Author: Toby

Matt Forde: It’s My Political Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To (Preview)

Following the UK’s most important referendum until the next one, Matt Forde celebrates why it’s great/awful that we’re in/out of the EU/UK/NATO/whatever the hell happens next.

Matt is one of the country’s most in-demand satirists appearing on The Royal Variety Performance 2015 (ITV), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), Mock the Week (BBC Two), and Question Time (BBC One).

“A first class comic” – The Guardian

“Highly engaging, inherently funny… An ability to ad lib laughs out of thin air.” – Chortle

Running time: 60 mins. approx

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So You Think You’re Funny?

So You Think You’re Funny? is an annual stand-up comedy competition for newer acts which began in 1988 and has become the longest-running and most prestigious comedy newcomer award in the UK

This is the Yorkshire heat of the 2016 competition with the final being held in August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A dozen or so acts each do an 8 minute set to wow both the audience and the judges and held together by a professional compere. Past winners include Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Peter Kay and David O’Doherty with the list of losing finalists reading like a who’s who of comedy, including: Russell Howard, Reginald D Hunter, Rhod Gilbert, John Bishop, Alan Carr and Nina Conti.

If you really want to see the potential stand-up stars of the future, then this is the show for you!

Running time: 120 mins. approx

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Pete Firman: Trix (preview)

‘The UK’s leading comedy magician’ (Time Out) brings a preview of his brand new show to the Leeds Comedy Festival

Expect Pete’s trademark blend of crowd-pleasing comedy and jaw-dropping magic in a show not to be missed from the star of BBC1’s ‘The Magicians’ and guest on BBC2’s ‘The Sarah Millican Television Programme’ and BBC1’s ‘The John Bishop Show’.

★★★★★ – Time Out   ★★★★★ – The Mirror

★★★★ – Metro             ★★★★ – The Independent

‘The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedy-meets-magic in the 21st century’ – The Times

‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’ – The Telegraph

‘Seamless blending of quality magic and stand-up comedy. It is a joy to watch’ – Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

Running time: 60 mins. approx

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Nick Helm: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

Nick Helm returns to the Leeds Comedy Festival fresh from selling 1,500 tickets for his album launch show at The Forum in London.

The multi-award winning creator and star of BBC’s ‘Uncle’ and ‘Heavy Entertainment’ brings a show that mixes stand-up with songs

This is probably your last chance to see him before he gets really, really big charging hundreds of pounds for a ticket and easily filling stadiums!! So see him now and then boast to your friends in years to come about how you saw him in the early days, before he sold out and went all commercial.

“Pretty f*cking amazing…” TIME OUT ****

“It ain’t pretty, but it is hilarious.” **** Chortle

“A wonderfully crazy funny hour” **** The Scotsman

“A potential megastar.” The Guardian

Running time: 90 mins. approx

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Javier Jarquin: Card Ninja

After a standing-room only run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Javier Jarquin brings award-winning show ‘Card Ninja’ to Leeds! The Card Ninja possesses extraordinary skills which are more than just sleight of hand; these ‘tricks’ are on another level, and unlike anything you’ve seen before. Watch as Javier uses ordinary playing cards as weapons, with unfathomable precision, speed and power, in a unique, hilarious performance that you’ll never forget. Following his journey from mild mannered card player to silent assassin, ‘Card Ninja’ is a one-man comedy show with upbeat humour, impressive stunts and smooth audience interaction for anyone who’s ever wanted to be a little bit Ninja…

Warning: This show contains ninjas, NOT magic.

Running time: 60 mins. approx

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Ellie Taylor: Infidelity

As seen on ‘Mock the Week’, ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ and ‘The John Bishop Show’, Ellie warms up for the Edinburgh Festival with her brand new show all about that pesky bit of marriage known as monogamy. At least, that’s what it was about when she wrote this blurb. It could be 60 minutes on budgies by now.

‘Radiates natural charisma…blessed with great flair’ – The Guardian

‘Frequently hilarious’ – Metro

‘Smart, self mocking and telegenic…it’s hard to see what’s going to get in Taylor’s way’ – The Scotsman

Running time: 60 mins. approx

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Tom Binns: Summertime Special

Running time: 120 mins. approx

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Mitch Benn – Don’t Fear The Reaper (Preview)

It’s been a morbid year for “the country’s leading musical satirist” (The Times); he’s turned 46 – over the hill by anyone’s standards – his personal life is in turmoil, and his childhood heroes are dropping like flies. At times like these, a man feels the Reaper creeping up on him…

But is death anything to fear? And is it really the end?

Mitch confronts his – and YOUR – mortality with hilarious (and tuneful) consequences.

The nation’s foremost musical satirist features regularly on Radio 4 where he has been a weekly contributor to ‘The Now Show’ since it’s inception, created his own aptly named series, ‘Mitch Benn’s Crimes Against Music’ and ‘The Mitch Benn Music Show’ where he plays records of comic songs and invites musical comedians into the studio to perform. He also appears on Radio 2’s ‘Steve Wright Show’ as the voice of “Elvis” in the “Ask Elvis” feature.

“Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny” The Guardian

“Song after song of exquisitely crafted satire” The Scotsman

Running time: 60 mins. approx

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