Sean Heydon: From Britain’s Got Talent to The Basement’s New Year’s Eve bill for Laugh Out Comedy Club. Now that’s magic!
LAUGH Out Loud Comedy Club will see out the old year with an unusually early start to the New Year’s Eve bill at The Basement, City Screen Picturehouse, York.
No, seriously, that is true. To facilitate revellers heading off for midnight revelries, master of ceremonies Damion Larkin will be calling out the names from 6pm tomorrow, with everyone having the last laugh at 8.30pm.
Britain’s Got Talent’s madcap comedy magician Sean Heydon has been performing at comedy clubs and corporate events for A-list celebrities and blue-chip companies for more than 15 years.
Heydon has many television credits to his name, such as Soccer AM on Sky One and three seasons as resident magician on The Paul O’Grady Show on Channel 4. In 2020, he was engaged by Google to headline its sales conference in Birmingham.
Headliner Heydon will be supported by viral breakout star Karl Porter and alt. comedy act Ryan Kenny. Sharp, physical and unpredictable, Porter can make a room chuckle by using nothing more than his body, his face and an instinctive understanding of how absurd everyday life really is.
Ryan Kenny: Comic turn with a love for all things different
Porter broke through in a way that almost never happens in comedy anymore: organically, virally and purely on talent. A single piece of physical comedy – his slow-motion goal celebration impression – took on a life of its own online, introducing him to a huge new audience overnight. Now he has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.
His stage act combines physical comedy with observational material, weaving everyday frustrations, modern life, and human behaviour into routines that feel familiar yet still surprising.
British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist Ryan Kenny is a whimsical comic with a love for all things different. Host and promoter Larkin likes to improvise his entire set.
To book tickets, go to: https://lolcomedyclubs.co.uk. Laugh Out Loud’s first gig of 2026 will be on January 10 at The Basement at the usual starting time of 8pm (doors 7.30pm).