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Comedy festival

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TODAY

Laughter Loft Black Horse, Black Horse, 8pm

pol penter: The World Is Your Oyster Bar, Upstairs At The Western, 9pm

The Oxford Imps, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 6.30pm

Robin Morgan: What A Man, What A Man,. What A Man, What A Mighty Good Man (Say It Again Now), Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 5pm

Comedy Comes to Clarence featuring Mrs Barbara Nice, Clarence House, 4.15pm

Just the Tonic’s Saturday Night Comedy Club, Just the Tonic at Hansom Hall, 8.30pm

Short & Curly – Eye to eye (Work In Progress), The Cookie, 12.30pm

Paul F Taylor – Paul Of Fame (Work In Progress), The Cookie, 3.30pm

Tom Taylor: Will Be Played By The Understudy (Work in progress), Just the Tonic at The Shed, 7.30pm

Chris Phillips : John , Paul , George, Ringo & Me, The Cookie, 2pm

Nathan D’Arcy Roberts: Is Denzel Washington My Dad?, Just the Tonic at The Shed, 4.30pm

Daniel Nicholas: Lessons in Nostalgia, The Cookie, 5pm

Red Light Comedy, Town Hall Bike Park, 6.30pm

Jarlath Regan: Notions Eleven, Firebug, 7pm

AComedyTap­as, Knight & Garter, 3pm

Dan & Kate Garter, Webber Barron: 8.30pm – Made Genre You Fluid, Lick, Knight

The Nathan Cookie, Cassidy: 9.30pm Observatio­nal, The Cookie, 6.30pm

The Secret Tour, Ssshhhh it’s a secret!!, 5.30pm

Ceri Dupree: Gagging for it!!, Haymarket Theatre, 7.30pm

Darren Walsh: Punimal Farm, Peter Pizzeria, 5.30pm

Howard Read: Work In Progress, Just the Tonic at The Shed, 3pm

Samson and Mabel Charge At You Like An Ox, Just the Tonic at The Shed, 1.30pm

National Forest’s Funniest Kids!, Century Theatre, 1pm

Sam Serrano: Boyish, Knight & Garter, 7pm

Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow at Leicester LGBT Centre, Leicester LGBT Centre, 5pm

Laugh Out Loud at Leicester LGBT Centre, Leicester LGBT Centre, 8pm

Definitely Maybe Actually Nevermind, Upstairs At The Western, 7.30pm

Danielle Ward WIP, Kayal, 5.30pm Jacob Hawley: Faliraki, Firebug 5.30pm

Nina Gilligan: Broad Shoulders, Attenborou­gh Arts Centre, 7pm

Funny Folk Tales and Silly Stories from Tom the Tale Teller, Coalville library, 10.15am

Matt Hutchinson: Hostile (Work In Progress), Just the Tonic at The Shed, 6pm

Richard Pulsford: Roll-Up for the Smirking Break, Grays@LCB Depot, 8.30pm

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man, King Richard III Visitor Centre, 7pm

Georgie Morrell: Eyecon, King Richard III Visitor Centre, 8.30pm

Jason Neale: Things That Didn’t Happen (And Wildly Exaggerate­d Versions Of Things That Did), Firebug 4pm

Paul ‘Silky’ White: ZIUQ, Black Horse – Laughter Loft, 3pm

The Late Night Comedy Club, Peter Pizzeria, 10pm

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright, Curve, 7.45pm

Lily Phillips: Smut (Work in Progress), Just the Tonic at The Shed, 9pm

Matthew Highton’s Soul in a Suitcase, Firebug, 2.30pm

Whatton Laughs, Long Whatton Community Centre, 8pm

Comedy and Transphobi­a discussion, Peter Pizzeria, 2pm

It’s a funny old world discussion, Peter Pizzeria, noon

3 Not So Wise Men, Kayal, 6.50pm

Alex Leam – Improv Provocateu­r, Knight & Garter, 10pm

Wil Hodgson: Waffle, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 9.30pm

AAK Stand-Up Comedy Workshop, Lilys Live Lounge, 10am

Chris Tavner: S**t Socialist , Kayal, 8.10pm

Kate Bell - U Are What U Wear: The Fashionist­a show, Peter Pizzeria, 4pm

A PUNchline Hour, Manhattan 34, 3.45pm

Retro Fit, Kayal, 9.30pm

Paul Currie: Volume 8 (Work in progress), Firebug, 10pm

Suzanne Tuck: Tuck into Poetry, a lite bite of cheese and puns, King Richard III Visitor Centre, 5.30pm

Hannah Silvester: Unmentiona­bles, Manhattan 34, 6.15pm Jon Pearson: Alone, Grays@LCB Depot, 8pm

Good Kids: Golden Years, Manhattan 34, 5pm

The Noels Arms – All Dayer , 1.40pm Comedy night @ Conkers, Conkers, Moira, 8pm

A Night with Lee Lard – Peter Kay Tribute, Conkers, Moira, 8pm

Sue Townsend Mole Rides, Town

Hall Bike Park, 1pm

Everards Tiger presents Roar With Laughter at The Heathcote Arms, Croft, 8pm

Funhouse Comedy Club, Century Theatre, 8.15pm

Kids comedy @ Conkers, Conkers, Moira, 11am

Josh Berry: Work In Progress, Peter Pizzeria, 7pm

Jacob Hatton: Once Upon a Time next Tuesday, Grays@LCB Depot, 2.30pm

Garrett Millerick: 20/20, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 8pm

Olga Koch: Bride (Work in progress), Grays@LCB Depot, 6.30pm

The Same Faces: (Specialist Subject) – The Musical, King Richard III Visitor Centre, 10pm

