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Tuesday 29th March 2022
Stewart Lee was named a Legend of Comedy at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2022. Other winners included Troy Hawke, Ania Magliano, Marcel Lucont and Jon Pearson.
A stage adaptation of Radio 4 favourite Bleak Expectations is to premiere this spring at The Watermill Theatre in Newbury.
Saturday 26th March 2022
Justina Seselskaite has won the BCG Pro Performance Awards 2021 final.
Friday 25th March 2022
Underbelly Festival returns to London this Spring and Summer at two sites, including a brand new run of top stand-up showcase London Comedy Allstars.
Miranda Hart has written her first play. The short, The Most Important Journey Doesn't Need A Passport, examines apparent clashes between self-care and responsibility towards others.
Tuesday 15th March 2022
Stand-up comic Phil Henderson has won the West End New Act of the Year competition for 2022. Carla Gordon and Sam Coade were the runners-up.
Friday 25th February 2022
Troy Hawke, Garrett Millerick, Russell Hicks, Sarah Callaghan, The Weirdos and Sikisa have been nominated for Best Show in the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2022.
Sunday 20th February 2022
Up-and-coming stand-up comedian Firuz Ozari has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2022 competition.
Friday 18th February 2022
Nik Hill has won the Silver Stand Up Competition, the Leicester-based contest for acts over the age of 55.
Thursday 17th February 2022
Dawn French has announced a new solo stage tour later this year, Dawn French Is A Huge Twat.
