{"id":58783,"date":"2026-03-10T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/?p=58783"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:34:58","slug":"big-laughs-aid-young-mums-in-need-in-international-womens-day-comedy-show-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/big-laughs-aid-young-mums-in-need-in-international-womens-day-comedy-show-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Big laughs aid young mums in need in International Women\u2019s Day comedy show in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A comedy gig in Sheffield celebrated  International Women\u2019s Day by fundraising for a playgroup  for young mums who feel judged and out of place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme was women supporting each other and organised by the Young Women&#8217;s Christian Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane Offers, CEO of YWCA Yorkshire, said: &#8220;Little Blossoms play group feels really inclusive for the mums and the children&#8221; and explained how the play group will lose its funding at the end of the month, so the donations mean everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Women\u2019s Day this year saw a variety of events in the city to celebrate women, and on Sunday March 8, at the Heist Brew Co. in Kelham Island, nine female comedians performed to raise money in aid of Little Blossoms Playgroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The YWCA Yorkshire (Young Women\u2019s Christian Association) was established in 1855 and operates in over 120 countries to empower women and girls, offering services like housing, education and advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening included eight Yorkshire comedians and headline act, broadcast journalist Liesl Soars. The show was hosted and organised by Nicole Scott, who works for the YWCA, and April Louise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April described women in comedy as \u2018Second class citizens\u2019 as only 25% of comedians on the circuit in the UK are women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After surviving breast cancer herself, she started comedy to raise money for cancer research, but after finding the love for it, decided to carry on performing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u2018[by doing comedy] I\u2019m just going to raise a bit of money, I\u2019m not going to do race for life &#8211; no thank you!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5093-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58800\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5093-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5093-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April Louise and Nicole Scott hosting the event. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By day, April works as an events organiser, so that and her loves for comedy went \u2018Hand in hand\u2019 and she now runs a social enterprise called \u2018Gags for good\u2019 where they teach comedy to help with confidence and mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets to the show were \u00a38, with an option to pay \u00a36, for those who needed a lower price \u2018no questions asked\u2019, to make sure the event was accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show included women telling stories and jokes about going through life as a woman, sharing important messages as well as well as making the whole room laugh. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comedy gig in Sheffield celebrated International Women\u2019s Day by fundraising for a playgroup for young mums who feel judged and out of place. 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