January 2016
If you want to get ahead in stand-up get a beard. Not very fair on female comedians, but that seemed to be the message during the first comedy final of 2016. Facial hair dominated the competition, which featured seven entrants chosen by Piccadilly Comedy Club boss Mike Manera. It was no surprise then that the winner was a close shave.
The Amused Moose Laugh Off contest is now open for online entries. Previous winners have included Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett.
Entries, in the form of a 90-second performance clip filmed in a comedy venue, must be submitted online by the end of January. They will then be viewed and scored online by comedy industry panellists around the world.
Comedian Eshaan Akbar has been crowned Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2016. He was chosen by both judges and audience as winner from a field of seven, which was selected by Mike Manera who runs the Piccadilly Comedy Club.
Second place went to Darren Harriott and third place went to Gabriel Ebulue.
Akbar who has only been doing stand-up for less than two years wins £200.
The first comedy final of the year takes place tonight. It's the Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2016 Grand Final and it is at the Comedy Pub in Oxendon Street, London, SW1. No heats for this one, the acts are selected from the acts that have played the club over the year.
Tonight's show is hosted by Archie Maddocks and the line-up has been confirmed as follows.
And so Matt Berry starts 2016 in typically vociferous style with his, sob, final Matt Berry Does…And appropriately he is looking at seasonal excess in Happy New You as the nation lets out an almighty collective belch having stuffed our faces to celebrate the Lord Jesus “Ukaaay Style.”
It has emerged that Doug Stanhope’s contribution to Charlie Brooker’s Wipe 2015 last night was cut from the broadcast.
Previews of the annual round-up promised an appearance from the controversial American comedian in the advance publicity: “Charlie is joined by brilliant guests including comedian Doug Stanhope and the ever insightful Philomena Cunk. It is basically like the Queen's speech but funnier, longer and contains adult humour.”
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