Carly Smallman
- Actor and musical comedian
Press clippings
Screaming babies can ruin comedy shows, which is why we set one up especially for new parents
We would love to see more comedians including baby-friendly performances in their fringe runs and tours.
Carly Smallman, i Newspaper, 18th August 2022Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Video: comedy show welcomes screaming babies
After suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of her daughter, comedian Alyssa Kyria decided to set up a comedy event with her best friend and fellow comedian Carly Smallman.
The events, called Bring Your Own Baby (BYOB) are according to Alyssa, a 'judgement-free zone.' Parents can listen to comedy in a space where breastfeeding and crying babies are welcome.
BBC, 13th December 2017Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 review
Though cutting a striking figure - tall, slender with long rusty-hued locks - Alasdair Beckett-King avoids wading straight into the obvious gags about how he looks, instead leading into them slowly and subtly beginning with the social pitfalls of possessing such pale eyebrows.
Marissa Burgess, Chortle, 26th February 2017Leicester Comedy Festival review: Carly Smallman
Aficionados of the comedy scene might well think of Carly Smallman as a musical comedian. It's true that, in previous shows, she's carved a niche strumming caustic songs on her guitar.
Sean Tizzard, Leicester Mercury, 13th February 2017Review - Paul Foot's Game of Dangers
No one in their right mind would put the absurd and unpredictable Paul Foot in charge of a game show. So he's done it himself, given that 'being in his right mind' is not a charge he's ever knowingly guilty of.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th February 2017Review: Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Gala 2017
As a reflection on the whole evening, the gala preview show (or 'rally') was most certainly of a very high standard throughout.
Peter Dixon, Giggle Beats, 5th February 2017Leicester Comedy Festival preview show 2017
Jason Byrne's attempt to decipher the half-heard name of 'Melton Mowbray' brought the house down, the audience in on a local joke the eejit on stage is unaware of.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th January 2017Film review: The Comedian's Guide To Survival
Comedies about stand-up comedy are difficult to pull off. How do you capture the highs and lows of performing live on film? How do you capture the buzz of the good gig, the despair of the bad gig? How do you capture a world that is simultaneously niche and mainstream? The Comedian's Guide to Survival comes pretty close.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2016My comedy hero: Carly Smallman on Eddie Izzard
The musical comedian picks the surrealist Labour man as her comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 13th July 2015