Leila Navabi
- Welsh
- Writer, producer, stand-up comedian, actor and script editor
Press clippings
Priya Hall's Beena And Amrit returns to BBC Radio Wales this June
Priya Hall's sitcom Beena And Amrit is returning to BBC Radio Wales for a second series in June.
British Comedy Guide, 31st May 2024(some of) LMAOnaise's favourite comedy shows of 2023
Settle in for a nice long read and know that if, at any point, you stop reading before the end, a great misfortune will befall you, because apparently the trend for threatening chain letters is back and everyone's apparently ok with that??
LMAOnaise, 30th 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 2023Leila Navabi review
The Welsh comic's joke about Rishi Sunak landed her in hot water - as she recounts in a debut full of charm, originality and promise.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 15th November 2023(ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards announce longlists
The (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards - the alternative new Fringe-based awards run by volunteers - have announced their longlists.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2023Edinburgh Fringe 2023: The best shows to see, from Frank Skinner to Megan Stalter
As the annual festival returns, here are this year's best comedy, and theatre and dance shows.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 4th August 2023The 12 best women-led comedy and theatre shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Edinburgh welcomes the Fringe Festival once more this month, but which women-led shows should you be adding to your list? Here are 12 shows Stylist is buzzing about.
Shahed Ezaydi, Stylist, 3rd August 2023Meet the very-online comics set to shake up this year's Edinburgh Fringe
Leila Navabi, Coco Sarel, Tatty Macleod and Ania Magliano are the sizzling hot new faces of comedy. They welcomed Time Out in for a chat before they travel up to Scotland.
Chiara Wilkinson & Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 31st July 2023Fresh-Faced Funnies
In the world of comedy it's the firsts that count - your first gig, your first show, and your first debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Victoria Nangle, Entertainment Now, 30th July 2023Edinburgh Fringe 2023: 26 Comedy Shows to See
Our Comedy editor picks out a few highlights from this year's Edinburgh Fringe programme. OK, twenty-six highlights...
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 28th July 2023