Julian Lee has been crowned winner of the UK Pun Off at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Lee beat off seven other punsters in the online competition, including four previous UK pun champions,  Adele Cliff (2020), Colin Leggo (2019), Robert Thomas (2018) and Lovdev Barparga (2017).

Lee himself was twice Runner-up, in 2017 & 2018. 

He is from Newcastle and regularly comperes comedy clubs in the north-east.