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“On the rare occasions I’ve been in writers rooms with a woman (and it’s never been more than one) you would not believe the difference it made.” - John Robins (
@nomadicrevery
)
@rachelparris
@50Comedy50
Last week we launched the Best Comedy Writer Award w
@50Comedy50
a new Industry nominated award created to recognise the women gag, sketch & additional material writers. We’re thrilled to have
#FWAwards
alumna, TV star, comedian & writer
@rachelparris
as a champion of this award!
Big news announced at las night's
#FWAwards2019
at Bloomsbury Theatre!
#JoBrand
is the official patron, or better yet, matron of Funny Women as we turn 18 in 2020. Lots of exciting things to come!
Delighted to announce we‘ve been awarded funding from the Culture Recovery Fund to help us ensure a sustainable future in which we can continue to run & develop our Awards programme & support our community outreach activity
#HereForCulture
@ace_national
@DCMS
@hmtreasury
DRUMROLL!!! The Funny Women Awards 2021 are now open for registration! If you're a woman in comedy, anywhere in the world, head over to our website to find more about each award and their entry requirements!
#FWAwards2021
What a week we had! Judges are putting in the last few scores!
#FWAwards2021
Comedy Shorts and Writing Awards’ shortlists will be announced on our newsletter tomorrow, & Stage Award finalists on social media on Friday! Get your fireworks ready!
We’ve watched, listened, discussed, considered and finally decided. Now we are proud to announce the acts through to the Stage Award Virtual Heats of the 2020 Funny Women Awards! Check out who’s through on our website!
#FWAwards2020
Congrats to
@LaGuterbock
for going through to the final at our
#FWAwards2019
#Edinburgh
semi-final. See her again on 19th September at
@bloomstheatre
along with nine other finalists. Six finalists still to be announced! Keep your eyes peeled for it!
Out of over 433 video submissions we saw around 200 entrants live on stage representing a broad variety of comedy styles & diversity in respect of culture, age & sexuality. After lots of number crunching & deliberation, we can reveal who are our
#FWAwards2019
Semi-Finalists!
#FWAwards2021
Best Comedy Writer Award with
#Comedy5050
sought nominations from producers, head writers & executives of television & radio’s comedy shows over the last 2 months. With over 60 nominations we're now happy to announce our top 3 nominees.
Crafty stand-up
@bechillcomedian
will be presenting a brand new comedy arts-and-crafts series for CITV called MakeAway Takeaway. Read more about it on our website!
BREAKING NEWS
Serena Terry (
@mammybanter
) was announced the winner of the Content Creator Award with Soph Galustian (
@sophgalustian
) and Nerine Skinner (
@nerineskinner
) as runners up.
We’ve announced our
#FWAwards2021
#StageAward
sponsored by
@SkyStudios
finalists and now it’s time to share with you the 10 comedians who made our 2021 Ones to Watch list!
2014 Funny Women Awards finalist
@sindhuvfunny
is set to play librarian Mrs Phelps in a new film version of Tim Minchin’s stage musical of Matilda. The film will be streamed on Netflix outside the UK, where it will be released in cinemas.
“As 1 of the only stand up comedy competitions running in the world this year, we're incredibly proud of our team, judges & especially our entrants, for devoting their time & talents to making this a rare '20 comedy success story”
@beckysingh
#FWAwards2020
.
@Dawn_French
and Jennifer Saunders will be reuniting (again!) this Christmas to star in a new
@BBCRadio4
comedy, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?
1st prize went to Kate Cheka who wins £500, exclusive content deal with Next Up Comedy, afternoon tea with Jo Brand, studio time with photographer Steve Ullathorne, Tatty Devine trophy necklace, support and mentorship from Funny Women, our community and industry partners.
Time to get your tickets to see the best acts chosen from over 300 entrants for the 2020 Funny Women Awards competing for the prestigious Stage Award, broadcast live from the world famous Comedy Store in London.
After a comedian shared the abusive emails she'd received from a promoter with us, we decided to ask the comedy community to tell us about their nightmare experiences with sexist promoters... read them here!
#MeToo
#Timesup
The first episode of Dun Breedin’ is available to view on YouTube from 3.00pm today. Julie Graham and
@alisonnewman
talked to us on the Funny Women Survival Guide podcast, out tomorrow.
