Daniel O'Reilly, the comedian known as character Dapper Laughs, has announced a new stand-up tour reflecting on his rollercoaster life and career so far.
Arthur Smith, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Bethany Black, Stuart Goldsmith, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation and Shelf were amongst the winners at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2023. Geoff Rowe, who is stepping back after having run the festival for 30 years, received a surprise Lifetime Contribution trophy.
Comedians and audience members have expressed outrage at heavy-handed security employed during a performance of Stamptown at the first Just For Laughs Festival in London earlier this month, with headliner Jazz Emu and host Zach Zucker "manhandled" off stage by venue staff.
Stand-up comic Paul Foot is to tour a new show between September and November 2023 which is being labelled his "most personal, surprising and inspired stand-up offering ever".
Ed Byrne has announced Tragedy Plus Time, a new stand-up show he will tour from September to December 2023. The show will see the comic "mine the most tragic event in his life for laughs".
