Welcome to the Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids Comedy Festival Take Part Website.
Here you will be able to find several guides to taking part in the Festivals including submitting your shows, registering your venue and Box Office and ticketing. We hope this website acts as a tool for helping you get the most out of taking part in the festival and being in Leicester.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing info@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk we'd also welcome suggestions from you about things we could include on this website that you think would be useful.
Love,
the Big Difference Company team x
I'M AN ACT
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This section tell you all about how to find a venue and includes contact details for some of our core venues at the Festival.
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Once you have confirmed your show(s) you'll need to get them submitted via 'Eventotron'.
This section includes details about festival fees, show registration FAQs and access to the show registration guide.
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Once you have registered your show the hard work of promoting it begins!
This section includes tips for how you can effectively promote your show and also includes access to our LCF2024 Marketing Guide.
YOUR FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE
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Our Box Office is hosted by Eventotron, which is the same system that we use to register shows.
This section gives you some context for how our Box Office works.
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Keep reading to find out about offers, accommodation and parties!
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This section includes information about the award categories and how to be considered for an award.
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Tuesday 29th August 2023: Show registration opens
Friday 29th September 2023: Show registration closes
Wednesday 1st November 2023: Applications for Circuit Breakers, Silver Stand-up and The UK Pun Championships opens
Thursday 30th November 2023: Applications for Circuit Breakers, Silver Stand-up and The UK Pun Championships close
Friday 12th January 2024: The Gala Preview Show at De Montfort Hall
Wednesday 7th February 2024: Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids' Comedy Festival begins!
Monday 12th February 2024: The UK Pun Championships
Sunday 25th February 2024: Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids' Comedy Festival ends (boohoo)
March 2024: Awards ceremony (date tbc)
VENUES & PROMOTERS
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This section explains how venue registration works and what you need to think about in order to be a venue for Leicester Comedy Festival or the UK Kids' Comedy Festival.
This section is useful when considering booking shows for your venue and working out responsibilities for venues and promoters.
This section includes some useful things to think about when promoting your shows.
CONTACT
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General Office Enquiries | 0116 2616812 | info@comedy-festival.co.uk
Chief Executive | Michael Harris-Wakelam | michael@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Festival and Programme Director | Charlotte Laidet | charlotte@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Senior Partnerships & Events Associate | Katherine West | katherine@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Operations Support Manager | Beth Piggott | beth@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Producer (The UK Kids Comedy Festival) | Chris Butler | chris@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Producer (BIG Weekends) | Mark Makin | mark@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Volunteer Coordinator | Minder Athwal | volunteers@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
Box Office & Administrative Assistant | Cally Facer | boxoffice@comedy-festival.co.uk
Founder | Geoff Rowe