BBC New Comedy Awards
- TV stand-up
- BBC One / BBC Three
- 2021 - 2024
- 28 episodes (4 series)
The BBC competition to find the best new stand-up comedians. Stars Mawaan Rizwan, Fern Brady, Josh Pugh and Babatunde Aléshé.
- Due to return for 2025
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2021, Episode 2 - Wolverhampton
In Wolverhampton, five new stand-ups try to impress the audience and judges Mawaan Rizwan, Sikisa and Sarah Keyworth. Darren Harriott hosts.
Further details
Tonight's heat comes from Light House, a cinema, gallery and media hub for Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas. Darren Harriott is our host for the evening, and the five hopefuls need to impress judges Mawaan Rizwan, Sikisa and Sarah Keyworth. Only one can make it through to the grand final in November.
Ricky Balshaw
Finlay Christie
Celya AB
Daman Bamrah
Andy Watts
Notes
Celya AB was chosen by the judges.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 19th October 2021
- Time
- 6am
- Channel
- BBC Three (Online)
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mawaan Rizwan | Self |
| Darren Harriott | Host / Presenter |
| Sikisa | Guest |
| Sarah Keyworth | Guest |
| Ricky Balshaw | Self |
| Finlay Christie | Self |
| Celya AB | Self |
| Daman Bamrah | Self |
| Andy Watts | Self |
| Geraldine Dowd | Director |
| Lindsay Jex | Series Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Executive Producer |
| Simon Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Harriet Murdoch | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Frankland | Line Producer |
| Richard Dean | Edit Producer |
| Mark Olver | Consultant Producer |
| Richard Drew | Production Designer |
| Stuart Pring | Lighting Designer |