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BBC New Comedy Awards. Babatunde Aléshé
BBC New Comedy Awards

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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2022, Episode 6 - Coventry

BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 Coventry heat. Image shows left to right: Denis Len, Fern Brady, Darren Harriott, Joshua Bethania, Josh Pugh, Kai Samra, Rhiannon Shaw, Joe Bingham, Julia Stenton
Josh Pugh hosts the sixth heat from The Box at FarGo Village, Coventry. Joining Fern Brady on the judging panel are Brummie comic Kai Samra and Black Country comedian Darren Harriott.

Further details

The venue for the sixth heat of the competition is The Box at FarGo Village, Coventry, an ultra-cool repurposed industrial space, smack in the city centre, which has, for one night only, been transformed into our very own comedy club.

Host for the evening is Coventry's own Josh Pugh. The multi award-winning comic kicks off the night with a bit of local banter before bringing on the five acts. Judging their performances are Brummie comic Kai Samra and, flying the flag for the Black Country, Darren Harriott. Head judge Fern Brady completes the trio.

It's not going to be easy to pick a winner from Joe Bingham, Rhiannon Shaw, Denis Len, Julia Stenton and Joshua Bethania, whose sets are jam-packed with jokes and cutting-edge material, but only one can go through to the grand final in Cardiff's St David's Hall.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 1st November 2022
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Fern Brady Self
Guest cast
Josh Pugh Host / Presenter
Kai Samra Guest
Darren Harriott Guest
Joe Bingham Self
Rhiannon Shaw Self
Denis Len Self
Julia Stenton Self
Joshua Bethania Self

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