Leicester Comedy Festival 2022 Award nominees
- Best Show: Troy Hawke, Garrett Millerick, Russell Hicks, Sarah Callaghan, The Weirdos, Sikisa
- Best New Show: Ania Magliano, Good Kids, Sasha Ellen, Christian Brighty
- The results will be revealed on Monday 28th March
Nominees for Leicester Comedy Festival's annual awards have been announced.
The awards, now in their 16th year, recognise contributions to the long-running February-based festival.
Best Show
Garrett Millerick: Just Trying To Help
Russell Hicks: The Age of Hicks
Weirdos Comedy Presents: The Envelopes
Best New Show
Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not
Best Kids Show
Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles
Seska: Frootytooty
Best Online Event
Spit or Swallow Podcast: Live!
Marvel versus Marvel: The Live Podcast
Loremen: Live
Best Impro/Music Show
Jon Pearson: What You Been Up To
Consignia: Zen & M's
CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation
Alex Leam: The Joy of the Deck
Missimp: It's A Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show
Contribution to Leicester Comedy Festival 2022
Fox Books
NextUp Comedy
All Puns Blazing contributors
BID Leicester
Tracey Miller Community Award
Vista
Menphys
Leicester City in the Community
Best Promoter
Just the Tonic
TripleCeePee
Jokes on Us
Kirsty Munro & Masai Graham/Bradders
Laughter Loft
The Doorstep Comedy Club
Liberty Award
This award is for a person or group who have helped to make the festival particularly festive.
NextUp Comedy
Kirsty Munro & Masai Graham/Bradders
Fox Books
Business of the Year
The Gresham Aparthotel
Esquires Coffee Leicester
The Miller Partnership
PPL PRS Ltd
The Belmont Hotel
Student of the Year
Ella Cohen - Falmouth University
Calum Travers - De Montfort University
Robyn Templeman - De Montfort University
Millie Mantell - De Montfort University
Isaac Munslow - De Montfort University
Hannah Clark - De Montfort University
The winner's of this year's awards will be announced at a ceremony taking place on Monday 28th March.
A lifetime achievement award will also be presented at the ceremony, along with awards for the best venues and a Legend of Comedy title which recognises outstanding achievement to British comedy.
The 2022 Leicester Comedy Festival featured almost 800 individual performances across 62 venues in the city, with a number also streamed worldwide via the NextUp Comedy platform.
Founding director Geoff Rowe says: "After a really difficult few years, the fact that so many comedians are developing new shows, and trying them out for the very first time at the festival, helps show that the future is looking positive for British comedy. Thank you to everyone who continues to work with us to produce the festival and we look forward to seeing you all again next year when we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival. But first, can we have a little rest and hopefully some sleep?"
The 30th Leicester Comedy Festival & The UK Kids' Comedy Festival will take place from 8th to 26th February 2023.