Episode list

BBC New Comedy Awards

Sunderland

Tue, Oct 03, 2023
The Fire Station in Sunderland hosts the opening heat of the 2023 Awards. Josh Jones presents, the judges are Amy Gledhill, Ahir Shah and Josh Pugh. The 5 hopefuls are Paddy Young, Maxine Wade, Faizan Shah, Maxine Vuvuzela and Jack McLean.
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Leith

Tue, Oct 10, 2023
Alex MacKeith, Lauren Steven, Dean T. Beirne, Kyrah Gray and Daniel Petrie battle it out at the legendary Leith Theatre. Award-winning comedian Larry Dean is host, with judges Richard Gadd, Susie McCabe and head judge Josh Pugh.
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Ballymena

Tue, Oct 17, 2023
The contest heads to The Braid in Ballymena, County Antrim. Shane Todd hosts with Diona Doherty, Martin Angolo and head judge Josh Pugh. Richie Bree, Mustafa Saed, Ruth Hunter, Hester Ectomy and Shane Clifford are the 5 hopefuls.
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Bethnal Green, London
Laura Smyth presents as York Hall, Bethnal Green in London hosts the Southern heat. Katie Norris, Jack Shep, Hannah Lawrence, Chantel Nash and Christian Jegard try to impress judges Michael Odewale, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Josh Pugh.
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Nottingham

Tue, Oct 31, 2023
5 more hopefuls, Tal Davies, Lorna Rose Treen, Philipp Kostelecky, Jin Hao Li and Lachlan Werner compete at the Albert Hall Conference Centre in Nottingham before presenter Guz Khan and judges Thanyia Moore, Colin Hoult and Josh Pugh.
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Bangor, Wales

Tue, Nov 07, 2023
The final 5 hopefuls, Ben Pollard, Sam Williams, Alex Gibbon, Leah Davis and Frankie Monroe, aka Joe Kent-Walters, compete for a place in the final in front of presenter Kiri Pritchard-McLean and judges Sikisa, Mike Bubbins and Josh Pugh.
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Glasgow - The Final
Over 1,000 applied, 30 battled it out at regional heats, and now six finalists take to the stage in their bid to win at King's Theatre, Glasgow. Rosie Jones presents while head judge Josh Pugh is joined by Zoe Lyons and Darren Harriott.
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