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AEG Presents in association with Berk’s Nest and Max & Ivan present
IS IT A COMEDY SHOW? IS IT A WRESTLING SHOW? YES.
Formerly known as ‘The Wrestling’, The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning, total sell-out, global cult sensation is coming to the Eventim Apollo for its biggest and most spectacular show yet, in aid of Comic Relief.
Tickets
AEG Presents and Artist Presale: Wednesday 2 April, 10am
General Sale: Friday 4 April, 10am
Available from: CLASHOFTHECOMICS.CO.UK
Show Date
Wednesday 8 October – London Eventim Apollo
CLASH OF THE COMICS is an epic, jaw-dropping night in which the biggest names in comedy really - yes, really - step into the ring, to take on each other and some of the UK’s biggest and best professional wrestlers.
Past shows have seen…
Nish Kumar being thrown through a table,
Rosie Jones sensationally DEFEAT Greg Davies
Richard Gadd backflipping into the ring to compete in a ladder match
And what to expect at the Apollo…?
THE UK’S FINEST COMEDIANS: James Acaster, Aisling Bea, Ed Gamble, Greg James, Rosie Jones, Phil Wang, Nish Kumar, Max & Ivan, Maisie Adam, Abi Clarke, Olga Koch, Matthew Crosby, Jazz Emu, Flo & Joan, with many more names to be announced (and plenty of HUGE surprises on the night too!)
PLUS WORLD-CLASS PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS: Simon Miller, Cara Noir, Bullit, La Cyclonica, ‘Prince of Mumbai’ Rishi Ghosh, and many more.
YOUR MAIN EVENT: THE BATTLE FOR THE BELT!
Phil ‘Kill’ Wang vs Ed ‘The Gambler’ Gamble
Last night live in the ring at PROGRESS Wrestling - IMAGES HERE - Ed ‘The Gambler’ Gamble stole Phil Wang’s Clash of the Comics Heavyweight Championship, with the help of his henchman - massive pro-wrestler ‘Bullit’. Can Wang overcome the odds and win back the belt that’s rightfully his? It’s time for the greatest grudge match in history…
+ PLUS MORE MATCHES TO BE ANNOUNCED…!
CLASH OF THE COMICS (previously ‘The Wrestling’) is the creation of acclaimed comedy double-act Max & Ivan – Max having once been the youngest professional wrestler in the UK.
“On October 8, the Eventim Apollo will live up to its namesake – Apollo, god of war,” says Max. “And just like in war, some of us will be brave, some will be ruthless… and some, like me, will be completely unprepared and utterly terrified,” adds Ivan.
Main Title Challenger Ed ‘The Gambler’ Gamble says “It makes me physically sick to see Phil Wang holding championship gold, which is why I took it from him. That may be against the rules of wrestling, but the only rules I obey are those set by various casinos. And at the Hammersmith Apollo I’m gonna kick Wang’s head off his stupid shoulders, because on October 8th all bets are…on.”
Phil ‘Kill’ Wang says “For over two years, I was proud to call myself the reigning comedian’s wrestling champion. But, on the very night I was meant to receive MY brand new Clash of the Comics championship belt, that treacherous snake Ed Gamble stole it from me. Now at the Hammersmith Apollo, he’s going to learn a harsh truth: gambling doesn’t pay. I will be the only hammer smith there that night - when I forge a hammer from pure vengeance and bring it crashing down upon him. The hammer is my fist, in case you’re wondering.”
Backstage Reporter Olga ‘Rock Hard’ Koch says: “It was only a matter of time before Max & Ivan brought the Wrestling to a venue that was truly worthy of the spectacle. The Apollo will finally meet its match, a wrestling match! I feel incredibly lucky to be able to attend this monumental event and even luckier to report on it.”
And James ‘James Acaster’ Acaster has vowed to finally break a multi-year losing streak, in which he has failed to ever deliver a single wrestling move. He says: “2025 shall finally be the year I triumph as a wrestler and the entire world will know the name James ‘James Acaster’ Acaster. I vow to defeat my enemies with brute force and absolutely, under no circumstances, get knocked unconscious with a metal tray again.”
PHOTOS FROM PAST SHOWS HERE
Social links:
instagram.com/clashofthecomics
tiktok.com/@clashofthecomics
youtube.com/@clash.of.the.comics
threads.net/@clashofthecomics
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Under the name ‘The Wrestling’, Clash of the Comics has sold out numerous shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and at JFL London, and now returns to London for one night only, in the legendary Eventim Apollo.
Max Olesker was formerly the UK’s youngest professional wrestler, wrestling across the UK and Europe as the high-flying ‘Max Voltage’.
Max & Ivan are a multi award-winning comedy double-act, who have created critically-acclaimed work for the TV, radio, stage…and wrestling ring.
Comedians have been trained to wrestle at PlayFight, the UK’s premier wrestling school.
Reviews for past shows:
‘Genius’ The Times
‘Must Be Seen To Be Believed’ ★★★★ Guardian
‘Sublime’ ★★★★ London Evening Standard
‘Glorious’ ★★★★★ Fest
‘Unmissable’ ★★★★★ The List