Read more about it on our website!
Yesterday evening we saw 12 more semi-finalists compete for a place in the
#FWAwards2021
Grand Final - on 23rd September at
@bloomstheatre
- and what a hoot! If you’ve missed it, you can watch back on
#FWAwards2020
Comedy Shorts Team have worked over the last month to bring you a longlist of 25 videos of an exceptionally high standard! We are also so pleased to now announce that our Head Judge for the 2020 Comedy Shorts Award is
@andiosho
!
Highlighting
#FWAwards2020
Stage Award semi-finalists.
@ambikamod
is an actor from Potters Bar whose comedy heroes are Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Mindy Kaling.
Lynn Ruth Miller has died aged 87. The American comedian who made Brighton her home claimed to be the oldest female comedian in the world and will be greatly missed by the UK comedy community.
📣 SHOW RECOMMENDATION!
⭐ ROSIE HOLT: THAT'S POLITAINMENT! (WIP) ⭐
@RosieisaHolt
returns - this Sunday at 2Northdown - with a fantastic show that’s a hearty mix of politics and entertainment.
Read more June recs here!
We’ve gone through the
@edfringe
programme, flicked past the pages & pages & pages of white-men-looking-baffled (t-shirt optional this year) & selected some shows we think you should see!
@beckysingh
@FunnyWomenEd
@MarianasBits
For the first time in 40 years, two women have been selected for the Radio Comedy Writers Bursary. The initiative gives new writers a chance to write for a year across various shows & this year
@SadKatler
&
@_brinky
were named recipients of the bursary.
The drama is over. The dust has settled. The debates are over. Without further ado, we are delighted to announce who the
#FWAwards2021
Stage Award finalists are. Head over to our website to find out who they are!
Drum roll please... after much virtual deliberation amongst our fab judges for the Northern
#FWAwards2017
Regional final, the winner is
@LouiseYoung_
! Runners up are
@mcshands
&
@Lazy_susan_
. The remaining
#WildCards
to be announced later this evening. Thanks for your patience.
We are delighted to announce the top three finalists for this year’s 2021 Funny women Comedy Shorts Award!
Ada Player,
@JoWiggins
@TVZaraJ
Find out who'll be the winner, at our final, 23rd September
@bloomstheatre
and live streamed on
@nextupcomedy
😍 SHOW RECOMMENDATION CLAXON!
💫 SOOZ KEMPNER: Y2K WOMAN 💫
Sooz Kempner
@SoozUK
is back with a new show this Thursday at The Bill Murray. A political whizz with a quick wit, you may know her from her fantastic Twitter feed.
Read more recs here:
After much deliberation, we are delighted to announce the writers and filmmakers who have made it onto the
#FWAwards2019
Comedy Writing and Comedy Shorts longlists…
Our record-breaking number of Comedy Writing Scripts have been read, scored and furiously debated multiple times and we can now reveal the official
#FWAwards2020
Shortlist.
.
@Channel4
commissioned a Late Night Talk Show from
@DeborahFW
We definitely think there should be more women led TV and hope a season will be commissioned!
“I feel greatly honoured to be asked to be head judge for the Funny Women comedy writing award this year." We are delighted to announce that
@vickipepperdine
is the head judge for this year’s
#FWAwards2020
Comedy Writing Award!
As we edge closer and closer to
#FWAwards2021
Grand Final, and after some very difficult judging due to the amazing quality of entries, we have announced the shortlists for Comedy Writing and Comedy Shorts Award. Head over to our website to see them!
Highlighting
#FWAwards2020
Comedy Writing Award shortlisted writers. Olivia Phipps (
@livi27
) is a writer, producer and stand-up director based in Basingstoke.
BREAKING NEWS
The Funny Women Comedy Industry Award, supported by The Comedy Crowd, was won by Sarah Bowles. Sarah has been recognised for her work for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, set up in response to the potential cancellation of the long-standing Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
2016 Funny Women Awards finalist
@CatherineBohart
(Mock the Week, The Mash Report) and
@HelenBaBauer
(Live at the Apollo) are launching a brand-new comedy podcast, called Trusty Hogs.