Joe Lycett has stepped down as host of The Great British Sewing Bee and comedian and writer Sara Pascoe will take his place.
On 11th October comedians and cabaret performers will gather at the Phoenix Artists Club, London to pay tribute to Lynn Ruth Miller with a show on what would have been the late comedian’s 88th birthday.
But after much deliberation, we can now announce the finalists for the 2021 Funny Women Awards. Our Top Three finalists for the 2021 Funny Women Comedy Writing Award are: Kathryn
We are delighted to announce the top three finalists for this year’s 2021 Funny women Comedy Shorts Award! You can watch them here. Ada Player – Jonny and Tommy Jo
Last Saturday comedian Simone Belshaw performed her final show at the Museum of Comedy before she quit stand-up comedy for good. The title of the show is of course a
I set up Funny Women with the intention of creating a safe space for women in comedy and over the last (almost) 20 years I have been saddened by continuing reports of abuse, both mental and physical, from within our industry.
Stand-up and writer Kate Sadler has written a loosely autobiographical BBC Three sitcom pilot, such brave girls (all lower case, bell hooks style) which she also stars in alongside her sister Lizzie Davidson.
There was a huge amount of excitement in the forums around the upcoming Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester; a brilliant project helmed by comedy powerhouse Jessica Toomey now in its eighth year, but once the celebrations on getting our slots died down, then became the hum of worry…
When I grow old, I mean really old, I want to be like Lynn Ruth Miller who died yesterday at the age of 87. Until the last, Lynn Ruth was so full of life and dreams and plans – she knew the secret of immortality and now lives on in all of us who’ve worked, lived and played with her since she launched herself onto the comedy scene in her 70s.
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.
We’ve announced our 2021 Funny Women Stage Award sponsored by Sky Studios finalists and now it’s time to share with you the 10 comedians who made our 2021 Ones to
Sandi Toksvig is the host of a brand new TV show where participants compete over who can do the best house renovation, but here’s the twist; it’s a doll house!
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