LOROS Hospice will be playing host to their very own comedy gig after teaming up with Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival as part of their latest campaign.
Comedians Jack Campbell and Lloyd Griffith will be performing at the event, which is taking place on Friday 19th February at the Hospice and is a new addition to the annual festival programme.
The gig, which is called ‘Laughter At LOROS’, is part of the Hospice’s two-week long campaign, ‘Laughing With LOROS’ which will be running alongside the comedy festival from 3rd to 21st February.
CEO of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival Geoff Rowe said: “We’re really pleased to be working with LOROS this year, and supporting the great work they do.
“The comedy show at the Hospice, together with the ‘Laughing With LOROS’ campaign, are great additions to the programme for Dave’s Comedy Festival 2016.”
Jack Campbell, who was crowned English Comedian of the Year in 2014 and has also performed at the likes of Australia’s Adelaide Fringe Festival, will be hosting the evening.
Performing on the night will be Lloyd Griffith, who has not only appeared on BBC3’s ‘Sweat the Small Stuff’, and BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Comedy Club but also supported up-and-coming comedian Rob Beckett on his 2013-2014 sold-out tour.
Fundraising Co-ordinator Dave Nicklin said: “We’re so pleased to be working with Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival.
“Although the main aim of the campaign is to have a laugh for LOROS, we are also trying to dispel some of the myths surrounding Hospices.
“Some people might be scared of coming to LOROS, others might feel worried it is an unhappy place to be but we want people to see that, while we do care for terminally ill people at LOROS, it’s actually a very bright and happy place.
“Not only will the campaign and event raise money for LOROS but it will get people through the door, so they can see for themselves, what an amazing place the Hospice is.”
Throughout the duration of the festival, as part of ‘Laughing With LOROS’, the team at the Hospice are asking people to do something funny to raise money for them.
From taking a bath full of baked-beans, to telling a joke a day, LOROS wants everyone to get involved.
Dave added: “This is a completely new campaign that we want everyone to get involved with.
“And if people don’t necessarily want to do something funny for LOROS themselves, they can always put a smile on our patient’s faces by donating through the campaign’s JustGiving page.”
The event, ‘Laughter At LOROS’, will be taking place at the Hospice on Friday 19th February, at 8pm, with tickets costing £9, all of which goes to LOROS.
To find a link to the JustGiving page, to buy tickets to the show, or to find out more about the campaign, ‘Laughing With LOROS’, visit loros.co.uk/laughing
