COMEDY YOU CAN’T IGNORE

Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016
EVENTS
So Comedy by arrangement with Troika present
CHRIS MARTIN: THIS SHOW HAS A SOUNDTRACK
Movies always have a soundtrack, so why can’t a stand up show? Join “one of the UK’s best observationalists” (The Guardian) for a brand
new stand-up show accompanied by its own original soundtrack. “Destined for greatness” Sunday Times “Tight, well structured, funny and original”
Chortle
www.chrismartincomedy.co.uk
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: The Cookie Map Ref: MAP 1 - A2 (27)
TIME: 9.30pm (10.30pm)
ENTRY: £8
CHRIS MCCAUSLAND
Comedian Chris McCausland returns with a brand new hour of stand-up for just two nights! Its brand new, its an hour and its
stand-up - enough said. Just come along! “A must see!” (Sunday Times). “Critics choice” (Times). “One to watch” (John Bishop).
“Truly brilliant observational humour ... one of the funniest stand-ups I have seen in recent years” (Three Weeks).
www.chrismccausland.com
WORLD
PREMIER
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: Duffy’s Bar Map Ref: MAP 1 - B2 (9)
TIME: 5th: 8.45pm (9.45pm) / 14th: 8.30pm (9.30pm)
ENTRY: £5 (£3)
CHRIS MCILROY PRESENTS THE LEGEND OF DAVEY KELLY
If you ever found yourself in a marriage that was loveless, abusive, adulterous or violent and needed a way out in 1960s Northern Ireland,
a divorce was one way out. In a land where murder was more socially acceptable than divorce however, most people just sought out Davey Kelly
- a man who rose above sectarian bigotry and political ideology and killed solely for money. Lots and lots of money. This is his daft story.
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: The Exchange Bar Map Ref: MAP 1 - A3 (29)
TIME: 9.15pm (10pm)
ENTRY: FREE
Comedy 42 present
CHRIS PURCHASE, DISTANT
Chris wants to make friends! Distant is the story of one man’s quest to get closer to everyone around him. Owner of Comedy 42 and
recently hand-picked to support Reginald D. Hunter on tour Chris’ new show is a whirlwind of hilarity and joy. “Charismatic and entertaining”
Comedy Central “Top stuff. You were confident, funny and self deprecating” Jack Whitehall “Had the crowd roaring... loud, charismatic” Stand
www.christopherpurchase.co.uk
WORLD
PREMIER
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: Manhattan 34 Map Ref: MAP 1 - A3 (19)
TIME: 8.15pm (9.15pm)
ENTRY: FREE
Avalon present
CHRIS RAMSEY : ALL GROWED UP
Critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Celebrity Juice regular, star of BBC2’s Hebburn, and the man who once got pizza delivered to
a moving train has extended his hit tour into Spring 2016! Join him as he explores getting older, taking responsibility, and all of the other
terrifying realisations that come with being dragged kicking and screaming into modern adulthood.
www.leicesterymca.co.uk/y-theatre-whats-on-details.php?listing=1548
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: The Y Map Ref: MAP 1 - B3 (35)
TIME: 8pm (10pm)
ENTRY: £17
CHRIS WASHINGTON - 90S CHILD.
The nineties are remembered for things like , Britpop, Rave Music,The Haçienda, Ecstasy & Gazza crying in the 1990 World Cup Semi
Final... At 26 years old, Chris’ memories are more centred around swapping pogs, watching Brookside with his mum and method acting
in preparation for the primary school nativity (work in progress).
DATES:
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
VENUE: The Exchange Bar Map Ref: MAP 1 - A3 (29)
TIME: 6pm (6.40pm)
ENTRY: FREE
“Leicester’s huge annual hooding is a bona fide highlight of the comedy year” the independent
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