Lloyds sends top bankers to comedy school

Ten top members of staff at Lloyds Banking Group have been sent to London’s Comedy School to improve their leadership skills.

The ten department heads attended a two-day workshop at the school, a charity which usually teaches clowning and improvised comedy to prisoners and street gang members.

The workshop forms part of a six-month training scheme for Lloyds bosses to improve their communication skills, the Daily Mail reports.

The Comedy School is supported by a handful of successful comedians such as Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Hugh Dennis.

In return for the training, Lloyds gave Comedy School coaches training on fundraising and business skills.