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Brits abroad: 9 top UK shows at the Melbourne comedy festival
With the first weekend in full swing we offer our suggestion of nine lesser-known UK comics performing in the world's second-largest comedy festival, after the Edinburgh Fringe, over the next three weeks.
Chortle, 1st April 2023Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2023 nominations
Ali Woods, Chloe Petts, Kuan-Wen, Mad Ron, Milo Edwards and Stuart Goldsmith are amongst the nominees for the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2023Wells Comedy Festival announces first acts
The Wells Comedy Festival has announced its seventh edition, bringing some of the country's top names in comedy to the heart of Somerset.
Beyond The Joke, 27th January 2023Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023Chloe Petts at Soho Theatre review
A rising star whose name will soon be in lights.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th January 2023Chloe Petts review
Yes, you can make gender politics funny.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 5th January 2023Chloe Petts proves a sharp but unshouty new comic voice in the culture wars
A hit at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, this debut show sees its genial creator bring a palatable soft power to an often over-heated topic.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 5th January 2023The best comedy shows of 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching stand-up and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2022Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First: review
One of the best things about the night was how awesome it was to see so many women comedians at the top of their game and we're super proud that they've all been a part of Funny Women at some point in their comedy careers.
Carmen MacKay, Funny Women, 13th December 2022Leicester Comedy Festival announces first shows for 30th anniversary year
Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids' Comedy Festival in February 2023.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2022