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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.

  • Continues tomorrow on BBC3 at 10pm with 2024, Episode 6
  • 2024, Episode 5 repeated tomorrow at 3:30am on BBC3

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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.

Craig Scott

BBC New Comedy Awards. Craig Scott

JoJo Maberly

BBC New Comedy Awards. JoJo Maberly

Jonathan Oldfield

BBC New Comedy Awards. Jonathan Oldfield

Katie McLeod

BBC New Comedy Awards. Katie McLeod

Maddy Fernando

BBC New Comedy Awards. Maddy Fernando

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 30th October 2024
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Thursday 3rd October 2024, 19:00 at Paisley Town Hall

Upcoming repeats

  1. Wednesday 6th November 2024 at 3:30am on BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Babatunde Aléshé Self
Guest cast
Larry Dean Host / Presenter
Ashley Storrie Guest
Gregor Sharp Guest
Craig Scott Self
Maddy Fernando Self
Jonathan Oldfield Self
JoJo Maberly Self
Katie McLeod Self
Production team
Geraldine Dowd (as Geri Dowd) Director
Lindsay Jex Series Producer
Lucy Ansbro Executive Producer

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