Comedy awards nominate their own judges!
A series of comedy awards has nominated its own judges for an accolade.
The panel of 16 comedy fans that draws up the shortlists of comedians and venues at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards were today announced among their own nominees.
They are up for the gong for outstanding contribution to the event, alongside all its volunteers and sponsors Red Monkey and Versatile Venues.
This year’s festival claimed a 30 per cent boost in box office sales and a 14 per cent increase in the number of comics taking part, to 695.
The full list of nominees is:
Best Show
FoxDog Studios: Robot Chef
Jessica Forteskew: Power Bungalow
Lucy Pearman: Fruit Loop
Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, In Jail or Touched Up Your Nan
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse
Scott Bennett: Leap Year
Best New Show
Jack Gleadow: Mr Saturday Night
Jonathan Hipkiss: At Least We're Out The House
Michael Odewale: #Blackbearsmatter
Steve McNeil: Video Games
Tom Glover: A Glover Not A Fighter
Best Improv/Musical Show
Consignia Present: Welcome to Dungeness
Grant Buse: Touche Buse
Improv with Nicholas Holt
The Same Faces: Fresh Faces
A Little Bit of R & R
Vikki Stone: Song Bird
Best Kids Show
Bec Hill: Treats You Like A Child
Dr Jones Funny Bones
Jonny Awsum: The Kid’s Show
The Laurel & Hardy Cabaret
Best Venue (over 200 capacity)
Curve
De Montfort Hall
Just the Tonic at Hansom Hall
Sue Townsend Theatre
The Y
Best Venue (under 200 capacity)
Black Horse Laughter Loft
Firebug
Just The Tonic at Brewdog
The Cookie
Upstairs at The Western
Best New Venue
Just The Tonic at The Shed
Heroes at Apres Lounge
King Richard III Visitor Centre
Leicester Haymarket
O’Neills
Liberty Award
The BIG Weekend/Harborough District Council
Leicester Cathedral
Kids Joke Spot
Red Light Comedy Club
Braunstone Gate Fringe
Best Promoter
Jokes On Us
CCCP
Heroes
Foxy Comedy
Community Award
A Bellyful of Laughs in aid of Charity Link
Loving Laughing
No Jokes Please, We’re Muslim!
The Big Chilli
Laugh Term Comedy School
Greening The Laughs Award
The Queen of Bradgate
Firebug
Brewdog
Black Horse Aylestone
The Y
Leicestershire’s Favourite Joke
Adele Cliff
Darren Walsh
Flo & Joan
Contribution to Leicester Comedy Festival 2019
The Awards Panel
Volunteers
Red Monkey
Versatile Venues
Winners will be announced on April 1.
Published: 6 Mar 2019