DLCF 21 Acts Preview Show

Tom Wrigglesworth - "The ultimate crowd pleaser" - The Guardian

Joey Page - "A leading name in British cult comedy" - ThreeWeeks

Ivan Brackenbury - ‘Binns has his character nailed and he mines the comic seam, ruthlessly to create top-quality entertainment with practically universal appeal’ - Guardian. As seen on BBC's 'Hospital People' and 'Countdown'

Paul Currie - “The best comedy I saw was Paul Currie, which felt like the right comedy for this moment in human history.” Stewart Lee ★★★★★

Lloyd Griffith - ‘useful idiot’ - the guardian

James Acaster - "Inherently funny...the merest gesture can have the audience laughing out loud" - Broadway Baby

Bobby Mair - A lunatic... in a sane world he'd be locked up. But he's written some jokes about life and as a result he is a clown. Very funny Canadian... manic, troubled, troubling but very funny indeed

Wil Hodgson -

Chris Stokes - "Very gifted... Has the talent to one day have the world at his feet"- The List

Marc Lucero -

Ruth E Cockburn -

Bob Slayer -

Matt Hollins -

Ahir Shah - "Charismatic and of rewardingly cerebral approach" The Guardian

Nish Kumar -

Harriet Kemsley -

Lucy Beaumont - “Heart-poundingly performed” The Times

Mat Ewins -

Rachel Parris - Bafta-nominated comedian best known for her viral satirical bits on BBC2’s The Mash Report, Live At the Apollo and Mock the Week.

Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 21 Acts Preview Night

“Consistently boasting the most interesting line ups in the country”

The Times