This year's Midlands Comedy Awards nominations have been announced. The shortlist is based on nominations by Midlands comedy promoters. Masai Graham (pictured) has the most nods, featuring in three categories.
The results will be will be revealed at the Awards Gala on 20th January 2016 at the Mockingbird Theatre at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. Voting is now open until December 31 here.
BEST ACT
Scott Bennett
Tom Binns
Ben Briggs
Patrick Draper
Masai Graham
Barbara Nice
Andy White
BEST MC
Nick Clarke
James Cook
Barry Dodds
Rob Kemp
Jason Neale
Andy Robinson
Paul Savage
BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Lou Chawner
Patrick Draper
Masai Graham
Stevie Gray
Andrew McBurney
Lucy Thompson
BEST NEW ACT
Michael Dryburgh
Rob Jones
Josh Pugh
Thomas Rackham
Stu Woodings
ALTERNATIVE ACT
Bruce Edhouse
Ian Hall
Jack Kirwan
Dan Nicholas
Johnny Sorrow / Trevor Never
Roger Swift
BEST SHOW (Touring/Festival)
Scott Bennett
Masai Graham
Ian Hall
Jason Neale
Dan Nicholas
Jon Pearson
ONLINE COMEDY
Club Smashing (Edhouse & Hall)
Masai Graham
Mike O’Callaghan
Phil Pagett
TOAD Radio (Rackham & Thompson)
BEST COMEDY CLUB
CAN Comedy — (Black Country)
Glee Club — (Birmingham / Nottingham)
Just The Tonic — (Leicester / Nottingham)
The Playhouse — (Nottingham)
Voodoo Lounge — (Stamford)
BEST SMALL CLUB
The Cookie — (Leicester)
The Criterion — (Leicester)
The Exchange — (Leicester)
FAF Comedy — (East Midlands)
Funhouse Comedy — (East & West Mids)
The Junction — (Sutton Coldfield)
Mortified — (Tamworth)
ROFL Comedy — (Stoke)
BEST OPEN MIC SHOW
Beerhouse Comedy — (Market Harborough)
Canal House (NCF) — Nottingham
Comedy & Cocktails — (Leicester)
Club Smashing — (Leicester)
The Holly Bush — (Black Country)
Proper Funny — (Leicester)
Road House — (Birmingham)
Teknicolour Smoof — (Telford)
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
To be confirmed
