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".