Scott Capurro Explodes, Peter Pizzeria, 8.30pm

Eshaan Akbar: Infidel-ity, The Cookie, 8pm

Gin & Comic, Grays@LCB Depot, 9.30pm

Saturday Night specials @ The Pied Bull, Pied Bull, 8.30pm

Fennel Street Club Comedy Specials, Fennel Street Club, 8.30pm

Late Night Jokes On Us, Manhattan 34, 11.30pm

Afternoon Jokes On Us, Manhattan 34, 2.30pm

Secret Comedy Club, Grays@LCB Depot, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm

Jack Campbell: Cheesecake, Grays@LCB Depot, 5pm

A Political Breakfast, Grays@LCB Depot, 11am

Dan Jones – Necessary Evil WIP, Grays@LCB Depot, 4pm

Heaven Knows I’m Friz Frizzle Now, Manhattan 34, 10pm

Alexander Bennett Is A Messy Bitch Who Loves Drama, Manhattan 34, 7.30pm

Jamie Oliphant: An Oliphant Never Forgets, Grays@LCB Depot, 7pm

Mountsorre­l Comedy Night, Mountsorre­l Memorial Centre, 8pm Board Game Smackdown, Grays@ LCB Depot, 3.30pm

Will Mars: Midlander, Manhattan 34, 8.45pm

Make Em Laugh!, Y Theatre, 6pm Steve Bugeja: Single Mum, Firebug, 8.30pm

Just the Tonic’s Saturday Night Comedy Club, Just the Tonic at Hansom Hall, 8.30pm

TOMORROW

Bring Your Own Dog Comedy, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 3.30pm

Dad’s Army Radio Show, The Little Theatre, 7.30pm

Matt Hoss: Hossanova (Work In Progress), Kayal, 7.20pm

The Oxford Imps, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 6.30pm

Say What You Want! Television Comedy, Free Speech and Censorship, The Cosy Club, 2pm

Sanjeev Kumar: Illegal Immigrant, Kayal, 2pm

Jack Gleadow: Master of Fun (Work in progress), The Cookie, 6.30pm

Red Light Comedy, Rutland Cycling Leicester, 4pm

AComedyTap­as, Knight & Garter, 3pm

Ishi Khan – WIP (Love is ...), The Exchange Bar, 4.30pm

Maddy Anholt: How to Train Your Psychopath, Exchange Bar, 3pm

Mark Simmons: 50% Punchlines,

Peter Pizzeria, 7pm

Willis & Vere: Genius, Cookie, 3.30pm

Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths, The Cosy Club, 7.45pm

A Lifes Work, Kayal, 3.20pm

Laura Monmoth: Only Bod Can Judge Me, The Exchange Bar, 7.30pm

Sarah Southern: Work in progress, Kayal, 4.40pm

Jane Hill: 55, Firebug, 2.30pm Ian Stone : Typical Jew?, Peter Pizzeria, 8.30pm

Colin Chadwick: Funny T-shirts, Kayal, 6pm

Paul ‘Silky’ White: The Sound Of The Baskervill­es, Black Horse Laughter Loft, 6pm

Sian Davies: About Time, The Cosy Club, 6.15pm

I Say – the annual comedy conversati­on featuring Lost Voice Guy, Curve, 2pm

Alf - Cardboard Proppelgan­ger, Grays@LCB Jason Byrne: Depot, Wrecked 4pm But Ready,

The Y Theatre, 8pm

Jeremy Nicholas: What Are You Talking About?, Peter Pizzeria, 5.30pm

Comedy at The Classroom – Leicester (Stoneygate), The Real Ale Classroom, Leicester, 6pm

Harun Musho’d: Why I Dont Talk To People About Terrorism, The Cosy Club, 4.45pm

What Did You Eat Today?, Wygston’s House, 7.30pm

Lew Fitz: Babs, The Cookie, 5pm

Phil Lindsey: Here Comes Johnny Handshakes, LCB Depot, 7pm

Jessica Fostekew: Hench, Firebug, 7pm

Jessica Fostekew: The Hoovering Podcast LIVE, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 2pm

Jessica Fostekew: Work In Progress, Firebug, 4pm

Steve Vertigo: Murmuratio­n – Word on the Tweet, The Cookie, 2pm

Ed Patrick and Alex Farrow: Work in Progress, Peter Pizzeria, 4pm

Chris Tavner: Socialism and Cats (work in progress), Kayal, 8.40pm

Paul Currie: Trufficle Musk (2020), Firebug, 9pm

Can laughter unite? A discussion about comedy, refugees and asylum seekers, Peter Pizzeria, 2pm

Stella Graham: Sneaky Little Bitch?, The Cookie, 12.30pm

Danny Clives is Looking to Bang, Firebug, 5.30pm

“You can’t say that!” The ‘Art of Thinking’ about Offensive Comedy,

The Cosy Club, noon Joe Orton Rides, Town Hall Bike Park, 1pm

Sunday Night With Ship Of Fools,

Wygston’s House, 8.30pm

Alan Seaman – Funny Stuff By The Fireplace, Wygston’s House, 6pm

Garrett Millerick: 20/20, Just the Tonic at BrewDog, 8pm

Roger Swift’s Machine Pun, Grays@ LCB Depot, 8.30pm

Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win, Sue Townsend Theatre, 8.15pm

Elite Gaming Lounges Comedy Quiz, Elite Gaming Lounge, 3pm

A Political Breakfast, Grays@LCB Depot, 11am

Heaven Knows I’m Friz Frizzle Now, Grays@LCB Depot, 5.30pm

Make Em Laugh!, The Y Theatre, 6pm

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