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Comic crowned Amused Moose winner
Lew Fitz has won this year's new comic award run by the Amused Moose club.
Kathryn Mather, won the breakthrough award, abd Bennet Kavanagh, the People's Champion award triumphed at a socially distanced final in London last night that also featured Andrew Nolan, Jenan Young, Nelson Gombakomba and Runi Talwar.
Writing on Instagram, Fitz said: 'It’s been a shite year for everyone! I won @amusedmoosecomedy National New Comic Award 2020 tonight though!'
The competition final normally takes place at the Edinburgh Fringe but was this year staged at the Amused Moose's normal home in the Water Rats pub in King's Cross, Central London.
Manchester-born Fitz started his comedy career while living in Florida in 2014, returning to the UK in 2016.
He has appeared on the BBC New Comedy Award shows and was in Dave's TVs Top 5 Jokes of the Fringe in 2017 with his line: 'I'm looking for the girl next door type. I'm just gonna keep moving house till I find her.'
Previous Amused Moose winners have included Jack Whitehall, Sarah Millican and Rob Beckett.
Published: 13 Dec 2020
