Funny Women Festival – Edinburgh Preview Season!

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If you want to check out some of the best shows hitting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year before they even cross the Scottish border then you will be glad to know that in association with Benefit Cosmetics, Funny Women is pleased to present the Funny Women Festival 2016 – Edinburgh Fringe Preview Season on the Good Ship Benefit! We start on Monday 4th July and run until Wednesday 27th July.

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It’s all aboard for top acts such as Tiffany Stevenson, Felicity Ward, Ellie Taylor, Rachel Parris, Lou Sanders, Helen Monks, Sarah Keyworth and Funny Women Awards winners Jayde Adams and Desiree Burch.

We have our sea legs now, thanks to The Good Ship Benefit (the R.S Hispaniola, two minutes from Embankment) hosting numerous 2016 Funny Women Awards heats, so this ship is no stranger to female comedy talent!

Climbing aboard are…

4th July

7pm  Holly Burn: I Am Special

9pm  Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur

5th July

7pm  Revan and Fennell

9pm  Annie McGrath: The Seven Ages Of An

6th July

7pm  Viv Groskop: Be More Margo

9pm  Ayesha Hazarika: Tales From The Pink Bus

7th July

7pm  Cat Call

9pm  Sarah Keyworth: Through The Banister

8th July

7pm  Samantha Baines: 1 Woman, A Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox

9pm  Tiff Stevenson: Seven

9th July

7pm  Ellie Taylor: Infidelliety

9pm  Ria Lina: Dear Daughter

10th July

7pm  Beth Vyse: As Funny As Cancer

9pm  Emily Lloyd-Saini: Is This Part Of The Show?

11th July

7pm  Lou Sanders: What’s That Lady Doing?

9pm  Helen Monks: Dolly Wants To Die

12th July

7pm  SuZanna GonZo: DARK LADY

9pm  Elf Lyons: Pelican

13th July

7pm  Sooz Kempner: Queen

9pm  Rachel Parris: Best Laid Plans

14th July

7pm  Kirsty Newton: Life Begins At Party

9pm  Abi Roberts: Anglichanka

15th July

7pm  Alison Thea-Skot: It’s Thea Skot In Here (so take off all your clothes)

9pm  Cheekykita: Tittitutar Town

16th July

7pm  Jayde Adams: Jayde 31

9pm  Anna Morris: It’s Got To Be Perfect

17th July

7pm  Hayley Ellis: FOMO

9pm  Bisha K Ali: Senseless Sensibility

18th July

7pm Penelope Solomon: I Was A Penis At The Royal Festival Hall

9pm The Ruby Darlings

19th July

7pm  Ayesha Hazarika: Tales From The Pink Bus

9pm  Marny Godden: Where’s John’s Porridge Bowl?

20th July

7pm  Lauren Pattison: Reet Petite

9pm  Lorna Shaw is Ava Rage & Lucy Pearman: Crack In Progress

25th July

7pm Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

9pm Four Femmes on the Thames

27th July

7pm  Desiree Burch: This Is Evolution

9pm  Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely To Die

Download the Y-Plan app to book your tickets to all the Funny Women Festival 2016 Edinburgh Previews, and receive offers and discounts on all Funny Women events and much more!

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Comedy Shorts Award Entry Requirements

The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.

Funny Women NextUp…Comedy Shorts Award

Are you a budding Director? Producer? Screenwriter? Are you collaborating with friends to make a funny video? Then we are looking for YOU!

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