The winners of the second annual North West Comedy Awards have been announced. The Awards night was held at the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club Manchester on Wednesday 8 January.

The awards are organised by the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club and A Rush Of Laughter comedy management company and nominations and winners were voted for by the public.

Winners in bold below.

Best Act

Adam Rowe
Dan Nightingale
Harriet Dyer
Simon Lomas

Best Compére

Dan Nightingale
Danny Mcloughlin
Freddy Quinne
Paul Smith

Alternative Act

Delightful Sausage
Keith Carter as Nige
Harriet Dyer
Tom Binns as Ivan Brackenbury

Breakthrough Act

Chris Kehoe
David Bawden
Hannah Platt
Tony Wright

Best Comedy Club

The Comedy Station
The Frog & Bucket
Hot Water Comedy Club
XS Malarkey

Best Small Comedy Club

Barking Tales
Giggle Shack
New Comedians @ The Comedy Store
Off The Rails Saddleworth

Best Promoter

A Rush Of Laughter
Colin Havey
Peter Vincent (Manfords Comedy Club)
Rob Riley

Venue Of The Year

The Comedy Store
The Frog & Bucket
Hot Water Comedy Club
The Lowry

TV/Radio Act Of The Year

Johnny Vegas
Kiri Pritchard McLean
Phil Ellis
Tez Ilyas

Best Tour/Solo Show

The Delightful Sausage - Ginsters Paradise
Gary Delaney - Gagsters Paradise
Harriet Dyer - The Dinosaur Show
Phil Ellis - Au Revoir

Best Podcast

Alex Boardman & Chris Kehoe - Mondeo Law
Dan Nightingale - Hack Radio
Eddie Hoo & Dave Longley - Arguing For The Sake Of Arguing
Harriet Dyer - Don’t Worry (Bi Polar) Happy

Social Media Award

Adam Staunton
Danny Sutcliffe
Hot Water/Paul Smith
Sam Avery - Learner Parent

Best Open Mic

Beat The Frog
The Comedy Balloon
Gleeson’s Massive Gong
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