Leo Kearse
- Scottish
- Stand-up comedian and actor
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Scottish Comedian of the Year finalists announced
The line-up has been announced for this Sunday's Scottish Comedian of the Year Final.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd November 2017Who is the unsung hero of the Fringe and why?
Some people are just about to get a little less unsung...
Chortle, 25th August 2017What would be your fantasy sketch quartet?
Comics pick four performers past or present to make the team.
Chortle, 24th August 2017Some of the best Brexit gags from Edinburgh Fringe
Leaving the EU is not an inherently humorous topic but as the saying goes 'if you don't laugh, you'll cry'. Here John Nicholson rounds up some of the best Brexit gags from Edinburgh Fringe.
John Nicholson, The New European, 24th August 2017Comedy: culture's ghetto?
It's a hot-button issue at last: the establishment thinks that comedy is worthless. Leo Kearse (Tory capitalist) and Rob Mulholland (socialist working-class agitator) have joined forces to ask why public money is only ever spent on entertainment few of us want.
Leo Kearse & Rob Mulholland, FringePig, 23rd August 2017What gets you through Edinburgh's toughest days?
Comedians on how to de-stress.
Chortle, 21st August 2017What do you think of critics?
Now it's Edinburgh Fringe comedians turn to dole out their opinions.
Chortle, 20th August 2017What's the oddest thing you've found in your bucket?
Comedians recall their peculiar donations.
Chortle, 19th August 2017Comics stand-up for the politically incorrect at Fringe
Comedy is currently more prescriptive than at any time I can remember. Prescriptive of words, of subjects, even of opinions. And that is worrying. The current industry-standard stand-up has to abide by a list of prohibitions that make a gluten-free, vegan shopping expedition seem simple. There are 328 recognised gender identities, Leo Kearse tells his packed audience, and reads a few from his phone. Canada has just passed a law making the non-use of the correct gender pronoun in any given situation an offence, he says. He thinks this is a bit much.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 13th August 2017What's the most you've put in the bucket of a free show
Comedians explain why they were so generous.
Chortle, 8th August 2017