BBC New Comedy Awards: 2023, Episode 2 - Leith

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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2023, Episode 2 - Leith

BBC New Comedy Awards. Image shows left to right: Alex MacKeith, Susie McCabe, Lauren Steven, Richard Gadd, Dean T Beirne, Josh Pugh, Kyrah Gray, Larry Dean, Daniel Petrie

Larry Dean hosts the second heat, coming from the Leith Theatre.

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We're heading north to Scotland and the legendary Leith Theatre, a 1930s Art Deco venue that has been transformed into a multi-arts space which supports emerging Scottish talent and local creative projects. Five acts will take to the stage in front of a packed house of more than 200 comedy-goers.

Award-winning Glaswegian stand-up comedian Larry Dean is our host for the evening and joining him are the three judges - writer, comedian and actor Richard Gadd and multiple Scottish comedy award winner Susie McCabe, as well as our our erudite head judge Josh Pugh.

Lauren Steven, Dean T Beirne, Daniel Petrie, Kyrah Gray and Alex MacKeith perform their set before the judges decide who will go through to the Grand Final in November.