Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Awarded forBest in comedy
Sponsored byLeicester Mercury and Equity
VenueLeicester Comedy Festival
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1995 (1995)
Currently held byDaniel Petrie (2023)

The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year is held during the Leicester Comedy Festival every February. All the finalists picked are nominated by the UK's top comedy clubs and must meet certain criteria. The competition is sponsored by the Leicester Mercury, a local newspaper, and Equity, the actors union.

Winners and finalists

1990s

  • 1995: Stevie Knuckles
  • 1996: Jo Enright, Gary O’Donnell, Barry Train, Colin the Fireman, Marcus Cockrell, Bob May
  • 1997: Johnny Vegas, Natalie Haynes, Kevin Kopfstein, Leslie Gibson
  • 1998: Mitch Benn, Reginald D Hunter (2nd), TJ Murphy, Mark James, Mary Bourke, Pete Bennett, Johnny Kinch, Jack Mann, Darrel Martin,
  • 1999: Patrick Kitterick, Dominic Frisbee, Meryl O’Rourke, Kevin Clarke, David Keay, Michael Tombs, Kat Nilsson

2000s

  • 2000: Jason Manford, Jason Whitehead, Silky, Sean O’Reilly, Barry Glendenning, Eddie Kaulkner
  • 2001: Miles Jupp, Jimmy Carr, John Ryan, Adam Buss, Patrick Monahan
  • 2002: Matt Blaize, Bill Wooland, Quincy, Rob Mager, Karen Bailey, Nick Gray, Kevin Dewsbury
  • 2003: Rhod Gilbert, Greg Davies (2nd), Claire Pollard, Simon Amstell, Greg Cook, Donna Spence, Greg McHugh, Marek Larwood
  • 2004: Matt Hollins, Russell Kane (2nd), Matt and Faron, Brandi Borr, Anna Keirle, Chris Roche, Mel Barnes, Matt Dyktynski
  • 2005: Debra-Jane Appelby, Dave Longley, Peter Aterman, Lee Bannard, Lee Brace, Quentin Reynolds, Sam Avery
  • 2006: James Branch, Emma Fryer
  • 2007: Carl Donnelly, Sean Moran, Matt Rudge, Johnny Sorrow, Jason Kavan, Jim Smallman, Paul Smith
  • 2008: Henry Paker, Jack Whitehall (2nd), Andi Osho, Gareth Richards, Helen Keen, Luke Benson, Sam Harlan, Tony Simpson
  • 2009: Seann Walsh, Fergus Craig, Grainne Maquire, Joe Bor, Chris Stokes, Carl Hutchinson, Chris Ramsey, Tom Adams

2010s

2020s

  • 2020: Eric Rushton, Matt Bragg (2nd), Louise Young (3rd), Good Kids, Omar Abid, Mustafa Yasin and Dinesh Nathan (Nina Gilligan had been billed to perform but had to cancel due to health reasons).[8]
  • 2021: Nina Gilligan, Joseph Emslie (2nd), Christian Jegard (3rd), Hassan Dervish, Liz Guterbock, Jessie Nixon, Arielle Souma, Dan Tiernan.
  • 2022: Firuz Ozari, John Meagher (2nd), Hayley Ellis, Sam Williams, Nick Elleray, Lucila San Martin, Louise Leigh, Ashish Suri.[9]
  • 2023: Daniel Petrie,[10] Vittorio Angelone (2nd), Shalaka Kurup (3rd), Freya McGhee, Josephine Lacey, Mary Flanigan, Rahul Somia, Sergi Polo.

References

  1. Chortle Review February 22 2010
  2. "This Is Leicestershire Feb 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  3. Chortle Review February 20 2011
  4. "A Mercurial rise : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  5. "Tom Lucy wins Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award". British Comedy Guide. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. Leicester Mercury 2019
  7. "News: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 Results". 23 February 2019.
  8. Eric Rushton wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2020
  9. "Firuz Ozari wins Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2022". 20 February 2022.
  10. https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7210/daniel-petrie-wins-leicester-mercury-2023/
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