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.
- Continues today on BBC1 at 10:40pm with 2024, Episode 7
- Catch-up on 2024, Episode 6
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2024, Episode 3 - Southern Heat: Crofton Park
Further details
We head to sunny south London and the remarkable Rivoli Ballrooms, a world-famous venue that's dripping in original vintage décor. Designed by Henley Attwater in 1913, it's one of the last 1950s style ballrooms in the country. Five brand new acts take to the stage in front of a packed house of more than two hundred comedy lovers.
Award-winning comedian Laura Smyth is the host, and joining her are the three judges - Mexican-born stand-up Lara Ricote, Motherland writer Holly Walsh and head judge, Babatunde Aleshe.
Muhsin Yesilada, Maia Tassalini, Limahl Germain, Alfie Packham and Frankie Thompson each perform their set before the judges decide who will go through to the grand final. There can only be one winner, so who will it be?
Muhsin Yesilada
Maia Tassalini
Limahl Germain
Alfie Packham
Frankie Thompson
Notes
Maia Tassalini won.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th October 2024
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 26th September 2024, 19:00 at The Rivoli Ballroom
Cast & crew
| Babatunde Aléshé | Self |
| Laura Smyth | Host / Presenter |
| Lara Ricote | Guest |
| Holly Walsh | Guest |
| Muhsin Yesilada | Self |
| Maia Tassalini | Self |
| Limahl Germain | Self |
| Alfie Packham | Self |
| Frankie Thompson | Self |
| Geraldine Dowd (as Geri Dowd) | Director |
| Lindsay Jex | Series Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Executive Producer |