Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Chris Entwisle – Underachieving, exceptionally…
“If we all stopped laughing at men who aren’t funny, the world would change overnight.” As she returns to the stage in Oliver Emanuel’s co-production of The Monstrous Heart, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2015 Funny Women Writing Awards winner and 2016 Comedy Shorts finalist Chris Entwisle about destruction and play, the paradox […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Tania Edwards – Total delusion with dreams of a curfew…
“Stop talking about yourselves – talk about me.” Relying on a tried and tested method of total delusion as she prepares Don’t Mention It for Edinburgh, Awards Alumni Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2009 Funny Women Awards finalist Tania Edwards about oversharing, trout pouts, the surprising practicalities of gigging with a new baby and dreaming […]
Celebrating Funny Women Alumni: Susan Riddell – Laziness, championed…
“Write whatever you think is funny and hone it with someone you click with and trust. Two lassies hitting each other with frying pans – not sure we’ve had that.” Ahead of taking ‘Must Watch Show’ Duvet Day to the Fringe, Alumni Awards Coordinator Gemma Higgins talks to 2017 Funny Woman Awards finalist and “rising […]
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 […]
Comedy Writing Award Shortlist announced!
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s Funny Women Comedy Writing Award! The standard of entries this year has been particularly high, so in fact it’s a slightly longer list than usual. It is a testament to the amount of talent out there writing and developing scripts. The three finalists will be […]
Comedy Writing Award Finalists announced!
It’s been an agonising process (the judging part, that is, not the reading of hilarious scripts- that’s been a hoot) but we are now ready to announce the final shortlist for the Comedy Writing Award this year. The standard was amazingly high, and the judges were very impressed by the inventiveness and sheer hilarity of the scripts. […]
