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Comedians Durk & Ski Chat to LeftLion Ahead of Their Show at Nonsuch Studios
Mon 18 Sept 2023The TikTok stars behind Terreh and the Nosy Neighbour talk comedy on social media, their live tour and the joy of Notts humour...
Comedian and NHS Anaesthetist Ed Patrick Chats New Book Catch Your Breath
Tue 06 Dec 2022Part-time comedian and full-time NHS anaesthetist, Ed Patrick has taken to writing about the wacky world of medicine in his new book Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist. Ahead of Patrick’s visit to Five Leaves this December, our writer Lewis Keech catches up with the new author to chat his medical memoir, podcast and humour that can be found in the darkest moments…
Comedian Shazia Mirza Talks Her Upcoming Tour Coconut
Mon 18 Oct 2021After a year in lockdown, Shazia Mirza is back in Nottingham with her new show Coconut. We chat to her about Bear Grylls’ The Island, crying in Poundland, and what she’s most excited about for her tour.
Arboretum Sunsets Offers an Exciting Line-Up of Musicians, Comedians and More
Wed 07 Jul 2021The series of outdoor events is taking place throughout the summer, and there's a bit of something for everyone...
Comedian Sara Pascoe on Her Move From Actress to Comedy and Singing For Robbie William's Dad
Thu 08 Oct 2020Stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, author, podcast host. There aren’t many things in the world of entertainment that Sara Pascoe can’t do. Ahead of her return to Nottingham to play Just the Tonic this month, we caught up with the popular comic to talk lockdown, her two new TV projects and being a backing singer for Robbie Williams’ dad…
Academic and Stand-Up Comedian Dr Claire Sedgwick on COVID-19's Impact on the Industry
Thu 09 Jul 2020Unpaid sets. No trade unions. Class inequalities. Even by the already difficult standards of the creative industries, stand-up comedy is a particularly hard industry in which to carve a career path. Dr Claire Sedgwick, an academic and stand-up comedian, explores how COVID-19 has only exacerbated those difficulties, and what the comedy scene is doing to keep the industry alive ...
Comedian Mark Thomas is Bringing His History-Themed Show to Lakeside Arts in April
Sun 01 Mar 2020Comedian, presenter, political satirist, journalist, radio personality, libertarian anarchist... There aren’t many things that Mark Thomas can’t turn his hand to. With his brand new history-themed show, 50 Things About Us, heading to Lakeside Arts for back-to-back shows in April, we caught up with the stand up legend to get his thoughts on Nottingham, touring and the British Empire...
Nottingham Comedian Scott Bennett: "There’s no such thing as regional comedy – if it’s funny, it’s funny."
Tue 15 Oct 2019Yorkshire lad Scott Bennett uprooted to Beeston a while ago, but he made sure he brought his Northern sense of humour with him. Ahead of his new tour Leap Year, which was nominated for Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival, the comic invites us into his shed to talk touring, writing for some of the UK’s biggest comedians and his comedy heroes...
What Do Johnny Vegas, Ricky Gervais, Ross Nobel and Stewart Lee Really Think of Just The Tonic Owner Darrel Martin?
Thu 03 Oct 2019Nottingham’s longest-running comedy club Just the Tonic is back with a brand new residency at Metronome. To celebrate, we’ve delved deep into the LeftLion archives to let owner Darrell Martin know what some of Britain’s most famous comedians really think of him and his club...
12 Famous Comedians Who Played Nottingham
Mon 30 Sept 2019Our city has hosted some world-famous acts over the years...
The Thompson Brothers on Stand Up Comedians, Goose Fair and Pumpkins
Sat 28 Sept 2019Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj
Thu 23 May 2019As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...
Comedian Reginald D Hunter on Bringing His Facing the Beast Tour to Nottingham
Sat 13 Apr 2019Astute, insightful and, above all else, hilarious, Reginald D Hunter has firmly established himself as Britain’s favourite comedian from across the pond. To celebrate his twentieth year as a working comedian in the UK, he’s heading back to Nottingham with his Facing the Beast tour…
New York Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Played Glee Club Nottingham
Wed 14 Nov 2018Nottingham is great for world-famous artists performing on your doorstep, sometimes in intimate venues. One of the most prominent comedians at the moment, Iliza Schlesinger brought her show Fluent in English to a few hundred people in Nottingham’s Glee Club on a Monday night...
Netflix Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Talks Upcoming Nottingham Glee Club Gig
Tue 06 Nov 2018Iliza Shlesinger delivered her unique mix of feminist wit and smart advice to packed shows in the UK earlier this year. This month, the outspoken Texan and self-made Netflix star is back and she’ll be swinging by Nottingham’s Glee Club for one night only. She tells Alison Kirkman what to expect…
Comedian Doug Stanhope Reckons The Fish Man Is Well Odd
Fri 01 Jun 2018He’s one of those stand-ups that you’ve either never heard of or are obsessive about. British viewers may know him from a glut of appearances on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe and Screenwipe back in the early- and mid-noughties, but there’s a lot more to Doug Stanhope than that...
Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance
Mon 23 Apr 2018Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...
Comedian Mark Thomas Set up a Comedy Club in a Palestinian Refugee Camp
Mon 26 Feb 2018A comedian goes to a Palestinian refugee camp and sets up a comedy club. Just another adventure in the life of political satirist Mark Thomas…
Comedian Tom Green on Being Fired By Donald Trump
Thu 08 Jun 2017Since he first became famous as part of the nineties MTV Generation, Tom Green has been bossed around by Donald Trump, got married to Drew Barrymore, stood in for David Letterman, was impersonated by Eminem, survived cancer, made dozens of Hollywood films and humped a dead moose. This month, he’s quite literally on his way to a city near you to share some of that joy…
How Comedian Josh Howie Spends A Day in Notts
Sat 05 Nov 2016The international comedian tells us how he likes to kill time in our fair city before making with the funny in the evening…
Canadian Comedian Chris Betts is Coming to Nottingham Comedy Festival
Tue 01 Nov 2016He's made the UK his home and is currently putting the finishing touches to his new show, Bewilderbeest. We caught up with Chris Betts ahead of his show at Sobar for Nottingham Comedy Festival…
Comedian Matt Berry on Being a Musician
Thu 27 Oct 2016You may recognise him off the telly, but the ex-NTU student has just released his fifth album on Acid Jazz records
Comedian Jo Caulfield is Coming to Nottingham
Tue 18 Oct 2016"There are things that you think are funny but it's not until you say a joke in front of people that you know"
The Comedian
Mon 02 Mar 2015Fancy a quick escape from reality? Forget yer jollies, here's a short story from local author Martin Ison