comedy
This year's Komedia New Comedy Award final got off to a great start. I was one of the judges and when I arrived our table was groaning with chicken pieces, halloumi fries, chips. Definitely how to win over a journalist's heart – if you don't stop it beating first. After this though things did go slightly downhill until victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat by some of the stronger, later acts.
The final has taken place of this year's Komedia New Comedy Award in association with Comic Boom comedy club and Arts Journalist Victoria Nangle,
Nine new acts competed for the trophy in the show that took place at Komedia in Brighton.
The winner is Sydney May. Runners up: (in alphabetical order) are Aiden Lonergan and Wes Defoe.
Sydney May receives a bespoke award, a spot at Comic Boom comedy club at Komedia, and a bottle of fizz.
The Live Comedy Association (LCA), in partnership with the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) and British Comedy Guide (BCG), has released the findings of the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey - the most comprehensive survey of the live comedy industry of its kind.
Applications open next week to join the third cohort of the BBC Comedy Collective. The collective is a commitment to support and accelerate the next generation of comedy talent, with previous bursary winners and BBC Comedy Collective delegates going on to make BAFTA-winning TV series, land multiple script commissions, secure agents, write and produce radio shows, and gain directing credits.
36 pages, 36 laughs - new magazine CHAFF aims to take funny things and put them in print - no nonsense, no self promotion - alright: some nonsense. Co-Created by comedian Will BF and Comedy Producer Amber Ash (Best Before Productions/Sketchy Comedy), with its first edition funded by Croydon Council, CHAFF is an ode to making something just because it makes you laugh.
The West End Comedy Club has shut down after holding its final show on Thursday, 19 December, 2024. Its venue, the Covent Garden Social Club, has closed due to the landlord's plans to redevelop the site.
Based at the venue next to Leicester Square, The West End Comedy Club was founded as Covid restrictions lifted in August 2021 as a mid-sized, mid-week comedy club hosting a mix of mixed-bill pro shows, Edinburgh Fringe previews, and alternative and themed nights 4-5 times a week.
Comedy Central UK has announced it has recommissioned the live stand-up series Comedy Central Live. This new series is a co-production between Comedy Central UK’s Linear and Digital Channels and Off The Kerb Productions.
Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, has announced an exclusive franchise agreement with The Comedy Store UK, paving the way for the creation of purpose-built comedy venues across the United Kingdom.
Claudia Trentino has won 2024's West End New (old) Act of the Year Comedy Competition. The final took place at the Carpenter's Arms near Goodge Street on Monday 25th of November.
The BBC Comedy Festival is back in May 2025 and the host city will be Belfast. The festival is a chance for producers, both established and new, and those taking their first steps in the TV industry, to come and reflect, celebrate, and explore comedy in the UK. It will kick start a year of development and production opportunities in the region.
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