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Union JACK Radio to broadcast live from Leicester Comedy Festival
DAB radio station Union JACK is to broadcast multiple shows live from Leicester Comedy Festival, including the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd February 2020Union JACK wants to hear unusual & innovative comics
"If people say It's safe, that's not really what we want to hear. We want clever ideas which will appeal to a wider audience. We want to hear 'unusual' and 'innovative'. Some people may say: It's crazy. It will never work, but that's fine. We like to hear that. 'Safe' is what everyone else is doing. We are not interested in that."
That's what Donnach O'Driscoll told me when I chatted to him. Strangely, I believed him. He is the CEO of Union JACK Radio. They are now one of the sponsors of the Leicester Comedy Festival and Leicester Comedy Festival boss Geoff Rowe is now part-time Director of Comedy at Union JACK.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th November 2019Union Jack Radio now headline sponsor of Leicester Fest
National digital radio station Union JACK has become one of three Main Partners for Leicester Comedy Festival 2020, following a successful first-time sponsorship at the event earlier this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st October 2019Mark Dolan to host new panel show on Union JACK radio
Mark Dolan is to host Asking For A Friend, a new panel show on DAB radio station Union JACK. The format sees guests answering questions posed by the audience.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2019Union JACK orders Series 3 of Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory
Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory - a show in which Geoff Lloyd talks to comedians about where they grew up - is to return to Union JACK Radio for a third series.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2019Union JACK Radio commissions new comedy shows
DAB radio station Union JACK has commissioned a weekly stand-up show, topical comedy series Josh Berry's Fake News, and a strand called Pundays.
British Comedy Guide, 15th April 2019Radio station Union JACK launches comedian interview show
DAB radio station Union JACK is launching Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory, a fortnightly show in which comedians recall their childhoods via 'Google Maps' tours.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2018