COMEDY LISTINGS - March 2013

Right then - with the Festival done and dusted for another year, it's time to resume something approaching normal service in Leicester, which means firstly that comedy fans might actually be starting to enjoy some normal evenings at home; and secondly that all the comics who performed will be either relaxing in the knowledge that their new shows are coming together nicely, or nervously trying to book more practice gigs and write new material if their shows didn't fare so well. It also means once again that Leicester Comedy Scene is the only place you'll find full monthly listings of all the city's comic happenings (smug mode engaged).

Katherine Ryan

Picks of this month include panel show botherer Katherine Ryan at the Cookie this Thursday, political animal Mark Thomas at JTT, two chances to catch newly crowned Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Romesh Ranganathan, and what is apparently the last ever Lions Eat Ice Cream (sobs into cornflakes). Read on, comedy fans...


Thu 7th - Katherine Ryan @ The Crumblin' Cookie
Thu 7th - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic
Fri 8th/Sat 9th - Tom Wrigglesworth, Ian Cognito, Tom Toal, Lloyd Griffith @ Just the Tonic
Mon 11th - Stand Up if you Dare (Comic Relief) @ The Crumblin' Cookie
Tue 12th - Laughing Cows feat Shazia Mirza, Jojo Sutherland, Allyson Smith, Maureen Younger @ Duffy's Bar
Wed 13th - Nibbles with Giggles @ Entropy
Thu 14th - Mark Thomas @ Just the Tonic
Fri 15th/Sat 16th- Keith Carter, Matt Reed, Paul F Taylor, Romesh Ranganathan @ Just the Tonic
Mon 18th - Mitford Sisters @ The Cookie Jar
Tue 19th - Lions Eat Ice Cream @ The Looking Glass
Thu 21st - Big Value Comedy Auditions @ Just the Tonic
Fri 22nd/Sat 23rd - The Noise Next Door, Stephen Carlin, Howard Read, Mark Olver @ Just the Tonic
Sat 23rd - UFI (Unidentified Flying Improv) @ The Looking Glass
Mon 25th - George Egg, Mike Wilkinson, Mark Simmons & Ashley Frieze @ Sileby Conservative Club
Fri 29th/Sat 30th - Dana Alexander, Paul Myrehaug, Guest, Lloyd Griffith @ Just the Tonic
Sun 31st - Rudi Lickwood, Ava Vidal, Dana Alexander, Romesh Ranganathan @ Just the Tonic

As usual, do 'ping me innit' if there's anything you know about that's not on the list - that's what it's here for! There's also the facebook page and the Twitter account if you prefer. I'll be back soon with a special report on the Festival Awards ceremony - until then, (said in a Mike Reid cockney voice) stay lucky!