NOVEMBER COMEDY LISTINGS

November. Month of moustaches, fireworks and the gradual, inevitable encroaching of Christmas into every sphere of your life. My solution? Don't watch TV - it's amazing how much more pleasant life becomes when you ears are not constantly bombarded with smug voices announcing "This Christmas, blah-blah blah-blah blaaaah...", four hundred times a day over several months.

And without a telly to keep you indoors and fearful of the outside world, you're free to go out and watch lots of comedy. Good job too, coz there's LOADS on this month, from telly regulars Kevin Bridges and Greg Davies (pictured, with the back of his mum's head), circuit favourites Tom Wrigglesworth, Andrew Bird and Tony Law, and alternative heroes Paul Foot, Doc Brown and Josie Long. The entire spectrum of comedy is represented here in the city - musical cabaret from Fascinating Aida, animated comedy in the form of Little Howard, and improv from UFI, not to mention those shining beacons of wrongness Devvo and Bob Slayer. Anyway, what am I telling you all this for? Read it for yourself...

Thu 1st - Rosie Wilby @ The Y Theatre

Fri 2nd - Jeff Leach @ The Cookie Jar

Fri 2nd - Loretta Maine, Andrew Bird, Eric Lampaert + compere @ Just the Tonic
Mon 5th - DMU Footlights Open Mic Night @ The Cookie Jar
Tue 6th - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic

Thu 8th - Devvo, Bob Slayer + Special Mystery Guest @ Just the Tonic

Thu 8th - Greg Davies @ De Montfort Hall 

Fri 9th - Andrew Bird, Alfie Moore @ Market Harborough RUFC  

Fri 9th - The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Paul F Taylor, Susan Murray, Darrell Martin @ Just the Tonic

Sat 10th - Rob Deering, The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Paul F Taylor, Darrell Martin @ Just the Tonic

Sat 10th - Tom Wrigglesworth, Pete Johansson, Daniel Simonsen, Danny Ward @ The Y Theatre

Sun 11th - Paul Foot @ Just the Tonic

Tue 13th - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic

Wed 14th - Archbishop Desmond Tutu (I shit you not) @ Leicester University
Wed 14th - Kevin Bridges @ De Montfort Hall

Fri 16th / Sat 17th - Doc Brown, Howard Read, Adam Bloom, Tim Clark @ Just the Tonic

Sat 17th - UFI: Unidentified Flying Improv @ The Looking Glass

Sun 18th - Little Howard's Big Show @ Just the Tonic

Sun 18th - Should I Stay or Should I Go? @ Kayal

Mon 19th - Josie Long @ Just the Tonic

Tue 20th - Lions Eat Ice Cream: Dr Etterick-Hogg Takeover @ The Looking Glass

Tue 20th - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic

Fri 23rd - Tickled Pig Leicester: Heat 1 @ The Cookie Jar
Fri 23rd  - Reginald D. Hunter, Pierre Hollins, Brett Goldstein, Darrell Martin @ Just the Tonic

Sat 24th - Tony Law, Jarlath Regan, Romesh Ranganathan, Tiernan Douieb @ The Y Theatre

Sat 24th - Charlie Baker, Pierre Hollins, Brett Goldstein, Darrell Martin @ Just the Tonic
Mon 26th - Ian D Montford, Ivan Brackenbury, Wes Zaharuk & Dan Mitchell @ Sileby Conservative Club
Tue 27th - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic

Wed 28th - Fascinating Aida @ De Montfort Hall

Thu 29th - Richard Peel's Megaworld feat Steven P. Travis @ The Crumblin' Cookie

Thu 29th - Daniel Simonsen, Diane Spencer, Guests @ Just the Tonic

Fri 30th - Barbara Nice, Mike Wilkinson, Stuart Goldsmith, Guest @ Just the Tonic

There you go. Loads. As always email, tweet or message the facebook page if you have anything to add to the list!