One of the landmark comedy events of the year, this hand-picked preview stars a selection of the most exciting acts coming to Leicester Comedy Festival throughout February.

Always a sellout, the show has previously included appearances from Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican, Jenny Eclair, Barry Cryer and Rosie Jones.

This year the Gala Preview Show is hosted by Taskmaster favourite Fatiha El-Ghorri, and features Hasan Al-Habib, Luke McQueen, Lil Wenker, James Ellis, Toussaint Douglas, Bad Clowns, Micky Overman and Louise Atkinson.