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Live Review: Leicester Mercury 25th Anniversary Show
The gig featured so many winners and finalists it felt like it lasted a quarter of a century. But in a Good Way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2019Leicester Comedian of the Year anniversary line-up
At the heart of the Leicester Comedy Festival is the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary.
To mark 25 years of discovering new talent, a 'mega' comedy show is taking place at De Montfort Hall on Tuesday, February 19, featuring nine previous winners plus special guests.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 30th January 2019TV review: The Stand Up Sketch Show, ITV2
It's not an entirely successful idea but it is definitely a curiously watchable one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th January 2019The Stand Up Sketch Show preview
Oddly, ITV2's new way of presenting stand-up appears to have come from someone with no faith in stand-up at all.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th January 2019Neil Jones to confront Seann Walsh after stand-up gag
Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones 'to confront Seann Walsh ahead of final after the comedian branded him gay during latest stand-up routine'.
Daily Mail, 11th December 2018Seann Walsh reportedly banned from Strictly live tour
Seann Walsh has reportedly been barred from the Strictly Come Dancing live tours.
Lily Waddell, Daily Mail, 30th November 2018Seann Walsh voted off Strictly after kiss controversy
Seann Walsh, who was photographed kissing his dance partner Katya Jones outside a pub, has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
BBC, 28th October 2018Seann Walsh suffers nasty fall as he rehearses
They're planning a smouldering routine for this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing Halloween special. But rehearsals for Seann Walsh and Katya Jones' Viennese Waltz aren't exactly going to plan, as the comedian shared footage of a nasty tumble he took during Thursday's gruelling practice session.
Joanna Crawley, Daily Mail, 26th October 2018BBC denies fixing allegation after Seann Walsh survives
DJ Vick Hope, who was voted off Strictly Come Dancing this weekend, said she witnessed a 'very strange' conversation between the producers and judges before the comedian was saved.
Lanre Bakare, The Guardian, 23rd October 2018Seann Walsh fails to see the funny side in interview
Comic Seann Walsh has failed to see the funny side of [pGraeme Swann]'s gags over his smooch with married Strictly partner Katya Jones.
Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 19th October 2018