ENTER THE MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS @ www.musicalcomedy.co.uk - free entry, submit a video of a comedy song by Dec 12th, progress into heats in London and chance to win £500 plus muchos press coverage and stage time!
Background
Now in it's second year, the Musical Comedy Awards is an unique competition that celebrates the emerging musical comedy community in the UK and promotes the venerable art-form of comedy song-writing as an independent genre. Building on the UK's tradition of creating fantastic music-based comedy, e.g. Flanders & Swann, Monty Python, or more recently artists like Bill Bailey, the online and offline competition delivers an indie twist to successful mainstream formats such as Pop-Idol or Britain's Got Talent and provides mad and talented men and women across the land the opportunity to showcase their comedy songs.
Format
In it's first year there were close to 200 entries to www.musicalcomedy.co.uk and a sell-out final at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington. This year artists have until December 12th to submit their videos online and then judges will select the best forty artists, who will go through to the live heats. Judges include Time Out Comedy Editor Tim Arthur, musical comedy legend Earl Okin and Leisa Rea, one half of last year's winners, hilarious duo Adams and Rea. The heats will be taking place from January through to the final in March 26th at the New Players Theatre in London.
Dates for heats
All heats to be held at the Wilmington Arms, London, 69 Roseberry Ave, London, EC1R 4RL between 1.30 and 4pm.
First round: Jan 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Ten acts in each heat, five go through to the next round based on audience votes.
Quarter-Finals: Feb 13th and 27th . Same format as above.
Semi-Final: March 6th. Same format as above.
Final: March 26, New Players Theatre - five acts perform alongside other established names (Adams and Rea, Earl Okin, Pippa Evans more tbc). One winner, cash prize of £500.
How to enter
Entry is free. Simply upload an original video of your comedy song to www.musicalcomedy.co.uk before December 12th. Judges will then select which artists proceed to the live heats at the above dates.
