Welcome to The Smirking Room

We are Gary Skipper, Justin Palmer and Lou Conran - Hello!

A bit about us:

LOU CONRAN

Began doing Stand Up in March 05, in the Manchesterford Area. Has slowly migrated around the UK doing her thang. Before this, she was a struggling actress, having attended a Sylvie Starlight Stage School at a young, very precocious age, upgrading to proper drama school a few years later, which included having to spend most of that period, lying on a floor blowing away pubes under the guise of voice work, and hugging mats to feel emotive, whilst being buried in an Auswitz style grave, to appreciate what the Jews felt like in the war. She then went on, after that intense study to play an orange teddy bear in the ITV kids programme originally entitled "The Teddy Bears" which was such a hit, they burnt the set and the costumes, and it's never been spoken about since. An interesting, yet varied career, brings Lou to her current state of vague eployment, and a reputation for gutter filth. Hoorah.

GARY SKIPPER

Hi Im Gary. I never thought I would have the nerve to do stand up, but then I signed up to the Priceless Comedy stand up course in Manchester in January 2005 and he hasn't looked back since (I fell off the stage and broke his vertebra.joke). My claims to fame include winning Manchester's infamous 'Beat the Frog' on my third gig and being the first person ever to get the word 'motherf**ker' published on a greetings card. My writing credits include being a finalist of Channel 4's Ideas Factory in 2004 & 2005 which included workshops with Stuart Lee and Arnold Brown. I have also had sketches in ITV's 'Shoot the Writers' series 1 & 2, Channel 4s Fresh and The Karen Dunbar Show on BBC Scotland. With my writing partner Mr. Phil Tipper.

JUSTIN PALMER

Hi, don't worry the Aliens haven't landed, I'm Justin. I, too, was once a struggling actress. I was raised by wallabies in the Peak District but was drawn to the lights of the comedy clubs in the big city. I have had several sketches published...well.. taped to the fridge by my mum. My goatee smells of soup. My favourite colour is bangladeshi. I am very keen on Heavy Metal (ever since I licked the lead based paint off my nursery wall). I once climbed a very big tree.(it was massive) I was once pronounced clinically dead after using a joke written by Gary Skipper which referenced deep fried  X-Factor winner Michelle McManus (ask your mum).My head can affect the tides. I once met Bob Carolgees. I am innumerate yet bilingual in three languages. Auf wiedersehen, au revoir, adios and cheerio. jpx