Lee Brace wins UK Pun Championship 2023

Lee Brace aka ‘Attila the Pun’ has been crowned the winner of the the 2023 UK Pun Championships, which sees wordplay enthusiasts take on each other in a boxing ring.

Since its introduction in 2014, the event has become a huge part of Leicester Comedy Festival and is held at De Montford Hall in the city.

On the night (Monday 13th February), host Jason Byrne chose topics at random, and competitors came up with their best puns about them.

The audience whooped and cheered for their favourite pun, and the winner advanced to the next round. Ultimately, the two finalists, Daniel Edison and Lee Brace battled it out until the overall winner was crowned.

The actor and comedian said of his win:

“I can’t quite believe I did it! It’s been a lot of fun writing so many puns (over 200 in total!) but getting to perform them in front of a sell-out crowd, at De Montfort Hall, in a full-size wrestling ring was something else! Magical!”