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
Episode menu
2021, Episode 7 - Grand Final
Six finalists take to the stage in their bid to win over the judges and be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2021. Featuring Anna Thomas, Celya AB, Molly McGuinness, Lily Phillips, Liam Farrelly and William Thompson.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 5th November 2021
- Time
- 11:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 50 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mawaan Rizwan | Self |
| Guz Khan | Host / Presenter |
| Sophie Duker | Guest |
| Lauren Pattison | Guest |
| Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Guest |
| Lee Ridley (as Lost Voice Guy) | Guest |
| Anna Thomas | Self |
| Celya AB | Self |
| Molly McGuinness | Self |
| Lily Phillips | Self |
| Liam Farrelly | Self |
| William Thompson | Self |
| Bobby Duquenoy Taylor | Self |
| Holly Hall | 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 |
| Stuart Pring | Lighting Designer |
| Mark Robertson | Composer |
Press
Anna Thomas: How I became a stand-up comic
The winner of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2021, Anna Thomas, explains how she got into comedy, where she gets her inspiration and shares her tips for getting into stand-up.
Hannah Price, BBC, 6th November 2021