The 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown star is due to visit the school later
Comedian Rosie Jones is due to visit children who won a competition to find a county's funniest school.
The Leicester-based UK Kids Comedy Festival ran a competition at the city's Y Theatre where youngsters were asked to write and perform five comedy sketches.Judges declared Mayfield Primary School, in Evington, the champions. Jones, a patron of the festival, has appeared in television shows including The Last Leg and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.She said she was looking forward to visit adding: "As a comedian who also writes children's books this could not be more up my street.Loving Laughing organiser Chris Butler said: "It's nice to put a smile on children's faces.
"They are the future and it builds up the comedy industry if you are getting more kids involved with comedy shows." Adrian Durrant, a teacher at Mayflower Primary School, said: "It was a great opportunity for the children to do something they would not ordinarily get the chance to do - performing on a stage with their friends in a real theatre."
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