Daftelation (Ollie Yates)
Oliver Yates (also known by many as ‘Leaf’) is a performer and workshop facilitator. Leaf is a passionate joy activist and is driven to help people find their most sincere way of living .Since discovering clowning at Buddafield festival in 2021, they have been an avid student and practitioner of the art of clowning, learning as much as possible and running workshops in their home town of Sheffield. They are the main organiser of Sheffield Laughter Club, perform regularly as a worm and a preacher on the Sheffield alternative comedy circuit and have now created their debut solo comedy show ‘everybody’s dating ollie’ which they are taking to the Brighton fringe in May 2025. Leaf has run their own Tree Surgery company since 2020.