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
- Catch-up on 2024, Episode 7
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2023, Episode 7 - Final: Glasgow
Further details
The BBC's foremost comedy talent search, The New Comedy Awards, has reached its climax. Over 1,000 applied, more than 100 went head-to-head at showcases across the country and 30 battled it out in the regional heats. Now, six finalists take to the stage in their bid to win over the judges and be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2023.
Filmed in front of a full house at one of Scotland's most historic and significant playhouses, King's Theatre, Glasgow, which opened in 1904 and has played host to top stars and stand-up comics ever since.
The Grand Final is a culmination of six regional heats filmed across the UK. The judges have a tough job picking a winner from a diverse range of cutting-edge comics.
The awards are hosted by award-winning stand-up, writer and actor Rosie Jones. Head judge Josh Pugh takes his place for the final time and is joined by fellow stand-ups Zoe Lyons and Darren Harriott. Former winner of the New Comedian Award 2022 Dan Tiernan gives a very special performance before handing over the award to this year's recipient.
Kit Rees (as Hester Ectomy)
Jin Hao Li
Joe Kent-Walters (as Frankie Monroe)
Chantel Nash
Dean T Beirne
Paddy Young
Notes
Winner: Joe Kent-Walters
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th November 2023
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Josh Pugh | Self |
| Rosie Jones | Host / Presenter |
| Zoe Lyons | Guest |
| Darren Harriott | Guest |
| Dan Tiernan | Guest |
| Paddy Young | Self |
| Dean T Beirne | Self |
| Kit Rees (as Hester Ectomy) | Self |
| Chantel Nash | Self |
| Jin Hao Li | Self |
| Joe Kent-Walters (as Frankie Monroe) | Self |
| Geraldine Dowd | Director |
| Lindsay Jex | Series Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Frankland | Line Producer |
| Richard Dean | Edit Producer |
| Mark Olver | Consultant Producer |
| Navi Lamba | Executive Producer |
| Jane Rogerson | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Pring | Lighting Designer |
| Stuart Pring | Production Designer |
| Mark Robertson | Composer |
Video
New Comedy Awards 2023 finalists' favourite jokes
Ahead of the BBC's New Comedy Awards 2023 grand final, each heat winner picked out a joke from their own set that hit the spot with audiences.
Featuring: Dean T Beirne, Hester Ectomy, Jin Hao Li, Frankie Monroe, Chantel Nash & Paddy Young.