Laughs To Be Had At The Liverpool Boat Show
Wed 14th Apr 10 - 12:46

Visitors to next year's Liverpool Boat Show are in for a treat as some of the biggest names in comedy will be heading towards the show. Organisers of the Liverpool Comedy Festival have moved the dates of the event to coincide with the Liverpool Boat Show, allowing Boat Show visitors to join in the festivities. Many of the performances will take place at the Boat Show itself, with comedy on the canal, which will use narrow boats as the stage, just one of the ideas.

The 2011 Liverpool Comedy Festival will run from 28th April to 8th May and is expected to attract upwards of 30,000 additional visitors as fans flock to the city to see their favourite acts.

Previous festivals have boasted line-ups including Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, Peter Kay and Paul Merton, with paid-for events generating an estimated £1.5m for Liverpool's economy.

Gillian Miller, chair of the Comedy Trust, which organises the Liverpool Comedy Festival, said: "Liverpool has so much to offer visitors and by moving our dates to coincide with the Boat Show we are ensuring that the national and international audience that the show will attract will be able to enjoy some of the very best comedy around."

The Liverpool Boat Show is being delivered by Marine Industry Events Ltd in partnership with Liverpool City Council, the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), Liverpool Vision, British Waterways, Albert Dock Liverpool, The Mersey Partnership and the new Liverpool Waterfront Partnership.

Rob MacKenzie, managing director of Marine Industry Events, said: "Liverpool has undergone a transformation in recent years and is now attracting top calibre entertainers. Having the Liverpool Comedy Festival running at the same time as the Boat Show will ensure our visitors have a truly memorable visit to the city."

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