Press clippings
BBC New Comedy Award 2024 review
Given all the opportunities the BBC can afford, it's no surprise that their New Comedy Award attracts the cream of emerging comedians.
Chortle, 14th November 2024Rosie Jones tops fundraising line-up
Join Rosie Jones and her comedy friends Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett, Suzi Ruffell, Nish Kumar, Charlie Baker, Chantel Nash and Dane Buckley for an evening of laughs in aid of an incredible cause - Small Steps.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th April 2024Comedy Central Live Series 3 line-up revealed
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Susie McCabe and Dane Baptiste are among the stand-ups to be showcased in the third series of Comedy Central Live, with Athena Kugblenu, Pierre Novellie, Dan Tiernan, Rachel Fairburn, Josh Jones, Harriet Kemsley, Ignacio Lopez, Ken Cheng, Kemah Bob and Finlay Christie also featuring.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2023Life and laughter of Dane Buckley
The only half-Indian, half-Irish, gay stand-up comedian in the world regularly makes cross-cultural audiences of all ages roar with laughter.
Asjad Nazir, Eastern Eye, 15th September 2023Mark Flynn wins Bath New Act 2023 competition
The winner of Bath New Act 2023 is Mark Flynn. Sam Picone was second, with Chris Yates third. There were also honourable mentions for Kev Mud and Emma Coyne.
British Comedy Guide, 15th April 2023Bath New Act 2023 finalists announced
The twelve finalists competing in tomorrow's Bath Comedy New Act Of The Year 2023 award have been confirmed.
British Comedy Guide, 13th April 2023Jiksaw names its ones-to-watch 2023
Creative studio Jiksaw has revealed the 17 comedians who form its Faces Of Comedy 2022 cohort, a list of up-and-coming comedy talents to watch out for in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 6th December 20222Northdown New Comedian Of The Year 2022 review
The same faces often pop up across multiple new act finals, but the competition run by London venue 2Northdown finds a fresher batch of funny than most. And the 12 who made it to the final - whittled down from around 400 entries - ensured a very entertaining evening.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th November 2022John Tothill wins 2Northdown New Act Competition 2022
John Tothill has been named the winner of the 2Northdown New Act Competition 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2022Beat The Frog World Series final 2022 review
Whatever happens at the American midterms, it seems people just can't be trusted with democracy. Two of the new comics at the Beat The Frog final on Monday night stood above the others for me - yet the audience who decide the title plumped for neither of them.
Chortle, 9th November 2022