Who Runs Beyond Compere

Managing Director, Delphine Manley, started working in comedy in 1987 in Leicester, where she ran a comedy club booking the likes of Jo Brand, Frank Skinner, Jack Dee, Sean Hughes and Donna McPhail. In 1994, Delphine set up Big Fish Comedy which grew to be the biggest chain of comedy clubs in London booking Graham Norton, Lee Mack, Harry Hill and many others who have gone on to become nationally and internationally known.

Then in 1997 Delphine set up Beyond Compere managing the work of Stephen K Amos who was at the time the resident compere of all Big Fish Comedy Clubs. Later that year, Delphine won the contract to run the Leicester Comedy Festival which she did for 3 years along side Beyond Compere, running the annual festival and working with sponsors from the commercial sector, promoters, agents, the arts and public sectors and community groups at all levels.

Working alongside Delphine is Himani Shukla who has worked with the company since 1999 in all areas but particularly on management and bookings and now heads up the Live Department. She has a wide knowledge of the comedy industry and specialises in live comedy

More recently, Katie Tatterton has joined the team assisting in all areas focusing mainly in live bookings.

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