Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Harriet Braine
Musical comedian, art historian, queen of the jingle: Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to Funny Women Awards winner Harriet Braine about admirable show titles, automata on Venus and why we probably shouldn’t be expecting dick jokes… Photo credit: Credit: Karla Gowlett Gemma Higgins: Harriet, the last time we spoke you were gearing up to take Apocalibrary to […]
Michaela Coel gives us something to chew on
Hey, remember when I went to a preview of the first two episodes of Chewing Gum? The series has just won creator Michaela Coel a Bafta as a Breakthrough Talent. Yay! She took the chance to call for more women and more diversity in TV – especially behind the camera. As the Evening Standard reported: “I […]
Why Your Comedy Needs You!
The 2016 Funny Women Awards are open. Sign up and get funny! If a 59-year-old vicar can get to the finals, surely you have a chance? Why bother? Because we female comedians are still an endangered species; that’s why. Last week I did a bit of leafleting for Funny Women before performing at their showcase […]
The NATYS 2016: Spotlight Nights
No, that title isn’t the name of a new movie. It’s this year’s run of free live comedy shows – which are really auditions for the next wave of comedy talent. The NATYS (which stands for New ActS of The Year, with the S moved to the end) is put on by New Variety Lives […]
Funny Women Awards – The Finalists so far…
We are fast approaching the Funny Women Awards 2015 final on Wednesday 23rd September, we still have one more semi-final to go on in Edinburgh at the Voodoo Rooms on Friday 14th August but we now have the list of finalists and wildcards from the London and Brighton semi-finals! There have been some fabulous acts […]
They say the old ones are the best
Did you know there’s now an Old Comedian of the Year competition? I for one did not. This particular award is brand new for 2015 (the irony), and is open to comedians over 35 who’ve been performing for at least five years. This year’s competition has just finished, which means I really missed the boat. […]
