BBC New Comedy Awards: 2024, Episode 5 - Scotland Heat: Paisley

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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2024, Episode 5 - Scotland Heat: Paisley

BBC New Comedy Awards. Image shows left to right: Babatunde Aléshé, Gregor Sharp, Ashley Storrie, Maddy Fernando, JoJo Maberly, Jonathan Oldfield, Katie McLeod, Craig Scott, Larry Dean

The BBC's big comedy talent search heads north to Scotland and the iconic Paisley Town Hall, which, following a multi-million-pound revamp has been transformed into a world-class venue.

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The BBC's big comedy talent search heads north to Scotland and the iconic Paisley Town Hall, which, following a multi-million-pound revamp has been transformed into a world-class venue and top performance spaces. Five acts take to the stage in front of a packed house of more than 200 comedy lovers.

Award-winning Glaswegian stand-up comedian Larry Dean is the host for the evening and joining him are the three judges - writer, comedian and actor Ashley Storrie, who recently picked up two BAFTA nominations for her BBC Three comedy, Dinosaur; and the writer of the multi-award-winning Scottish sitcom, Two Doors Down, Gregor Sharp. Plus, our head judge, Babatunde Aleshe, is on hand to keep the house in order.

Craig Scott, Maddy Fernando, Jonathan Oldfield, JoJo Maberly and Katie McLeod perform their set before the judges decide who will go through to the Grand Final in November.