We have seven comedians performing each day on Saturday and Sunday at Sonisphere.

Hosting the Saturday is Mat Reed. Born and bred in Sunderland, the cheekily Mackem charmer hosts a comedic cast starting with Fin Taylor, enemy of the self-righteous and champion of profanity who the Guardian describes as a "highly rated up and comer". Then there's Alfie Brown, the world's leading proponent of  "socio-political alternative comedy (or SPAC as he likes to call it), the lighting-quick wit of UK improve troupe Noise Next Door and John Hastings, whose jokes revolve around his world travels love of metal and what it's like to look racist, but not actually be racist. There's also Sonisphere favourite Andrew O'Neill or "the funniest vegan transvestite comedian in the whole of time and space" as Neil Gaiman describes him and John Robertson - showman, writer, singer, dancer, YouTube manipulator and grinning anarchist extraordinaire.

Andrew O'Neil takes over hosting proceedings on Sunday with "Chortle Best Newcomer nominee' Matt Rees, the surreal and absurd comedy of Pat Cahill and the self-styled "well-produced bullshit" specialist Mat Ewins. Rounding out the bill are the one man rock-pop extravaganza that is Rob Deering and Jim Smallman who describes himself as a "heavily tattooed idiot" and has Rob Burgundy immortalised in ink on his right arm.

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Fin Taylor - Alfie Brown - Noise Next Door - John Hastings - Andrew O'Neill - John Robertson -

Matt Rees - Pat Cahill - Alfie Brown - Mat Ewins - Rob Deering - Jim Smallman -