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Lew Fitz wins Amused Moose award

Stand-up comedian Lew Fitz has won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award for 2020.

British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2020

Line up announced for Women In Comedy Festival 2019

This October sees the return of the seventh annual Women in Comedy Festival.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th September 2019

Daniel Sofoluke wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2019

Daniel Sofoluke has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2019 competition.

British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2019

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 finalists announced

The finalists for the prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 stand-up competition have been announced. The line-ups for The UK Pun Championships and The Silver Stand Up Competition have been revealed too.

British Comedy Guide, 19th December 2018

Kickstarter campaign for book of Comedians' War Stories

A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to fund a book of cartoons and comedians' anecdotes about their worst gig experiences.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2018

Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 competition line-ups

The line-ups for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, The UK Pun Championships and The Silver Stand Up Competition - all due to take place as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival 2018 - have been announced.

British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2017

Kathryn Mather wins Beat the Frog World Series 2017

Kathryn Mather has won Beat the Frog World Series 2017, the Manchester-based stand-up competition for new acts.

British Comedy Guide, 7th November 2017

Beat The Frog World Series Final 2017 review

Beat the Frog? Well, no one delivered a knockout blow at the final of this annual competition, with a line-up high on competence but without any newcomer to really get excited about.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th November 2017

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