BBC New Comedy Awards 2022

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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.

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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

Josie Long

Fern Brady

Susie Riddell

Lucy Ansbro

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BBC New Comedy Awards: 2022: Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock

2022

BBC Three - BBC New Comedy Awards, 2022, Kilmarnock

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd hosts the latest heat from Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire.

Glaswegian stand-up Christopher MacArthur-Boyd hosts the latest heat from Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, where he is joined by Josie Long, Susan Riddell and head judge Fern Brady. 

Five acts take to the stage in front of a packed house at the Palace Theatre and Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.

Glaswegian stand-up comedian Christopher MacArthur-Boyd is our host for the evening and joining him are the three judges – former winner of the New Comedy Awards, Josie Long; writer, comedian and actress Susan Riddell; and head judge Fern Brady. 

Ania Magliano, Marjolein Robertson, Su Mi, Krystal Evans and Weegie Hink Ae That perform their sets, before the judges decide who will go through to the grand final in November.  There can only be one winner, so who will it be?  


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