230 shows start here
Leicester festival gets under way
06/02/2009 … The Leicester Comedy Festival kicks off tonight, featuring 230 events across 60 venues.
2009 Archives
Fri 06 February 2009
This snow's a drag...
Shows cancelled by bad weather
06/02/2009 … Cross-dressing cabaret act Drags Aloud have pulled their entire Leicester Comedy Festival run, citing the bad weather.
They'll be rolling in the aisles
Milton Jones to perform in cathedral
06/02/2009 … Milton Jones will become the first comedian to perform stand-up at Leicester Cathedral next week.
'I was so glad when he died'
06/02/2009 … ‘Graham Norton is too camp, bitchy and showbizzy for my taste, and with the world’s most irritating voice.
Pot Noodles, drowning your sorrows at 11am and the the Podimore Services Travelodge...
Jon Richardson on the life of a comedian
06/02/2009 … How did you get started in comedy? The same as anyone else really.
Thu 05 February 2009
5,500 vote in Chortle awards
05/02/2009 … More than 5,500 comedy fans have now voted in the Chortle awards for the best live comics of the past 12 months.