To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week this year, The Five Points Brewing Company is hosting a charity comedy night at their pub and taproom, The Pembury Tavern.

For the first time ever and in honour of mental health awareness, Five Points have curated a stellar lineup of comedians; Pierre Novellie (The Mash Report), Harriet Kemsley (8 Out Of 10 Cats), Bobby Mair (Comedy Central) and Kate Barron (Just For Laughs).

The comedians will each tell their own story, using comedy to break down the barriers that frequently prevent us from speaking about our mental health.

With this in mind, The Five Points invites to you join them and their charity partner Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, for Stand Up For Mental Health on Saturday, 13th May. Tickets are just £10 and include a pint of Five Points beer or soft drink alternative.

All proceeds from the evening will go to Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest.

The evening will kick off at 7pm, but feel free to join us in the pub from 6pm. There will also be a charity raffle taking place on the night, with awesome prizes like a £50 bar tab, a round of beers, case of beer, tote bag, t-shirts, soft drinks, and more!

The Line-Up

Kickstarting the line will be Pierre Novellie, a correspondent on BBC2’s The Mash Report and a multi-award nominated stand-up comedian. His topics range from modern music, right through to teenage depression with an amiably frank way of joking about past mental health issues, and recovering from them.

Switching from acting to stand-up, Harriet Kemsley is a shining light on the comedy circuit, winning a nationwide female comedy competition “Funny's Funny” within the first six months of her stand-up career. A star of Bobby and Harriet Get Married, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and Live at The Comedy Store, Kemsley’s stand-up style is honest, awkward and oversharing as she mines her very real battles with a debilitating anxiety disorder to make people smile.

Elsewhere, Bobby Mair started comedy in 2011 after winning £10,000 in Bite TV's Stand Up and Bite Me Comedy Competition at the Edinburgh Fringe. Originally from Toronto, Mair has become an instantly recognisable face on British television and the UK comedy circuit. His comedy is brutally honest and self-aware as he credits his strained familial relationship as the basis of his comedy success.

Originally from Vancouver, Kate Barron is a London-based stand-up comedian, emcee and public speaker. Performing across Canada, Barron has appeared in the SheDot Festival in Toronto and most recently emerged as the winner of the Toronto Comedy Brawl – the first woman to do so. Known best for her energetic story-telling style and performances that appeal to a variety of audiences, Barron’s warmth and sincerity give her a special ability to connect with an audience.