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Anna Thomas wins BBC New Comedy Award 2021
Saturday 6th November 2021
Anna Thomas was selected as the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2021.
Liam Farrelly wins Frog And Bucket's 2021 new act competition
Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Scottish comedian Liam Farrelly has won the Beat The Frog World Series Comedy Competition 2021, the new act contest at Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club.
Spike Milligan's conflicts with the BBC to become new play
Sunday 31st October 2021
A new play about Spike Milligan and his relationship with the BBC is being written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
Christy Coysh wins Musical Comedy Awards 2021
Monday 25th October 2021
Christy Coysh was selected as the winner of the Musical Comedy Awards 2021.
Will Mars wins Malcolm Hardee Award 2021
Monday 27th September 2021
Will Mars has won the 2021 Malcolm Hardee Award for Cunning Stunt, for organising his own publicity-generating joke competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Joe Kent-Walters wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021
Tuesday 21st September 2021
Joe Kent-Walters has won the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021.
Brandon Burke wins BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020
Friday 17th September 2021
Brandon Burke has won the inaugural BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020 at a live final in central London.
Early Doors Live released for NHS charity
Monday 13th September 2021
A recording of the Early Doors Live stage show has been released for rental, in aid of Manchester-based NHS cancer treatment charity The Christie.
Omar Badawy wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2021
Friday 27th August 2021
Stand-up Omar Badawy has won the So You Think You're Funny? new act competition. Rae Brogan and Andy Watts were the runners up.
Comedy club threatened with violence for cancelling Lawrence gig
Wednesday 14th July 2021
The Concorde Club in Hampshire has reported receiving violent threats towards its staff after cancelling a gig by Andrew Lawrence.