Comics' Comic Award | Winners are selected by jobbing comedians

Comics' Comic Award

Winners are selected by jobbing comedians

Awards handed out at the end of each year by comedians on the circuit hailing their peers.

Best act:

2013: Mick Ferry
2014:  Gavin Webster
2015:  Zoe Lyons
2016: Jeff Innocent
2017: Ian Stone
2018:  Andy Askins
2019: The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue
2020:  Scott Bennett
2021: Jo Caulfield, Ninia Benjamin, Mark Nelson (a three-way tie)
202:2 Mark Simmons
2023:  Andrew Bird
2024:  Nina Gilligan

Best MC:

2014: Roger Monkhouse
2015:  Dan Nightingale
2016:  Danny McLoughlin
2017: Laura Lexx
2018: Mandy Knight
2019:  Sally-Anne Hayward
2020:  Lou Conran
2021: Paul Smith
2022: Cerys Nelmes
2023: Barry Dodds
2024: Hayley Ellis

Independent Promoter:

2016: Rob Riley of Comedy In A Van
2017: Blair Brothers (Hot Water comedy)
2018: Rob Riley of Comedy In A Van
2019: Jim Howarth from Comedy Hotspot
2020: Brett Vincent from Get Comedy
2021: Andy White of Jesterlarf Comedy and Peter Vincent, independent booker (two-way tie)
2022: Stephen Grant of The Forge
2023: James Alderson
2024: Spiky Mike of  Funhouse Comedy

Outstanding Achievement Award:

2015: John Moloney.
2016: Noel Faulkner
2017: Steve Gribbin
2018: Otiz Cannelloni
2019:  Jeremy Hardy & Ian Cognito (both posthumous)
2020: Comedy Support Act benevolent fund 
2021: Sean Lock (posthumous)
2022: Peter Grahame
2023: Gareth Richards, Tony Allen & Andy Smart (all posthumous)
2024: Janey Godley (posthumous)

Published: 4 Dec 2020

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