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In 2004, Eric Rushton was cast in his primary school Nativity. Despite absolutely smashing it, he immediately retired from being a child actor.
Now he’s found the correct antidepressants to give show business another go.
EDINBURGH FRINGE SELL-OUT 2025
WINNER Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award.
WINNER Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.
★★★★ The List
★★★★ Beyond The Joke
★★★★ Fest
“No wonder it sold out. A thinking man’s comedian with a gift for subverting standard tropes hilariously” ★★★★.5
One4Review
“With his deadpan delivery and finely wrought gags, he commands the audience and delivers a lot of laughs.” ★★★★
The Arts Desk
“One of the most fluid and meticulously crafted routines you'll see” ★★★★
EdFestMag
“Constantly surprising, laugh out loud funny”
Harry Hill
“He has a great comic presence, disarming silliness, an oddball charm, and a brilliant unexpected turn of phrase. Eric has funny bones”
Bill Bailey
"Gloriously and unpretentiously daft"
Rolling Stone
'He’s a master craftsmen, with an arsenal of great one-liners’
Scotsman