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Over £20,000 raised for Leicester Comedy Festival
Geoff Rowe said "Whilst the festival continues to grow and develop each year, we need continued support to keep the thing going, and engage with as many community groups as possible."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Milton Jones on MTW, a career in comedy, and potatoes
Milton Jones is embarking on a top secret mission next year, but takes the time to spill all the details to us first...
Sienna James, Voice Magazine, 28th November 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Comedians donate jokes to fundraising poster
A number of comedians have donated jokes to a exclusive hand pulled screen printed poster which has been made to raise money for Leicester Comedy Festival.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2019Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Comedy Club to return
Comedy is due to return to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for a second year.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2019Milton Jones: 'I've never had a funny hairstyle'
The standup, writer and Mock the Week regular on the things that make him laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 2nd August 2019Review: Milton Jones at Latitude 2019
Milton Jones emerges on to the Latitude stage with his hair as wild as always and smoke billowing behind him. He looks - and acts - like a mad scientist time traveller dumped in the middle of a Suffolk field, bewildered as to how he got here... an impression he maintains for his 45 minutes on stage.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2019The 10 best stand-up shows and comedy festivals to book
From Jerry Seinfeld's first UK show in eight years to tiny fringe festivals, our comedy critic picks 10 must-see events for this July and August.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 27th June 2019All the best Edinburgh Fringe previews in London
Don't get me wrong, I love Edinburgh, with it's Hogwartsy cobbles and granite grandeur, seeped in history and united by culture, heritage and a too-often-racist hatred of the English. But when it comes to the Edinburgh Festival, the major advantage of Edinburgh, that it's nowhere near London, becomes its major drawback for all of us keen to see some of the country's best comedy.
Phil Clarke, The Handbook, 13th June 2019Balham Comedy Festival announces 2019 Line-Up
The annual Balham Comedy Festival has announced the first raft of guests for the festival which runs from 5 - 13 July at The Bedford in south London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2019