Arielle Souma
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Nina Gilligan wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021
Nina Gilligan has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021 stand-up competition.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2021Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year finalists 2021
The finalists for the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021 competition have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2021Leicester Square Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year review
Don't mention the big O... Leicester Square''s Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year - a retort to all the new act competitions rewarding youthful promise over hard-won experience - was previously known as the Old Comedian Of The Year. But that had to go because of its negative connotations.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th May 2019The Brexit comedy club for Euro standups
European comics assembled for a gig about Britain's departure from the EU - but ended up talking about sex and poultry.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th March 2019Review: NATYS Top Of The Bill final 2017
Rahul Kohli had just the right amount of post-Brexit politics in his set and there was something very winning about his youthful energetic style. Sure enough he was voted Top of the Bill by the judges and you can expect to be seeing a lot more of him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Review: NATYS 'Top Of The Bill' final 2017
Rahul Kohli is a slick gag-machine, packing in gags about Brexit that almost seem nostalgic now we're in a whole other world of racist madness. But he laughs off bigotry and uses politics as a bouncing-off point for silly gags rather than labouring any points.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th January 2017Beat The Frog World Series 2016 Final review
Last night's Beat The Frog 'world series' final was an even playing field, with no clear cut between an elite and no-hopers - a double-sided state of affairs that means no duds, but also no stand-out stars.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th November 2016