So, the lovely folk at the Leicester Mercury invited me to write this piece to mark the start of Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 2016.They suggested I imagine myself sitting in a rocking chair, in front of a roaring fire, wearing a cardigan, pipe and slippers, talking about the history of the festival and the last 23 years, like some Grandfather of Comedy. So here goes…We recently published a list of all the comedians who have performed since we set the thing up in 1994. There are more...
