Thu 11 December 2025 7:00pm

Chumpsmas - Ed Gamble & Friends

at Dreamland, Margate

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It’s the return of Chump’s Comedy’s Christmas special and this year’s Chumpsmas is the biggest yet! Ed Gamble headlines a star-studded line up featuring Michelle De Swarte, Harriet Kemsley, Christopher Hall and a special guest yet to be announced.

Whether you're a local or making a trip to the coast, this is your chance to catch some of the UK’s top comics live at one of the country’s most iconic venues. Presented by Margate’s own Chump’s Comedy.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.

Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor. Ed has appeared on some of the UK’s most popular TV shows: Mock the Week (BBC Two), Man Down (Channel 4), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Two), as well as presenting radio shows for BBC Radio One and BBC Radio Four. He won the prestigious Chortle award for Best Compere in 2014. Prior to this, Ed was co-writer and host of the iTunes-topping Peacock and Gamble Podcast as part of his double-act with comedian Ray Peacock. Peacock and Gamble also performed a sell-out UK tour in 2012, which was described as “a triumph of live comedy” (Fringe Guru) and “incessantly hilarious” (The Guardian). “A hugely likeable performer…an excellent comic” (Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman). “A fully-rounded stand-up fiesta” (Brian Donaldson, The List).

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Michelle De Swarte

Michelle De Swarte is an actress, comedian and writer. Born in South London, Michelle was spotted by a model scout at the age of 19 and moved to New York, where she became heavily involved in the comedy scene. Since moving back to London she starred as a series regular in Katherine Ryan’s Netflix series The Duchess, as well as playing the lead role of Natasha in HBO/Sister Pictures series The Baby.

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Harriet Kemsley

Among Harriet's many accolades are Funny's Funny Female Comedian Of The Year 2011 winner, Bath New Act of the Year 2012 winner and Brighton New Act of the Year 2012 winner. 'Excellent Writing' (Chortle), 'Harriet Kemsley shone' (Sternberg Clarke) 'Fresh. different. brilliant' 9Funny's Funny) 'A hilarious combination of bashful and weird' (Three Weeks) 'A quirky, very funny new stand up... her style is refreshingly original and she's a seriously good writer' (Time Out).

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Christopher Hall

During lockdown, Christopher took to Instagram and TikTok and started releasing a series of sketches; months later he built up an impressive following and series of characters that have become an online sensation across the world. Sparking attention and collaborations from musicians across the world which include Rod Stewart, Sharika and Gwen Stefani. Musical theatre trained, Chris is a fantastic chorographer and has worked on projects internationally. A triple threat you can also catch him in the pilot episode of Vandullz on BBC iPlayer. In 2022 Chris took his comedy and his charm into the stand-up circuit and took a split hour show to the Edinburgh Fringe which sold out before the run. Since then Chris has been delighting audiences up and down the country.

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