From February 2nd to 20th, audiences around the world will be able to watch Leicester Comedy Festival - the UK’s biggest pure comedy festival via streaming service NextUp.

Described as the ‘the Netflix of UK stand-up’, NextUp is available on web, mobile and smart TVs worldwide - bringing the Leicester Comedy Festival to more people than ever before.

Over 40 shows will be live streamed from festival venues, including acclaimed comedians Jen Brister, Tony Law and Jen Ives, with more shows added daily.

NextUp founder Sarah Henley says: ‘We are delighted to be working with the incredible Leicester Comedy Festival this year - streaming all the comedy chaos direct from venues with in-person audiences.
On a personal level, I love that despite being  at home with my kids most evenings, I can still watch the festival LIVE. Plus, there’s no queues for the toilet and the beer is cheap!

Whether it’s childcare, venue location or ticket availability - NextUp’s mission is to amplify live comedy and break down accessibility barriers meaning brilliant comics can reach even greater audiences.’

NextUp and Leicester Comedy Festival previously collaborated in 2021 when the festival had to migrate completely online. Over 20K streaming tickets were sold, and NextUp were awarded the coveted LCF Award for ‘Contribution to LCF 2021’. 

In 2022, NextUp are streaming the festival direct from venues with in-person audiences, and expect to out-perform last year’s online viewership.

Access to NextUp, which includes Leicester Comedy Festival, is currently £27 per year with a 1 day free trial, or £7 per month. 

For more info on how to stream the festival, visit nextupcomedy.com/lcf

More about the festival here

ABOUT NEXTUP

• NextUp Comedy is a worldwide live comedy platform specialising in live comedy.

• Content on NextUp includes hundreds of on-demand comedy specials from the likes of Ed Byrne, Miles Jupp, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Lauren Pattison and Jordan Brookes.

• Plus, on-going live streams from venues like the Comedy Store with previous performers including Reginald D Hunter, Josie Long, Lou Sanders, Sean Walsh and Nick Helm.

• As well as familiar household names, there are also acclaimed rising stars and circuit legends to discover. 

• NextUp share all revenue 50/50 with comedians and supports social impact initiatives within the comedy community such as their Heckle The Virus campaign that raised over £100k facing hardship during COVID-19. 

• NextUp seeks to bring a diverse range of comedians, with comedy to suit all tastes, to a wider audience by providing platforms for them to showcase their work to comedy fans without the restrictions of show dates, locations, ticket availability or cost. 

About Leicester Comedy Festival

• Now in its 29th year, LCF is Europe’s biggest and longest running comedy festival.

• The line up features over 560 shows, over 800 performances and 64 venues.

• The festival runs from the 2nd to the 20th February 2022