The Maydays

The Maydays are an improvised comedy company founded in Brighton, England, in 2004 by John Cremer.
Their shows include "Confessions", "Tonight's Top Story", "Guest Who" and "The Fringe Show". The Maydays are Jason Blackwater, John Cremer, Alexis Gallagher, Rebecca Macmillan, Jules Munns, Liz Peters, Jenny Rowe, Joe Samuel, Katy Schutte, Heather Urquhart and Rhiannon Vivian.
After making a debut at the Brighton Fringe in 2004, and taking their first show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006, the Maydays went on to win "Best Comedy Show" in the 2007 Brighton Fringe with their show "Mayday! The Musical". Related shows have included "Argus! The Musical" and "Evening Standard! The Musical". The company began a residency at the Komedia in 2008, and currently perform "Confessions" there on a monthly basis.
Since 2008, several members of the Maydays have travelled to Chicago to study Longform Improvisation at IO Theater and the Annoyance Theatre, and have since brought international tutors to the UK.