The Bristol Comedy Competition

• Competition
• Performance
• Free
• Opened 7th November / Closes 1st December
• Website

A competition for new acts linked to the South West.

Up-and-coming comedians linked to the South West of England ("born, live, work, study, etc") can apply to be part of this new competition linked to the inaugural Bristol Comedy Festival.

The organisers say: "We are very excited to be putting on Bristol's very first comedy competition. This is an amazing opportunity to platform the city as the hub for comedy it has become over the past few years and platform the many talented people that perform there, with first place being worth £1000!

"We've worked hard to make this competition is inclusive and fair as possible which means we've ended up doing a few things a little differently, such as paying £20 expenses (per show) to anyone that makes it to the semi-finals and finals.

"Each heat and semi final will have an audience vote and two judge votes. The audience vote will always be counted first so whoever brought the thunder will always progress.

"The grand final will have an industry panel and be held in the main room of The Bristol Folk House and will be comprised of six acts doing ten minutes. Each act that made it this far will be guaranteed paid work within Bristol, with the runner up having that guarantee be equivalent to at least £250 and the winner getting £500 cash and £500 in club spots both with us and our links round the city."