Gary Joel is the West End New (old) Act of the Year for 2026.
He was joined on the podium by joint runners up Craig Donaghy and Fiona Meddings plus Maggie Sobie.
Other acts who made it to the final were:
Fiona Niven
Martin Ashworth
Sandra Spitz (Steven Baines)
Alison Pope (Emma Davies)
Sam G
- Joanne Mallon
- Mike Martelle
- Marigold Lately
- Scott Manley Hadley
- Sabina Westrup
The competition is for acts over 35 who started comedy under four years ago. The night was compered by organiser Steve McLean and judged by Matt Arnold from Dulwich Hamlet comedy and comedian Michael Legge who also headlined while the audience votes were being counted.
