We've now travelled the length and breadth of the UK and are in the process of selecting the acts who will take part in the semi finals. See our shortlist here and read about the last leg of our search here.
Two nail biting semi finals take place back to back. 10 finalists are selected out of 24 acts on the night and there will be an opportunity for 2 more acts to go through voted for by the public at the Turning Point Festival at the Roundhouse in Camden on Saturday 18th September. See HERE for more details.
7.00 p.m. (doors 6.30 p.m.) show hosted by the fabulous Maureen Younger
Acts performing: Shaista Aziz, Jill Baxter, Jessica Fostekew, Jojo Georgiou, Sarah Hendrickx, Sunna Jarman, Katrina Thompson, Laura Lexx, Alison Thea-Skot, Helen Arney, Gemma Layton, Rachel Parris.
9.00 p.m. show (doors 8.45 p.m.) hosted by Suzy Bennett, winner of the 2006 Funny Women Awards
Acts performing: Abigoliah Schamaun, Julia Clark, Hayley Ellis, Kerry Herbert, Twayna Mayne, Lindsay Sharman, Louisa Theobald, Iona Dudley-Ward, Kate Lucas, Gemma Whelan, Claire Lomas, Thankless Child.
Tickets: per show £12.50, or £10 if you are on our mailing list and receive our regular e-bulletins. Both shows booked together cost just £18.00 - a small price to pay for a fantastic night of entertainment in one of London's top venues. BOOK NOW or call 0844 847 2475.
Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX.
Doors - 15 mins before show.
We've selected OBJECT, an award-winning human rights organisation that addresses the challenging issues of the pornography and sex industries and their increasing normalisation, to benefit from the final of this year's Funny Women Awards on Monday 20th September at the Leicester Square Theatre.
The show will be hosted by 2007 Funny Women Awards Winner, Andi Osho, now a major breakthrough act with TV credits including the first series of Channel 4's Tonightly, regular appearances on BBC2 panel show, Mock the Week, and the new Friday night show, Stand Up for The Week on Channel 4. Andi will guide 12 of the newest acts through their best five minutes in front of an impressive array of judges from all corners of the comedy industry. Plus a very special guest performance by 2009 winner, Miss London.
Tickets: full price £18.00, or £16.50 if you are on our mailing list and receive our regular e-bulletins BOOK NOW or call 0844 847 2475.
If you become a fully paid up member of OBJECT there is an even better discount. JOIN HERE.
Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX.
Doors 7.00 p.m. for show 7.30 p.m.
If you've read about our fabulous introduction to stand up Funny Women Workshops in the Guardian and would like to attend one, we've asked our lovely friends at the Leicester Square Theatre to give us some time and space so that we can run some more - not to mention a return to our fab venue Earthlife in Kew for those of you out West.
Our next workshop in Central London takes place on Saturday 11th September from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the Leicester Square Theatre Studio, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX. 0844 847 2475.
Then we are back in Kew on Saturday 9th October from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. at the Earthlife Centre, Arch 2, Kew Bridge Arches, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AW. 020 8940 0888.
Our last public workshop of 2010 takes place on Saturday 13th November from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. back in Central London at the Leicester Square Theatre Studio, 6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX. 0844 847 2475.
BOOK NOW and reserve your place - £45 for 2 hours and a discounted rate of 10% for more than three people booking together. Please contact the office on 020 8948 4444 for group bookings. For individual bookings email info@funnywomen.com putting 'FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS WORKSHOP' and your preferred location and date in the header and, once your date is confirmed, please send your payment to us via the Paypal link below.