Running the risk of stating the obvious, it’s been a hard year for everyone, including comedians who haven’t been able to perform live, with the exception of a few gigs in between lockdowns.
Vertigo Releasing has announced the arrival of Baby Done; due in UK and Irish cinemas, and via digital platforms, on 22nd January 2021.
She might be living the high life in America right now, but the UK are making it clear we want London back! 2009 Funny Women Awards winner London Hughes has been shortlisted in The Times Breakthrough Award category in the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2020.
Comedian, Caroline Aherne Bursary winner and Newsjack host Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be back on the airwaves again with a brand new BBC Radio 4 stand up show. In Egg-sistential Crisis Kiri will talk about being a young adult in 2020 who does not wish to procreate.
We are back for Lockdown 2 sharing what online projects comedians are getting up to. Lockdown is a difficult time for everyone, but for comedians it means loss of income and opportunities to try out material and build audiences. Support your favourite funny women by buying them a Ko-fi, sharing links to their work and following them on their social media. Here is what we have spotted this week!
London Hughes has recorded her 2019 hit Edinburgh Fringe show To Catch a Dick for her first Netflix special. If you missed London’s show live, you can catch it on the streaming giant from 22nd December.
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Comedy Workout – Bringing the Funny Women community together! Funny Women is inviting you to the December edition of our Comedy Workout – a varied programme designed to bring the
This year we had a great panel of readers for the 2020 Funny Women Comedy Writing Award. Playwright Siân Rowland was one of our readers and has offered up her expertise for aspiring writers, which as we head back into Lockdown, we thought you’d find useful…
We have the perfect self-improvement activity for you now that Lockdown 2 has begun. Forget any banana bread or sourdough plans you might have had and learn how to get into TV comedy with our friends at Grand Scheme Media!
She might be living the high life in America right now, but the UK are making it clear we want London back! 2009 Funny Women Awards winner London Hughes has been shortlisted in The Times Breakthrough Award category in the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2020.
Are you a team player or a leader? I was one of those kids who always got left to last when the sporty captains were picking their teams. Honestly, I didn’t mind as it meant that I could either sit out hockey practice on the bench and avoid getting my shins hacked…
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