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Leicester Comedy Festival has announced its 2023 award nominations

In total, the festival featured 870 comedians performing at 630 events  over three weeks which equates to over 52,000 minutes of comedy.

Festival founder Geoff Rowe – who is standing down this year, 30 years after he set up the event – said: ‘The lists for all the categories help demonstrate the incredible range and diversity of acts who perform at our festivals, and I think help show that British comedy is back after so many years of disruption.’

Winners will be announced on Monday March 27

The full list of nominees for 2023 are:

Best Debut Show      

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour (work in progress)
Big Zeus Energy
Charlie George: Grace (work in progress)
Fatiha El-Ghorri: Work in Progress
Louise Young: Far out (work in progress)
Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Best New Show

Adele Cliff Does Her Best And Tries New Things Out (work in progress)
Bethany Black: Always Bet On Beth
Eric Rushton: Not That Deep
Stephen Bailey: Untitled & Unwritten (work in progress)
Tadiwa Mahlunge: 25
Thanyia Moore: August (work in progress)

Best Show

Ali Woods: Work in Progress
Chloe Petts: Transience
Kuan-Wen: Ilha Formosa (work in progress)
Mad Ron: Crime School
Milo Edwards: Voicemail
Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers (work in progress)

Best Music or Improv Show

Any Suggestions Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody
CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation
Conversation Garden: 10 Year Anniversary Show
Mitch Benn: It's About Time
Paul Richards: My Functioning Band Hell
Russell Hicks: Next Level

Best Kids Show

Mr Sleepy Bum
Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show
Shelf: The Kids’ Show
Tell Tale Twit… A Storytelling Show by Gav Cross
The Return of the Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show

Best Promoter

Laughter Loft/The Black Horse
TripleCeePee
Jokes on Us 
DoorStep Comedy
Monster Comedy
Furthest From The sea

Best Small Venue

The Black Horse
Firebug
Duffy’s Bar
Knight & Garter
Menphy’s Hub

Best Large Venue

The Y Theatre
De Montfort Hall
Curve Theatre
Sue Townsend Theatre
The Little Theatre
Just The Tonic at Hansom Hall

Best New Venue

200 Degrees Coffee Shop
45 West
Birch Tree
King Richard III pub
La Maison
Sommar Leicester

Contribution to LCF 2023

Rob Gee 
Crosscut Media 
Peril Design
Demon FM 
Harborough District Council 
De Montfort University archive team 

Tracey Miller Community Award

Menphy’s 
Focus
Jason Neale
Stand up for Turkey/Syria 
Mayflower Primary School
Leicester Libraries

Liberty Award

Firebug
Peter Pizzeria
Kate & Lucas for Laugh Academy
Sam Grubb 
Leicester Community Radio 
Black Horse

Business contribution

Belmont Hotel
Brooklyn 
Gresham Aparthotel
Sturgess 
Howes Percival
Jerroms Miller Specialist Tax

Student of the Year

Chantelle Small 
Charlotte Chapman 
Hannah Fitzgerald 
Tilly Maynard 
Cezara Buburuzanu 
Larno Vasiliauskas 

Published: 7 Mar 2023