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Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2022 finalists announced
Nick Elleray, Hayley Ellis, Louise Leigh, Lucila San Martin, John Meagher, Firuz Ozari, Ashish Suri and Sam Williams will compete in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2022 final. The comedians involved in Silver Stand Up, UK Pun Championships and Union JACK Radio's Circuit Breakers have also been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 17th December 2021UK Pun Championship 2021 line-up announced
The contestants have been revealed for the 2021 UK Pun Championship. Also, the finalists for Silver Stand Up Competition have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2020Why Whitehouse was 'knocked out' by Teesside's beauty
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse's Christmas special was filmed in our region and left comedian 'knocked out' by the beauty of our area.
Joanne Welford, Teesside Gazette, 9th December 2020John Fleming on podcasting with President Obonjo
Here's a chat I had last night with Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award winning performer President Obonjo aka Benjamin Bankole Bello for his podcast If Comedians Ruled The World. In the chat, I mention the Zircon satellite, which is incorrect. I think the satellite I should have mentioned was probably an ECHELON one.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd November 2020Paul O'Grady becomes British Music Hall Society president
Paul O'Grady has been announced as the new president of The British Music Hall Society.
British Comedy Guide, 16th November 2020Nathan Cassidy releases Boris Johnson book
The book is an imaginary three-month diary from Boris Johnson starting in July 2020. With a daily entry for these months of rehabilitation for himself and the country, the diary is a spoof exposé of what is really happening at the height of power as Boris, the UK and the world recovers from Covid-19.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th November 2020Nathan Cassidy reveals his fantasy album tracklisting
The rules are simple(ish): they can't repeat an album, and to just make it that little bit more interesting they have to use the same track number from another album.
Fran Jolley, Reyt Good Magazine, 10th October 2020Matt Forde: the voice behind US President's puppet
The voice of Donald Trump in the new Spitting Image series said the US President "gives you a licence to say such daft things".
David Stephenson, Sunday Express, 4th October 2020The insidious racism of UK comedy
For years, talent agents and promoters have discriminated against comedians of colour. Now top acts such as Dane Baptiste and Ava Vidal are speaking out.
Thomas Ling, Vice.com, 10th September 2020Inside Leicester's comedy scene
Pun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old stand-ups and a 19-day joke-a-thon ... anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tour.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 4th September 2020