Press clippings
Funny Women's Glitter Project extends to six locations
The Funny Women organisation is expanding its programme supporting female creatives to London, Medway, Brighton, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2024Funny Women Awards celebrate 20 years with Radio 4 retrospective
The Funny Women Awards celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a retrospective history on Radio 4, presented by Kerry Godliman. 20 Years Of Funny Women features archive performances and interviews with Jo Brand, Diane Morgan, Zoe Lyons, Rachel Parris, Sindhu Vee and more.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2023Lynne Parker: Edinburgh Revisited
I've been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival many times over the years and in various different guises.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 1st August 2022Funny Women Awards 2021 results
The winners of the Funny Women Awards 2021 are Lara Ricote, Kathryn Bond, Ada Player, Hayley Morris and Sophie Duker.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2021Why it's TIME'S UP on abuse
I set up Funny Women with the intention of creating a safe space for women in comedy and over the last (almost) 20 years I have been saddened by continuing reports of abuse, both mental and physical, from within our industry. What's worse is that many of the victims were told not to tell anybody or talk about it because 'nobody would believe them'. This kind of coercion is fundamental to abuse of all kinds across society so 'times up' on letting the perpetrators get away with it.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 13th September 2021Funny Women nominated for Digital Women Awards 2021
We are so pleased that Funny Women and Lynne Parker have been nominated for not one but two Digital Women Awards 2021!
Funny Women, 10th March 2021Funny Women predictions for comedy in 2021
As 2020 draws to a close the universally agreed upon 'hot take' is that it has been somewhat tumultuous. No industry escaped this year unscathed and those in comedy had to find new ways to adapt in order to survive. After a year spent consuming comedy either online or in socially distanced outdoor spaces, the Funny Women team dust off their crystal balls and make their predictions for comedy in 2021...
Funny Women, 18th December 2020Keep on keeping on
I take some comfort and a great deal of pride in the possibility that the 2020 Funny Women Awards is one of a very few comedy awards to continue running this year in the face of the global pandemic and total lockdown. It feels good and I couldn't have done it without the incredible team around me.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 31st August 2020Introducing The Funny Women Survival Guide Podcast
As the UK's leading female comedy community we are making sure that we're here for you during these strange times. We'll be coming to your aid every Friday with our new podcast The Funny Women Survival Guide, where we bring together (digitally, we're social distancing here) women in comedy to share their tips on how to stay upbeat during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Funny Women, 7th April 2020The great leveler
The net effect is communal fear and we can either get to grips with it, find solutions and explore new ways of working and collaborating together or it becomes weaponised as the vulnerable try to protect themselves.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 27th March 2020