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.
Every year, hundreds of shows take place in venues, pubs, bars and every conceivable nook and cranny of Leicester and Leicestershire, with the first shows on sale from today, 30th August. These include Mike Bubbins, Sophie Duker: Hag, Rob Auton: The Crowd Show, Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From me, Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen, Mike Wozniak: Zusa, Chloe Petts: Transience, Fin Taylor: Daddy Self-Care, The Big Preview, Babatunde Aleshe: Babahood, Eshaan Akbar: The Pretender, Tom Ward: Anthem, George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele, Orchestra of Great Britain, Danny Baker, Jimeoin, Stewart Lee, Jacob Hawley, The Gala Preview Show and The UK Pun Championships.
The Gala Preview Show will take place on the 6th January at De Montfort Hall, The UK Pun Championships on Monday 13th February at De Montfort Hall and the first ever preview show of The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival happening at the Y Theatre on the 18th December 2022.
The 30th August also marks the opening day for artists, promoters and venues to register their shows and events for the 2023 Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival.
In celebration of the anniversary, Big Difference are searching for anecdotes, stories, pictures and personal accounts from those who have attended, volunteered or worked at the festivals - over the past 30 years and would love to hear from previous festivalgoers who have fond memories of Leicester Comedy Festival.
As previously announced, at end of this festival, Founder Geoff Rowe will be stepping down from his role.
Rowe, Founder of Leicester Comedy Festival & The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival, said “I’m delighted to be announcing our 2 festivals today and give the first glimpse of what is going to be an amazing time in February 2023. Leicester Comedy Festival has grown enormously since we set it up in 1994, and I’m enormously proud that we will be celebrating the festivals 30th anniversary in February. We will welcome hundreds of comedians, to perform on many stages, and a massive audience who will be able to enjoy some of the best of British comedy. We’re also going to be celebrating the 5th anniversary of The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival which will once again see a host of performances and activities for children and young people.
I’d like to thank everyone who works so hard to pull our festivals together. There is a huge community of promoters, performers, venues, volunteers, community groups, businesses and many more people without whom, the festivals wouldn’t continue to be so amazing, We look forward to seeing you all in February.”
Laura Arends, CEO of Big Difference said, “We are delighted to announce our early on sale and the opening of show registrations for the 2023 festivals. February 2023 will mark an important milestone in the history of the festivals and we are incredibly proud to reach this anniversary year for both Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival. We are so grateful to all those who have supported the festivals over the years and especially those who helped us weather the recent challenges of the Pandemic. We are looking forward to a fantastic celebration of comedy in 2023.”
For more information and to register shows, visit www.comedy-festival-takepart.co.uk
