The Leicester Comedy Festival has named writer and comedian Jo Brand a Legend of Comedy at their annual awards show. Festival director Geoff Rowe said: “We were delighted to acknowledge Jo Brand with the Legend of Comedy Award at the ceremony. Her contribution to UK comedy over the years has been incredible and we were thrilled to recognise this.”
Jo Brand joins a host of huge talent previously named legends of comedy, including Victoria Wood, Rik Mayall and Nicholas Parsons.
Vikki Stone and Bec Hill also won accolades at the ceremony, Stone scored Best Improv/Musical Show for her show Song Bird, while Hill’s Treats You Like a Child was awarded Best Kids Show.
Other winners are:
Best Show: FoxDog Studios: Robot Chef
Best New Show: Michael Odewale: #blackbearsmatter
Best Improv/Musical Show: Vikki Stone: Song Bird
Best Kids’ Show: Bec Hill: Treats You Like A Child
Best Venue (under 200 capacity): Black Horse Laughter Loft
Best Venue (over 200 capacity): Just The Tonic at Hansom Hall
Best New Venue: Just The Tonic at The Shed
Liberty Award/ Spirit of the Festival: The Big Weekend Market Harborough
Best Promoter: Jokes On Us
Greening the Laughs: Firebug
Community Award: The Big Chilli
Leicestershire Favourite Joke: Darren Walsh
Contribution to Leicester Comedy Festival 2019: Volunteers
Lifetime Contribution: The Awards Panel
Legend of Comedy: Jo Brand
Congratulations to all the winners.
