Philip Simon

In 2016 Philip came up with the idea of running a fundraising comedy night at our synagogue – a completely untried and untested event in the history of the establishment. As chair of the fundraising committee, all I had to do was create the publicity, sell the tickets (we sold out – 130 tickets) and run the event – Philip did everything else! From advising on the format of the evening, via booking a really great set of comedians including a brilliant headline act to suit the audience, moving seamlessly to ensuring that the staging, sound and lighting were sorted, to being our compere for the evening and ensuring that the event flowed effortlessly, Philip was instrumental not only in helping us raise loads of money, but also in our swift decision to run a second comedy night in 2017. This proved as successful as the first event, with Philip selecting another perfect trio of comedians as well as holding the whole event together as compere again. I am in no doubt that when we decide we run another comedy night, I will ask Philip to work with us again to put on another slick and professional event.

Philip Simon and his team of stand-up comedians promised a night of hilarity, and we were not disappointed. Ever the professional compere from start to finish, Philip made sure the audience felt comfortable in his capable hands, whilst ensuring his exciting and diverse line up of acts kept us entertained to the max. The comedians showcased were all absolutely brilliant. The assembly hall roof nearly came off with the amount of mirth generated. The evening was a huge success and one which we intend to repeat. Huge thanks must go to Philip and his team for making our comedy night definitely one to remember.

"Thank you for our first Comedy night at St Michaels. The organisation from your side was very professional and all of us on the PTA were very impressed with this and the level of commitment shown by yourself to ensure our event was a huge success.
Your knowledge of how these events should be organised was invaluable and this was shown in the huge success of our event…leading to us making a profit for the school.
On the night your comedians were respectful of the Catholic ethos of the school, whilst still delivering an adult evening.
Many thanks for also for helping us with the promotion of the event. Everyone who attended on the night had a fantastic evening and we will certainly be arranging another.
Many thanks again."

"Thank you for our first Comedy night at St Michaels. The organisation from your side was very professional and all of us on the PTA were very impressed with this and the level of commitment shown by yourself to ensure our event was a huge success.
Your knowledge of how these events should be organised was invaluable and this was shown in the huge success of our event…leading to us making a profit for the school.
On the night your comedians were respectful of the Catholic ethos of the school, whilst still delivering an adult evening.
Many thanks for also for helping us with the promotion of the event. Everyone who attended on the night had a fantastic evening and we will certainly be arranging another.
Many thanks again."

"If you want to make your event that extra bit special, I highly recommend Philip Simon. He certainly made my 40th birthday go with a bang!

His warm approach pre-event, high level of professionalism along with adding a personal touch to his hilarious comedy by speaking to friends and family beforehand, made the comedy the highlight of our evening.

Thank you Philip!"