Alex MacKeith wins at Musical Comedy Awards
- 1st: Alex MacKeith. 2nd: Tom Taylor. 3rd: Bennet Kavanagh
- Audience Favourite: Amy Webber
- Best Newcomer: Best Friends Cabaret
Alex MacKeith has been named as the winner of the Musical Comedy Awards 2020.
Tom Taylor was the runner-up.
Bennet Kavanagh came third.
Amy Webber picked up the audience favourite award.
Best Friends Cabaret - Alice Coombes and Livvy Perrett - were awarded the Best Newcomer trophy.
The other finalists were Shelf, Chris Rio, 2 Mouthed Men, Jamie Finn, Canadians in Space and Stepdads.
The final of the Musical Comedy Awards 2020, sponsored by WeGotTickets, was delayed due to coronavirus. The acts performed live tonight at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. The show, hosted by Nick Horseman, was performed in front of a socially distanced audience in the theatre, with many more viewers watching via the live stream powered by NextUp.
The judges were Bruce Dessau (Evening Standard), Mark Boosey (British Comedy Guide), Kathleen Price (Funny Women), Stuart Wilson (ToDoList London), Poppy Hillstead (Ebdon Management) and Hils Jago (Amused Moose).
This was the 12th Musical Comedy Awards final. The 2021 final is due to take place later in the year. More details about the competition can be found on musicalcomedyawards.com