Max & Ivan are a globally acclaimed comedy double-act. They co-created, co-wrote and starred in their original comedy series Deep Heat, set in the world of British pro-wrestling, which is available to watch now on ITVX (**** Boyd Hilton).

In 2025, they brought their smash Edinburgh hit The Wrestling to London’s Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, rebranded now as Clash of the Comics. The show will also be streamed on U in November 2025.

They are creators of BBC Radio 4’s The Casebook of Max & Ivan (a BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Year), geopolitical-comedy-thriller scripted podcast Max & Ivan: Fugitives (#1 Apple Podcasts), and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning spectacular mega-event The Wrestling (in which the world’s best comedians are transformed into pro-wrestlers, and step into the ring).

Their live work has toured the globe, and garnered them nominations for comedy’s most prestigious prizes; the Edinburgh Comedy Award and Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award.

Praise for Max & Ivan:

‘Astonishing’ ***** (Times)
‘Joyous’ **** (Independent)
‘Phenomenal’ ***** (Mirror)
‘First-rate’ **** (Scotsman)
‘The real deal’ **** (Guardian)
‘Essential’ **** (Telegraph)
‘Astonishing’ ****1⁄2 (Chortle)
‘Epic’ **** (TimeOut)
‘Formidable’ ***** (British Theatre Guide)