This Saturday Funny Women founder Lynne Parker will be one of the judges deciding who will be this year’s winner of the Musical comedy Awards!
The finalists who will be performing at The Udderbelly, London are Hannah Brackenbury, Four Femmes, Steve Grainger and Uke’s Not Dead, Michael Peter Kerr, Jon Long and Making Faces.
These guys will be joined by the talented Tina T’urner Tea Lady and Musical Comedy Awards best newcomer 2016 Harriet Braine.
Good luck to all the finalists!
From co-founding the UK’s first weekly LGBTQ+ comedy night to selling out Brighton Fringe, meet Ali Jay – our brilliant new Funny Women Brighton Producer
Multi award-winning comedian Lara Ricote is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August with her highly anticipated show, Inkling, and she is arriving off the back of a wave of critical acclaim.
COMEDYUK, the country’s first ever round-the-clock comedy radio station, has officially launched, bringing non-stop laughter to audiences across the nation.
We celebrated the life of Jo Fletcher-Cross a week ago today. It was an honour to deliver this Tribute on behalf of Funny Women and our community.
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you have a short film or sketch that you think is hilarious, then enter your work for our Comedy Shorts Award to be in with a chance of winning some life-changing support and mentoring from comedy professionals.
WHAT KIND OF FILM ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
A 1- 6 minute film that can take the form of anything comical. It’s a great opportunity to show us your creative flair and have fun!
WHO CAN ENTER?
This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed.
ARE THERE ANY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MY FILM?
Yes – we require all films to be 6 minutes or under, to be entirely original dialogue, to not feature brand logos and most importantly, to only use music with the written consent of the performer and/or publisher either personally or via the PRS system https://www.prsformusic.com/ .
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MY FILM?
We will broadcast selected entries on our Funny Women YouTube channel and social media (so keep an eye out) and the top 10 finalists’ films will also hosted on a dedicated Funny Women Comedy Shorts Awards page on our website. We will also broadcast the final 3 entries as part of the grand final night.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Films are judged for production, concept, delivery/performance, creativity, writing and overall funniness. The top 10 films are then viewed by an independent judging panel of top television and film industry professionals who will choose one overall winner and two runners up. The final three will be invited to attend the grand final in London on the 23rd September.
WHAT CAN I WIN?
2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you need further information please contact us here