Leicester Comedy Festival
leicester comedy festival annual comedy festival held number venue across leicester england early year early de montfort university art administration student geoff rowe proposed project lecturer set run comedy festival leicester rowe called tony slattery harry hill matt lucas inaugural leicester comedy festival event venue ticket first leicester mercury comedian year award given stevie knuckle best young comedian later awarded johnny vega jason manford josh widdicombe romesh ranganathan leicester comedy fringe event occur loughborough lutterworth foxton coalville leicester comedy festival europe largest longestrunning comedy festival show venue rowe founded leicester comedy festival big difference company charity providing opportunity young people learn comedy address health inequality improve people’s wellbeing launching big difference venue coming comedy leicester eshaan akbar jo brand sikisa stewart lee patron leicester comedy festival joining tony slattery festival attracts people world seen one top comedy festival world since many top standup comedian performed festival including jo brand jack dee dave gorman rory bremner simon pegg alan davy bill bailey mighty boosh johnny vega rich hall jimmy carr dara ó briain russell howard dave spikey harry hill greg davy sarah millican romesh ranganathan main programme also complemented workshop outdoor street event encourage development comedy skill every year towards end festival leicester mercury comedian year announced begin festival lasted seven day duration increased day day increased day festival staged covid pandemic took place online saw inaugural uk pun championship festival hosted lee nelson winner darren walsh competition included line computer got miley virus stopped twerking leo kearse beat competition fellow comedian rob thomas reigning champion darren walsh become uk pun champion leo contest joke hospital last week asked nurse could stitch said “suture self” growing farm dad always telling use indoor toilet preferred go grain saw return uk pun championship hosted lee nelson year winner west midland comedian masai graham joke whats difference hippo zippo one really heavy little lighter love playing pga golf say weak shot green would putting mildly uk pun championship saw new location de montfort hall host jason byrne also saw introduction new layout show pun offs taking place within boxing ring constructed within centre stall lovdev barpaga aka punjabi warrior julian lee final lovdevs joke included pakistani pirate urdu think argh think colombian neighbour drug lord car tell uk pun championship returned de montfort hall boxing ring host jason byrne february beaten leo kearse rob thomas returned beat nd time finalist julian lee title rob thomas pun included leicester league mum bought candle celebrate languishes middle table brexit like catheter britain longer continent comedy dark little theatre leicester official site news interview review leicester mercury