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Brian Damage And Krystal
Brian Damage & Krysstal are a unique comedy double act based in London. Blending music, deadpan comedy and silliness they have been working together on the London Comedy Circuit for the last ten years and more. In that time they have performed not only around the UK but also in Germany, South Africa and Australia.
“ – as daft and charming as they are funny…” The Stage
“Brian Damage is a legend on the London Comedy Circuit….cracking deadpan act.” Chris Wilson – StandUpCom Magazine
“ Always enjoyable…. incredibly funny…. His ‘Buddy Holly plays Oasis’ is a gem” Chortle
“If you like daft stuff you’ll love this new album… by Brian Damage and Krysstal” TIME OUT
“..excellent but grumpy Brian Damage… his material is very dry, his charm infectious” Scotland.co.uk (Edinburgh Festival)
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Diane Spencer
Diane headlined at our show on 4th Feb and has since gone on to won “Best Newcomer” at the chortle.co.uk awards.
Best Female Comedian 2009, New Zealand Comedy Guild – Nominee
Best Newcomer 2007, New Zealand Comedy Guild – Nominee
Stand-up comedian and actor Diane Spencer recently completed her debut solo run at the Edinburgh Fringe, with her show ‘Lost In The Mouth Specific’. This was the culmination of touring the show to the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand comedy festivals. Attracting critical acclaim and playing to packed houses, Diane has made a real splash in her first year at the Fringe.
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Jim Smallman
Jim has been involved with Leicester Stands Up since the beginning of time and featured in the first run of shows during the Leicester Comedy Festival 2006. This year, he is hosting of our shows on the 4th and 11th of February at Highlight Comedy Club.
“… Jim Smallman had an impressive stage presence for one so new, holding his own amongst pros… he has great potential.” – Chortle review of De Montfort Hall show, 2007.
www.jimsmallman.com
Scott Bennett
Watch out for this new Midlands based talent! Scott has just reached the semi-finals of The Midlands Stand Up Competition competing against the best new acts in the U.K. and he’s appearing with Leicester Stands Up for the first time during this years Leicester Comedy Festival.
Since bursting onto the circuit in October 2009, Scott has charmed audiences with his delightfully witty comic observations about life’s little quirks, relationships and the subtleties of human behavior. He has a captivating stage presence and a warm, engaging personality, which audiences cannot fail to like.
Craig Murray
You might recognise Craig from the Plusnet Broadband advert but he is also a comedian increasingly in demand on the national circuit. Craig will be hosting our show in Great Glen on the 12th Feb.
Press Quotes:
“…a great line in Northern humour” – Spoonfed.co.uk
“Craig Murray knows his comedy roots… his material was well presented [and] recognisably funny” – Chortle.co.uk
“Bloody funny” – Jo Brand
www.thecraigmurray.com
Gary O’Donnell
Gary has been the backbone of Leicester Comedy scene for many years and has performed at many venues throughout the county including De Monfort Hall.
He has a wealth of material that locals will appreciate and has even done dedicated shows on the subject of Leicester.
During the Comedy Festival he is performing in his own show “Margaret Thatcher – My Part In Her Downfall” at The Looking Glass in Braunstone Gate, but he will be appearing in two Leicester Stands Up shows too.
Gary is MC at LeicesterSHIRE Stands Up in Whitwick on 4th Feb, and is also taking part in the lunchtime special “Leicester v The Rest Of The World” at Highlight Comedy Club on Feb 12th.
David Morgan
David a twentysomethingbutdefointheearlytwentiestotesnotanyolder year old boy who likes to stand in front of assembled people and make them laugh.
From the sunny town of Solihull, the good bit, there is one, honest and after the dizzying heights of becoming Head Boy at an above average local comprehensive he did some things at college went to a ‘no but it’s really good for my course’ type of University in Leicester and then discovered, thanks to the wonderful Leicester Comedy Festival, Stand Up.
Since being taken up to Edinburgh for the inaugural Lunchtime Club (the BEST mixed bill in Edinburgh, fact) he has since been all over the lovely UK doing comedy things and it’s been lovely!
He says he is also a geek and in love with twitter tweeting about many things but let’s be honest it’s mainly TV, his one true love.
Kevin Precious
Kevin joins us at the time he is touring with his solo show “Not Appropriate – Confessions of an R.E. Teacher”. The show will appeal to any one who’s been to school so it’s likely not ruling too many people out.
“Highly entertaining MC Kevin Precious welcomes you with a smile and warms you up nicely for the hilarity to follow.”
- Tim Arthur, Time Out.
“Kevin’s stage charisma and poise set him head and shoulders above the previous acts.”
- The Times.
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Kevin will be MC at one of our shows on 13t Feb 2011
Smug Roberts
Great to have Smug with us for two shows in Lubenham and Great Glen.
Smug Roberts Star of TV, Film and Radio and the man behind Grandad Roberts and Meat Pie Sausage Roll.
He started out at the Frog and Bucket in Manchester, broke through as a headline act in 2000 after being asked by Dom Ward to join a star studded line up at Manchester’s Comedy Store opening night.
He has continued to headline at all the major comedy clubs since then.
Last year, he was living the dream in America when he played the Laughter Factory in New York.
This year he will tour his One Man comedy show in the UK.
Below are some of Smug’s credits that you might recognise
That Peter Kay Thing – Channel 4
Cold Feet – ITV
Phoenix Nights – Channel 4
Cutting It – BBC
Gary Delaney
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Gary gigged with Leicester Stands Up back in 2007 and it’s great to have him back in Lubenham and Kirby Muxloe on 13th Feb.
Gary Delaney is a razor sharp one-liner comedian, who is widely regarded as being the most quotable comic on the circuit. The high quantity of stand out gags leaves the audience struggling to remember them all.
Gary is at home in venues from arts centres and theatres to rowdy pubs and clubs and has played corporate gigs including the Labour Party Conference.
Gary regularly plays all the big clubs including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Komedia, Glee, Rawhide, The Frog and Bucket, Hyena, Baby Blue, The Stand, Comedy Café, Lee Hurst’s Backyard, Banana Cabaret and at clubs throughout the UK. Gary has appeared on Comedy Central’s ‘Comedy Blue’, and Radio 4′s Loose Ends.
Gary has written for Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Roadshow (nominated for the Perrier Award in 2007), Russell Howard’s Good News, Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks, and Radio 4’s The News Quiz. Gary also received two Sonys for his work for Kerrang! Radio.
Other perfromers that have graced our stages in 2011 so far:
Chris Mayo, Matt Hollins, Rich Wilson, Tony Law, Quincy, Mark Olver, Fliss Russell, Dave Jolly, Masai Graham, Ben Briggs, Leanne McKie, Harriet Dyer, Pete Smith, Pete Teckman…
Acts that have previously performed in Leicester Stands Up shows:
Andre Vincent, Michael Fabbri, Susan Murray, Sally-Ann Hayward, Jarred Christmas, Gary Delaney, Brian Damage & Krystal, Kevin Hayes, Lee Brace, Stuart Wilde, Matt Hollins, Damion Larking, Steve Day, Rob Gee, Rob and Skatz, Rex Boyd, Danny Buckler, Des Sharples, Toby Hadoke, Ray Kane
