Comedy promoter Alan Seaman has died. The death of the popular figure on the Midlands comedy circuit has been reported on social media and tributes have been paid by colleagues who worked with him over the years.

Geoff Rowe, the co-founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival, wrote on Facebook: "Such very sad news about Alan Seaman. He was a legend of the Leicester comedy scene. Thinking of his family and close friends at this incredibly sad time."