The judging is over. The spreadsheet is saved. The scores are set.
In our search for the 10 acts to go through to final of the 2022 Funny Women Stage Award, our team and a select panel of industry judges scored over 400 submission videos from over 14 timezones in multiple stages; two preliminary rounds, 12 live online heats rounds and four live online semi-finals, we are exhausted!
We have been so impressed with this year’s entrants. Once again, we opened the competition to our global friends and have discovered some great new talents. The standard was very high and the level of dedication and willingness to embrace online gigs again has been truly inspiring.
Without further ado, we are delighted to announce that the 2022 Funny Women Stage Award finalists sponsored by Next Up Comedy are:
| Anshita Koul |
| Fathiya Saleh |
| Jessie Nixon |
| Julia Stenton |
| Kate Martin |
| Leah Davis |
| Lorna Rose Treen |
| Marjolein Robertson |
| Sharlin Jahan |
| Tatty Macleod |
Congratulations to you all!
Prizes for the 2022 Stage Award sponsored by Next Up Comedy include:
A cash prize of £1000.
Am Exclusive produced content deal with Next Up Comedy.
1 hour Studio time with professional photographer Steve Ullathorne.
Mentorship and Support from Funny Women, our Industry Partners and our Community.
A custom made Tatty Devine necklace trophy.
10 finalists will compete in-person at the Stage Award final sponsored by Sky Studios, hosted by Thanyia Moore (Winner 2017) with a headline set from Lara Ricote (Winner 2021), on Thursday 29th September at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. TICKETS HERE.
The final will also be broadcast via our streaming partners, NextUp Comedy.
Nominate for the heat Comedy Content Award HERE.
Shortlist for the Comedy Writing Award sponsored by Sky Studios HERE.
