SEPTEMBER GIG GUIDE

September signals back to school, the start of a new season (in London’s case, the official start of summer 2023 in delightful 32 degree heat), and end of Fringe madness for another year. What better way to get in the September spirit than booking in some fantastic comedy shows, and of course, hearing all about our Funny Women Awards 2023…
Meet Our Shortlist: Content Creator Award 2023

vote here Like Steve Jobs or Columbo used to say…..”Just one more thing!” Voting is now OPEN for the 2023 Content Creator Award. The winner will be announced at our live final. The Funny Women Content Creator award has been run entirely by public nomination. Your votes have been tallied and these are the creators […]
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 STAGE AWARD SUPPORTED BY NEXT UP COMEDY.

The judging is over. The spreadsheet is saved. The scores are set. 10 finalists will compete in-person at the Stage Award final, hosted by Jo Brand with a headline set from Lorna Rose Treen (Winner 2022), on Thursday 28th September at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. TICKETS HERE. In our search for the 10 acts to go through to final of the […]
2023 COMEDY SHORTS AWARD SUPPORTED BY LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED

The standard of entries across this year’s Comedy Shorts Award has been the usual high standard. We had a real squabble in the judges’ room but we are delighted with our Top 10 shortlist! Each of the videos on the shortlist represent a variety of genres, styles and topics, and our panel are going to have a lot […]
2023 COMEDY WRITING AWARD SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!

The 2023 Funny Women Comedy Writing Award received an extraordinary number of scripts this year so it’s been a challenge to read them all and get to this stage! We have now selected our shortlist which has an incredible range of styles, subjects, and scenarios to put in front of our judging panel. The top 10 […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2023 STAGE AWARD SEMI FINALISTS SUPPORTED BY NEXTUP COMEDY

Thank you for being patient with us again, the process took a little longer than expected because we had to process all the comments and scores from our judges and check everything is in order! We’re pleased to reveal, those invited through to the semi-finals of the Stage Award supported by Next Up are: Abbie Edwards […]