Leicester
From February 8th to 26th, audiences anywhere 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.
Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the shortlists for Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, The UK Pun Championships and Silver Stand Up contests, as well as the Circuit Breakers Development Programme.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year is the flagship competition of the festival. The shortlist of contestants that will compete in the competition show are: Daniel Petrie, Freya McGhee, Josephine Lacey, Mary Flanigan, Rahul Somia, Sergi Polo, Shalaka Kurup and Vittorio Angelone.
The finalists have been announced for the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Competition Final 2022.
Now in its 13th year, the final will take place on December 12 at the Leicester Square Theatre, obvs, and will be hosted by Jessica Fostekew. There will also be a set from last year's winner Sam Nicoresti.
And after an extensive search and almost 40 heats the finalists are:
Leicester Comedy Festival celebrates its 30th year in 2023 and returns with a stellar line-up of comedians between the 8th and 26th February. Applications for its trademark public-facing competitions; The UK Pun Championships and Silver Stand-Up as well as the Circuit Breakers comedy development scheme are now officially open.
Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival in February 2023.
Nominees in the Leicester Comedy Festival 2022 annual awards have been announced. Acts and events nominated include No More Jockeys, Sarah Callaghan, Myra Dubois, Jon Pearson, Loremen, Ania Magliano, Marcel Lucont, Good Kids, Garrett Millerick and Troy Hawke.
The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Final has taken place at the Y Theatre as part of this year's Leicester Comedy Festival.
Eight acts chosen by the comedy industry competed for the prestigious trophy. Previous winners include Kate Lucas (2014), Romesh Ranganathan (2013), Josh Widdicombe (2010), Rhod Gilbert (2003), Jason Manford (2000) and Johnny Vegas (1997). And this year's winner is Firuz Ozari.
The other finalists were:
- Nick Elleray
- Hayley Ellis
- Louise Leigh
The prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition returns for 2022 on Saturday 19th February at The Y Theatre in Leicester. Eight of the best up-and-coming acts in the country will battle it out for the crown after performing their best seven minutes in front of an esteemed comedy industry panel and a live audience at Leicester Comedy Festival. Each finalist had been selected by top comedy promoters from across the UK and earmarked as ones to watch in the future.
Leicester Comedy Festival is the UK’s longest running and biggest comedy festival. Since 1994 it has been bringing the best of live comedy to the heart of Leicester, the wider Leicestershire community and comedy fans from across the UK. In 2021 the Festival moved online to allow audiences access to live comedy during lockdown and produced over 1600 hours of online entertainment.
The winner of Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2021 has been announced as Nina Gilligan. The event, the first national comedy competition to have taken place this year, took place in front of a live, socially distanced audience at The Y Theatre, Leicester. 8 comedians from across the UK took part, after being nominated by respected comedy promoters from around the country. The runner up Union Jack Radio award was presented to Joseph Emslie. The competition has taken place each February,
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