Ashlee Bentley is pure class—one of the most talented young comedians tearing up the circuit today. Her unique blend of quirky humour and brutally honest tales leaves the audience absolutely weeping (mostly with laughter, mind you!). Ashlee finds herself at the Edinburgh Fringe after winning Magners Share the Craic national search to find the next stand up star. She’s the crowned winner of Show Me The Funny and the Ireland Regional Final of Funny Women. You might have spotted her on Virgin Media’s The Craic Den Comedy Club show.

Ashlee likes long walks on the beach and will not rest until she has petted all of the cats.

“Her offbeat approach appeals and she forms her thoughts into quirkily odd phrases and mental images that consistently surprise and amuse.” – Chortle

Magners Share The Craic Presents Ashlee Bentley: Wallflower’

An hour of awkward observations, social anxiety and trying not to make things weird!

Wallflower explores what happens when someone who’s spent their life trying not to be noticed ends up standing in front of a room full of strangers with a microphone. Blending dry, deadpan storytelling with sharply observed comedy, Ashley tackles social anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing and the exhausting pressure to have your life together. At a time when everyone seems to be performing the best version of themselves, Wallflower is a reminder that most of us are just making it up as we go along.

Beneath the awkward encounters and self-deprecating humour lies a bigger question: what happens when life reminds you that there isn’t always time to wait until you feel ready?

Wallflower asks whether courage is something you’re born with - or something you’re forced to find?