Welcome to the longest running comedy festival in the UK. Leicester Comedy Festival 2009 (6th – 15th February) features over 300 events in 10 Days. Our dedicated podcast team will be bringing you closer to the action, with the latest news, reviews and lots of talk with festival acts.
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To celebrate our nationwide tour, we’ve got a special bonus version of our podcast, featuring chats with Holly Walsh and Jarred Christmas along with stand up from Carl Donnelly and Stewart Francis.
This eleventh edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team at the Leicester Comedian of the Year Awards.
This tenth edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet Rhod Gilbert, Mark Thomas, Isma Almas and The Story.
This ninth edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet Milton Jones, Seann Walsh, Teenage Kicks and Scotish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.
This eigth edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet Robin Ince, Ivan Brackenbury, Barry Cryer and Zoe Lyons.
This seventh edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet Arthur Smith, FUNtastic, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and Wil Hodgson.
This sixth edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet Kent Valentine, Alexis Dubus, Holly Walsh and Michael Legge.
This fifth edition of the official festival podcasts takes you backstage with Kids favourite Andrew Clover and comedy superstar Mark Watson.
The fourth edition of the official festival podcasts sees the podcasts team meet David O’Doherty, Teutonic Comedian Henning When, sketch act Teak Show and Junior Simpson.
The third edition of the official festival podcasts sees the team meet Dan Sloss, Patrick Monahan and Craig Hill.
The 2nd part of the Preview show Special sees the team tackle BBC6 Music Regular Jon Richardson, festival favourite Mitch Benn and Cockney Herbert Micky Flanagan with some hard hitting questions (and pin the tail on the donkey).
This first edition of the official festival podcasts takes you backstage at our Preview Show at De Montfort Hall. Catch up with host Jenny Éclair, Kiwi Powerhouse Jarred Christmas and Rising Star Henry Paker.
In the final installment of the official ComedyCast, our team go on the run with Kiwi Comic Al Pitcher and Take a Break with the award winning Barbara Nice. Also, in a round up of this year's festivities, they find out who win this years Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year and meet with Festival Fanatic Kate Owen.
In this third podcast, Matt and Sadie catch up with Howard Read backstage at the Phoenix with his sold out Little Howard Show. They also go flyering with International Stand Up Matt Rudge and have a natter with Pro?s from Dover. PLUS an Interview with top German stand up Henning Wehn in his hotel room, mere minutes before his sell out show.
The 2nd edition of the Comedycast features Tom Binns (aka Ivan Brackenbury), Jarred Christmas of The Impro Project Fame, Deaf Comedian Steve Day and a audio trip through the Hotel D'Comedie.
Welcome to the official podcast of this years Leicester Comedy Festival (8th - 17th February 2008). This Comedycast, will go behind the scenes of the annual festival, providing interviews, reviews and opinions on the hottest festival shows. The first edition was recorded at this years Preview Show at De Montfort Hall and features interviews with Jason Byrne, Carl Donnelly and Sarah Millican. The Comedycast is hosted by Matthew Mortel and Sadie Done and presented by Leicester Comedy Festival.