Comedian
The final of this year's Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition has taken place at, yes, the Leicester Square Theatre.
The compere was Amy Gledhill and fourteen acts competed in the final.
Previous finalists include Rob Beckett, Rachel Parris, Jessica Fostekew, Tez Ilyas, Tim Renkow, Nigel Ng, Rosie Holt, Alasdair Becket-King, Olga Koch, Ian Smith, Viggo Venn, Sofie Hagen & many more.
And the results are as follows:
The Not So New Comedian Of the Year final has taken place at the Museum of Comedy in London. Twelve acts over the age of 35 battled it out for the first prize of £250 and a trophy.
And the results are as follows.
1. Siobhan Dodd
2. Richard Stott
3. Ian Thomson
Dodd was a regular on the circuit a few years ago but did not gig for a while after having children. She impressed the judges with a high energy madcap set of jokes and stories about her family and the vagaries of British sign Language.
Now in its fourteenth year, Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up-and-coming new comedians is back.
The best acts from almost forty heats compete in the grand final at Leicester Square Theatre for a cash prize and coveted title of 'New Comedian of the Year.'
The winners have been announced for The Comedians' Choice Awards 2023, the Edinburgh Fringe awards voted on by comedy performers.
The results are:
Best Show
Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Performing at Monkey Barrel 4.
After being surprised on stage with the award, Masli said: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha".
The venues have now been confirmed for this year's British Comedian of the Year. This is the competition that offers a prize of £10,001 to the winner - a pound more than the Edinburgh Comedy Award prize for Best Show.
Last year's winner was rising star Dan Tiernan.
The winners have been announced for The Comedians' Choice Awards 2022, the Edinburgh Fringe awards voted for by comedy performers.
The results are:
Best Show
Rob Copland: Mainstream Muck (Gimme Some of That)
Performed at The Banshee Labyrinth at 6:05pm across the festival.
The final of this year's British Comedian of the Year competition has taken place at the Comedy Store in London, compered by Cally Beaton.
After over 500 acts applied and over 150 comedians competed in live heats and semi-finals around the country. The line-up of the last nine acts was performing to win the prize of £10,001, which makes it the most lucrative prize in comedy - one pound more than the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show.
In a special one-off event Dan Cardwell will be eating a three course meal onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe while other comedians attempt to put him off.
The special event is the brainchild of Cardwell and comic Alexander Bennett and is in aid of the food bank and food waste charity FareShare.
The finalists have been announced for this year's Not So New Comedian of the Year Final. This is the competition formerly known as the Old Comedian of the Year.
The final takes place at the Leicester Square Theatre on Wednesday, May 15.
Tickets are £16.25 & available
here.
The final will be hosted by Lynn Ruth Miller & headlined by Ada Campe
Yorkshire’s most prestigious comedy competition is back for a fifth year and registration is now open for anyone who thinks they’re funny enough to be crowned Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019.
The GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
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