Biography

Saskia is fast making a name for herself as an act who delivers up offbeat one liners and observations in a unique and playful style. A finalist in the Max Turner Comedy Award 2013, Funny Women Award 2013 and Comedy Knights Fresh Comedian of 2013 competition. Saskia was also shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award 2013 broadcast on BBC Radio 4 extra and more recently (2015) she was in the Laughing Horse New Comedian of the Year Final.

Born in the UK, Saskia spent her childhood in Hong Kong and Portugal before returning to Britain to study English at the University of St Andrews. Previous to starting comedy Saskia had a career in advertising and journalism and has written for, among others, The Guardian and The Financial Times.

‘Saskia Preston is an interesting, quirky act…with more than a flick of Milton Jones in her spaced-out delivery of one-liners displaying a twisted logic’ – Chortle

‘Superb gag-writer…one to watch’ – London Is Funny

About Top Secret Comedy Club:

Top Secret Comedy Club London is the best rated club to see live stand-up comedy in London. Top Secret Comedy has two venues right in the heart of the West End between Covent Garden, Leicester Square and Soho. The rooms are intimate, with exciting line ups, and a focus on sharp, no-nonsense comedy. It has become a go-to spot for audiences who want proper live stand-up at incredible value.

The club regularly features top comedians from the UK and international circuit. Their regular performers also appear at established London venues such as The Comedy Store & 99 Club. Shows run every night of the week, with a reputation for strong bills, late-night energy, and frequent surprise celebrity appearances.