We're delighted to announce the 6th person taking on
Stand Up Challenge 2024...

Please welcome to the line up.... Minakshee Patel! 👏👏

Thanks for your support of this unique charity challenge Minakshee!🤩🤩Read how she's feeling... standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

We can't wait for the show!!🧡

Next up we have our 5th participant for Stand Up Challenge 2024...

Please give a warm welcome to Emma Hanson! 👏👏

Check out how she's feeling about joining the line up The Y Theatre
standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

Thanks for your support Emma! 🤩🤩

(And to her friends for the nudge... 😉)

We're thrilled to announce participant number 4 for the Stand Up Challenge 2024 in aid of Big Difference Co!

Please welcome Matt O'Hara of Mattioli Woods 👏👏

Check out how he's feeling about taking on this charity challenge... standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

It's all getting very exciting now!! 🤩🤩

Excited to announce Mike Denby as the 3rd participant for Stand Up Challenge 2024!

Welcome!👏👏

Mike works for Leicester City Council & was 'put forward' by 2021 participant mike dalzell (Thanks Mike! 😉)

Take a look at how Mike's feeling about being involved...
standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

Announcing our 2nd participant for Stand Up Challenge 2024 on 11th June The Y Theatre...

Dr Yasin El Ashrafi BEM of HQ Recording and HQ CAN (Creative Arts Network) CIC. 👏👏

See how he's feeling about taking on this charity challenge:
standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

A BIG thank you from Big Difference Co!🧡

Introducing our 1st participant...

Please welcome Graham Irons…👏👏

Employment Lawyer Graham is a Partner Howes Percival & is 6th participant from Howes Percival to bravely take on this unique charity challenge.

Read how he's feeling about it here! 👀
standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2024/

Yay!! Crosscut Media return as a Media Partner!

Having supported since 2015, capturing the experiences & performances of each of our brilliant participants.🧡

Plus have been Leicester Comedy Festival content creators for many years!🤣(Who can you 👀below?)

youtube.com/watch?v=Si7KdG… 👏

2 bits of fabulous news to share with you today!

We're VERY happy to announce that Scott Bennett - “Great Scott!” tour 2023/24! will be joining us to host the Leicester Stand Up Challenge 2024!

Plus we now have TICKETS ON SALE for this fundraiser for Big Difference Co

Grab them here!
thebigdifference.co.uk/events/leicest…

Leicester Stand Up Challenge is back!! 🎉A fundraiser for Big Difference Co where individuals take on the challenge to write & perform their first 5 minutes of stand up comedy - live The Y Theatre on Tues 11th June! Could this be for you or someone you know? 👀👇standupchallenge.co.uk

A film-maker, a politician and a lawyer walk into a theatre - and raise £10k for charity with their comedy routines - ⁦BusinessLive⁩ ⁦Geoff Rowe BEM⁩ business-live.co.uk/enterprise/fil…

Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth stepped up to the mic for Leicester Comedy Festival's Stand Up Challenge 2024.

Not sure whether Matt Chorley was impressed by his Gordon Brown one-liner 🤔

Matt Chorley | Jonathan Ashworth

And if you want to see how I got on here it is… be gentle with me … 😬😬

Please remember to support live comedy. It’s been tough through lockdowns for the sector and they are a vital part of our cultural & arts scene.

And we all like a good laugh.

youtu.be/shrKd00S8Xs

Have a look at THIS. As a group of Stand Up Challenge 2024 -ers we have raised over £6000 for The Big Difference You can now watch all 7 acts filmed by Crosscut Media at The Y Theatre If one joke makes you chuckle donate £1 or what you can standupchallenge.co.uk #comedy #Leicester Big Difference Co

Well done to everyone who took part in last night’s Stand Up Challenge. Here are the highlights of the competition and how they all did! And all for a good cause too! And congrats again to our 2021 winner Matt Holt.
youtu.be/t931CVJAs2o

If you missed it live, here's our Stand Up Challenge 2021 Matt Holt's winning routine! Congrats to
Matt Holt | Filmmaker and everyone who took part!
youtu.be/Jy0yf-bGQ4E

it wasn’t a dream! Thanks to Stand Up Challenge 2024 Katherine & Charlotte from Big Difference Co, Geoff Rowe BEM & Laura Arends at Leicester Comedy Festival, mentor Jason Neale, compère Sikisa Comedy but mostly Laura Hailstone 💙 mike dalzell Sarah Thomson Gary Pitt Adam English and Jonathan Ashworth ✊🎤

Congrats to tonight’s Stand Up Challenge winner Matt Holt
Matt Holt | Filmmaker. A Brilliant show of seven brave contestants trying their hand at stand-up to raise money for Leicester charity
Big Difference Co & hosted by the amazing Sikisa Comedy. Well done Matt and everyone involved!

This time tomorrow evening the contestants will be getting ready to take to the stage!🙌Who will be the winner of the Leicester Stand Up Challenge 2021?! Thanks to all who are a part of making this happen & for supporting Big Difference Co 🧡💛standupchallenge.co.uk/leicester/2021/

📢STAND UP CHALLENGE📢

Six brilliant comedians have helped Adam English out ahead of tomorrow's Stand Up Challenge 2024 🎤

Russell Howard
Mark Watson
Shazia Mirza
Maisie Adam
Scott Bennett - “Great Scott!” tour 2023/24!
Andy Hamilton On Tour

It's all to raise money for Big Difference Co 👇
💻 bit.ly/3uFrUFF

⭐TOMORROW⭐

Leicester's Stand Up Challenge 2024 2021 takes place 3rd Nov @ The Y

👏 7 brave participants will perform their first ever stand up! Adam English Matt Holt | Filmmaker Laura Hailstone 💙 mike dalzell Gary Pitt Sarah Thomson Jonathan Ashworth

More info at standupchallenge.co.uk