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Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016<br />
FEATURE<br />
2006<br />
JAMES BRANCH<br />
2008<br />
HENRY PAKER<br />
2011<br />
BEN TARGET<br />
& TOM ROSENTHAL<br />
2014<br />
KATE LUCAS<br />
2009<br />
SEANN WALSH<br />
2012<br />
MATT REES<br />
2015<br />
TOM LITTLE<br />
The Leicester Mercury Comedian<br />
of the Year helps to raise the<br />
profile of comedians and get<br />
them noticed.<br />
2013 ROMESH RANGANATHAN<br />
2007<br />
CARL DONNELLY<br />
2010<br />
JOSH WIDDICOMBE<br />
I was delighted, shocked and<br />
excited. It was such an honour<br />
to be on same list as so many<br />
incredible past winners.<br />
The line-up was so<br />
strong I never thought<br />
I stood a chance<br />
of winning. Everyone<br />
on stage that night will go on<br />
to become brilliant comedians.<br />
Comedy has always been a<br />
passion of mine and when<br />
I won the competition<br />
my career really<br />
took off.<br />
It’s such a big deal<br />
that the amazing<br />
finalists are voted<br />
for by the industry.<br />
I’m so pleased<br />
to be one of them.<br />
“Leicester’s huge annual hooding is a bona fide highlight of the comedy year” the independent<br />
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