Cast
Nick
Mohammed
Taskmaster loser, star of Ted Lasso, and double-Emmy award nominee Nick Mohammed is an actor, comedian, and writer who has received critical acclaim for his live character comedy work. His iconic persona Mr. Swallow had a sellout national tour in 2023 with The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow, including an extended run in London’s West End, and will return next year for Show Pony, his biggest live tour yet.
Nick recently filmed lead roles for two upcoming features: Control for Studio Canal, starring opposite James McAvoy; and Deep Cover for Amazon, alongside Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom. He recently starred in Renegade Nell for Disney+, and created, wrote, executive produced and co-starred, alongside David Schwimmer, in Sky One's hit show Intelligence.
Martha
Howe-Douglas
Martha Howe-Douglas is a BAFTA nominated actress and writer, best known as a member of the Horrible Histories troupe, who went on to create and star in Yonderland and BBC’s hit comedy Ghosts, in which Martha played Lady Button.
Having recently played Mrs Swashprattle in The Government Inspector at the Marylebone Theatre - her first theatre role since graduating from RADA in 2003 - Martha is delighted to be taking to the stage again and joining the cast of A Christmas Carol (ish)!
David
Elms
David Elms returns to the role of Mr. Goldsworth, having played him since 2014’s Dracula! (Mr. Swallow The Musical).
On TV, David played series regular Clive in two seasons of Channel 5's semi-improvised sitcom Borderline. His short film Regular, starring Tim Key and Laura Marling, aired on Channel 4 as part of Random Acts.
David currently performs the cult hit, improvised one-man show David Elms Describes A Room monthly at the Free Association Theatre.
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he has been well received with his three solo shows as well as for roles in Adam Riches is Coach Coach.
Kieran
Hodgson
Four-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson returns as Jonathan, having originated the role in Dracula! (Mr. Swallow The Musical).
Kieran is an acclaimed actor, writer and comedian who has sold out theatres and comedy venues across the UK.
Kieran was a series regular across five series of the BBC One smash hit sitcom Two Doors Down. He also wrote and starred in Prince Andrew The Musical for Channel 4, in which he led a cast of comics in a satirical send-up of the life and times of Prince Andrew. The programme was described by The Independent as 'This programme should never have been made.'
Last summer, Kieran’s show Big In Scotland was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His live work has been recorded and adapted for Amazon Prime, Channel 4 and BBC Radio, and he received the 2021 Royal Television Society of Scotland Award for 'Best Comedy' for his Channel 4 programme How We Forgot To Save The Planet.
