Leicester Comedy Festival
Musical comedian Cecilia Delatori is the winner of this year's Silver Stand Up Competition at the Leicester Comedy Festival. This is the comedy competition where the entrants have to be over the age of 55.
The other finalists were Ian Crawford (Cutlery Safety Expert), Joe Bains, Kevin Daniel, Kevin Hudson, Matthew Baylis, Sarah Bowles and Walter Jack.
Launched in 2012, The Silver Stand-up competition has been one of the highlights of the festival for over ten years. 63-year-old Nik Hill took the crown last year.
A host of new and emerging comedians from across the UK have been announced as contenders in a series of prestigious comedy competitions and events at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022.
The comedians will perform in competitions including Silver Stand Up, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Competition, UK Pun Championships and the Union JACK Radio’s Circuit Breakers showcase.
Leicester Comedy Festival has presented Lenny Henry with the Legend of Comedy award at their annual ceremony to honour comedians and others involved in the festival. The ceremony, in partnership with De Montfort University and DMU for Life and held online due to the Coronavirus, was hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons and featured video messages from the winners. The ceremony can be viewed by searching for Leicester Comedy Festival on Facebook.
This evening Leicester Comedy Festival, the longest running comedy festival in Europe, presented Johnny Vegas with the Legend of Comedy Award at their annual ceremony to honour comedians and others involved in the festival.
Romesh Ranganathan, Milton Jones, Shazia Mirza, Tim Vine, Ed Byrne, Adam Rowe, Adele Cliff, Alex Edelman, Arthur Smith and Bilal Zafar are among the comedians who have donated jokes to a poster which has been created to raise money for the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Gary Delaney contributed one of his classic one-liners: "As a kid I was made to walk the plank.
Comedians and venues who took part in Leicester Comedy Festival 2019 have been announced as nominees in the annual awards organised to celebrate the event. Best Show nominees include Rahul Kohli, FoxDog Studios Robot Chef, Scott Bennett, Jessica Fostekew, Lucy Pearman, Sarah Keyworth, Jonathan Hipkiss, Tom Glover, Steve McNeil, Jack Gleadow, Michael Odewale, Consignia, The Same Faces, Nicholas Holt, A Little Bit of R & R, Vikki Stone & Grant Buse.
The performers have been announced for 2019's prestigious comedy competitions and events at Leicester Comedy Festival. The comedians will perform in competitions including Silver Stand Up, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Competition, UK Pun Championships and the Circuit Breakers showcase. All the shows will be part of Leicester Comedy Festival which takes place from 6-24 February 2019. Full details about the festival can be obtained by visiting
People who are passionate about comedy are being invited to join the Awards Panel for Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. The panel, made up of comedy fans from across the UK, will get VIP treatment during the 19 day festival, as they get to see more comedy than most and decide on the final award winners. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony which will take place after the 2019 festival. Previous nominees and winners of awards include Jen Brister, Ahir Shah, Romesh Ranganathan & Greg Dav
Leicester Comedy Festival has opened the application process for comedians wanting to enter competitions being produced at the 2019 Festival. Eligible comedians can now apply to enter The UK Pun Championships, Silver Stand Up Competition and the second year of the Circuit Breakers development programme set up to support new and emerging comedians from across the UK. Full details about how to enter can be found by visiting www.
Big Difference Company, the charity behind the annual Leicester Comedy Festival, has appointed a new General Manager to lead the organisation and support Geoff Rowe and the existing team in the development of the event and the year round community programme. Helen Tomblin will formally join the organisation on 1st August 2018 and will be based in the main office at LCB Depot, located in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.
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