Awards Hosts

Helen Lederer is instantly recognisable as one of Britain’s best known comedy character actresses. She is also known for her unique brand of wit and observational humour. Less known, is that she is also a wine expert and conducts light hearted tastings for the corporate market.

Helen Lederer

Olivia is an award winning performer, writer and comedian with a long track record of creating, writing and staring in her own TV shows.

Olivia Lee

The comedy creation character of Leigh Francis who featured in Bo Selecta and now hosts Celebrity Juice

Keith Lemon

Best known for his acerbic parliamentary sketches in the Daily Mail and is also the paper's theatre critic as well as contributing travel pieces. A riveting after dinner speaker with some fascinating political anecdotes.

Quentin Letts

Popular British TV and radio presenter, and comedian.

Alice Levine

Up and coming comedian who presents Top Gear companion programme, Extra Gear. Appeared at our Speaker Drinks on 14th January 2019

George Lewis

Award-winning AI Content and Prompt Engineering Strategist, worked for Microsoft and Google. Presenter for Apple Music, Channel 4, Virgin and the BBC

Georgia Lewis Anderson

Up and coming delightful young comedian who has been a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Laura Lexx

Rod Liddle is a journalist and broadcaster. He writes for numerous papers and magazines and was the Editor of BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Always outspoken and lively, he is a popular panelist.

Rod Liddle

Ria is a well established touring comedian and presenter with credits including HIGNFY and Live at the Apollo. She started out studying science (she has a BSc in Experimental Pathology, an MSc in Forensic Science and a PhD in Virology). She spoke at our New Year Speaker Drinks in January '24

Ria Lina

Renowned actress and writer. Also a witty after dinner speaker and raconteur. Arguably best known for her role in the BT adverts! Currently in Coronation Street.

Maureen Lipman

Simon Lipson - Impressionist, actor and comedy writer.

Simon Lipson

Actor and writer best known for television comedies, and most recently Death in Paradise, where he played the fish out of water DI. He played Antony Royle in The Royle Family and Jonny Keogh in the first six series of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. Ralf has also been a semi-professional footballer and medical student.

Ralf Little

Popular consumer champion with shows like Don't Get Done Get Dom, Cowboy Builders and is a regular One Show contributor.

Dominic Littlewood

Best known for playing Kryten in the popular sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf and the presenter of Scrapheap Challenge. Robert is also a comedian and writer, with an interest in science and he is a champion of electric vehicles..he has a YouTube series where he interviews people driving around in a Tesla

Robert Llewellyn