comedy
Madeleine Brettingham has won the 38th edition of So You Think You’re Funny? - the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition.
Reb Day and Joel Walker came second and third place respectively, coming out top from over 435 initial applications and entertaining a sold out crowd at this year’s final at Appleton Tower, hosted by all-star MC Laura Lexx.
Join the BBC New Comedy Awards for a night of free comedy this September.
After 46 years entertaining audiences in London's West End, The Comedy Store, the most recognisable brand in live comedy, brings its hilarity to a global audience with its brand-new podcast titled The Comedy Store Live.
Podcast episodes will be released on Mondays in partnership with Spotify, sponsored by Ticketmaster, providing the opportunity to both listen and watch stand-up comedy from the world's most renowned stage.
The 14th Women in Comedy Festival has announced its line-up. Running from 2nd to the 12th of October the festival will host upwards of 50 shows and events in six venues across Manchester. The festival is an inclusive event; applications are open to cis women, those who identify as female and non-binary performers.
The Live Comedy Association’s (LCA) work lobbying politicians and government has prompted MP members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to call on Sir Chris Bryant MP (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism) to formally recognise live comedy as a distinct art form. In a landmark letter from the committee, Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP writes that following a “compelling proposal” from the LCA, the committee discussed live comedy at a State of Play evidence session earlier this year. The le
Derry’s Diona Doherty makes her Edinburgh Fringe stand-up debut with ‘Get Your Pink Back!’ As a comedian, actress and writer Diona is already making waves in the entertainment world. She is soon to appear in the hit BBC police drama ‘Blue Lights’; was previously in an episode of Derry Girls and has written and produced a number of plays at The Belfast Opera House.
NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian and Sunday Times best-selling author Dr Benji Waterhouse returns to the Pleasance Courtyard with his second comedy hour.
Big Finish Originals – Comedy Playhouse, a collection of six brand-new full-cast audio sitcom pilots from upcoming writers, is due for release in November 2025.
In 2023, Big Finish Productions and Write on Comedy united to revive the BBC’s legendary anthology series Comedy Playhouse and ran an open submission competition for sitcom pilot scripts.
The winning script, The Cracks Are Showing by Cy Henty an
Mexican American comedian Nick Hornedo makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with ‘Watch This When You Get Home’ at the Underbelly Bristo Square Clover. The show has already featured as part of the Projectorfest, SOLOCOM and the New York City Fringe Festival in the US. A selection from this show is being featured in an episode of PBS's Stories From the Stage and will be airing on US television.
The finalists for the first ever WEST END NEW WOMEN COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR have been announced.
The show is the latest competition under the West End New Act of the Year banner and aims to give a platform for new acts who have been going for under three years.
the acts compoeting are:
Bonya
Eloise Heath
Emma Davies
Hazel Donovan
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