Lea Roberts

Professional Comedian

About Lea Roberts

The outright winner of ITV’s “Stand Up Britain” National Comedy Challenge (with a majority vote of 75%) and currently taking the After Dinner Circuit by storm.

Lea was elected by the viewers watching the TV series winning the trophy and a first prize of £7000 on the live final screened by ITV in October 2002. He was up against 6 other comedians in the final from the 144 who started in the final.

Lea Roberts, a Yorkshireman, from Halifax, has a sporting background, playing Rugby and now coaching a local rugby club.

Lea is now a well-known face on the after dinner circuit in and around the North of England, and has worked with numerous sporting celebrities. Following his success on Stand Up Britain he is now becoming a success throughout the country.

Lea’s comedy is traditional Northern humour, but with a more modern approach. He was also runner up in the Cup A Soup Comedy challenge in 2000 where the heats were held in various Yates’s Lodges across the country, before finally playing at the Comedy Club in London, proving his adaptability.

Lea can be summed up as  “ One of the few comedians able to work in both “ mainstream” and “alternative” environments. Offering a traditional stand up act, Lea appeals to audiences young and old, with an adult yet inoffensive and clean speech.