Last year’s event on the roof of the Bill Murray comedy club. This year’s festival will be held on Sunday May 25

COMEDIANS are to peform free shows from the roof of a club in Angel.

Aisling Bea and Sam Campbell have been confirmed as headliners at Angel Comedy’s fourth annual street party.

It will held outside The Bill Murray in Raleigh Street on Sunday May 25. More acts are yet to be announced but organiser Barry Ferns said he could not give any more clues as to who might appear, beyond saying: “There are lots of very famous and successful people that live in Islington”.

Ms Bea is one of UK TV’s most prolific actors and comedians, and is known for writing and starring in comedy-drama This Way Up.

Mr Campbell is known for his touring stand-up act and his appearance on the TV game show Taskmaster.

Mr Ferns will be returning to MC the event.

“We just thought it would be a really hilarious idea to do a gig on the roof. You know, like the Beatles”, said Mr Ferns.

The Beatles famously performed on the roof of their Savile Row recording studio in 1969. The Beatles Experience, a covers band, will also be recreating this famous gig at the street party.

Mr Ferns recounted that the first time Angel Comedy hosted the street party, the acts thought “there would be about 12 people, all sat on the roof outside”.

“So some of the performers, Tim Key and Aisling [Bea], both turned the corner to Raleigh Street, where the club’s on, and had this look of blanched horror at realising that there were 2,000 people,” he said.

Down on the street, people will be able to watch the acts from straw bales provided as seating, enjoying drinks served from inside the club.

While admission is free, attendees are encouraged to donate to the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.

“Often in the news, there is a lot of negativity around [refugees and migrants]”, Mr Ferns said, adding that the goal of the event is to “support those people that can’t have a roof party”.

He added: “We are a community comedy venue, and we run at no profit. We pride ourselves on not making a profit, as long as we keep going”.