Review: Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award
Last week I attended the The Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025 where standout comedians from across the UK performed at St George’s Hall in Bradford, hosted by Amy Gledhill.
Musical Comedy Awards 2025: Review
In their 17th year, the Musical Comedy Awards, sponsored by WeGotTickets, returned to Bloomsbury Theatre on Saturday night.
MEET 2023 STAGE AWARD FINALIST: BLANK PENG
Bilingual stand-up comic Blank Peng started performing in Mandarin, and then in English after coming to the UK. In just one year the very funny Blank has achieved a string of accolades, including becoming a 2023 Funny Women Stage Award finalist.
Edinburgh Award Winners 2023: Urooj Ashfaq and Ahir Shah
The results of this year’s Edinburgh Awards for Best Show and Best Newcomer have been announced this morning. Taking home the Best Newcomer Award for 2023 is Urooj Ashfaq, with her debut show Oh No!
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Suzy Bennett – Charm Bomb
Ahead of Funny Women’s 18th Birthday Party, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2006 Stage Awards Winner Suzy Bennett about confidence, comedy crushes and costumes, and why beach-based dating shows need more pasties. Photo: Meg Harris-Smith Gemma Higgins: Suzy, It’s been 14 years since your Funny Women Stage Award win and you’ve packed a lot […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Jess Fostekew – A powerhouse of a professional twerp…
“I worked with Dawn French recently so I can die now and it would be fine.” Ahead of Hench, a bit more live Hoovering and in the midst of the one Brexit that’s actually funny right now, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2010 Awards Finalist and “absolute powershed” Jess Fostekew about the vulnerability […]
