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Komedia New Comedy Award returns for 2025

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Komedia is pleased to announce that the Komedia New Comedy Awards, in association with the award-winning Comic Boom comedy club and Arts Journalist Victoria Nangle, return for 2025!

Who’s behind it?
Komedia – repeatedly voted best comedy club in the South – and Comic Boom have been nurturing award winning comedians from their first ever gigs to being on the TV and international tours. Victoria Nangle is an experienced well-established comedy critic working across the media.

Why should you enter?
You get to be Komedia New Act of the Year! Plus there’s a prize!

What’s the prize?
A framed winners’ certificate and a fab award to put on your mantelpiece, plus a spot at Comic Boom comedy club.

Who are the judges?
From all over the comedy industry.

The Semi-Finals
On Tuesdays 14th, 21st & 28th January, and 4th February 2025, with the final on Tuesday 11th February 2025.

How to enter –  

Fill in and submit online form (only one per person) – CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM

Applications will open on September 16th 2024 and close on November 1st 2024.

What you need –
To enter you need (incomplete or illegible applications will automatically be rejected):

  • 7 minutes (minimum) of your own original stand-up comedy material.
  • To have been doing stand-up for less than 3 years but you must be gigging regularly (open mic is fine).
  • Not currently being booked for paid 20 minute spots. No TV or radio contracts in place.
  • A video (not audio) clip (youtube links only) of you performing a 7 minute (up to 10 minute max) set of your own material in front of an audience at a comedy night. 
  • It’s fine if your clip is filmed on a mobile phone, just make sure you’re visible and audible. And that you’ve uploaded clip to YouTube. 
  • A high-res promo photo that you own. 
  • You must be over 18 to enter this competition.

Our judges will choose who goes through to a semi-final heat from submitted video clips.

We can only contact you if we can offer you a place in a semi-final heat. This will be by December 16th 2024. The judges’ decisions are final. Komedia may use semi-finalists’ clips, photographs and biogs for promotional purposes. Please don’t enter this competition if you’re not happy with this.

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