Sian Davies
- Stand-up comedian and actor
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Introducing 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 2020Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2020 results
Johnny Vegas has won this year's Legend of Comedy prize from the Leicester Comedy Festival. Other winners at the festival's annual awards include Alex Hylton and Friz Frizzle.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2020Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Awards nominees
Alex Hylton, Paul Currie, Scott Bennett, Olga Koch, Nathan Cassidy and Troy Hawke are amongst the nominees for the Leicester Comedy Festival's 2020 awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2020Sian Davies on the importance of Best in Class
"Why did it take me to get this started?"
Blizzard Comedy, 29th January 2020Siân Davies talks coming of age in her late twenties
"We own it, we aren't afraid of laughing at ourselves."
Blizzard Comedy, 28th January 2020Best in Class 2020 line up announced
Best in Class is a show that champions the talent of working-class comedians. 100% crowdfunded and profit sharing, this is Best in Class's third year and after showcasing 16 comics, it shows no signs of stopping with a fresh new line up of working-class comedians!
Funny Women, 27th January 2020Live review: Funny Women Final
The fourth act in this year's Funny Women Stage Award final, Charlie George, commented soon after coming onstage that "No-one is straight any more." She had clearly being watching from the wings or chatting to her fellow finalists as almost all of this year's Funny Women final line-up were either gay, bisexual, transsexual or pansexual. It's probably a reflection of both the comedy world and the "real" world and good to see that people can be open and honest about their sexuality at a time when society also feels like it is in danger of becoming more closed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th September 2019Funny Women final 2019 review
With so much of today's best comedy, especially on TV, coming from women, it seems more ridiculous than ever to think of female-led comedy as a sub-genre. And judging by the impressively strong final in this year's Funny Women award, there are plenty more talented comics waiting in the traps to keep redressing the industry's historic gender imbalance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2019Funny Women Awards finalists' funniest school moments
The Funny Women Awards finalists reveal their funniest school moments.
Marc Chacksfield, ShortList, 15th September 2019Heard the one about the working-class comedian?
The industry remains dominated by privately educated standups who have the right connections and can afford all the risks of a career in comedy.
Sian Davies, The Guardian, 10th September 2019