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About Leith Comedy Festival
About Leith Comedy Festival
Live comedy, stories and experiences bring people together.
Leith Comedy Presents began as Leith Comedy Festival, with a simple idea: to create brilliant comedy events and welcoming spaces in Leith for people to laugh together.
Since 2020, that idea has grown into a year-round programme of live comedy, storytelling, creative workshops and projects that celebrate Leith and the people who live here.
What we do
What we do
ENTERTAIN . EXPLORE . CONNECT . EXPERIMENT . CREATE
At Leith Comedy Presents, we:
Produce brilliant live stand-up comedy and memorable experiences in Leith
Explore stories and experiences that uncover the funny, fascinating and unexpected sides of Leith
Connect with performers, venues, community groups, charities and local organisations to make things happen
Experiment with new ideas, and give audiences a glimpse of the creative process
Create workshops and community programmes that use comedy and creativity to build confidence, skills and connection
What’s next?
What’s next?
Leith Comedy Presents is currently developing new events, partnerships and projects. New shows and announcements will be shared soon.
Photo by Louis de Carlo
Behind Leith Comedy Presents
Behind Leith Comedy Presents
Meet Rosalind Romer, the brains behind Leith Comedy Presents. With more than 20 years’ experience in the comedy industry, Rosalind Romer founded Leith Comedy Presents with a simple aim: to bring brilliant live comedy experiences to local audiences in welcoming, distinctive Leith venues.
Here are some career highlights:
A record-breaking Perrier Judge, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge, Funny Women Judge, BBC New Comedy Awards Judge & Next Big Thing Award Judge
Managed Jimmy Carr’s award-winning UK tours
Produced the Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly Perrier)
A prophetic ability to spot talent way ahead of the rest
Founder of Punchline, a comedy production company and Edinburgh Fringe review website, which produced largescale comedy shows around Scotland including Edinburgh's Usher Hall. 'Conjuring up yet another smashing bunch of stand-ups' List
Punchline acts included Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell Podcast, The Last Leg), Roisin Conaty (GameFace, Have I Got News for You) Nish Kumar (Mash Report) & Frankie Boyle
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