MEET 2025 STAGE AWARD FINALIST: MAPLE ZUO
Maple Zuo is a Chinese-Mongolian stand-up comedian. As seen on BBC cultural frontline, She’s been performing since 2017 across Asia and the UK, known for her witty takes on cross-cultural life, identity, and relationships. Maple has won King Gong at The Comedy Store, Blackout at Up the Creek, and was a finalist in the Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2023. In 2024, she placed 2nd in the LGBT New Comedian of the Year.
MEET 2025 STAGE AWARD FINALIST: KATE HAMMER
Kate Hammer is an anemic Canadian comedian and writer living in Glasgow, and is a regular host and weekend performer at clubs in Scotland. She has performed on Just for Laughs, Latitude Festival, Kelburn Garden Party, Late N Live, PopMontreal, and is a finalist for the Funny Women competition 2025, as well as being a semi-finalist for the 2022LGBTQ and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year competitions. She is the resident host and co-producer of the queer comedy show All Mouth and has opened for Sam Lake and Mark Nelson. Kate is high energy, wears high-waisted trousers, and always stays true to her goat farming heritage.
Massive Dad 2.0: Step Up 2 Massive Dad
This show demonstrates the importance of good production values is when it comes to sketch comedy. Slick, synchronised and well crafted, the three members of Massive Dad each have their defined roles within the troupe and their status fully established. This leaves the audience in no doubt that they are in for a fun filled, […]
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 […]
Funny Women Awards- All the winners and finalists ever
We’ve had the great pleasure of seeing some great comedy acts pass through the Funny Women Awards, and you can check out the full list of past winners and finalists right here. –2021– Stage Award Lara Ricote *Winner* Bronwyn Sweeney *Runner Up*Ola Labib *Runner Up* Abby WambaughAmelia StubberfieldBeau HollandCaitlin PowellLouisa KeightNatalie Bellingham Comedy Writing Award […]
