Out of The Wardrobe ft Lee Peart & Friends

Out of The Wardrobe ft Lee Peart & Friends

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About the show

Chuckle Busters and Morgan Rees present Out of The Wardrobe - a LGBTQ+ showcase night featuring a handpicked selection of the best queer comedians on the UK circuit. Our headliner is the fantastic Lee Peart!
LEE PEART
Lee Peart is known for his sharp wit, infectious energy, and warm, camp charm.
His podcast Let’s Talk with Lee Peart has featured in-depth chats with the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Tom Allen, Nadia Sawalha and Gloria Hunniford OBE.
“Made the room squeal with laughter” The Observer
“Kicked off the night in audacious fashion!” Manchester Evening News
LOUISE YOUNG
Louise Young's warm northern humour and candid storytelling have made her a rising star of British comedy. She’s funny, fearless, and unapologetically queer.
“ache-inducingly funny” ★★★★★ The Skinny
RACHEL PORTER
Rachel Porter is a rising star of the UK comedy scene. She was a Finalist in the So You Think You’re Funny Awards at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 and is ⅕ of the iconic, award-losing, alt-theatre troupe Figs in Wigs.
Rachel is the fourth best thing to come out of Norwich after Alan Partridge, Delia Smith and Colman's Mustard.
MORGAN REES (MC)
Our regular host is the one and only Morgan Rees! As seen on The Apprentice: You’re Fired!, BBC Wales and topless on Instagram.
“looks pretty hench in his sleeveless camo jumpsuit” Chortle

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Featuring

Lee Peart

Lee Peart appearing at this event
Lee Peart is a comedian, presenter, broadcaster and actor. Lee gigs at all the major comedy clubs across the UK, and has previously supported Jason Manford and Steff Todd on tour. As well as being the resident warm-up act for ITV's Loose Women, he has also warmed up audiences for some of the biggest shows on TV, including Strictly Come Dancing, Britain's Got Talent, Netflix's Dance Monsters and Love Island: Aftersun, and was the main stage warm-up for This Morning Live & Loose Women Late​. He has been a regular contributor on BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Manchester, Gaydio and talkRADIO, discussing the morning papers and providing insight and comedic commentary on the latest news. He has his own podcast 'Let's Talk with Lee Peart' - on it he has interviewed the likes of Lorraine Kelly, Tom Allen, Nadia Sawalha, Gloria Hunniford OBE and more. He also has a weekly podcast called 'Fab Life with Lauren & Lee' which was featured in OK! Magazine and The Sunday Express as podcast pick of the week. Corporately, he has worked as a presenter for companies such as Movember, Gillette, Google, Investec Bank, and has hosted Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend main stage for 5 years, introducing acts such as Sir Ian McKellan, Texas, The Sugababes and Alison Moyet. He has also hosted the Pride Parade, and was the host of Disneyland Paris Pride. In 2016, Lee played the part of Mark in the national tour of Three Days and Three Minutes with Larry, a new play written by Chris Mellor about the late, great Larry Grayson - one of his comedy heroes.

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Louise Young

Louise Young appearing at this event
Hailing from Newcastle, Louise Young has quickly become one of the brightest new names on the comedy circuit. She is a regular at clubs up and down the country including the Glee Clubs, Komedia, and The Stand. Louise has supported the likes of Jason Manford and Alan Carr on their nation wide UK and Ireland tours. In 2020, she was nominated for Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and the following year was nominated for Leicester Comedy Festival’s Best Festival Appearance. Louise was also a finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2018. Louise has presented a weekly comedy radio show on BBC Radio Newcastle, and at the 2020 Gillard Awards won a commendation for Newcomer of the Year on the station. Louise also wrote and acted in Channel 4’s Original Comedy shorts on three sketches, one of which gained over five million views and went on to receive North East RTS award. As heard on BBC Radio 4’s Fred at The Stand, and soon to be seen on Comedy Central Live!

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Morgan Rees

Morgan Rees appearing at this event
Morgan Rees is a highly acclaimed stand-up, writer and actor. This energetic and hilarious welshman boasts shows full of one-liners, rolling stories and superb observations. A greatly in-demand stand-up and MC, Morgan can be seen regularly at all major comedy clubs throughout the country.

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Also Appearing

Rachel Porter

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on Friday 10 April 2026