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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Ed Aczel: The Random Flapping of a Butterfly’s Wings

Ed Aczel “Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian” comes to Leeds as he tries once again to nail down the nature of existence.

Aczel is known for not following the rules of stand-up comedy and he aims to use his show, with help of the Chaos Theory, to change the world once and for all – although it may turn out to be too complicated. He asks whether you can have your cake and eat it – i.e. seek to change human consciousness forever and keep your weekends free. Ed includes a couple of amusingly circular stories about his life, which thankfully don’t last long. Bringing Maths, History and Improv to life for beginners, he explores his own inner psyche with a section analysing his dreams – and then tries not to get too paranoid.

Praise for The Random Flapping of a Butterfly’s Wings…

‘Ed is a deadpan dynamo and very funny… if you don’t laugh you must be sad’ ★★★★ Mirror

‘It could be said that you either love him or hate him, but that’s incorrect. You love him or you’ve missed the point’ ★★★★ Edinburgh Festival Magazine

‘There is no better antidote to the slickness and polished perfection of mainstream performance’ ★★★★ Broadway Baby

‘Britain’s greatest entertainer’ ★★★★★ Time Out

‘One of the most entertaining oddities in years’ ★★★★ Metro

‘Aczel turns unprofessionalism into an art form’ ★★★★ Times

Running time: 90 mins. approx

Tickets for all shows are available directly from us with a £1 per ticket booking fee, which covers our software and transaction costs.

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