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Tag Archives: Birmingham Comedy Festival

Birmingham comic wins major prize

Tom Towelling is the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2024 winner.

12 October, 2024 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival launched

UK’s second longest-running comedy festival returns to the second city.

25 September, 2024 in Comedy, Festivals.

Addition to Birmingham Comedy Festival special

talkSPORT’s Ian Danter joins The Goon Show cast.

4 October, 2023 in Festivals, Radio.

Larry Stephens – Birmingham’s forgotten comedy hero

Remembering a post-war pioneer of British comedy.

23 September, 2023 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival 2023 announced

Annual arts festival returns with another great line-up.

20 July, 2023 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival presents the Goons

‘The forgotten Goon’ honoured at Symphony Hall.

14 July, 2023 in Comedy, Festivals, Radio, Television.

The finest left-wing comic in Erdington

His name’s Jack Harris and we asked him a few questions.

8 October, 2022 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival 2021 almost underway

Sell-outs as more shows added.

28 September, 2021 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival is back!

Award-winning arts festival returns with free online programme.

1 October, 2020 in Comedy, Festivals, Film, Music, Television.

Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent shortlist announced

Emerging West Midlands acts battle it out for the biggest comedy award in the region.

3 September, 2019 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award winner revealed

Local comedian Laura Monmoth scoops the prestigious prize.

6 October, 2018 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival’s free half dayers return.

Sixteen free comedy shows across two city centre venues over two Sundays.

27 September, 2018 in Comedy, Festivals.

Lost Hancocks found

Forgotten Tony Hancock scripts revived for Wolverhampton performance.

18 October, 2017 in Comedy.

Comedian Kai Samra wins West Midlands’ biggest comedy award

Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent 2017 winner announced.

9 October, 2017 in Comedy, Festivals.

Unsung heroes set for Birmingham Comedy Festival

It’s about a lot more than the headliners.

19 September, 2017 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival reveals Breaking Talent shortlist

Award will recognise new comedy talent.

6 September, 2017 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival launched

Internationally-acclaimed acts set for shows in the city.

4 August, 2017 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy festival announces Breaking Talent award

Names of shortlisted acts released.

5 September, 2016 in Comedy, Festivals.

Big names announced for Birmingham Comedy Festival 2016

With appearances from Romesh Ranganathan and Boy With Tape On His Face, plus two free Sunday afternoon Half-Dayers.

10 August, 2016 in Comedy, Festivals.

Region’s top rising comedy stars in line for honour

Announcing the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2015.

4 September, 2015 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival announces 2015 line-up

Includes international names, breaking talent awards and special events.

14 August, 2015 in Most recent.

The desert sons

Classic cinema comedy at mac.

8 October, 2014 in Comedy, Film.

Breaking Talent award winner announced

Andrew McBurney has been named recipient of the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2014.

7 October, 2014 in Comedy, Festivals.

Kings Heath crawlers

Raise laughs and money as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival.

30 September, 2014 in Charities, Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham cartoon exhibition to open

Display of sitcom characters to coincide with comedy festival.

25 September, 2014 in Most recent.

The Goon Show comes to the Old Joint Stock

Fifties classic revived for comedy festival.

15 September, 2014 in Comedy, Festivals.

Acts announced for Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award

Up and coming new artists recognised.

8 September, 2014 in Comedy, Festivals.

Birmingham Comedy Festival announce 2014 programme

Line-up includes major names and special events.

13 August, 2014 in Comedy, Festivals.

Arcadian to sponsor comedy festival

Hat-trick for leading leisure complex.

2 May, 2014 in Comedy, Festivals.

Allo, Allo it’s the Birmingham Comedy festival

Cartoons over Great Barr.

27 September, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Festivals.

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