20 Years of Funny Women

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Archive on 4: 20 Years of Funny Women

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Kerry Godliman presents a look back over 20 Years of the Funny Women Awards.

Kerry Godliman presents archive performances and new interviews with Funny Women alumni including Diane Morgan, Zoe Lyons, Desiree Burch and Funny Women 'Matron', Jo Brand.

Kerry Godliman presents a look back over 20 Years of the Funny Women Awards, ahead of the grand final of the 2023 competition, which can be heard on Radio 4 on Sunday, 1st October at 7:15pm.

Since its launch in 2003, Funny Women has given a platform to some of the brightest comedy stars. Katherine Ryan, Sarah Millican, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones, Bridget Christie, Andi Osho, Jayde Adams, London Hughes, Kerry Godliman and many others all performed in the finals early in their careers.

In 20 Years of Funny Women, Kerry Godliman presents archive performances and new interviews with Funny Women alumni including Diane Morgan, Zoe Lyons, Rachel Parris, Desiree Burch, Sindhu Vee, Jessica Fostekew, Charlie George, Amy Gledhill, Thanyia Moore, Gemma Whelan and all of the 2022 award winners - including the double-winning rising-star Lorna Rose Treen.

And we hear from the Funny Women founder Lynne Parker and the ‘Matron’ of Funny Women, Jo Brand.

20 Years of Funny Women is a celebration of Funny Women and funny women - and a reflection of how the comedy landscape has changed over the last 20 years.

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