Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Viv Groskop Owns It, Hilariously…
“To be honest, the thing I am most proud of is not giving up”. Acclaimed Writer, Critic, Broadcaster, Journalist, Stand-up comedian, MC, Podcaster, Bestselling Author (yes, you read that right: ALL OF THOSE THINGS!): Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2012 Funny Women Awards finalist Viv Groskop about the Trump delusion, comedy rites of passage, taking […]
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 […]
