Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2024 results
- Jenny Eclair says she is "beyond chuffed" to be named Legend of Comedy in Leicester Comedy Festival's awards
- Best Show: Joe Kent-Walters (as Frankie Monroe); Best New Show: Susie McCabe; Best Debut Show: Jack Skipper
Leicester Comedy Festival presented its annual awards tonight, at a ceremony in the city hosted by Sikisa.
The full list of results is as follows:
Legend of Comedy
She says: "I'm beyond chuffed to snatch this Legend of Comedy Award, I genuinely think I deserve it, although saying that, my career will probably now go completely tits up. Seriously, thank you, I'm extremely delighted."
Best Show
Joe Kent-Walters for An Audience With Frankie Monroe
Best New Show
Best Debut Show
Best Kids Show
Best Variety Show
Best Poster
Audience Choice
Everyday I'm Jesterin'
Liberty Award
Weirdos Comedy Weekender
Best Promoter
Jokes On Us
Tracey Miller Community Award
All In Leicester
Student of the Year
Molly Wilby
Business Contribution
The Beautiful Pubs Collective
Contribution to LCF24
Chris Maughan Lifetime Contribution Award
Best Small Venue
The Black Horse
Best Large Venue
The Y theatre
Best New Venue
Real Ale Classroom
The awards, now in their 18th year, recognise contributions to the festival. This year's event, which ran from 7th to 25th February, saw the highest ever ticket sales - with over 22,388 tickets sold directly from the festival's box office, equating to over a 10 percent increase in sales from 2023.
Festival and Programme Director, Charlotte Laidet, says: "Congratulations to all nominees and winners, we are so proud to have such amazing acts, venues, promoters and other participants in our festivals. Each year we have the pleasure to organise these awards, as an opportunity to thank everyone in the festival, and to celebrate the range and diversity of the comedy industry. We are also delighted to have our first lifetime contribution strongly linked with the UK Kids' Comedy Festival, which shows how quickly this sister festival is developing after only 6 years. Finally, it's been an honour to have Jenny Eclair accepting the Legend of Comedy Award, to recognise and highlight the career of this amazing woman on the comedy industry. We are already looking forward to next year, but in the meantime, please keep supporting live events, festivals, venues & artists as much as you can."