The deadline for this year’s Funny Women Awards is fast approaching, entries close for all Awards categories on 1st June. This is your chance to be part of Funny Women’s 20th anniversary year.
Funny Women’s Matron Jo Brand, who supports the community, says: “As Matron I am calling upon those of you with funny bones to take part in this year’s Funny Women Awards. We’ve never needed laughter as much as we do right now, and these brilliant Awards celebrate great new female comedy talent…. what are you waiting for?!”
Founder Lynne Parker, who created Funny Women 20 years ago, added: “Despite the challenges over the last two years we’ve prevailed. The online space has provided an incredible platform for us to showcase new talent across the comedy genres and entry to our Awards is truly accessible. We’re now open to receive entries by new female performers, writers and creators from anywhere in the world.”
Awards & Operations Director Alex Rochford says: “The 2022 Funny Women Awards are more of the same but bigger! Armed with our pandemic learnings and a spring in our step, we will once again be taking a hybrid approach to the Awards season. A mixture of online and live performances will make up the competition. Last year we opened to the Funny Women Community across the globe and our stage award final featured acts from Denmark and the Netherlands performing. This is the 20th Anniversary of Funny Women and the Gala Final with kick start a series of Celebration events”
Past winners and finalists include Katherine Ryan, Jayde Adams, Roisin Conaty, Sarah Millican, Sara Pascoe, Zoe Lyons, Bridget Christie, Susan Calman, Sindhu Vee, Rosie Jones, London Hughes, Desiree Burch and Game of Thrones actor Gemma Whelan.
Funny Women was created in 2002 and the Awards have since become the leading platform for numerous talented female performers, writers, creators, and short filmmakers. The Awards are the ‘beating heart’ of Funny Women with their mission to encourage women to have a stronger, funnier, and memorable voice across media, business, and beyond.
The organisation shows women from all walks of life how comedy builds confidence. Strongly believing in equal rights and opportunities for all; Funny Women has been empowering female-identifying voices, for 20 years contributing to gender parity in the comedy industry and beyond.
The deadline for registration is 23:59GMT on 1st June 2022 and is open to any eligible performer, filmmaker, or writer worldwide. All the Awards will be presented at the Awards final at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London and will also be broadcast via our streaming partners.
As our matron Jo Brand said “what are you waiting for?!” you can apply to this year’s Funny Women Awards here!
