News and views from Journalism students at De Montfort University in Leicester
Review by Sofia Luis-Hobbs The name of Eric Rushton’s show had me feeling like I’d guessed what was coming even before I’d even set foot in the venue. After all, you’d expect a routine called Convict to be brimful of jokes about jail and inmates, right? Wrong. As Rushton stood before us in an orange […]
Review by Olivia Maclaughlin In a line-up that boasted of Leicester Comedy Festival’s international reach and recognition, the Cosy Club hosted the final of three shows put on by BBC Radio Leicester. For the past two Tuesdays, The A Show has offered a mixed bill of handpicked comedians but in this week’s show, the comedians […]
Review by Kinga Ludwin A Latte Laughs with Esquires Coffee in Leicester was a good night led by Tez Ilyas (Mock The Week, The Last Leg), who told us what’s about to happen. In an audience we had kids, pianist, teachers, pharmacist, driving instructor, IT guy and me – all of us were expecting an […]
Climbing the haunted-looking staircase of Wygston’s House, I take a seat in the smallest venue that I’ve been in for the comedy festival among perhaps the smallest audience to date. But for a rather tiny congregation of people, it’s a fairly loud event.
Minder? You know what that is? Muslim Tinder! I bet you never would have guessed that right? Get searching, ladies and gents. Bilal Zafar had a gut-busting performance for a work in progress show.
