Tag: DLCF
DMU Comedy Society at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2015
Remember Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2015? How could you forget! DMU Comedy Society performed once again in their stand-up showcase ‘Gagging for Attention’. The show was at the Cookie on the ast day of the festival: 22nd February. If you...
Geoff’s Leicester Comedy Festival
For the last twenty two years, Geoff Rowe has organised the Leicester Comedy Festival. Organising a comedy festival doesn’t get old – after twenty two years he still finds the job exciting. The nerves are gone now though, perhaps that’s...
‘Farts and UKIP’ – An Interview with Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee is a stand-up comedian known for his anti-populist, deconstructive approach to stand-up, his nonchalant delivery and his undulating repetition. He is also an author, director and columnist. He has a BBC Two stand-up series called Stewart Lee’s Comedy...
DLCF Daily Comedy Guide: 20th – 22nd February
Friday 20th February Bobby Mair’s Edinburgh 2014 show was one of the most memorable shows I’ve ever attended. When I desperately needed the toilet half an hour in, I happened to be sitting in the centre of the front row,...
Daniel Nicholas: Reverb
February and August are the busiest times of the year for me, with the latter being the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And the Former being Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, at this point in the year a lot of comedians are trying...
DLCF – Daily Comedy Festival Guide: 17th – 19th February
Tuesday 17th February After Eric Lampaert had to unfortunately cancel his show at DLCF last year, he has returned! He promises to talk about homosexual meteorology and neurotic erotica. He also does a fantastic impression of a ring wraith. Eric...
DLCF Daily Comedy Guide: 11th – 13th February
Wednesday 11th February The winner of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2012 and the handsome one from Derek brings his stand-up show to the festival. You’ve got to respect a well executed, if sinister sounding, Manic Street Preachers...
Standing up for female comedians
It appears as though the age-old debate of ‘Women aren’t funny’ is still ongoing. So where does this assumption derive from? Interestingly, an evolutionary psychology theory proposes the notion that humour is competitively produced by males to impress potential mates...
Holding out for a Hero: An Interview with Bob Slayer
Bob Slayer has a pretty incredible CV. He was a jockey before he broke his back. He’s managed tours for the Bloodhound Gang, Electric Eel Shock and Snoop Dogg. He was a stunt rider, medieval knight and a jouster in...
Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival Line-Up Announced
The line-up for Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2015 has been announced. The annual festival takes place in February and this year it will run from the 4th to the 22nd. The festival, now in its 21st year, sees the...