian and actor who regularly performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has toured internationally as a stage actor and regularly features in high profile television commercials.

Brice began performing comedy in 2010 and is a regular performer at some of the most prestigious alternative comedy clubs in the UK, including ACMS and Weirdos. He took his first show, Eric Meat Wants to Go Shopping, to the Edinbugh fringe in 2014 to rave reviews, with Chortle calling him 'joyously bonkers'[1]. That same year Time Out named him as one of their 'ones to watch'[2] in a list of character comedians.

In 2015 he took his second show, Eric Meat Has No Proof Only Memories of Pasta to the Edinburgh Fringe and Fest Mag interviewd him[3] as a prominent figure of alternative comedy with a DIY ethic. That same year Brice took on the tilte tole of Graeme in Graeme of Thrones - a parody of Game of Thrones - which debuted at the Leicester Square Theatre and was reviewed positively by The Times before touring the UK, Australia[4] and North America[5].

He has been to the fringe each year since 2014[6], most recently with Bin Wondering a "tale of him tackling alcoholism...his larks about crocodiles and Jimmy Nail and bins"[7] which was filmed by NextUp Comedy[8] at The Bill Murray in late 2019. It was at this show that Brice was spotted by Glorious Management, a talent agency, who subsequently invited him to join their roster, which inlcudes acts such as Nick Helm and Stephen K. Amos.

In 2018 he appeard in Spencer Jones' The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk[9] and starred in his first advert, promoting J2O in their 'Find Your Mojo' campaign[10]. Other TV commericals Brice has appeared in include Pokerstars[11], Ladbrokes[12] and HELLA[13].

In 2020 he co-starred in Lad Pad[14] with Joz Norris, with whom he co-wrote the series.

References

  1. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Ali Brice Presents: Eric Meat Wants To Go Shopping : Reviews 2014 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. ^ "Character comedy: ones to watch". Time Out London. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  3. ^ "A Bunch of Weirdos". Fest Magazine. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. ^ "Graeme of Thrones parody of Game of Thrones". The West Australian. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  5. ^ Jones, Chris. "In this parody show, Graeme sits upon a tacky throne". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  6. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Ali Brice". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Si Hawkins's Fringe Aftermath, 2019 - 2019 Edinburgh Fringe". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  8. ^ "News: Five New Live Shows From Streaming Site". Beyond The Joke. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  9. ^ "Ali Brice". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  10. ^ "Britvic PLC". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ https://vimeo.com/376175478
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTj-O4-ASX4
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEesOJAQryY
  14. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Lad Pad - YouTube Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-10-16.