Comedy – Reader

Comedy in the Kitchen set to return to Darley Street Market in November

A second Comedy in the Kitchen night is coming to Darley Street Market on Thursday 26 November, with tickets on sale now and the full comedy line-up to be revealed soon.

August 19, 2026Bradford

Comedy Featured West Yorkshire

Lucy Porter: ‘I’m actually a simmering cauldron of rage’

As comedian Lucy Porter gets behind the wheel of her Ford Fusion and heads out on her 18th solo tour (reaching Leeds in September), she tells Mark Wareham how an online insult inspired her new show Let Yourself Go, and how her addiction to comedy means she’ll be performing stand-up until the day she dies

August 18, 2026Leeds

Comedy West Yorkshire

Sir Lenny Henry is coming to Leeds for his first stand-up show in 15 years

Sir Lenny Henry is heading to Leeds Grand Theatre this September for his first full stand-up tour in over a decade — and in a new interview, he opens up about scuba-diving with sharks (or rather, the lack of them), stepping back on stage, and one of the more personal questions he's ever been asked live on TV.

August 10, 2026Leeds

Comedy Featured West Yorkshire

Sir Lenny Henry on sharks, stand-up and his “21st-century” reinvention

As he returns to stand-up for the first time in 15 years with his new tour Still At Large, Sir Lenny Henry talks sharks, Shakespeare, that PhD and knighthood, and the disarmingly personal question a stranger once asked him live on TV.

August 10, 2026Leeds

Comedy Featured West Yorkshire

Richard Ayoade heads to Leeds Grand Theatre this December, pistachios and all

Richard Ayoade is bringing his new book, and evidently some very strong feelings about stubborn pistachios, to Leeds Grand Theatre this December, as part of a fresh wave of shows announced through to summer 2027.

July 31, 2026Leeds