Midlands Comedy Awards
The Midlands Comedy Awards are an annual awards ceremony for live comedy performers and comedy clubs based in The Midlands region of England. It also recognises achievement in online comedy. They were founded in 2014 and give out awards in eleven categories every year.
History
The Midlands Comedy Awards were created by Birmingham-based comedian Jay Shareef in 2014, "to recognise the huge number of hard working and talented people in regional comedy community".Rules and eligibility
The finalists for the awards are chosen by comedy clubs and media professionals from the Midlands region, and only comedians and comedy clubs based in either the East Midlands or West Midlands qualify. This means that comedians resident in The Midlands are eligible even if they are originally from elsewhere. The awards accept the definition of East Midlands and West Midlands as the areas represented in the European Parliament by those constituencies.Winners
2019
Best Act- Winner – Scott Bennett
- Runner up – Josh Pugh
- Winners – Chris Oxenbury and Tommy Tomski
- Third Place – Barry Dodds and James Cook
- Winner – Douglas Carter
- Runner up – Celya AB
- Winner – Lovell Smith
- Runner up – Tal Davies
- Winners – Good Kids and Donald Mackerel
- Third Place – Roger Swift
- Winner – Josh Pugh
- Runners up – Parapod Live and Thomas Green
- Winner – Jack Kirwan
- Runner up – Katy Trev
- Winner – The Glee Club
- Runner up – NCF
- Winner – Ofton Funny
- Runners up – Cherrybomb Comedy, The Kamikaze Club and The Holly Bush
- Winner – Useful Idiot
- Runner up – NCF £1 Night
2018
- Winner – Scott Bennett
- Runner up – Josh Pugh
- Winner – Barry Dodds
- Runner up – Jason Neale
- Winner – Douglas Carter
- Runner up – Donald Mackerel
- Winner – Scott Bennett: Leap Year
- Runner up – Laura Monmoth: LGBTQZX
- Winner – The Glee Club
- Runner up – Funhouse Comedy
- Winner – NCF
- Runner up – The Holly Bush
2017
- Winner – Joe Lycett
- Runner up – Luisa Omielan
- Third place – Rob Kemp
- Winner – Barry Dodds
- Runner up – Gareth Berliner
- Third place – Stevie Gray
- Winner – Rob Kemp
- Runner up – Pete Teckman
- Third place – Jack Kirwan and Sarah Johnson
- Winner – Jem Braithwaite
- Runner up – Gina Overton
- Third place – Count Evil
- Winner – Rob Kemp
- Runner up – Jack Kirwan
- Third place – Andrew McBurney
- Winner – Rob Kemp
- Runner up – Josh Pugh
- Third place – Phil Pagett
- Winner – Jack Kirwan
- Runner up – Masai Graham
- Third place – Craig Deeley
- Winner – The Glee Club
- Runner up – Funhouse Comedy
- Third place – Laff Attack
- Winner – Funhouse Comedy
- Runner up – FAF Comedy
- Third place – CAN Comedy and Blue Giraffe
- Winner – The Holly Bush
- Runner up – Comedy and Cocktails
- Third place – NCF £1 Comedy Night
- Winner – Spiky Mike
2016
- Winner – Duncan Oakley
- Runner up – Masai Graham
- Third place – Scott Bennett
- Winner – Barry Dodds
- Runner up – Gareth Berliner
- Third place – Jon Pearson and Wayne Beese
- Winner – Late Night with Boabby Roaster
- Runner up – I Came, I Saw, I Complained
- Third place – Hell To Play
- Winner – Masai Graham
- Runner up – Alex Hylton
- Third place – Josh Pugh
- Winner – Moses Ali Khan
- Runner up – Sarah Johnson
- Third place – Harvey Hawkins
- Winner – Paul Palmer
- Runner up – Andrew McBurney
- Third place – Daniel Nicholas
- Winner – The Parapod
- Runner up – Jack Kirwan
- Third place – Masai Graham
- Winner – Funhouse Comedy
- Runner up – The Glee Club
- Third place – Fitz of Laughter
- Winner – FAF Comedy
- Runner up – Blue Giraffe Comedy
- Third place – Fitz of Laughter
- Winner – NCF Canal House
- Runner up – The Holly Bush
- Third place – Roadhouse Comedy
- Winner – Bushfest
2015
- Winner – Tom Binns
- Runner up – Barbara Nice
- Third place – Andy White
- Winner – Barry Dodds
- Runner up – Andy Robinson
- Third place – Jason Neale
- Winner – Scott Bennett
- Runner up – Masai Graham
- Third place – Jon Pearson
- Winner – Lucy Thompson
- Runner up – Masai Graham
- Third place – Patrick Draper
- Winner – Josh Pugh
- Runner up – Stu Woodings
- Third place – Thomas Rackham
- Winner – Roger Swift
- Runner up – Johnny Sorrow
- Third place – Daniel Nicholas
- Winner – Masai Graham
- Runner up – Club Smashing
- Third place – Mike O'Callaghan
- Winner – Voodoo Stands Up
- Runner up – CAN Comedy
- Winner – Funhouse Comedy
- Runner up – FAF Comedy
- Winner – The Holly Bush
- Runner up – Roadhouse Comedy
- Third place – NCF Canal House
- Winner – Suzanne Rowland
2014
- Winner – Andy Robinson
- Runner up – Masai Graham
- Winner – Andy Robinson
- Runner up – Dave Dinsdale
- Winner – Hannah Silvester
- Runner up – Daniel Nicholas
- Winner – Tom Christian and Josh Pugh
- Runner up – Lucy Thompson
- Winner – The Glee Club
- Runner up – CAN Comedy
- Winner – Fowl Humour
- Runner up – The Holly Bush
- Winner – Roger Swift