Join Us to Revive the Leigh Folk Festival in 2025!
Leigh Folk Festival, a beloved community event, needs your support to return in 2025! We are thrilled to invite you to a special Comedy Night at the Leigh Community Centre. We're once again teaming up with Little Smash Comedy to bring you a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a night of laughter while supporting the beloved Leigh Folk Festival.
Support a Great Cause: All proceeds will go towards helping the Leigh Folk Festival continue to bring joy and culture to our community.
Intimate performances: With an audience of just 200, you are in for a great evening with...
Get your tickets for a great night of comedy, have a laugh while helping Leigh Folk Festival return in 2025.
Enjoy side-splitting comedy from some of the best UK and local comedians.
Jack Skipper, Jonny Pelham, Josh Baulf, Ross Mcgrane & John Oakes
JACK SKIPPER
Jack Skipper is fast becoming one of the most in demand comics in the UK.
Hailing from South London, Jack has recently gone from a carpet fitter with no qualifications to blowing up, becoming an internet sensation and full-time comedian.
Whether telling stories of life as a family man or observations on working-class life, his everyday guy persona has gained an impressive following on social media, with over 14 million likes on TikTok alone and 350,000 followers on Instagram.
Jack was nominated for the Dave Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024, was a runner up in the So You Think You’re Funny? New Comedian of the Year competition in 2022, and reached the final of the Komedia New Act comedian 2023. He recently starred in the Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2.
‘Delivery that commands the room and a no-nonsense outlook that gels into strong punchlines’ - Chortle
JONNY PELHAM
Jonathan Pelham, a highly acclaimed comedian from the UK, has made a name for himself in the comedy industry. He has been featured on various popular shows like Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, Russell Howard’s Stand-up Central, Live from the BBC, and Bobby and Harriet Get Married.
Additionally, Pelham has written and acted in his own comedy scripts, including Late Bloomer for Sky Comedy Short Season and Brad Boys for Channel Four Comedy Blaps. He has also worked as a script consultant for the BAFTA-winning comedy series, Almas Not Normal.
JOSH BAULF
After last year's five-star, award-nominated Edinburgh Fringe debut, Josh has been smashing the UK Comedy Circuit. He's appeared on ITV, BBC Radio and his online sketches have amassed millions of views worldwide.
Winner: Get-Up Stand-Up. Runner-up: Leicester Square New Comedian. Finalist: Amused Moose National New Comic.
'Very funny' - David Walliams.
'Brilliant... his timing, his delivery, his audience interaction is just faultless... and very laugh out loud funny' ***** - One4Review.com.
'Excellent stand-up... a comedian who will make good on his enormous promise' ***** - Three Weeks
ROSS MCGRANE
Established pro on the UK circuit and Radio Essex Weekend Breakfast Presenter Ross McGrane has been official tour support for Russell Kane, Jayde Adams, Geoff Norcott, Esther Manito and Jordan Gray, as well as performing regularly in some of the country's most prestigious venues including Up the Creek, Backyard and Covent Garden Comedy Clubs.
'Deceptively sharp, consistently funny' - The Scotsman
'Nobody on this planet makes me laugh as hard as Ross McGrane' - Jordan Gray
'Ross lights up the room like an arsonist with a can of petrol' - Russell Kane
JOHN OAKES
John Oakes is widely regarded as one of the best improv comedians in the UK. Training at the world famous Second City Improv in Chicago, John works regularly with some of the biggest names in the industry including Rufus Hound, Suki Website, Ruth Bratt, Neil Mallarkey, Mike McShane and loads more. His critically acclaimed show features entirely extemporized Shakespearean style sonnets, raucous unrehearsed rap recitals and hilarious audience participation.
'A joy to behold' *****
'The future of improv' - Mike McShane, Whose Line Is It Anyway.
By attending this event, you'll not only enjoy top-tier musical performances but also contribute to the revival of the Leigh Folk Festival in 2025. Together, we can bring back this cherished celebration of music, culture, and community. Don't miss out—join us and be part of something special! Get your tickets today!
We would like to thank local businesses Atlantic Pacific and Ruark who are supporting this event.
