Funny Women is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent – from finding and developing new acts through its annual competition, the Funny Women Awards, to working with established performers.
Founded in 2002 by Lynne Parker, former journalist, broadcaster and marketing consultant, Funny Women has become a leading comedy brand, promoting new female talent through live events, workshops and training programmes.
Funny Women recognises that comedy is all about passion and fun and we take this with us into everything we do. We produce our own shows and tours as well as bespoke events for companies and brands.
The heart and soul of Funny Women is the Funny Women Awards, which have introduced many new women performers onto the comedy scene and we continue to provide a platform for them to grow and develop. We're open for business again with a whole new look competition for 2010 and touring some of the UK's best arts venues and festivals - SEE HERE for dates and details. This is our eighth year of Awards and it gets bigger and better. If you think you've got what it takes to make the world laugh ENTER NOW.
Over the last seven years we've come to recognise that women can achieve a lot by finding their comic voice, so we now run public workshops around the UK for women who want to learn about performing stand up comedy in a safe, non threatening environment. We have also launched Funny Women in Business to organise corporate workshops for companies and organisations for their female employees, showing them how to use humour to build confidence and improve presentation skills.
Part of Funny Women's ethos is to raise awareness and funds for causes relating to women – from charities that conduct research into female specific cancers to organisations that work towards combating violence against women. To support this we are partnering UK Feminista during the 2010 Funny Women Awards, which acts as a bridge between ordinary people on the ground who want to do something about gender inequality - and the many fantastic feminist organisations both in the UK and abroad spearheading campaigns. Visit www.ukfeminista.org.uk for more details.
We have a packed schedule of events including our sell out Second Sunday Showcases at the Leicester Square Theatre, where you can see some of the best female comedy talent from the circuit and beyond. Our annual charity gala, Funny Women Stand Up, took place on 8th March, International Women's Day, at the Leicester Square Theatre in aid of V-Day and we launched a new style forum event, Not Just a Pretty Face, with our partners, Candied Thinking, and a brand new show format, Sex, Lies & Lots of Cake. Look out for more of these later this year.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our events. See our TICKETS page to book one now.
