Please see below for the acts lined up.
With a brilliant atmosphere and intimate setting to enjoy exceptional live comedy, Leonardslee offers the perfect night out with an easy access bar and the option to pre-book 10-inch pizzas or nachos or to order on the night.
Let’s laugh, smile, and share good times!
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14 OCTOBER|LINE-UP
HEADLINE | ANGELA BARNES
‘’Brilliantly funny’’ – Sarah Millican, International comedian, writer and presenter.
Angela has won the 2011 BBC New Comedy Award and became a finalist at the 2011 Latitude Festival New Act of the Year competition.
Since 2011, Angela, and her witty world view, has been catapulted onto numerous radio and television shows including being a regular on Channel4’s Stand Up For The Week, appearances on BBC2s Mock The Week, BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News, and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz.
OPENING ACT | JOE FOSTER
‘’He tells them well, with an off-hand wit” – Chortle the UK’s best comedy guide
Joe Foster is a stand-up comedian from Brighton with a sharp, dry wit and likeable persona which has established him as a firm favourite with audiences around the country.
In 2015 Joe won the Fosters South Coast Comedian Of The Year Competition which cemented his reputation as one of the fresh new voices on UK comedy circuit and he has since established himself on the comedy circuit with a bright future ahead.
MIDDLE ACT | WILLIAM STONE
‘’Excellent writer of quirky one liners’’ – Chortle the UK’s best comedy guide
William Stone is a stand-up, comic actor and writer. Hailing from a nondescript northern working-class market town, William’s whimsical one-liners won him a spot in the 2018 BBC New Comedy Award final, the Leicester Square New Act of the Year Competition final and the 2Northdown New Act of the year final 2020. William’s writing has featured on Mock the Week, The News Quiz and Newsjack.
HOST AND MC | PAUL COX
“Don’t be fooled by Paul’s relaxed chatty demeanour, like he’s your mate down the pub, he has killer lines and a warm, relatable style that also happens to be really bloody funny” – Angela Barnes, headline act
Paul is a rising talent on the UK comedy circuit, performing at some of the best clubs alongside the stars, where he is very much at home.
He has supported Hal Cruttenden, Paul McCaffrey and Esther Manito on tour and appeared at the Byline Festival and Victorious in his home town of Portsmouth.
11 NOVEMBER|LINE-UP
HEADLINE | GARETH RICHARDS
‘’An effortlessly assured act… exceptionally inspired and truly memorable.” – Chortle the UK’s best comedy guide
Gareth Richards’ hilarious stand-up and “gorgeously low-key comedy songs” (The Guardian) have made him an instant favourite on the comedy circuit. He was a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2007 competition, and was runner-up in the Amused Moose Laugh-Off 2007.
In 2010 he took his first solo stand up show, “Stand Up Between Songs” to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was nominated for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer.
On Television Gareth has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), Live at the Electric (BBC3) and the children’s TV panel show The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC). He has performed Live on BBC Radio 1, and has recorded stand up sets for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2. Gareth co-hosted Frank Skinner’s Sony award-winning Absolute Radio show for two years and still regularly fills in.
OPENING ACT | TOM DEACON
“A mighty fine comic” – The Guardian
Tom has been performing live stand-up for the last 14 years – with four Edinburgh solo shows under his belt – and has been the host of his own TV, radio and online shows on BBC2, BBC Radio1, The Capital FM breakfast show, plus host of Gfinity Esports shows and YouTube football channel Copa90 – where his Eurofan escapades have notched up over 8 million views.
He is currently the host of F1 Esports Pro Series, which Tom has hosted for a number of years – including the Virtual Grand Prix Series which drew a record breaking 30million views across TV and Digital platforms. Tom has made guest appearances on BBC2’s The Rob Brydon Show, Dave’s One Night Stand and ITV2’s Fake Reaction.
MIDDLE ACT | JEREMY FLYNN
‘’Naturally funny!’’ – Chortle the UK’s best comedy guide
Jeremy Flynn is a Bristol comic who has been performing mix of observations, anecdotes and gags since 2015.
He reached the semifinals of So You Think You’re Funny, a prestigious annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts, soon after entering the world of comedy; and in 2019 was nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.
He has gone on to work for some of the best clubs and promoters in the country including the Glee Club, Comedy Store, Up The Creek and Off the Kerb.
HOST AND MC | PAUL COX
”Paul plays on his normal blokeyness but has an abnormal talent. So funny, and full of the sort of natural confidence that an audience needs to relax, sit back and laugh” – Alex Lowe (aka Clinton Baptiste and ‘Barry from Watford’ from Steve Wright BBC Radio 2)
Paul is a rising talent on the UK comedy circuit, performing at some of the best clubs alongside the stars, where he is very much at home.
He has supported Hal Cruttenden, Paul McCaffrey and Esther Manito on tour and appeared at the Byline Festival and Victorious in his home town of Portsmouth.
