Pappy’s are Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby and Tom Parry. Initially called Pappy’s Fun Club they formed in 2004 and performed a string of shows at The Old Coffee House Soho before taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006. The same year they were nominated as Best Newcomers at the Chortle Awards. In 2007 their 2nd show Edinburgh show was nominated for the If.Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier Award). 2008 saw them win a Chortle Award, record their own pilot for Radio 4, make a Comedy Lab for Channel 4 and perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They also took a third show, Funergy, to the Edinburgh festival. After touring Funergy around the UK in 2009 their next show, Pappy’s Fun Club’s World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches In An Hour gained them a string of 5 star reviews. In November 2009 they parted ways with fourth member Brendan, and continued as a 3 piece, touring a revised version of the 200 Sketches show. Recently they have appeared on a number of TV shows both together and as solo performers; most notably Miranda, Meet The Parents, Fast & Loose, Trinny & Susannah: From Boom to Bust, Dick and Dom’s Funny Business and Robert’s Web. Pappy's produce two free comedy podcasts: Pappy's Bangers and Mash and Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown.
