BBC New Comedy Awards 2022

Original version

BBC Three HD

BBC New Comedy Awards

Comedy: Standup

A nationwide search to find the best new stand-up talent in the UK.

Who will follow in the footsteps of some of stand-up's biggest names? Fresh new talent aim to impress famous faces in a nationwide search for the next breakout comedy star.

BBC Three

Thanyia Moore

Fern Brady

Kerry Godliman

Babatunde Aleshe

Geraldine Dowd

Lucy Ansbro

Lindsay Jex

Phil McIntyre TV

BBC New Comedy Awards: 2022: Deptford

Episode 1

Deptford

2022

BBC Three - BBC New Comedy Awards, 2022, Deptford

Thaniya Moore hosts the first heat at The Albany in London.

Thanyia Moore is joined by Kerry Godliman, Babatunde Aleshe and Fern Brady as five new comics battle it out for a place in the grand final in Cardiff.

The BBC New Comedy Awards are back. Over 1,200 applied before being whittled down to the top 30 comics. In this episode, five hopefuls battle it out for a place in the grand final in Cardiff, where one of them will be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2022. 

This show comes from The Albany, Deptford – a charity and social enterprise that has been supporting the people of Lewisham for over 125 years. The Albany has a long association with comedy. Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer kicked off their careers in what was then the Albany Empire. Hosting the show is local award-winning stand-up and actress Thanyia Moore.

Joining Thanyia is actress and stand-up Kerry Godliman and rising star Babatunde Aleshe, winner of the Best Newcomer at the Black Entertainer Comedy awards. Keeping the house in order is head judge Fern Brady, who brings her honest and authentic approach to judging as only Fern can. The judges will have a tough job picking a winner from the five new comics who will take to the stage with material jam-packed with fresh topics and jokes a-plenty.

BBC New Comedy Awards: 2022

A multi-platform service for 16-34s, featuring comedy, entertainment and factual content.

The BBC’s multi-platform service for 16 to 34s, innovating with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intellectual factual content.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

BBC New Comedy Awards

2022

Deptford

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Three HD

About BBC Three