We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Funny Women Comedy Writing Award has received an extraordinary number of scripts this year. Thanks to the invaluable assistance of our fantastic panel of readers from the comedy industry, we have diligently reviewed and scored over 300 scripts, finally narrowing them down to a longlist of 20.
If you didnt make this list please don’t be discouraged. Thank you so much for entering this year’s Awards. What began as an idea 23 years ago has grown into a platform that continues to uncover brilliant new voices, and with a record number of entries this year, the standard was incredibly high. We hope you feel proud of your work, and we encourage you to keep going — your talent and dedication are exactly what keeps this competition alive.
Each script was judged against the criteria of Concept, Plot, Originality, Humour and Dialogue , and the ones that rose to the top truly stood out for their exceptional qualities.
After much consideration, we believe the panel has done an incredible job curating an exceptional range of scripts that exemplify the richness and diversity of comedy writing.
Without further ado, we proudly present this year’s Comedy Writing Award longlist:
| WRITER | SCRIPT NAME |
| Christiana Brockbank | BIBS |
| Ann-Marie Bree | The Sweeties |
| Lucy Regent | Grandma |
| Anika Patel | Black Phoenix |
| Rebecca Bain | Darlings |
| Vanessa Hehir | Boomerang |
| Zoé Mahfouz | Fifty Shades of Peyton |
| Rachel E. Thorn | A Simply Beastly Murder |
| Leigh Douglas | Primp and Pringle |
| Rachel Tookey | Kinks |
| Ana Basu | Nightbus |
| Claire Sullivan | Away with the Birds |
| Davina Bentley | Open House |
| Niloufar Lamakan | Aged to Perfection |
| Kadijha Kamara | Motherboard |
| Bec Bartley | Which is Witch? |
| Maura Campbell | This is Grim |
| JoJo Maberly | Hattie |
| Fanely Gouguet | A Baby, No strings attached |
| Katy Edelsten | 0800 Deadline |
Congratulations to everyone involved!
The longlisted scripts will now be put forward to a panel of judges from across the comedy industry until we reach our shortlist of 10. The shortlist will be announced via the website, social media and emails to the successful entrants on the 8th September 2025. Good luck!
The winner will be announced at the Funny Women Stage Award final sponsored by BBC Studios Funny Parts on the 25th September at Bloomsbury Theatre, London.
Longlist for the Comedy Shorts Award HERE.
