Komedia New Comedy Award in association with Comic Boom and Victoria Nangle
Komedia New Comedy Award in association with Comic Boom and Victoria Nangle
KOMEDIA NEW COMEDY AWARD – THE GRAND FINAL
After four blistering semi-final heats, some difficult decisions for the judges and some exciting wildcard contenders, 32 semi-finalists have been whittled down to 12 finalists in our Komedia New Comedy Award competition.
Headlining (while the judges make their decision) will be our inaugural Komedia New Comedy Award 2020 Winner Michael Akadiri, who has gone from strength to strength and made us very proud since he won. We cannot wait to discover our next exciting KNCA winner for 2023!
Tickets will sell fast so don’t miss out on what promises to be a super exciting final compered by Angel Comedy’s Barry Ferns. Book now to see the next big names in comedy before they become huge!
Marina Kobler (Komedia), Jill Edwards (Comic Boom comedy club) and Victoria Nangle (comedy critic) came together in 2020 to create this award and are very excited for its return in 2023.
MCs and judges have included; Zoe Lyons (Bent Double), Simon Evans (BBC Radio 4), Barry Ferns (Angel Comedy), as well as Mel Brown (Impressive PR), Mick Perrin (Comedy Producer/Promoter), Steve Bennett (Chortle), Bruce Dessau (Beyond The Joke), Julia Chamberlain (Comedy Promoter/Reviewer), Jade Gebbie (BBC Comedy Contract Writer), Marina Kobler (Komedia Co-Founder), Lex Hollingworth (Komedia Venue Manager/Programmer) and more.
The Komedia New Comedy Award 2023 winner will win a bespoke award, a bottle of celebratory fizz and a spot at Comic Boom comedy club at Komedia.
THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE KOMEDIA STUDIO BAR
UNRESERVED SEATING
AGES 16+
Please note; the Grand Final on 15th February will be taking place in the KOMEDIA BASEMENT venue and a snack menu will be available at this show only.