The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition is back for 2026 featuring some of the most exciting emerging talent on the LGBTQ+ comedy scene! Join us to watch & vote for your favourites and help us find who will be the new LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year!
MC - Sue Gives a F*ck - queer drag artist and writer and a refreshing hybrid of drag queen and intelligent comedian
HEADLINER - Ciara Barnes - Irish comedian and finalist of LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025
Abi Myles - Charming, confronting, honest and endearing!
Caz Thorne - Absurd, silly stand up from a South London lesbian
Charlie Bateman - Killer punchlines about sexuality, small-town life and other struggles
Craig Donaghy - Birmingham-born, Brighton-based deadpan, but kind, queer comic
Gemma Mushington - Writer and comedian from London with big emotions
Ki Griffin - Your Friendly Neighbourhood Trans-Masc – Here, Queer And Unscripted!
Lee Comly - Yay! Yet another white gay millennial using comedy as therapy!
Madeleine Munford - Brutally honest New Yorker with an identity crisis and anxiety
Michael McPheat - “High-energy buffoonery… exudes warmth.” Attitude Magazine
Nick Morey - A perky pessimist...as sharp as he is daft
Mitzi Fitz - The loud-mouthed, cigarette-stained, and larger-than-life Mitzi Fitz!
Sean Phelan - “So You Think You Are Funny” semi-finalist 2025; a rising star and one to watch
Now entering its fifth year, the competition has become one of the UK's leading platforms for emerging LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians. Previous finalists and winners have gone on to secure comedy agents, perform at major comedy clubs and festivals, appear on television and radio, and build their significant online audiences. This year's competition will once again bring together some of the most exciting new voices in LGBTQ+ comedy from across the UK, with performers competing through heats and semi-finals for a place in the Grand Final at the legendary Comedy Store in London. Who will walk away with £1,000 cash prize and the title? Join us and find out for yourselves!
Please note doors open at 6.30pm
Showtime is 7.30pm, Tickets available at the door