North West Comedy Awards 2020 results
- Best Act & Best Compére: Dan Nightingale; TV Act: Tez Ilyas; Best Tour: Gary Delaney
- Alternative Act: Harriet Dyer; Breakthrough Act: Hannah Platt; Social Media Award: Paul Smith
- Hot Water Comedy Club, Giggle Shack and Beat The Frog were amongst the venue winners
The results of the North West Comedy Awards 2020 have been revealed.
The winners were awarded at a ceremony at the Frog And Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester last night (Wednesday 8th January).
Organised by the club and comedy management company A Rush Of Laughter, the awards were voted on by the public.
The big winners were stand-up Dan Nightingale, who took home two of the main awards, and Hot Water Comedy Club, which scored three wins.
The full results are:
Best Act
Other nominees: Adam Rowe, Harriet Dyer, Simon Lomas
Best Compére
Other nominees: Danny Mcloughlin, Freddy Quinne and Paul Smith
Alternative Act
Other nominees: The Delightful Sausage, Keith Carter as Nige, Tom Binns as Ivan Brackenbury
Breakthrough Act
Other nominees: Chris Kehoe, David Bawden, Tony Wright
TV/Radio Act Of The Year
Other nominees: Johnny Vegas, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Phil Ellis
Best Tour/Solo Show
Gary Delaney - Gagsters Paradise
Other nominees: The Delightful Sausage - Ginsters Paradise, Harriet Dyer - The Dinosaur Show, Phil Ellis - Au Revoir
Social Media Award
Hot Water Comedy Club / Paul Smith
Other nominees: Adam Staunton, Danny Sutcliffe, Sam Avery (Learner Parent)
Best Podcast
Alex Boardman & Chris Kehoe - Mondeo Law
Other nominees: Dan Nightingale - Hack Radio, Eddie Hoo & Dave Longley - Arguing For The Sake Of Arguing, Harriet Dyer - Don't Worry (Bi Polar) Happy
Best Comedy Club
Hot Water Comedy Club
Other nominees: The Comedy Station, The Frog & Bucket, XS Malarkey
Best Small Comedy Club
Giggle Shack
Other nominees: Barking Tales, New Comedians @ The Comedy Store, Off The Rails (Saddleworth)
Best Open Mic
Beat The Frog
Other nominees: The Comedy Balloon, Gleeson's Massive Gong, New Stuff At The Store
Best Promoter
A Rush Of Laughter
Other nominees: Colin Havey, Peter Vincent (Manfords Comedy Club), Rob Riley
Venue Of The Year
Hot Water Comedy Club
Other nominees: The Comedy Store, The Frog & Bucket, The Lowry
Legend Award
Agraman of The Buzz Club