Leo Kearse
- Scottish
- Stand-up comedian and actor
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GB News to broadcast panel show The Ministry Of Offence
The Ministry Of Offence, a panel show hosted by Steve N Allen, is to be broadcast on GB News. A team of left-leaning comedians captained by Diane Spencer take on a team lead by right-leaning Leo Kearse.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2022Leo Kearse: Of course Jimmy Carr was joking
The mad backlash to his Holocaust joke will only encourage more comics to self-censor.
Leo Kearse, Spiked, 6th February 2022GMB debate shut down after Leo Kearse makes burka comment
Kate Garraway was forced to shut down a Good Morning Britain debate today after a guest - comedian Leo Kearse - made an outrageous comment claiming women in burkas "do look like letterboxes".
Mary Gallagher, The Sun, 28th January 2022GB News reveals line-up of comedians for its newspaper preview show
The executive producer of Headliners is comic and writer Andrew Doyle, the creator of spoof social justice warrior Titania McGrath who also hosts his own programme on GB News, Free Speech Nation. Headliners has three alternating hosts: Mark Dolan, Simon Evans and Dominic Frisby. And now confirmed as the rotating panel of comedians offering comments on the next day's headlines are: Steve N Allen, Rhona Cameron, Nick Dixon, Andrew Doyle, Josh Howie, Leo Kearse, Sajeela Kershi, Erich McElroy, Diane Spencer and Ian Stone.
Chortle, 21st January 2022Radio 4 piloting free speech show Unsafe Space
Radio 4 is piloting a "provocative" debate show with outspoken free speech advocate comedians, including Tony Law, Andrew Doyle, Leo Kearse, Mary Bourke, Nick Dixon and George Zach.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2021Leicester Comedy Festival to publish All Puns Blazing joke book
Leicester Comedy Festival is publishing a celebratory book of puns. All Puns Blazing: The Best British Knockout Jokes will be published in November.
British Comedy Guide, 16th August 2021Comedy Unleashed to record TV stand-up pilot
Comedy Unleashed, the club that dubs itself "the home of free-thinking comedy", is to film a TV stand-up show pilot. Simon Evans, Andrew Doyle, Dominic Frisby, Tania Edwards, Mary Bourke, JoJo Sutherland, Leo Kearse and Tony Law are amongst the comedians taking part.
British Comedy Guide, 16th August 2021Leo Kearse lambasts 'SNP-owned clubs'
A stand-up who has a hit Fringe show about cancel culture is rarely booked for gigs in Scotland because the "woke" SNP "own the main comedy clubs", he has claimed. "Scotland is like North Korea," said Kearse, who stood for Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party in May's Holyrood elections.
Mike Wade, The Times, 11th August 2021Edinburgh Fringe - the best of opening weekend
From Henning Wehn to Josie Long, our critic Dominic Maxwell enjoys the festival's long-awaited return.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 9th August 2021Fringe comedy: Use it or lose it
Fringe comedy has been Disneyfied this year, but its spirit is still there if you know where to look.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 3rd August 2021