Laughing Horse is a British comedy promotion company and venue operator.
The company was established in the UK in 1998,[1] and now operates venues in Aldershot, Brighton, Cirencester, Hitchin, London (Brixton, Covent Garden, Lancaster Gate, Paddington), Manchester, St Neots, Thetford and Wyboston. They run three venues at Brighton Fringe, seventeen at Edinburgh Fringe and also have a presence at the Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne Fringes.[2] It is run by Alex Petty and Kevin McCarron.[3]
At Edinburgh, they have run the Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2004.[3] At these shows, audiences do not have to buy tickets. They simply pay what they choose as a donation at the end of the show.
From 2001-2018, they ran the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competition, which was won by several famous British comedians at early stages of their career. For that reason, it has been called "a big deal to British newcomers".[4] Greg Davies won the competition on his fourth ever gig, and Russell Kane won it within the first six months of his career. Others to have won or made the final include Rhod Gilbert, Nina Conti, Jack Whitehall and Carl Donnelly.[5][6] The company also run comedy training courses.
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