Leah Davis
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Sean Lock Comedy Award 2024 review
It's an impossible task, of course, finding the next Sean Lock. But while he is inimitable, kudos to Channel 4 for keeping his spirit alive with their award highlighting comedians who strive to be off-the-wall but maintain a broad appeal.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd October 2024Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year Final review
Sallyann Fellows had a lot of charm, and don't underestimate the power of charm - along with her gags it helped her to win the top prize on the night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th December 2023Comedy Central Live Series 3 line-up revealed
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Susie McCabe and Dane Baptiste are among the stand-ups to be showcased in the third series of Comedy Central Live, with Athena Kugblenu, Pierre Novellie, Dan Tiernan, Rachel Fairburn, Josh Jones, Harriet Kemsley, Ignacio Lopez, Ken Cheng, Kemah Bob and Finlay Christie also featuring.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2023Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2023 review
It was a fairly open field that contested the 14th Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year competition.
Chortle, 4th December 2023Jiksaw names its ones-to-watch 2023
Creative studio Jiksaw has revealed the 17 comedians who form its Faces Of Comedy 2022 cohort, a list of up-and-coming comedy talents to watch out for in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 6th December 2022British Comedian Of The Year 2022 final
The British Comedian Of The Year competition may have temporarily lost its status as the most valuable prize in stand-up, thanks to the unlikely intervention of OnlyFans, but it retains its unique position of being open to comics at any level.
Chortle, 25th November 2022Dan Tiernan wins British Comedian Of The Year 2022 competition
Dan Tiernan has won the British Comedian Of The Year stand-up competition, with Larry Dean second, Andrew White third and Ian Stone fourth.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2022Funny Women final 2022
It was a secret vote from industry judges, but Lorna Rose Treen's victory in this year's Funny Women final must surely have been a landslide.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd October 2022Live review: Funny Women Final 2022, Bloomsbury Theatre, WC1
This year's So You Think You're Funny? final in Edinburgh in August had an international flavour to it and so did the latest Funny Women Stage Award final. As comedy continues to thrive it is becoming more cosmopilitan, more multi-cultural. And the standard keeps getting stronger too.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2022Funny Women Awards 2022 results
Lorna Rose Treen won two prizes at the Funny Women Awards 2022. Ruby Carr, Chanel Williams and Amy Annette were also selected as winners.
British Comedy Guide, 30th September 2022