Barry Ferns
- British
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Leicester Comedy Festival 2025 Awards nominees
Nominees in the wide-ranging 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2025Live review: Komedia New Comedy Award, Komedia, Brighton
This year's Komedia New Comedy Award final got off to a great start. I was one of the judges and when I arrived our table was groaning with chicken pieces, halloumi fries, chips. Definitely how to win over a journalist's heart - if you don't stop it beating first. After this though things did go slightly downhill until victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat by some of the stronger, later acts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th February 2025Komedia New Comedy Awards 2025 review
The number of talented new acts banging on the door of the comedy circuit never ceases to be impressive. And so it was with the Komedia New Comedy Award last night, with nine promising newcomers all trying to make an impression, and largely succeeding.
Chortle, 12th February 2025Elf Lyons & Ian Lockwood win Comedians' Choice Awards
Elf Lyons's Horses has been voted Best Show by her peers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Comedians' Choice Awards also saw Ian Lockwood named Best Newcomer.
British Comedy Guide, 20th August 2024Tim Harding's comedy diary
Lou Taylor and Jamie D'Souza: both new to me and both very strong.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 1st June 2024Nish Kumar, Sam Campbell, Helen Bauer play Angel Comedy charity rooftop show
Angel Comedy is bringing back our third much-anticipated street party.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd May 2024Komedia New Comedy Award 2024 review
I'd wager the judges' scores must have been pretty tight at the final of Komedia's New Comedy Award. I know mine were, with little separating a talented bunch, none of whom crashed and burned under the pressure of the occasion.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th February 2024Komedia New Comedy Award 2024 review
Comedy competitions can often be long affairs with producers having big line-ups so that all the acts' mates buy tickets and fill the venue. No such problem at Komedia where nine acts, ably compered by Barry Ferns, played to a full room of what seemed like a non-partisan but very up-for-it crowd.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2024Aisling Bea and Angel Comedy to run Food Drive on 20th December
Aisling Bea and Angel Comedy have announced a day of comedy on 20th December to collect for Hackney Food Bank Warehouse.
British Comedy Guide, 12th December 2023Edinburgh chainsaw massacre: the 10 boldest - and most idiotic - Fringe stunts
At the Fringe, it's not enough to put on a blockbuster show - you've got to get people talking. These shows achieved just that.
Alex Diggins, The Telegraph, 7th August 2023