After much deliberation, we are delighted to announce the writers and filmmakers who have made it onto the 2019 Funny Women Awards Comedy Writing and Comedy Shorts longlists…
We received over 200 scripts from budding comedy writers across the UK, so the Funny Women Comedy Writing Award readers have been knee-deep (metaphorically, shout out to Dropbox) in scripts. It’s been tough but thanks to all our readers from across the comedy industry we can now announce the 25 scripts to make it to the longlist.
In no particular order:
Lorna Woolfson: Tudor Roses
Kelly Warburton: Loophole
Kirsty Smith: Poor Cow
Jessica Mallett: Sad Men
Ellen Waddell: Data Leak
Kat Armitage: Virgins
Lesley Ann Acheson: Drama School
Ishbelle Bee: Tangle-Web
Amy Mason: Joyless
Thomasin Lockwood: Applause
Charlie George: Roar
Beth Westbrook: Lost Time
Georgia Wagstaff: Posers
Lydia Rynne: Living Wild
Donna Allan: Grave Undertakings
Denise Watson: Burley Girls
Victoria Morris: Mutton
Abbie Murphy: Be Lucky
Alice Etches: The Waywards
Erin Dunsford: Marry Me
Rosie Harris: Girly Girls
Ribs Norman and Michele Sheldon: KRASS
Anna Miles: No Object
Annie Hodson: The Z Team
The Funny Women comedy shorts team got square-eyes watching over 100 comedy shorts films submitted this year for the Comedy Shorts Award. Again you all set us a difficult task but the 25 Comedy Shorts longlisted are…
In no particular order:
Alice Trueman: The Date
Síomha Ní Aonghusa: Abortions Deciding Office
Miztli Rose and Phoebe Batteson-Brown: Lady Likes
Double Yay: Nutritiously Nicola
Sasha Ellen: World’s Newest Profession
Gemma Rigg: Hoe Street
Annie McGrath: Baby Shower
Zen Kiddo: Punchline
Erinn Dhesi: Life of a (South) Asian Influencer
Helen Kennedy-Turner: Whore – Table 6
Laura Evelyn: Frolic
Lily Smith: Ruined
Naomi Miller and Rebecca Rayne: Halloween Spesh
Laura Edwards: The Dating Game
Michelle de Swarte: Voguing to Dancehall
Ruth Pickett: Wasteland
Emily Brown: Paper Trail
Emilie Sheehan: Refugees Welcome Here
Coral Amiga and Nicole Hartley: Vibez meets the Shallow Vs
Jessica Fostekew: Nothing Will Help
Laura McMahon: Admit One
Ziggy Luz: Wives of the Landed Gentry
Lucy Hilton-Jones: Funemployed
Sarah Mills: Ghost of Bad Sex
Samantha Lyden and Theresa Burns: Neil’s Yard
There’s still time to nominate a women-led show for the 2019 Funny Women Awards’ Best Show Category! The show with the most nominations will be picked! Nominate a show you have seen or your own show by 31st August here!
