Colin Leggo Long John Silver

Since completing his theatre training at De Montfort University in 2000, Colin has performed in theatre and film, as well being a regular on the UK stand-up comedy circuit. In 2019, Colin achieved national recognition by winning the prestigious title of UK Pun Champion, after which he was approached to produce his own joke book, Jokes for the Punderdog.

Colin has taken several of his own successful shows to the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, including ‘Leggoland’, his 2015 one-man with one-leg show about becoming a below knee amputee. The show received critical acclaim, including a 5-star review from the British Comedy Guide. In the last few years, Colin has used the unique story of how he made the difficult choice to become an amputee to inspire and educate college and university students to make informed decisions, through his talks and seminars throughout the UK.

Other theatre credits include – Jack and the Beanstalk (Cornwall Playhouse) Smee in Peter Pan (Cornwall Playhouse) Burglar Bill (Pandora’s Box Theatre Company) Stumble the Clumsy Reindeer (Pleasance Theatre, London) Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Y Theatre, Leicester) Rothko in Red (Beardwood Theatre) A Slight Ache (King Charles Theatre) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Harlow Playhouse)