Ava Vidal is a cool and composed performer with an intriguing past. She was a teenage mum, she earned a living as a prison officer before turning to stand-up, a move inspired by watching Chris Rock.?Widely acclaimed as a face of the future by the critics, Ava Vidal is an accomplished young stand-up that has risen quickly through comedy's ranks. The only female finalist in the BBC 3 New Comedy Awards in the very first year of her career, she already has a clutch of TV appearances to her name, including the BBC's "Michael McIntyre Comedy Roadshow", Comedy Central's "The World Stands Up", "Edinburgh and Beyond" and C4 reality show "Kings of Comedy".

See her here on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow: